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Bears quarterback Jay Cutler said he got treatment for a sore neck Monday morning, but expects to be ready to practice later this week.
Cutler left yesterday's loss to the Vikings after taking a hard shot from Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen. He finished the drive but later came out.
"Just tight," Cutler said on his radio show on ESPN 1000. "Got some treatment this morning, so should be ready to go later in the week."
"It was neck related. I was getting spasms. I wasn't going to help anybody being out there."
The Bears need him out there, and need him well if they're going to keep the Packers from clinching the NFC North Sunday.


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Jim Clements Report: Part 1
Well, the 10th annual Rocky Mountain Audiofest has come to a close. The show has outgrown its original venue. That meant that this year there would be some rooms set up at the nearby Hyatt Regency. We had several SECRETS Team members covering the show: yours truly, Jim Clements, Piero Gabucci attended RMAF for his first time, and John (Editor-in-Chief) and Susan Johnson. RMAF is one of John's favorite shows. I once again wore out my shoe leather in an attempt to squeeze as much coverage as possible into a three day agenda. The following report is the culmination of this effort and, as always, I hope you find it entertaining and informative.
Oh, and if you missed the Google+ coverage real-time, do check it out….we have some video coverage that we think is pretty cool!
RMAF can generally be viewed from a digital and/or an analog perspective. On the digital side, the growth of high resolution downloads had the greatest influence on the products I saw. And it seemed like everybody was jumping on the DSD bandwagon. It is very much debatable whether DSD is the best format out there but at least now we have more options to choose from and the end user can decide for himself. So go ahead and grab some downloads of your own and see what you like best!
Another "digital" growth area is the continued proliferation and advancement of Class D amplifiers. More and more companies are diving into the Class D pool. I hesitate to call it a 'revolution' per se but each year's refinement lessens the characteristic Class D "sizzle" that many find unsettling. Perhaps Class D is finally coming of age? Lord knows I like the green aspect of the technology.
I also saw more Bluetooth products being marketed as high end options for audio streaming. Some of these demos kind of impressed me; kind of. This is another technology you should give a try and formulate your own opinion.
On the analog side, I think 90% of the systems had a turntable with numerous new product launches from the entry level to the uber high end. Plus I noticed many more reel to reel rigs than last year. I made a point to listen to more reel to reel demos this year too. Not all of them were that impressive, but that could have been constrained by the associated equipment and possibly by some of the tapes themselves. However, the best tape demos were totally amazing.
Headphones and IEM's are continuing to expand as well. It seems like most everybody is getting in on that game too. I am all for this as it should help draw a younger crowd into the high end hobby.
I also think there were more tubed products than in years' past. Along with that come more horn loaded speakers as well. Two things I rejoice. Curiously missing from the show were planar speakers. I don't think I saw any outside a super tweeter. So without further adieu, let's get on to my report.
PSB just launched the Subseries 100 Subwoofer ($249) that is designed to complement their Alpha PS1 powered desktop speakers which I recently reviewed. The sub matches the look of the PS1's and has a computer-optimized 5-1/4″ driver in a sealed box driven by a 100 watt peak output Class D amplifier. I have requested a review unit of this little sub. Look for an update to my Alpha PS1 review on the Secrets main site which will incorporate an analysis of the Subseries 100.
Paul Barton also demonstrated a prototype product that he is developing in concert with brand stablemate, NAD. The system is a dsp contouring method that will be imbedded in NAD electronics. The system on display at RMAF involved a NAD D7050 amp connected to a pair of Imagine T's. The dsp system is controlled via an iPad app and effects equalization that mostly improves the bass by providing more extension and flatter in-room response. The system is not a room correction feature but instead offers subtle contouring to refine the sound of specific speaker models. It will first show up in two-channel systems and may be expanded for 7.1 surround systems at a later date. The demo was quite fascinating.
bel canto was displaying their new BLACK system. This is a three-box turnkey system. It doesn't follow a DAC, preamp and amp concept so you won't be able to mix and match with other brands. The three boxes are the Asynchronous Stream Controller and two Power Stream Monoblocks that are connected via bel canto's proprietary Streamlink ST Fiber Interconnects. We auditioned the system by listening to a mix of pipe organ, orchestral works and a Paul McCartney track. This neat and tidy system had a very "analog" sound.
