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HE 2007
Krell's Modulare—300 lbs of Speaker!
Larry Greenhill  |  May 14, 2007  |  0 comments
Krell Industries' new Modulare Duo loudspeaker system was the one active exhibit in their suite, playing music from an excellent sampler of audiophile favorites. Todd Eichenbaum, shown standing next to the $35,000/pair, 300 lb system, explained that the separate woofer and satellite units were made of machined billet aluminum, as with Krell's original LAT-1 speaker system, but the Modulare’s drivers and passive crossover circuitry have been designed for higher current handling. The low-frequency cabinet contains three 8" aluminum-cone woofers, while the satellite section marries a 1" ScanSpeak ring-radiator tweeter, and a 6.5" aluminum-cone midrange driver.
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HE 2007
What the Krell?!?
Larry Greenhill  |  May 14, 2007  |  0 comments
Todd Eichenbaum, design engineer at Krell, walked me through the design of their new amplifier, the $10,500, 300Wpc 302. The power supply employs a 3kVA toroidal transformer, built-in power conditioning, a current-mirror input stage, a push-pull driver stage, and low negative feedback (8dB) around the output stage. It was paired with the $10,000 Evolution 222 stereo preamplifier.
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HE 2007
Maestro Please, May I Hear Another?
Wes Phillips  |  May 14, 2007  |  2 comments
I always seek out Wilson Audio's room at the HE shows. Is it because Wilson always gets great sound? It does—but, as the big dog on the block, they probably don't have to attend. The company supports the high-end community, not just by showing up, but by sending Peter McGrath and his fabulous recordings.
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HE 2007
REX Rox!
Wes Phillips  |  May 14, 2007  |  0 comments
Balanced Audio Technology's Geoff Poor pats the fevered brow of the REX reference preamplifier ($18,500). With 18 tubes, no wonder it has a fever!
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HE 2007
Simply RED!
Wes Phillips  |  May 14, 2007  |  2 comments
As you can see from Larry Greenhill's photo, Chord's RED Reference CD player ($28,500) is one sexy piece of kit. The gleaming metalwork, the sturdy clamshell clamp, its swooping lines—it's just gizmoidally drool-worthy.
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HE 2007
T'ain't Just the Speakers
Wes Phillips  |  May 14, 2007  |  1 comments
Larry Greenhill has already blogged about how good the Escalante Fremonts sounded in the Sound By Singer room Escalante shared with VTL. They did a disappearing act that would have done David Blaine proud. I was so impressed, I came back for a second visit and came away even more impressed—not just with the Fremonts, but with the VTL/dCS system that enabled them to sing like they did.
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Wes Phillips
How to Write a Children's Book
Wes Phillips  |  May 14, 2007  |  0 comments
In one easy lesson!
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Vote
Is your main music listening room also your home-theater room?
Charles Domingue  |  May 13, 2007  |  76 comments

Sure we all have a great listening setup, or at least are working on it. But reader Charles Domingue wants to know if your main music listening room is also your home-theater room?

Is your main music listening room also your home-theater room?
Yes
48% (81 votes)
No
42% (71 votes)
Kind of
10% (17 votes)
Total votes: 169
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News
Tweeter Threatens Chapter 11
Wes Phillips  |  May 13, 2007  |  0 comments
On May 10, Tweeter Home Entertainment Group announced that it has insufficient working capital to cover its long- and short-term costs and may have to consider filing for Chapter 11. The immediate cause of the shortfall is the cost of closing 49 stores and two distribution centers. This Week in Consumer Electronics reported specifically that lump sum payments to lease-holding landlords was a contributory factor.
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News
Crutchfield to Sell Thiel Online
Wes Phillips  |  May 13, 2007  |  0 comments
Lexington, KY–based Thiel Audio has announced that it will partner with Charlottesville, VA–based Crutchfield to offer its speakers online and in Crutchfield brick-and-mortar outlets. Thiel has been famously reluctant to go online, having established itself through its canny vetting of potential retail partners. It kept its distribution clean.
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