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Las Vegas, January 5-8, 2006
 
     
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  Featured Exhibitors:

This Page: Acoustic Zen, Bel Canto, Elite AV (Kuzma, Plinius Audio, ESS
Speakers, Muse Electronics, EAT Tubes, Hannl Record Cleaning Machines and L'Art
du Son
), IsoTek, Murata

Page 1: Anthony Gallo Acoustics, Boulder, NXT, Olive Media
Products, YG Acoustics

Page 2: Argento, Avalon, PBN, APL, Gingko Audio, CI Audio,
ModWright, Vitus Audio, KR Audio

Page 4: Aaudio Imports(Acapella, Accustic Arts, Audiotop, Einstein, Isoclean),
Audio Acoustics, Crystal Cable (
Wadia, Eggleston, Pass Labs, Harmonic
Resolution Systems
), Harmonic Technology (Wadia, ECS, Audio Physic),
Muse, Visonik, Wadia
 
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  Acoustic Zen’s new speaker
"Adagio"
 
     
 
 
  Experience the "Musical Enlightenment" of Acoustic Zen Technologies Adagio speaker
 
     
  When the synergy of theory, practice, and technology is optimized to deliver music
without compromise, "Musical Enlightenment" is achieved.

Robert Lee of Acoustic Zen Technologies has been applying his extensive knowledge
and experience to the design and production of some of the industry’s most acclaimed
interconnects, power cords, and speaker cables in the service of this goal.  The results
have garnered international awards, but more importantly, yielded musical joy for
countless listeners.

Finally, after years of development and testing, the transmission of music becomes
more complete with Acoustic Zen Technologies Adagio speaker.  Within the
Adagio
speaker, theory, practice, and technology are brought together into a musical harmony.
Consider the following elements:

  • Dual 6 1/2 inch woofer/midrange drivers using a specialized sandwich design with
    ceramic external layers around a fabric internal layer for maximum stiffness while
    minimizing cone breakup, flexing, and resonance.

  • The drivers have shortened, under-hung voice coils – this technique results in
    having the voice coil behave in an extremely linear fashion throughout its entire
    travel.  Therefore, this short voice coil / long magnetic field gap motor system
    significantly results in a ten time reduction of both harmonic and TIM distortion,
    compared to a conventional over-hung voice coil driver design.

  • The tweeter is a limited production, specially modified circular ribbon that has
    exceptional dispersion, transient, and power handling characteristics along with a
    linear impedance and phase response.  This eliminates the difference between
    the upright and parallel radiation angles.  The 0.01mm heat resistant Kapton
    membrane is almost weightless, providing an immediate and precise response to
    any transients in the original music signal.

  • The curved surfaces of the time and phase aligned cabinet minimize external
    diffraction while reducing internal standing waves.  Combining the best of both
    worlds, the port is actually a part of the internal transmission line system. The
    resulting bass is fast, tight, deep, and musical.

  • With an efficiency rating of 89 dB, coupled with an ability to handle virtually any
    unclipped amplifier power output, life-like sound pressure levels are attained,
    without compression, all from a speaker with a small footprint.

To fully experience the "Musical Enlightenment" of Acoustic Zen Technologies Adagio
speaker, Robert Lee invites you to visit suites 1505 and 1507 at T.H.E. Show during the
2006 CES, from January 5th through 8th.
 
     
  Two way transmission line speaker system

Driver Unit description:

Woofer: 2 pieces 6½” composed of doped ceramic coated fabric cone, 2 ½” under-
hung (short voice coil /long magnetic gap) voice coil linear motor system, shielded 7oz
Neodymium magnet.

Tweeter: 1 5/8” Round Ribbon, shielded 3.5 oz high flux energy and high temperature
resistant magnet structure.

Nominal Impedance: 6 ohm

Sensitivity: 89 dB / 1w / 1 meter

Crossover: 3 kHz / 18 dB / Octave, Linkwitz / Riley Crossovers.

Frequency Response: 30Hz -30 kHz ± 3dB

Power Handling: 50 - 200W

Weight: 78 lbs / piece

Size: 48" H x 9" W x 13" D

MSRP: $3,700/pair
 
     
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ALEXIS PARK, AP#1904
 
  Equipment to be on display:

  • Verity Parsifal loudspeakers
  • SME model 10 with Sumiko Blackbird cartridge
  • Shunyata power conditioning and cables
  • Cardas interconnect and loudspeaker cables will complete the system
  • Billy Bags Stands
 
     
  Introducing new 2-channel high performance equipment line:
 
     
  1) REF1000 Mono-block amplifiers: MSRP $2100 each

2) M300 Mono-block amplifiers: MSRP $1200 each

3) S300 Stereo Amplifier: MSRP $1600

4) PRe3 Line level preamp: MSRP $2000

5) PHONO3 Phono Preamp: Projected MSRP $1500

6) DAC3 D/A converter: Projected MSRP $2000

7) S300i Integrated Amplifier: Projected MSRP $2000

8) PRe2 and PRe2P preamplifiers: MSRP $3500 and $4500

9) CD-1 CD Player: projected MSRP of $5000
 
     
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ALEXIS PARK, AP#2701
 
     
  SYSTEM TO BE ON DISPLAY: 1 large active system, 1 small active system, plus
several passive displays.

"Elite Audio Video Distribution are the importer and distributor for brands like, Kuzma
Turntables, Plinius Audio, ESS Speakers, Muse Electronics, EAT Tubes, Hannl Record
Cleaning Machines and L'Art du Son LP & CD/DVD cleaning fluid.


The Large System:

  • Kuzma XL Turntable $18000.00
  • Kuzma Stogi Airline arm $9000.00
  • Plinius CD-101 CD Player $4495.00
  • Plinius M8 Preamp $3450.00
  • Plinius SA-Reference Amplifier $14495.00
  • ASR Basis Exclusive w/ Battery Pac
  • ESS AMT 600 Reference or Nola Viper Reference Speakers
  • Hannl Aragon Record Cleaning Machine $2999.00


The Small System,

  • Kuzma Stabi S Turntable $1750.00
  • Kuzma Stogi S Arm $1000.00
  • Muse Polyhymnia Multi format player $4900.00
  • Plinius Jarrah Phono Section $875.00
  • Muse 200 Amplifier w/ Attenuator. $3675.00
  • ESS AMT 450 Speakers $11800.00
  • Hannl Micro Record Cleaning Machine $1399.00

All system wired with Eichmann products.

This information is preliminary and subject to change."
 
     
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ALEXIS PARK, AP#1659
 
     
 
 
  IsoTek Titan Multilink 450
 
     
  "IsoTek is a UK manufacture of high performance power conditioners which have been
recognized throughout Europe and the Asia Pacific with numerous reviews and awards
as the best money can buy.

The company is also leader in its home market and has won some 15 top awards of
the last 4 years, many for three years running.  The company has also worked on
many OEM projects with major brands and manufactures.  A good example of this
is the Nordost THOR.

For the second year running, the company is showing their range of US power
conditioner which have been designed specifically for the American market.

The company are looking to expand their growing dealer base in America and welcome
any pro-active audio and High-End store owners to visit the IsoTek suite at the Alexis
Park Hotel where they can view the full range of IsoTek power conditioners, these
include:

  • IsoPlug
  • Multi-Way distribution strips; with three levels of performance
  • Solus
  • Mini Sub/Vision
  • Sigmas
  • Nova
  • Titan & Multi-Link

The range starts at just 50 USD and proceeds to just under 3,000 USD."


See: IsoTek Product Table
 
     
     
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