Here is a close-up of the BLACK Bluetooth controller.
This system featured two new products from Rogue Audio: The Pharaoh hybrid integrated amplifier and the Triton phono preamp. The George Warren turntable was fitted with a Soundsmith cartridge. We listened to Chet Atkins on a slightly warped recorded which was handled well by table with mostly insignificant dynamic issues.
Here is a closer shot of the table ($4,850 in walnut). It is servo controlled and the belt is made of fishing line. That's a new one on me.
Music First Audio was showing this system built around an Otari MX5050 Mk. III-2 reel to reel deck with its heads direct connected to a Bottlehead Eros tape head preamp. Power amps were Electra Fidelity 300B monoblocks and the speakers are the wonderful Audio Note UK AN-E Lexus HE's with silver voice coils. This is all very fine equipment but the system was not living up to its potential when we visited. Perhaps more tweaking or warm up was in order?
Dupuy Acoustique was showing the Conga speakers and the new Daisy Reflector. The reflector is intended to cancel rear wall reflections. The system was plagued by an amp that sounded as if it was clipping even at relatively low SPL's.
This system included AnnaLyric Systems' AC-8 AC conditioner ($1,800), Dynamic Design Anniversary Edition Nebula Series cables $5,500 – $12,000), Marten Getz speakers ($20,000/pr.), ModWright Instruments LS36.5 DM tube preamp + KWA 150SE stereo amp + a tube modified Oppo BDP-105 player ($3,695 – $9,995). The other source was the Helius Design Alexia turntable with a Helius arm and Dynavector cartridge ($13,600). I'm glad they had a "for sale" sign in the room. Patricia barber on vinyl was very rich sounding. Maybe more than just a little too rich, honestly.
Here is a close up of the ModWright/Helius rack.
Astell&Kern burst onto the scene with 2 models of high fidelity music players plus a portable USB DAC. All their electronic products feature 24-bit Wolfson DAC's. This year they were at RMAF demoing their new standmount speakers. These two-way speakers have cabinets fabricated from 6 layers of carbon fiber. We listened to Hotel California (Live) but the speakers sounded disappointingly vague and indifferent.
Here is a closeup of the Astell&Kern players that were used in the demo. The amp is a one-off design.
After hearing a series of systems that just weren't up to par, it was a real breath of fresh air when we wandered into the Kubala-Sosna Research room. Finally we found a system with a confident, purposeful sound. Female vocals were spry with clean sibilants while leading edges of strings had that addictive presence. (An aside – every room with YG Acoustics speakers had excellent sound this year.) The breakdown: YG Sonja 1.2 Passive Speakers ($72,800/pr.), Mola-Mola Kaluga Monoblocks x4 ($7,500/ea.), Mola-Mola Makua Preamp ($10,000), Luxman DA-06 DAC ($4,990) and Kubala-Sosna Elation cables and interconnects. This room didn't need a "For Sale" sign!
Fritz Speakers had a demo system at RMAF again this year. Seen here are the Fritz LS 7/R speakers ($3,500/pr.), Wyred4Sound mINT amp & DAC ($1,495) and a Parasound Zcd CD player ($400). Guess who was playing when we entered the room (drum roll) . . . Stevie Ray! This system offered a clean and open presentation with lots of air in the treble.
Here is a display of a few other Fritz speakers.
