INFRANOISE, added XLR terminal model to "DIGITAL LIBERAMENTE"

Digital cable "DIGITAL LIBERAMENTE" with BNC terminal and RCA terminal have been released already, but added the model with XLR terminal.

INFRANOISE released "DIGITAL LIBERAMENTE XLR" that adopted XLR terminal as a new product of digital cable "DIGITAL LIBERAMENTE".

Specifications other than the terminal portion are common, adopted a damping structure by ultra-high-molecular-weight fiber that controlled vibration by company's proprietary SDL (synthetic damping liquid).

"Astell & Kern" corresponding to gapless playback - also innovated GUI

Ayuto Ltd. start to provide the latest firmware version 2.01 of Hi-Res DAP "AK100" corresponding to "Astell & Kern" 192/24.

 

By updated this time, it newly corresponds to the gapless playback function, selectable ON / OFF as desired. Further, GU innovated also, and the home screen to be able to select the design from four types is added

In functionality, in addition to corresponding to 3dB boost function of the headphone output that can be turned ON / OFF as desired, such as functions of sleep timer and the built-in memory format are added, also improved other operational stability.　

Olasonic, Headphone amplifier built-in DAC "NANO-D1" in "NANOCOMPO" series

NANO-D1, equipped with USB input, coaxial digital input, optical digital input, one system each.

By using the dedicated driver for USB input, it corresponds to 192kHz/24bit, but it is also possible to select 96kHz/24bit-enabled mode for which the dedicated driver is unnecessary

As for coaxial digital, optical digital, it corresponds to the input up to  192kHz/24bit also

Headphone amplifier, adopted "OPA2132" to the operational amplifier. It also enriched the low-frequency by making the output stage to direct output (OCL).

on and on, stabilizer for speaker to prevent a fall due to earthquake

on and on Co., Ltd. released floor type speaker "OX-SS1" stabilizer for setting in stable.

This product is stabilizer to be used for fixing with the provided wrench and bolt in the spike screw hole in the bottom of floor type speaker and speaker stand, to reduce the risk of falls due to earthquake or contact.

It features that in adding to stabilization by the shape, It can be fixed firmly in a place of slippery flooring by mounting a rubber ring.

Can also be expected improvement of sound quality due to stabilization of the base. Material of the stabilizer, of aluminum anodized.

Buffalo, world's first DSD-enabled NAS for audio

Buffalo released world's first DSD-enabled NAS for audio as “LS421D0402P” < LinkStation>

HDD capacity, 4TB, provided two drives of 2TB, NAS capable of setting RAID 0, RAID 1

It is equipped with "TwonkyMediaServer7.1" in delivery software. It also corresponds to

WAVE/AIFF, FLAC, ALAC etc. Equipments that confirmed playback correspondence via DLNA are Pioneer SDandSC-LX57/VSA-1123/ SC-2023 and Sforzato DSP-03

Housing is of dedicated gunmetal design with solid feeling. Also, equipped with USB3.0 port on the front, to connect easily to USB hard disk or USB memory

Camerata, 2nd work BD Audio playing Debussy and Schumann on Fazioli piano

Camerata Tokyo, released “Supreme Concert Grand Fazioli F278 Debussy and Schumann: Piano Works” as the latest work of "Blue-ray Disc Audio" recorded in high resolution sound source BD

Pianist, Constantino Catena. It is played using a famous Fazioli F278. Recording music, Debussy "Bergamasque Suite" and Schumann "Arabesque" etc. Arranged setting in Schumann and Debussy, it is interesting content as audio

Supreme Concert Grand Fazioli F278

Debussy & Schumann: Piano Works

Constantino Catena (piano) Camerata CMBD-80005

Track List:

Debussy: Prints ( Pagoda/ Evening of Granada / Rain inGarden ):

Debussy: Bergamasque Suite (Prelude/ Minuet/ Moon Light / Passepied)

Schumann: Arabesque in C major op 18

Schumann: Abegg Variations op 1

Yamamoto Sound Craft, 2 models of new head shell shaving of pure titanium

Yamamoto Sound Craft Co., Ltd. released all-titanium head shell "HS-6" and "HS-6S"

Applied pure titanium for the housing of both models, it realizes a high strength and lightweight to produce playback at high speed with high resolution.

6S is of a type that soldered 6N copper wire directly to the connector. It is not possible to replace the lead, but expected sound quality merit that contacted points are reduced by one

Tower Records, released 2 works of Kazuo Yamada later years session recording in SACD edition – Jupiter and Chai 5 etc.

From the original planning board series of classic genre "Tower Classic planning board", Tower Records releases two titles of works of sound source session recording by Kazuo Yamada conductor in SACD board.

Two titles of "Mozart :Symphony No. 41< Jupiter>, Serenata Notturna, etc" and " Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5," made in SACD are valuable sound source recorded in later years of Mr. Yamada, that were released in the early 1990s,and have been discontinued since then.

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter", Serenata Notturna, etc

<Number> TWFS-90001 (1SACD hybrid)

<Track List>

1. Symphony No. 41 in C major,. "Jupiter" K.551

2. Opera "A fake Woman gardener " Overture K.196

3. Serenade No.6 in D major "Serenata Notturna" K.239

<Performance> New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazuo Yamada (conductor)

Symphony No. 5: Tchaikovsky

<Number> TWFS-90002 (1SACD hybrid)

<Track List> Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E minor work 64:

<Performance> Japan Shinsei Symphony Orchestra, Kazuo Yamada (conductor)

UNIVERSAL, released SHM-CD in 7000s series of Prestige Label

Universal Music, announced that it will release "7000s series", described as the most important series "Prestige” that is one of the three major jazz label. It releases sequentially in numerical order Billy Taylor, "A Touch of Taylor" for the first time on CD.

Items released this time are all in the original jacket specification, SHM-CD specification, applied with the latest DSD mastering and HR cutting

Discography, supervised by Michael Cuscuna, collected bonus track as much as possible. In addition to the appendix of Japanese translation of the original LP liner note, included the newly written commentary by Ira Gitler etc. 

Timeload, Class D pre-main of APRIL MUSIC "Stello Ai700"

Amplifier fully balanced design. The amplifier circuit, it is equipped with Class D of B & O amplifier circuit, "ICEpower" <250ASX2> in each channel having an output of 500W (8Ω) per channel. Provided a powerful driving force that is comparable to Class AB and Class A.

Timeload will release pre-main amplifier of Korea APRIL MUSIC, "Stello Ai700"

Dynamic range 121dBA, THD + N  0.003% @ 1W. Analog input, three systems of RCA unbalance,

1 system of XLR balance. In addition, provided RCA unbalance bypass and XLR bypass balance also.

Designed by Alex Rasumusen of Neal Feay working on a number of designs of high-end products in United States. Dimensions 432W × 88H × 396Dmm, weight 10.5kg.