Silverline Audio Technology Prelude loudspeaker Page 2

Silverline Audio Technology Prelude loudspeaker Page 2

It must be difficult for makers of audio equipment to decide how to best exhibit their products at events such as the annual Consumer Electronics Show. If you're doing a demo, you want it to impress audio journalists and potential dealers, and sometimes just playing music is not enough: you need something extra. A few years ago, Joseph Audio put on a demo, supposedly of their top-of-the-line floorstanding speaker, during which Jeff Joseph removed a cloth that had been draped over what was assumed to be hotel-room furniture. Under that cloth were the speakers that were actually playing: Joseph's new in-wall model, mounted on flat baffles. Wilson Audio Specialties demonstrated their speakers with purportedly ultra-high-end electronics and digital source, then revealed that they were actually using a modestly priced preamp and power amp, and that the source was an Apple iPod.

Silverline Audio Technology, Inc.
P.O. Box 30574
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(925) 825-3682
www.silverlineaudio.com

Silverline Audio Technology Prelude loudspeaker

Silverline Audio Technology Prelude loudspeaker

It must be difficult for makers of audio equipment to decide how to best exhibit their products at events such as the annual Consumer Electronics Show. If you're doing a demo, you want it to impress audio journalists and potential dealers, and sometimes just playing music is not enough: you need something extra. A few years ago, Joseph Audio put on a demo, supposedly of their top-of-the-line floorstanding speaker, during which Jeff Joseph removed a cloth that had been draped over what was assumed to be hotel-room furniture. Under that cloth were the speakers that were actually playing: Joseph's new in-wall model, mounted on flat baffles. Wilson Audio Specialties demonstrated their speakers with purportedly ultra-high-end electronics and digital source, then revealed that they were actually using a modestly priced preamp and power amp, and that the source was an Apple iPod.

Lyra Skala moving-coil phono cartridge Associated Equipment

Lyra Skala moving-coil phono cartridge Associated Equipment

Back in 2000, when Lyra introduced the Helikon moving-coil cartridge, which replaced the then six-year-old Clavis D.C., the company inexplicably retained the Clavis D.C.'s retail price of $2000. This was inexplicable because the Helikon's revolutionary design was new from the ground up, and because audiophiles—like most, if not all, consumers—perceive price to be a reflection of quality and performance.

Lyra Co. Ltd.
US distributor: Immedia
1101 Eighth Street, Suite 210
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 559-2050
www.immediasound.com

Lyra Skala moving-coil phono cartridge Specifications

Lyra Skala moving-coil phono cartridge Specifications

Back in 2000, when Lyra introduced the Helikon moving-coil cartridge, which replaced the then six-year-old Clavis D.C., the company inexplicably retained the Clavis D.C.'s retail price of $2000. This was inexplicable because the Helikon's revolutionary design was new from the ground up, and because audiophiles—like most, if not all, consumers—perceive price to be a reflection of quality and performance.

Lyra Co. Ltd.
US distributor: Immedia
1101 Eighth Street, Suite 210
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 559-2050
www.immediasound.com

Lyra Skala moving-coil phono cartridge Page 2

Lyra Skala moving-coil phono cartridge Page 2

Back in 2000, when Lyra introduced the Helikon moving-coil cartridge, which replaced the then six-year-old Clavis D.C., the company inexplicably retained the Clavis D.C.'s retail price of $2000. This was inexplicable because the Helikon's revolutionary design was new from the ground up, and because audiophiles—like most, if not all, consumers—perceive price to be a reflection of quality and performance.

Lyra Co. Ltd.
US distributor: Immedia
1101 Eighth Street, Suite 210
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 559-2050
www.immediasound.com

Lyra Skala moving-coil phono cartridge

Lyra Skala moving-coil phono cartridge

Back in 2000, when Lyra introduced the Helikon moving-coil cartridge, which replaced the then six-year-old Clavis D.C., the company inexplicably retained the Clavis D.C.'s retail price of $2000. This was inexplicable because the Helikon's revolutionary design was new from the ground up, and because audiophiles—like most, if not all, consumers—perceive price to be a reflection of quality and performance.

Van the Man Belts It Outta The Park!!!

Just in case people might have thought that Van Morrison was losing his edge, Van the Man comes up with one his finest live recordings to date. The new Van Morrison: Live at Austin City Limits Festival

is a two disc set released on Van's own Exile label and available through the Van Morrison web site. I believe that is was recorded in September 2006.

Live at Austin City Limits Festival

StereoPhile/Pro audio Review

I see this month's Pro audio Review has a product ad quoting STEREOPHILE!!! We be getting some cross pollination here? StereoPhile should start up a section addressing pro equipment, a section that never mentions the sound of an outlet, the sound of a wood block etc. JA would be the most logical to do it. Since he does stuff based on actual measurements, and functions. It'll bring it back to reality. Less wood, more science.

Universal Music Group Rediscovers Music

Universal Music Group Rediscovers Music

Universal Music Group must be taking its name seriously these days. At a time when some proclaim the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/031907premature">demise of the classical recording industry</A>, the conglomerate's many subsidiaries &mdash;Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Philips, and Archiv, along with ECM, which has only a marketing and distribution arrangement with UMG &mdash;are embracing new projects on multiple continents with determination and optimism.

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