The Home Entertainment Show 2004

  Thursday
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  Acoustic Zen offers a wide variety of cables including their silver hybrid Absolute loudspeaker cable ($2,800 for 8 foot pair), Absolute power cord ($2,400 for 6 foot), and their new Double Barrel loudspeaker cable ($1,868 for 8 for pair). The Double Barrel employs what Acoustic Zen calls "Zero Crystal Copper" that is a continued casting copper so only there is a continuous flow of electricity.

 

          

Von Schweikert's new VR-11 SE 7.5-foot high statement reference loudspeaker ($100,000) includes front and rear ribbon tweeter, Revelator dual-concentric rings, 7-inch Aerogel midrange, and four 8.5-inch magnesium cone mid-bass drivers. For the lowermost frequencies is a pair of rear firing 15-inch long-throw (3-inch throw) honeycomb Kevlar/Nomex driver. The subwoofers (pictured right) are driven by included 1,000 watt "Class D" with 2,000 peak amplifier (one amplifier per driver). Frequency response is from 15Hz to 35kHz with an overall sensitivity of 99dB/W/m.

 

AYON's slender Dragon S loudspeaker ($19,500) uses the AER driver in a specially designed cabinet. It is based on an aerodynamic "Airflow Vent" system and is 96B/W/m sensitive.

 

Seen here are Lumenwhite's Whitelight loudspeaker ($40,000 per pair), VYGER Indian Signature turntable, and a fully realized dCS front end.

 

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