Jason Victor Serinus

CES 2017

AudioQuest's New Niagara 5000

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 10, 2017

Virtually identical in appearance to the Niagara 7000the only outward differences are two little lights and one buttonAudioQuest's new 38-lb Niagara 5000 ($4000) "Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System"(shown sitting atop the Niagara 7000) is one-half the price and 50 lbs lighter than its big brother.

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Esprit High-End Audio Cables

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 10, 2017

Esprit, a French cable company celebrating its 20th anniversary, was represented by Richard Cesari. Now imported by Source Systems Ltd., the cables are all handmade. "It takes 16 hours to make one cable," said Cesari.

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Stage III's New Entry-Level Cables

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 10, 2017

There's no connection implied between their position on the floor in the photo above and their status as Stage III Concepts' new entry-level offerings

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Transparent Branches Out

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 10, 2017

Transparent Audio has added to its line the Opus power cord ($5750/2m) and Opus Power Isolator ($15,950 including an Opus power cord). Claimed to use all-new technology that improves vibration control and hence lowers the noise floor, these are the company's new top-of-the-line products in their respective categories.

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Wilson Benesch Evolves

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 10, 2017

Winner of a coveted CTA Innovation Award, Wilson Benesch's A.C.T. One Evolution loudspeaker, here shown in the P1 version with eye-catching blue carbon-fiber composite cabinet ($38,800/pair, or $36,500/pair with standard cabinet), maintains the company's use of carbon-fiber technology.

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Micro Golden Oval from Analysis Plus

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 10, 2017

"Jake Shimabukuro uses my cabling, and hangs out in our booth at NAMM," said Mark Markel of Analysis Plus. Having just whistled two pieces with Jake, and had the opportunity to marvel at his musicianship and openness to collaboration, I consider that quite an endorsement.

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Piega's New Loudspeaker

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 10, 2017

Distributor Axiss Audio was showing the new Piega Coax 711 loudspeaker ($25,000/pair). Everything in the speakerincluding its coaxial ribbon tweeter/midrange, bass drivers, and all-aluminum enclosureis designed and manufactured by the Swiss company.

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Grand Prix Audio's Grand New Racks

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 10, 2017

Grand Prix Audio has two new equipment racks. The first is the four-post Monaco Nouvelle (on the left in the photo above, approx. $27,000-$30,000 for a four-shelf rack, depending upon options)

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Genesis Presents the Maestro

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 10, 2017

An evolution of the original Genesis 5, which was designed by Arnie Nudell and released in 1994, the Genesis Maestro ($30,000/pair), designed by Gary Koh (above), is a highly efficient loudspeaker that can be driven by just a few watts.

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New from Crystal Cable

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 10, 2017

Since you'll see the same smiling faces in two successive cable-company blogs, let's start by saying that cables from Crystal Cable and Siltech are made in the same factory, but have very different sounds