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Gradient
Revolution (€3700)
has got a new bass element, an improved tweeter and two
centimeter higher enclosure.
Gamut's CD, pre- and poweramps. |
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Gradient's Jorma Salmi
in the middle surrounded by Highendews Publisher Mikko
Mattila and Audio Editor Jari Puhakka. |
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Jorma Salmi remained tightlipped about Gradient's new
minimonitor to be released later this year.
The protype seen
at Kruunuradio's room produced a very promising sound
considering the speakers' size.
Good news is that the pricepoint, which is still
undisclosed, will be very attractive. Economy class seaters,
watch out -- this will
be
hot! |
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Highendstudio
presented a system consisting MartinLogan's Summit
(€12000), Ayre 5xe
Universal Player (€6950), Ayre K-5xe preamp (€3450) and Ayre
V-5xe power amplifier (€5500) connected with Crystal Cable's
interconnects, speaker and powercords. |
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Paul Rosenberg (left) of Martin Logan together with Tapani
Isoranta of Highendstudio. |
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MR
Hifi's room: Dynaudio
Focus140 with a new
improved tweeter, Mark Levinson 431
power amp, 390s CD player, Balanced
Audio Technology's VK31SE preamp. |
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Here was the debut of PenAudio's Alba (€2590) feeded by
Manley Stringray (€2490) integrated, Stello CD transport
(€1395) and DA-converter (€1395) at Audioshop's room. This
was one of those better sounding systems |
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Audioshop's Tommi Ratilainen (left) and Penaudio's designer,
Sami Penttilä. |
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Soundworks
room with venerable Avantgarde Duos, Plinius
player, Graaf GM50 integrated, Shunyata Hydra power
conditioner and Shunyata's powercords. |
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Hovland pre- and poweramp, Plinius preamp |
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Bow and Pathos |
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Weckström Speakers' Compact minimonitors (€990/pair) and
prototype of a larger monitor targeted for acoustic music recording process. |
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As a closing, our editors, Jari Puhakka and Ari-Martti Pohtola considered
micro-, macrodynamics and sheer visceral
impact of the Grande Utopias was impressive. |