Sunday
Having one of the largest rooms was Grammophone Electronica who distributes Bow, Bryston, Dynaudio, Rega, and Van den Hul. Seen above in their home
theatre setup using the Dynaudio Confidence C4 for main loudspeakers, Contour T2.1 for center channel, Bryston SP1 surround sound processor, Bryston 14B-ST and 9B-ST amplifiers... all to play both DVD-Video and SACD discs.
Rega P9 turntable, Audio Analogue Meistro integrated amplifier and Rega Planet CD player highlight the above system in the same room.
From left to right are the Dynaudio Contour 1.3SE stand/bookshelf loudspeakers, Contour 1.8,Counour T2.5, Contour 3.0,and lastly the Contour 3.3.
Van den Hul's new electronics including their Array A-1
active pre-amplifier and Array M-1 monoblock amplifier were integrated with Bow Technologies WIZARD CD player.
The M-1 has an output power rating of 125 watt into a 4 ohm load and can
produce a hefty 16 Amperes! Both balanced (XLR) and normal RCA inputs are
provided for while loudspeaker biding posts are by WBT.
Bow Technologies Meistro CD player, Audio Analogue CD player are on the top while the Bow Technologies WALRUS amplifier and WARLOCK pre-amplifier are on the lower shelf.
Celebrating their 25th year anniversary is Dynaudio who were showcasing their top-of-the-range Confidence C4 full range floorstanding loudspeaker.
Syncrotape had the Revel F30 full range floorstanding loudspeakers driven by the Madrigal Audio Laboratories Mark Levinson brand No383 integrated amplifier.
The new Mirage (world premiere here folks) OmniSat loudspeaker ($250 USD each) reproduces a 360o radiation pattern using a 1" titanium tweeter and 4" poly midrange driver. The Mirage LF150 subwoofer mates with the OmniSat as it has a 10" driver self-powered by a 150-watt amplifier. Four different colors such as Black/Platinum, White, pure black or pure platinum are available. Optional aluminum stands ($120/pr) are also offered. Frequency response is 90Hz to 20kHz with 89dB/W/m sensitivity.
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