Le salon hifi de Denver RMAF s’est déroulé du 6 au 8 octobre.
Voici un compte rendu des installations les plus marquantes cette année.
Wilson Benesch:
1ere installation: les fameuses Wilson Benesch ACT one alimentées par un ensemble Bricasti (Bricasti M12 Dual Mono source controler, Bricasti M28 amplificateurs mono, le DAC Bricasti M1 et le nouveau streamer Bricasti M5).
L’ensemble a été très apprécié pour la justesse de reproduction.
2eme installation: les fameuses Wilson Benesch Cardinal alimentées par des électroniques Epsilon (paire d’amplificateurs Ypsilon Hyperion).
Verity Audio:
Verity Audio proposait ses fameuses Verity Audio Lohengrin IIS alimentées par les nouvelles électroniques de la marque (ampli AMP60, Préampli PRE 2)
Les comptes rendus des reviewers sont plus que élogieux.
Audiocircle:
« I honestly didn’t expect much walking in. Angular cabs with a typical driver compliment, they look nice but unassuming, elegant and understated. But the performance was excellent! The ribbon tweeter is among the best I’ve heard, the mids were smooth and resolving, bass had impact and finesse, all at a very high level. The speaker also had a cohesiveness rarely achieved by this type of speaker. Later, after looking at their website I learn all the drivers are made in-house, this is a very serious audio company! This also goes a long way towards explaining the remarkable performance and cohesiveness, the drivers are obviously intended to be used together. This was my favorite cost-no-object room at the show. «
Audiocircle à nouveau:
« High Fidelity Services showing Verity Audio Lohengrin IIS speakers, Verity electronics, TW Acustic tt/arm/phono pre, Ortonfon cart. Spolier… this was Best of Show imo. »
Stereophile:
« Together they revealed a most impressive range of colors and supreme sense of spaciousness on a Reference Recordings classic, Chicago Pro Musica performing Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat. The sound was absolutely beguiling. »
« The system drew an impressive sense of space, along with a touch of warmth, from an LP by Dead Can Dance. At least two other people I encountered at the show were also wowed by the beauty of this system’s presentation. »
The Audiobeatnik:
« The Verity Speakers with their own amplification is one of the two best rooms that I have heard so far. »
En somme probablement la meilleure écoute du salon ! En tout cas tous sont unanimes. Chez Hifi Link nous adorons, n’hésitez pas à passer écouter les enceintes Verity Audio au show room, y compris la grande nouveauté la Verity Audio Otello.
Mcintosh:
Un prototype d’un futur intégré MA252 (technologie Hybride), un look magnifique des années 50 !
Nagra:
Nagra présentait pour la deuxième fois au public (après le show de Tokyo) son nouveau Nagra HD préamp. Un ensemble Nagra HD (HD amp et HD préamp) alimentait les Wilson Audio Alexia 2.
Le set up a été plus que apprécié par les auditeurs et la presse spécialisée.
The Absolute Sound magazine offre deux récompenses:
-Most Significant Product Introduction: Nagra HD preamplifier
-Best Sound (Cost No Object): Nagra HD
Compte rendu d’écoute du magazine The Absolute sound du nouveau Nagra HD Preamplifier:
« Right out of the gate, I’m going to cheat a bit here, and include Nagra’s HD preamplifier ($59,500) among my top selections. It does utilize one tube per channel so cannot be classified as a solid-state component, but it sounds so incredible, I feel obligated to report on it. The HD preamplifier is designed to complement Nagra’s other HD electronics and includes several patent-pending technologies, such as a unique volume control that allows perfect level matching via a tap on Nagra’s custom output transformers. Its sophisticated power supply, located in a separate chassis, utilizes a unique virtual battery technology that eliminates battery charging time. The preamp has a suspension to isolate it from external disturbances to help lower the noise floor and increase clarity. In a system with a Nagra tape deck, Kronos turntable, Nagra phono stage and HD amplifiers, Kubala Sosna cables, and Wilson Alexia 2 speakers, the HD preamp produced a very natural, transparent, detailed, and full-bodied sound—certainly one of the best at the show. The Nagra HD preamplifier is scheduled to ship at the end of November. »
Wilson Audio:
Les Wilson Audio Alexia 2 alimentées par des électroniques Constellation.
Conclusion:
5 marques à l’honneur sur ce salon de Denver, dont 3 marques d’enceintes qui ont marqué les esprits et que nous nous sommes les seuls à présenter en parallèle ici en France à Lyon !
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