Description: Two-way, stand-mounted, reflex-loaded loudspeaker. Drive-units: 1" (25mm) aluminum-dome tweeter, 6.5" (165mm) woven-Kevlar woofer. Frequency range: 45Hz–50kHz, –6dB. Frequency response on reference axis: 52Hz–22kHz, ±3dB. Sensitivity: 88dB/2.83V/m. Harmonic distortion: second and third harmonics (90dB/m): <1%, 100Hz–22kHz; 0.5%, 150Hz–20kHz. Impedance: 8 ohms nominal, 3.7 ohms minimum. Crossover frequency: 4kHz.
Dimensions: 13.4" (340mm) H by 7.8" (200mm) W by 11" (280mm) D; including grille and terminals, 11.9" (301mm) D. Weight: 19.6 lbs (8…
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Sidebar 1: Specifications
Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog Sources: VPI TNT IV, Rega Research Planar 3 turntables; Immedia, Syrinx PU-3 tonearms; Koetsu Urushi, Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood cartridges.
Digital Sources: Lector CDP-7T, Creek Destiny CD players.
Preamplification: Vendetta Research SCP-2D, Creek Destiny phono stages; Audio Valve Eclipse line stage.
Power Amplifier: Audio Research Reference 110.
Integrated Amplifier: Creek Destiny.
Loudspeakers: Dynaudio Excite X12, Epos M16i, Monitor Audio RX6 Silver.
Cables: Interconnect (all MIT): Magnum M3, MI-350 CVTwin Terminator, MI-…
Sidebar 3: Measurements
I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone to measure the Bowers & Wilkins CM5's frequency response in the farfield, and an Earthworks QTC-40 for the nearfield and spatially averaged room responses.
My estimate of the CM5's voltage sensitivity was 87.5dB(B)/2.83V/m, which is within experimental error of the specified 88dB. The CM5 is specified as having a nominal impedance of 8 ohms with a minimum value of 3.7 ohms; fig.1 confirms the specification, and reveals that the minimum impedance occurs at the top of the audioband, where…
There are two things that don't have to mean anything; one is music and the other is laughter.—Immanuel Kant
We can dance until we die.—Katy Perry
I'd always figured I'd wind up with a girl who loved the Mets, hated cats, and had grown up on Sonic Youth and the Pixies—a female version of me, more or less. What could be better?
Was my vision misguided? Maybe. Narcissistic? Probably. A symptom of low self-esteem?
Hmm . . .
But over the last few hours I've grown smarter, less self-centered, more forgiving of myself and others. I've made an important discovery…
Once home, I unwrap my new possession, place the record on the VPI Traveler, and anxiously, expectantly, sit down to listen.
More beeps, bangs, and drones—gah!—almost as terrifying as the crap coming from Ms. Little's apartment. Ten seconds in, I'm scolding myself: Why did I buy this? (footnote 1) I get up, pull the record from the platter, return it to its sleeve, place the album on a stack of countless others like it, and soon forget it ever existed.
Where did I put that Drake record?
Ms. Little snapped me out of my reverie. "And what do you mean by 'Hmm'?"
"…
Sidebar: Contacts
Epoz, PO Box 258, Belrose, NSW 2085, Sidney, Australia. Tel: (61) 2-9450-0789. Fax: (61) 2-9475-4255 Web: www.epoz.com.au
US distributor: Music Hall, 108 Station Road, Great Neck, NY 11023. Tel: (516) 487-3663. Web: www.musichallaudio.com
This past Wednesday (12/5/2012) at New York City’s In Living Stereo, a diverse crowd of music lovers and audiophiles congregated on the listening room’s floor for a chance to hear a few choice sides from the new Beatles LP remasters. Attendees overflowed from the listening room into the lobby where they waited in anticipation to sit on that floor and get a listen to the new LPs.
Upon my arrival, the presentation was already half-way through. The looping sample at the end of “A Day in the Life” rotated around turntable taunting me as I waited behind clusters of folks to get a seat: “never…
When I first saw Anthem Statement's M1 at the 2011 CEDIA Expo, it was a bolt from the blue. Happening on this flat, black slab of an amplifier lying on a display table or bolted to a wall, reminded me of the appearance of the iconic monolith in Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey. The M1's dimensional ratios are not 12:22:32, and there are many other one-rack-unit amps—yet, like the monolith on the moon, the M1 was in such striking contrast to everything else in its environment that it demanded attention and reflection.
I soon learned that the M1 is a 1000W or…
Then, to reacquaint myself with the sound of my reference system in my room, I spent some time listening to my B&W 800 Diamond speakers and my other amps. Only after that did I put the M1s back to work. As when test driving a powerful sports car, my first impulse was to see what the M1s' power could do. I wasn't disappointed—as much as I tried , within and sometimes beyond the limits of propriety, the M1s drove the 800 Diamonds to clean and undistorted output. Whether it was the conclusion of Mahler's Symphony 2, with orchestra, chorus, and organ all at full tilt, or the conclusion of…
Sidebar 1: Specifications
Description: Monoblock power amplifier with class-D output stage. Line-level inputs: 1 single-ended (RCA), 1 balanced (XLR). Outputs: 1 pair multiway binding posts. Selectable power switching (external trigger, manual, signal-sensing); 5-24V signal input and output for external power control. Maximum continuous power (20Hz–20kHz, 0.1% THD+N): 1000W into 8 ohms, 2000W into 4 ohms, 2400W into 3 ohms, >2000W into 2 ohms (depending on line-voltage regulation). Input sensitivity: 3.2V for 1000W (8 ohms). Voltage gain: 29dB. Input impedance: 10k ohms (RCA), 20k…