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Dan D'Agostini er tilbake
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Pris blir $42000 pr par.
Specifications
??Power
???8? 300 watts
???4? 600 watts
???2? 1,200 watts
??Frequency Response
???1 Hz to 200 kHz, -1 dB
???20Hz to 20 kHz, ±0 dB
??Distortion(@ 300 watts / 8?)
???<.01 dB at 1 kHz
???<.05 dB at 20 kHz
??Signal-to-Noise Ratio
???105 dB, A-weighted
??Gain
???26.5 dB
??Power Consumption at Standby
???<1 watt
??Inputs
???1 balanced XLR
???1 unbalanced RCA
??Outputs
???High-quality binding posts
??Weight
???90 lbs / 40.8 kg
??Dimensions
???4 x 12.5 x 18 inches (hwd) / 10 x 31.5 x 45.4 cm (hwd)
Specifications
??Power
???8? 300 watts
???4? 600 watts
???2? 1,200 watts
??Frequency Response
???1 Hz to 200 kHz, -1 dB
???20Hz to 20 kHz, ±0 dB
??Distortion(@ 300 watts / 8?)
???<.01 dB at 1 kHz
???<.05 dB at 20 kHz
??Signal-to-Noise Ratio
???105 dB, A-weighted
??Gain
???26.5 dB
??Power Consumption at Standby
???<1 watt
??Inputs
???1 balanced XLR
???1 unbalanced RCA
??Outputs
???High-quality binding posts
??Weight
???90 lbs / 40.8 kg
??Dimensions
???4 x 12.5 x 18 inches (hwd) / 10 x 31.5 x 45.4 cm (hwd)
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Hhahha....42000 dollar,......hahhhaa...... ;D
For de som gidder lese. Står ingenting her relatert til Kina - mannen trengte penger...f skrev:
Krell is one of the most respected and lofty brands in high end audio history. This summer (2009) - much like many specialty AV companies who are looking to be able to produce, design and license the latest and greatest new technologies in AV - Krell looked to new investors by the name of KP Partners. The D'agostino family wouldn't be the first and certainly not the last who needed short term funds, more high-level management and other external help in order to grow; yet something went very wrong with the relationship very quickly.
Krell was founded by Dan D'agostino and his now ex-wife and Krell President, Rondi, 29 years ago. Dan's oldest son, Bret D'agostino, up until the sweeping changes, was one of Krell's technical gurus. But only months after bringing in new partners and right about the time of the CEDIA tradeshow in early September 2009 - the entire D'agostino family was out at Krell. Literally, clean out your desks and goodbye.
What exactly happened that turned the deal so acrimonious so quickly is unclear. However, the new investment group has made a power play to gain control of the company, with its founders being escorted to the door of the company they created nearly three decades ago. The details of this dispute are now the basis of a lawsuit filed by the D'agostinos against the new partners in hopes of wrestling control of the company back. Even as Dan and Rondi sit on the board, have the majority of stock, yet somehow have lost voting control that governs the direction of the company.
Like watching a family divorce, the AV industry has been sitting back this fall hoping that the two parties can find an amicable solution to their most pressing issues. To give them credit, the new partners have quickly put the company in position to launch a new series of their Evolution series products as well as announced the pending Consumer Electronic Show 2010 debut of a Krell Blu-ray player. They have additionally committed to show at a new regional consumer show and have made various promotions and personnel changes. Clearly, they are not sitting back waiting to see what comes next. They are taking their future in their hands. At the same time, to not understand that the lead designer (of not just every key Krell component ever made, but the all-time classic Aragon 4004 amp) can be a bit difficult to deal with is a key misunderstanding at the heart of the dispute. Enzo Ferrari wasn't exactly Dale Carnegie but he sure made one hell of a sexy, high performance car and it is not a stretch to compare Krell with Ferrari or Dan with Enzo.
In the end, Krell needed money and new management; yet the company is still the cult of personality of Dan D'agostino. Their clients, dealers and reps all know that. Moreover, Krell has always been a family business and it will take time, marketing and more innovative products under the Krell name to change that in the years to come. In an industry where public companies and private equity firms have bought (nearly always with bad results) personality-driven AV companies - now is the time for a settlement between the two parties in this dispute. A protracted, he-said she-said lawsuit will likely yield no winners except the lawyers. Consumers will always love and covet Krell and they will always respect Dan and his legacy. Now is the time is to make things right and to settle the dispute and smooth over any hard feelings, as Krell will certainly continue on successfully, just as Dan will likely engineer, promote and sell some of the world most lofty audiophile and videophile electronics.
