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YG Acoustics Carmel 2 loudspeaker
CES 2015
Larry Greenhill  |  Jan 15, 2015  |  0 comments
YG Acoustics introduced the second edition of their original 2-way Carmel loudspeaker, the Carmel 2. It is said to bring the sound of the more expensive $72,800/pair Sonja 1.2 at a more reasonable price, $24,500/pair.
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The Tannoy Canterbury
CES 2015
Larry Greenhill  |  Jan 15, 2015  |  2 comments
Abbey Masciarotte, Tannoy's representative at CES 2015, showed me the company's floorstanding Canterbury loudspeaker. The Canterbury has a striking retro look and uses a dual-concentric 15" drive unit that mounts a high-frequency compression driver inside the throat of a 15" woofer.
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The T+A CWT
CES 2015
Larry Greenhill  |  Jan 15, 2015  |  0 comments
T+A's lively and energetic Jochen Fabricius was eager to fill me in on the new, 3-way, 183 lb, $55,000/pair T+A CWT 1000-8 SE floorstander. This speaker uses a 25" by 2" electrostatic line tweeter that covers the frequency range from 2kHz to 40kHz.
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Lamm and Verity
CES 2015
Larry Greenhill  |  Jan 15, 2015  |  1 comments
Lamm Audio used two ML3 Signature amplifiers ($139,490) and two ML2.2 amplifiers ($37,290) to power a pair of Verity Audio Lohengrin IIS loudspeakers ($120,000) in one of the Venetian's largest exhibit rooms.
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A Compact but Potent Subwoofer from Thiel
CES 2015
Larry Greenhill  |  Jan 13, 2015  |  0 comments
Mark Mason, Vice President, Engineering of Thiel Audio, presented the new Thiel Subwoofer, with a suggested retail of $3000.
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Bryston's $9590/pair Model T subwoofer
CES 2015
Larry Greenhill  |  Jan 13, 2015  |  0 comments
"This is our new top-of-the-line subwoofer," said James Tanner, as he proudly showed a non-playing Byrston Model T subwoofer that will retail at $4795 each. He described why Bryston built a 110' tower to confirm that sub's anechoic response does actually reach down to 12Hz.
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Acoustic Zen's Maestro
CES 2015
Larry Greenhill  |  Jan 13, 2015  |  1 comments
The huge $43,000/pair Acoustic Zen Maestro loudspeaker is an imposing 225 lb, 67"-tall, 4-way, floorstanding transmission-line speaker system that physically dominated its seemingly tiny-by-comparison exhibit room.
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Burmester's New Loudspeakers
CES 2015
Larry Greenhill  |  Jan 13, 2015  |  0 comments
Burmester's upbeat and gregarious CEO, Dieter Burmester, was eager to give a live demonstration of his two newest loudspeakers, the $60,000/pair BA-71 and the smaller $30,000/pair BA 31 (above). The larger BA-71 uses four 160mm woofers while the BA-31 employs two woofers.
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Avantgarde's Zero 1
CES 2015
Larry Greenhill  |  Jan 13, 2015  |  1 comments
Stereophile's Jon Iverson grabbed me in the hallway of the Venetian Hotel's 35th floor. He was excited. "You've got to see Avantgarde's new loudspeaker on the 31st floor—it's full of features not found in most other loudspeakers." I rushed down the back stairs of the Venetian, and found Avantgarde's Executive Manager, Armin Krauss, who walked me through the $18,500/pair, three-way, Zero 1 loudspeaker.
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MartinLogan’s Neolith
CES 2015
Larry Greenhill  |  Jan 13, 2015  |  1 comments
The $80,000/pair MartinLogan electrostatic hybrid, the Neolith, played with wonderful spatial imaging and translucent sound. The speaker's enclosure was painted in a glossy, thick automotive glass red paint called Rosso Fuoco, but is available in 6 other colors.
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