CES 2018

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Mark Levinson 585.5 Integrated Amplifier

Jon Iverson Jan 12, 2018 First Published: Jan 12, 2018 0 comments

Harman's performance audio director of engineering, Todd Eichenbaum, was on hand to explain the ".5" updates to the ML 585. "The 585.5 is the same at the original 585 integrated, but adds the same phono stage as the 523 and 526 preamps." The 585.5 has been shipping since late last year at $16,000

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JBL L100 Classic With Retro Safety Orange Foam Grill Included!!

Jon Iverson Jan 12, 2018 First Published: Jan 12, 2018 0 comments

Discerning college dorm rooms and recording studios rejoice! JBL's famed L100 speaker from the seventies has been rebooted as the L100 Classic (left, in the photo above), which, despite the familiar look, Harman's Todd Eichenbaum says is new from the ground up.

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Marantz ND8006 Network Audio and CD Player

Jon Iverson Jan 12, 2018 First Published: Jan 12, 2018 0 comments

Emmanuel Millot, from Sound United (Marantz's parent company who also owns Denon, Polk, Definitive Technology, and others), was on hand to walk us through the new Marantz ND8006 CD and network audio player/streamer. Retail is $1,199 and it became available late last year.

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Definitive Technology Demand Series Bookshelf Speakers

Jon Iverson Jan 12, 2018 First Published: Jan 12, 2018 0 comments

Three new bookshelf models were unveiled which Sound United's Mark Suskind explained are intended to replace the Studio Monitor Series. The models start with the D7 at $499/pair which feature a 4.5" woofer and 1" aluminum dome tweeter and is also ported. The D9 retails for $749/pair and has a 5.25" woofer and a 5"x9" passive radiator and 1" aluminum dome tweeter. And finally the new D11 has a 6.5" woofer and 6"x10" passive radiator and sells for $999/pair. All available since late last year.

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Ruark R7 High Fidelity Radiogram All-In-One System

Jon Iverson Jan 12, 2018 First Published: Jan 12, 2018 0 comments

England-based Ruark has a complete line of powered small to medium size all-in-one music boxes as well as powered desktop speakers. But what caught my eye was the console-size R7 which managing director Alan O'Rourke called a "Radiogram." For US citizens, a radiogram is a piece of furniture from the UK that historically combined a radio and record player. In this case though, that would be a CD player and radio.

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Lamm and Friends Think Big

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 11, 2018 First Published: Jan 11, 2018 0 comments

Given the dramatic drop in the number of high-end audio exhibits at CES, only two companies chose to occupy the huge, high-ceilinged suites on the Venetian Hotel's 35th floor. The first, Lamm Industries, from the quiet little hamlet of Brooklyn, NY (where John Atkinson also lives), threw caution to the winds with a system whose total retail price was $649,440.

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The Bluebird Stretches its Chord-like Wings

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 11, 2018 First Published: Jan 11, 2018 0 comments

Chord Electronics, distributed by Bluebird Music, took pride of place in two systems in their multi-chambered suite on the 35th floor

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Chord's Qutest Qute DAC

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 11, 2018 First Published: Jan 11, 2018 0 comments

Sitting next to its big brother DAC/transport combo, Chord Mezzo 75 amplifier (75Wpc into 4 ohms, $4995), and new Spendor A2 loudspeakers ($2395/pair) was the diminutive new Chord Qutest DAC ($1795).

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Anthem STR Preamplifier and STR Power Amplifier

Jon Iverson Jan 10, 2018 First Published: Jan 10, 2018 0 comments

Earlier this year Anthem launched the STR Integrated Amplifier in a return to 2-channel, and representative Devin Zell explained that they have expanded that line this year with a 2-channel preamp and dedicated amplifier. The STR preamp goes for $4,000 and the STR amplifier goes for $6,000 and are available now.

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Technics OTTAVA f All-In-One Music System

Jon Iverson Jan 10, 2018 First Published: Jan 10, 2018 0 comments

Largish one-box streaming systems have taken off it seems, and I guess we shouldn't be surprised. First the Sonos and inexpensive Bluetooth systems took hold and then inevitably high-end audio saw an opportunity. Naim and Bluesound (among others) come to mind and we can now add Technics to the list.