Last week we have written that the Krell Vanguard will be soon available in the BeNeLux.
One week later we received this great NEW integrated amplifier in our warehouse. Dé Hifiwinkel is the first dealer in the BeNeLux where you can see and listen to the Krell Vanguard Integrated Amplifier! For contactdetails of Dé Hifiwinkel please click here.
For more information also visit the Krell website HERE
Again we received a great review about our Kiseki Blue N.S. This time René van Es of The Ear magazine has written a raving review! We thank René van Es and The Ear magazine for reviewing our Kiseki Blue N.S.
Some quote’s are:
”Regardless of what kind of music you like, the Kiseki Blue NS will handle it with an ease not often found at this price level”
”My formal conclusion can only be that the Kiseki range, brought back to life in an expanding market for vinyl and turntables, is a great addition to that same market”
”After this cartridge had seen enough record sides to be fully run in and expose all its capabilities it became harder and harder to send it back to Durob Audio”
Check the full review of the Kiseki Blue N.S. HERE. For more information of the Kiseki Blue N.S. you visit the Kiseki website. Also you can contact Durob Audio directly!
The Vanguard incorporates a 200-watt-per channel amplifier and a Class A preamplifier, enclosed in a chassis that borrows its design and construction from the new Krell Foundation preamp/processor, Connect stream player, Illusion preamp and iBias amplifiers. An optional, field-installable digital module with USB, HDMI, coaxial, and optical inputs as well as Ethernet audio and apt-X Bluetooth streaming will also be available.
The Vanguard’s amplifier incorporates a massive power supply with a 750 VA toroidal transformer and 80,000 microfarads of storage capacitance. The tremendous amount of energy on tap provides 200 watts per channel into 8 ohms and 400 watts into 4 ohms. Two quiet, thermostatically controlled fans permit the use of a surprisingly compact chassis.
The preamplifier section of the Vanguard borrows its balanced, fully discrete Class A circuit concepts from Krell’s top-of-the-line Illusion preamplifiers. Krell’s Current Mode technology is employed to assure unequaled signal bandwidth, easily enough to handle the latest high-resolution PCM and DSD audio sources without impacting high-frequency response and detail.
Packed with many of Krell’s most musical-sounding technologies, the elegant chassis is living-room-friendly. Yet it has enough power to achieve incredible, lifelike dynamics with any speaker.
The front-panel menu system provides configuration features such as input naming and input trim. Theater Throughput mode lets the Vanguard serve as the core of a surround-sound system without sacrificing two-channel sound quality. Analog Inputs include three stereo RCA and one stereo balanced XLR. High-quality WBT speaker cable terminals provide a secure, electrically ideal connection.
The Vanguard also offers features that make it perfect for custom installation, such as 3.5mm jacks for IR input and 12-volt trigger input and output, as well as optional rack-mount ears. Additionally, the unit can be controlled with home automation systems through its Ethernet connection.
A key option for the Vanguard is the digital module, which can be added at the factory or by a dealer. The digital module includes USB, HDMI inputs and output, coax and optical digital inputs; Ethernet music streaming controlled through dedicated iOS and Android apps; and apt-X Bluetooth wireless for convenient streaming from phones, tablets and computers.
The Vanguard also offers features that make it perfect for custom installation, such as 3.5mm jacks for IR input and 12-volt trigger input and output, as well as optional rack-mount ears. Additionally, the unit can be controlled with home automation systems or the Krell web server through its Ethernet connection.
For more information of the Krell Vanguard please contact Durob Audio or visit the website of Krell here.
M2Tech Van der Graaf
M2Tech Van der Graaf: Very low noise power supply
DETAILS
Very low noise, discrete components regulators, selectable output voltage on some outputs, activation and shut-down programmable sequence, universal voltage input.
FEATURES
Van der Graaf is a very high performance, very low noise power supply suitable to power all M2Tech products. Thanks to its comprehensive outputs set and the settable output voltage for some outputs, user can power every M2Tech product, from 9V Evo units to 15V products like Young DSD and Joplin ADC, to the high-power Marley. Its very low output noise (comparable to that of a Li-Ion battery), even at rated load, allows for incredibly silent sonic background and finest detail resolution, markedly improving every powered product’s performance. Fault-proof robustness is achieved by solid-state, automatically resettable fuses (polyswitch). In order to optimize the powering sequence of the units connected to the Van der Graaf, the user can program the activation sequence of the used outputs.
If you are interested in the M2Tech Van der Graaf PSU? Let us know!
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