One of the many reasons why I love the audiophile hobby so much is that it always affords me so many avenues to learn something new and interesting. For example, take the need to "ground" all your audio components. On the surface, grounding may seem like a boring concept. However, if you dig beneath the... Read More »

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Award Winning Performance-enhancing Connector & Cable Supports Multi-material hybrid construction: an original Furutech design For superior connector and cable damping Multifunctional NCF Booster and NCF Booster-Signal Performance-enhancing Connector & Cable supports Not only do the Furutech NCF Booster products lift audio cables off the floor minimizing their points of contact with the floor, reducing electromagnetic interference, they also excel... Read More »

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Sound
Rush was on a roll. After the celebrated Canadian trio had finally broken through the FM ether with 1976's dystopian statement piece 2112, they took the next evolutionary sonic turn with 1977's expansively majestic A Farewell to Kings. The following year, Rush rotated the screws once again by taking their proto-prog metal to the headiest of limits on 1978's Hemispheres, their final mind-altering statement of the Me-So-Introspective Decade before shedding their muso-skins yet again with 1980's forward-thinking Permanent Waves.

SYNTHESIS is proud to introduce a stereo tube amplifier incorporating the exceptional the sonic performance. The NYC 200i provides a minimum of 460 watts (230W per channel), power output from 8, KT120's in Ultra-Linear (UL) - push/pull operation. The NYC 200i features a newly designed custom output transformer designed to achieve highly delicate and precise sound with extraordinary musicality from tubes, but with the authority of the best transistor amplifier.

FEATURES

- Aluminium Knobs
- Two 45mm CNC machined control knobs with integral soft light and laser etched indication segments.
- DC Powered tube heater
- All tubes, except KT120, have DC stabilised heater circuits to reduce hum noise to a near in-audible minimum.
- Output transformer
- The Output transformer uses a double C-core Hi-Grade Iron-Silicon for superb frequency reproduction and bandwidth. With this newly designed custom output transformer unique to the NYC200i we are able to achieving highly delicate and precise sound reproduction faithful to the original recording.
- Mechanical chassis construction
- The power supply and output transformers are held by an extremely rigid "H" structure that keeps the unit free from unwanted vibrations which further helps reduce unwanted noise to the tubes.
- Remote control
- A superb wooden handmade case with soft button design, perfectly matching the aesthetics for the "Metropolis" series.
- Feet
- Four CNC machined aluminium feet with an insert of natural rubber. The depth and form of these rubber feet is calculated to minimize the vibration of the amplifier in isolation from its surroundings.
- Fan
- A 120mm fan provides a speed between 500 to 700 rpm which is controlled via the supplied adapter. This ULN (Ultra-Low-Noise) unit is tailor made for the serious enthusiast who demands super-slow running speeds and the utmost silence of operation.
- Bias control
- The factory set fine bias control is microprocessor controlled to maintain the optimum settings. If required this can be adjusted without the use of an external voltmeter by use of an internally fitted display device.
- Dual mono Circuitry
- A completely dual mono design minimises the crosstalk across channels. Power transformers use hi-grade iron silicon M0 and separate supplies with hi-grade selected capacitors to produce extremely low ripple levels. Independent to the mains transformer, each channel has a separate power supply guaranteeing a large reservoir of energy to meet the demands of the amplifier circuit and to maintain excellent interference immunity between channels.
- Binding posts
- Gold plated professional binding posts for a continued oxidisation free connection further improve sound refinement.
- Socket
- Gold plated ceramic sockets for a continued oxidisation free connection further improve sound refinement.
- Components
- Components for the NYC 200i have been selected with great care throughout. Only the best available components are considered and all must undergo an exhaustive analysis of their sonic influence prior to final selection.
- Selected tubes
- All tubes used are selected after 2 stage warm up. A fully computer monitored machine controls the process and at the end of this, selects the perfect tubes which are matched for a perfect balance.


CD6SE / CD9SE CD6SE CD9SE MAPLE GROVE, MN – April 5th, 2019 –Audio Research is pleased to announce an SE update to the CD6 and Reference CD9 Transport/DAC. The new CD6SE and Reference CD9SE feature beautiful faceplate updates that closely match ARC’s Foundation and Reference-series components. The redesigned faceplates, with matching buttons, illumination, and black [...]

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It’s funny what you remember. My tenure with Krell goes way back, to the demo room I was scared to enter, where an early Krell KSA 150 was matched to a pair of Apogee Stage speakers. Even though I had just purchased a Rotel integrated from the same dealer the “Krell room” seemed like exalted [...]

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