Steve Guttenberg har også skrevet om denne
Dan D'Agostino is one of the founding fathers of American high-end audio. He began his audio odyssey at age 11, patching together more than his share of amplifier kits as his father built Klipsch speakers. By 14, he graduated to a Marantz preamp and power amplifier, and AR 1 speakers with Janszen electrostatic tweeters, all purchased with money he earned "polishing the tubes, and sweeping up the floors" at his hometown hi-fi shop, the Audio Center in Niagara Falls, N.Y. He went on to receive his electrical engineering degree at the University of California, Berkeley.
He started his first company, Krell Industries, in 1980 and served as its chief engineer for 30 years, designing amplifiers, preamplifiers, CD players, surround-sound processors, and speakers. Krell was the Ferrrari of the American high end industry; D'Agostino sold his interest in Krell in 2009.
Now he's back with Dan D'Agostino, Inc., and his first product will be the Momentum mono block power amplifier (you need two for stereo). It's a 300-watt design, but draws just one watt when not playing music. So the Momentum is easily the "greenest" amplifier D'Agostino has ever designed. The Momentum amplifier is an all-analog design, including all of the protection circuits.
I spoke with D'Agostino yesterday to learn more about his new venture. He spelled out his objectives this way: "We're a small company dedicated to two-channel audio, and we'll hand-build everything, including the chassis, in Connecticut."
The Momentum Series will also include a preamplifier, stereo power amplifier, phono preamplifier, and a CD player. The amp will arrive first, but the Momentum preamp will boast a number of unusual features for a high-end preamp, including streaming audio/internet radio, USB inputs, and the preamp will use an iPod Touch as its remote control.
The Momentum amplifier retails for $42,000 a pair and will start shipping in December.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-20018036-47.html
Dan D'Agostino is one of the founding fathers of American high-end audio. He began his audio odyssey at age 11, patching together more than his share of amplifier kits as his father built Klipsch speakers. By 14, he graduated to a Marantz preamp and power amplifier, and AR 1 speakers with Janszen electrostatic tweeters, all purchased with money he earned "polishing the tubes, and sweeping up the floors" at his hometown hi-fi shop, the Audio Center in Niagara Falls, N.Y. He went on to receive his electrical engineering degree at the University of California, Berkeley.
He started his first company, Krell Industries, in 1980 and served as its chief engineer for 30 years, designing amplifiers, preamplifiers, CD players, surround-sound processors, and speakers. Krell was the Ferrrari of the American high end industry; D'Agostino sold his interest in Krell in 2009.
Now he's back with Dan D'Agostino, Inc., and his first product will be the Momentum mono block power amplifier (you need two for stereo). It's a 300-watt design, but draws just one watt when not playing music. So the Momentum is easily the "greenest" amplifier D'Agostino has ever designed. The Momentum amplifier is an all-analog design, including all of the protection circuits.
I spoke with D'Agostino yesterday to learn more about his new venture. He spelled out his objectives this way: "We're a small company dedicated to two-channel audio, and we'll hand-build everything, including the chassis, in Connecticut."
The Momentum Series will also include a preamplifier, stereo power amplifier, phono preamplifier, and a CD player. The amp will arrive first, but the Momentum preamp will boast a number of unusual features for a high-end preamp, including streaming audio/internet radio, USB inputs, and the preamp will use an iPod Touch as its remote control.
The Momentum amplifier retails for $42,000 a pair and will start shipping in December.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-20018036-47.html
Har i grunnen mer lyst på disse monoblokkene.
