Showing Up at a Car Show with a Listening Room

Showing Up at a Car Show with a Listening Room

Mar 25, 2008

Visitors to the 2008 International Auto Show, currently taking place at NYC's Jacob Javits Convention Center, might discover something different at the Bentley display: a high-end audio listening room. Bentley Motors and Naim have teamed up for the <A HREF="http://stereophile.com/news/022108bentley/">"Naim For Bentley"</A> program, which will be offered as a sound package upgrade for all Bentley models by year's end.

Hi-Tech Mumbo Jumbo

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General Rants 'n' Raves
Submitted by jazzfan on

It seems to me that we audiophiles bear an unfair burden when it comes to taking a beating for the outrageous claims of the manufacturers of various pieces of audio equipment, especially cables. While watching some of the NCAA basketball tournament this past weekend I saw plenty of commercials for lots of different high tech products, most of which filled with claims that make even the most fictional of the cable claims seem downright reasonable.

DACs that use AKM chips?

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Digital Sources
Submitted by linden518 on

I was wondering if you guys know of any standalone DACs that use AKM (Asahi Kasei Microsystems) DAC chips. I know that PS1 uses it, & I like it a lot, and found out that SlimDevices Transporter uses AKM 4397 DAC. Since I already have a SB3, I wanted to see if getting a AKM-based DAC would get me close to the sound of the Transporter...

What's Happened To HALCRO ???

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General Rants 'n' Raves
Submitted by drumguy48 on

Hi All, I decided yesterday to go and photograph the outside of the Halcro factory (about 2 miles from my home) to post on the gallery, but surprise, surprise, when I got there - All signs had been removed, gates open and just empty buildings!!!Is it just a relocation for financial reasons, or something more sinister???

In Heavy Rotation

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The Great Beyond
Submitted by linden518 on

Let's get this snowball rolling! (Great idea, Stephen!)

Mitsuko Uchida - Beethoven Opus 101 & The Hammerklavier

Gerald Finley (J. Drake, piano) - Samuel Barber Songs

Pieter Wispelwey - Bach Cello Suites

Karl Bohm/Vienna - Bruckner 4 (Decca Legends)

Radu Lupu - Schubert Sonatas

Soile Isokoski (Segerstam/Helsinki) - Sibelius: Luonnotar Orch. Songs

Grand Valley State Univ - Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians

Solomon - Late Beethoven Sonatas

Kaija Saariaho: Complete Cello Works

Marsh a400s and Martin Logan SL3

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The Entry Level
Submitted by braminator on

Hi all.
I tried to search for this newbie question with no luck.

I just got into this world of audiophile and I am wonder what all the specs in the real world mean to someone who can not actually see or test the specs of any given amp.

Like:
Signal to noise ratio.
peak amps.
Damping factor.
How does an amp rated at 350 watts cosume 900 watts of pwer at 4ohms?

Also does anybody use the Marsh amp in the real world? I tried looking for the review from Stereophile but can not find it.

HD Tracks Downloads

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Digital Sources
Submitted by dcstep on

Hi all, anbody try the HDTracks site that Chesky just put up? See http://www.stereophile.com/news/032308hdtracks/
I like the selection and signed up, but I'm having trouble with the Windows Downloader working with my PC loaded with Vista Ultimate. The downloader has the XP logo on it, so I'm thinking that they're not prepared for Vista yet. I find that surprising given Vista's good environment for media in general.

I really like the concept and hope that it's fully functional very soon.

Dave

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