Friday, January 10 -- Series 2
Paradigm displayed their new line of on-wall
speakers. Shown above from left to right are the OW-Monitor 5 ($579/pair), the OW-Mini
Monitor ($369/pair), and the OW-CC-370 center-channel speaker ($339/each). [www.paradigm.com]
Polk Audio debuted the PSW808 subwoofer
($799). It features a 500W amplifier, two 10" drivers, and is available in either
cherry or black finish. [www.polkaudio.com]
New from Joseph Audio are the RM33si Limited
Edition ($9000/pair), which use the tweeter from the company's top-of-the-line Pearl, and
the RM7si Limited Edition WM ($1895/pair), which is a wall-mounted surround-sound speaker.
[www.josephaudio.com]
Yamaha's MX-D1 digital amplifier ($4000) will
appeal to audiophiles. This low-profile stereo amplifier boasts 500Wpc output.
The Edifier Emiac M-10T ($1000/pair) is
described as a "tube personal audio system." As the photo to the right shows,
each speaker has a built-in tube amplifier.
Angstrom, based in Canada, displayed their
Obbligato satellites ($2499/pair), which are designed to work with their subwoofer ($1799)
powered by a 500-watt BASH amplifier. Both the Obbligatos and the subwoofers use Vifa
drivers.
Famed amplifier designer Nelson Pass returns
to loudspeaker design with his new Rushmore. Adding further value to this enormous $40,000
floorstander is built-in 80W Aleph class-A amplification driving the bass section and 20W
driving the midbass and ribbon-tweeter sections. Sensitivity is specified to be at least
96dB.
In true Monarchy Audio fashion, the SE-160
mono amplifier ($4000/pair) is a solid-state class-A amplifier that produces 160
watts into 8 ohms.