http://www.taelektroakustik.de/index.php?id=45&artikelId=452&sorting=99776&P=2&webgruppe=13&L=1
http://www.taelektroakustik.de/index.php?id=45&artikelId=452&sorting=99776&P=2&webgruppe=13&L=1
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Var jo skikkelig 30's den da!!! Stilig! Rockeeter stil og greier!wizard skrev:Specs og pris er ukjent
mvh
De D´Agostino blokkene er helt etter min smak. Man kan se utifra bildene at dette ikke er et "me too" produkt.. og at det ikke er skrudd sammen av kinesere
Desigmessig er det helt på grensen..Endel designmessige kontraster er det, men det gjør det også fascinerende. .og det funker! Kanskje fordi jeg er fan av design hvor form følger funksjon..ihvertfall et stykke på vei. (Jeg også ser jo at "klokkevinduet" ikke nødvendigvis har en funksjon)
Desigmessig er det helt på grensen..Endel designmessige kontraster er det, men det gjør det også fascinerende. .og det funker! Kanskje fordi jeg er fan av design hvor form følger funksjon..ihvertfall et stykke på vei. (Jeg også ser jo at "klokkevinduet" ikke nødvendigvis har en funksjon)
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Og hvordan ser du det?Man skrev:. og at det ikke er skrudd sammen av kinesere
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Veldig enkelt å se, da det ikke er kopi av et eksisterende produkt, eller har 50 lag med klarlakk utenpå finer så man kan speile seg i produkteneel_mariachi skrev:Og hvordan ser du det?Man skrev:. og at det ikke er skrudd sammen av kinesere
Tjaa...noe av det kineserne lager ser da nettopp ut som dette her.Man skrev:De D´Agostino blokkene er helt etter min smak. Man kan se utifra bildene at dette ikke er et "me too" produkt.. og at det ikke er skrudd sammen av kinesere
Nyrike kinesere har ikke akkurat god smak (i likhet med de fleste nyrike ;D)
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Xindak MT-3 har det nyktreste designet en forsterker noensinne har hatt. En grå stripe med to sorte knotter, et sort gitter til å beskytte rørene. Men - den blå lampen er der. Hvis bling bling betyr kinesisk, så antar jeg at Xindak er britisk eller amerikansk. Stemmer det, eller? Så og si all skandinavisk hifi er langt mer bling, så den kan neppe være herfra.Voff skrev:Tjaa...noe av det kineserne lager ser da nettopp ut som dette her.Man skrev:De D´Agostino blokkene er helt etter min smak. Man kan se utifra bildene at dette ikke er et "me too" produkt.. og at det ikke er skrudd sammen av kinesere
Nyrike kinesere har ikke akkurat god smak (i likhet med de fleste nyrike ;D)
Lenge lever fordommene, hurra hurra! (Ikke myntet på Voff)
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;D ;D ;D Dette var det første som slo meg også når jeg så designet. Den forsterkeren kunne jeg bare ikke hatt i stua. Ha Ha!Brasse skrev:
Siden dette var det første som slo deg, vil vi egentlig vite hvorfor. ;D :-*Torsen skrev:;D ;D ;D Dette var det første som slo meg også når jeg så designet. Den forsterkeren kunne jeg bare ikke hatt i stua. Ha Ha!Brasse skrev:
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The Momentum Series will also include a preamplifier, stereo power amplifier, phono preamplifier, and a CD player.
The amp will arrive first, but the Momentum preamp will boast a number of unusual features for a high-end preamp, including streaming audio/internet radio, USB inputs, and the preamp will use an iPod Touch as its remote control.
The Momentum Series will also include a preamplifier, stereo power amplifier, phono preamplifier, and a CD player.
The amp will arrive first, but the Momentum preamp will boast a number of unusual features for a high-end preamp, including streaming audio/internet radio, USB inputs, and the preamp will use an iPod Touch as its remote control.
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baluba skrev:Xindak MT-3 har det nyktreste designet en forsterker noensinne har hatt. En grå stripe med to sorte knotter, et sort gitter til å beskytte rørene. Men - den blå lampen er der. Hvis bling bling betyr kinesisk, så antar jeg at Xindak er britisk eller amerikansk. Stemmer det, eller? Så og si all skandinavisk hifi er langt mer bling, så den kan neppe være herfra.Voff skrev:Tjaa...noe av det kineserne lager ser da nettopp ut som dette her.Man skrev:De D´Agostino blokkene er helt etter min smak. Man kan se utifra bildene at dette ikke er et "me too" produkt.. og at det ikke er skrudd sammen av kinesere
Nyrike kinesere har ikke akkurat god smak (i likhet med de fleste nyrike ;D)
Lenge lever fordommene, hurra hurra! (Ikke myntet på Voff)
Av de utallige kinamikk produsentene finnes det selvsagt noen som skiller seg ut fra mengden av glorete kopier, men de har generelt en annen stil og smak i østen!
Intervju med Dan D'Agostini
http://www.monoandstereo.com/2010/10/interview-with-dan-dagostino-of.html
http://www.monoandstereo.com/2010/10/interview-with-dan-dagostino-of.html
Grei oppdatering det der, la merke til 3 ting:wizard skrev:
After all those years and great success you sold your par of the Krell and start your own company. Why?
It was not my intention to leave Krell. I was forced out by a hostile takeover.
Is there specific company audio/sound approach or do you tend to be neutral sounding?
We tend to be neutral sounding but lean to the warm side.
Many companies are starting to use PWM class D amp's. What are your thoughts about it?
My thoughts are I hope I never have to do it. 8)
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Jeg synes forsterkeren ser bra ut.
Og hvis noen synes de er verdt den høye prisen, og attpåtil har pengene til å finansiere dem, ja så hvorfor ikke?
Og hvis noen synes de er verdt den høye prisen, og attpåtil har pengene til å finansiere dem, ja så hvorfor ikke?