Consumer Electronics Show 2004

Friday Page 3

  Audio Consulting's new Silver Rock Phono ($13,200) has silver inputs transformer, active solid-sate amplifier using only six resistors (one resistor being silver), two silver coils for equalization, and a silver output transformer. There is 70dB of gain and the unit receives power via battery supply.

 

More analog delights with the Walker Proscenium Gold Reference turntable ($26,000). Some items transcend words, 'Nuff said.

 

Zingali's Monitor 112 MK II ($14,000 per pair) has a horn loaded tweeter/midrange driver and 12-inch woofer. Naturally these are highly sensitive and great for those who enjoy low wattage amplification. Silent Source Audio Cables kept the room singing sweet music.

 

Sound Application has dramatically improved their power line conditioner. A fave of Enjoy the Music.com's own Bill Gaw, all new caps and 100% cold welding is used to mechanically connect he internal parts.

 

PBN Audio's all new EPX full range floorstanding loudspeaker ($10,000 per pair) features a quartet of 10-inch woofers in dual-isobaric loading. A Revelator tweeter and a pair of ScanSpeak 5.25-inch midrange drivers handle the upper frequencies. Overall frequency response is from 20Hz to 22kHz with sensitivity is 92dB/W/m. Massive internal dampening insuring virtually zero distortion causing cabinet vibrations.

 

What happens when you lose a company with your name, another company you start up goes under shortly after you leave (thereby making any warranty work null and void), and then you dare to start yet another company that stirred some controversy as to the true origins of the electronics, then have an interesting divorce, then followed by...  Well, read it for yourself folks.

 

 

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