I was really looking forward to visiting the Constellation room this year. They went to great lengths to provide a stellar set up and the resulting audio quality was commensurate with their exhaustive efforts. The amplification was via two Constellation Centaur Monoblocks which offer 500 clean watts per channel. Was that necessary? Not really as they were driving a pair of Von Schweikert Audio VR-11SE Mk2 speakers which have 2,000 wpc powered subs and a sensitivity rating of 99 dB! This system had eerily transparent mids and an extremely solid foundation in the bass. The source we listened to was a UHA reel to reel feeding through a Constellation Virgo preamp. The sound of a jazz xylophone was huge but with a stunningly natural timbre.
A closer look at the UHA decks in Constellation's room.
Sadurni Acoustics was showing this eye-catching pair of horns in a live demo (~$30,000/pr.). This is actually a four-way system. The three horns cover the frequency range from 120 Hz to 40 kHz. The black horizontal tubes in the back are subs that add bass extension down to 25 Hz. The dividing network is fully active. They claimed to be driving the system with a total of 2-1/2 watts per channel. At first, I thought they had a characteristic horn sound, but they quickly won me over with a vivid midrange and I was amazed by the deep, tuneful bass. I bet this system can go loud.
My next stop was a quick visit to the CanJam area of the show. It was pretty busy on day one.
Focal had a collection of headphones on display. I gave a listen to their new Classics (far left). DAC duties were being handled by a Micromega MyDac with amplification via a Pathos tubed headphone amp. I auditioned a Fleetwood Mac song and found this system had a rich, meaty sound with good balance in the upper registers. Mid bass was spot on with excellent pacing. The phones were comfy if just a little tight. But I would suspect they will soften up with use. They did a good job isolating the ambient noise as well.
Here is a little closer shot of the Micromega MyDac and Pathos amp. The Pathos DAC on the bottom was awaiting a firmware update and was consequently out of service at the time of my visit.
I auditioned the Audeze LCD X headphones next ($1,699). Audeze is marketing these as "Reference-level planar magnetic headphones". They played the Hi Res version of Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine" for me. There was fine weight on the opening synth pulses and vocals were supported with an intense drive. My only criticism was a very slight brittleness on strings.
I can't believe Audeze would let their secret formula go exposed in public 😉
Legacy Audio was showing off their award-winning Aeris speakers again this year. And why not? They have been getting rave reviews from all quarters since their introduction. Looking in my crystal ball, I think we might one day see a review of these speakers on the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity main site (complete with bench tests).
A Rega 40th Anniversary RP 40 limited edition table was available to audition used records before purchase. Nice.
This is a wide shot of the Acoustic Zen and Triode Corporation room. The speakers are the Acoustic Zen Crescendos. All the electronics are courtesy Triode Corporation – TRX-1 Pre amp with a pair of TRX-M845 monoblocks. The speakers were widely spaced and toed in just slightly so I thought there would be a hole in the middle. Not so, the staging was remarkable. Even though they were spinning redbook cds, this sounded like real music to my ears with a warm tube glow both literally and figuratively.
A closer look at the Triode Corporation gear.
Volti was showing their Vittora speakers in collaboration with the British electronics firm that impressed me so much last year, Border Patrol. Rim shots had clean transients and the alto sax had a masculine timbre. The subwoofer (not shown) filled in the lowest octave admirably. I really love the finish on these speakers as well.
The Border Patrol rack shows their utilitarian aesthetic. I wish their components had more flair, but who cares really when they sound this good?
Resonessence Labs had their brand new Herus DAC at the show. These are the tiny boxes with the blue logos in the middle of the display. All Resonessence's DACs are built around ESS Sabre chips. The Herus is their smallest DAC yet and uses the new ES9010K2M chip. This asynchronous USB unit supports DSD64 and DSD128 as well as high data rate PCM at 24bits up to 352.8Ks/S. It is rated to have greater than 100 dB SNR and 0.003% THD. I auditioned one over a pair of HD 700 headphones. The source was an iPad. On Patricia Barber "She's a Lady" I heard fine bass extension and nice transients on finger snaps. In many ways, this was one of the better headphone demos I heard on Day 1.
Audio by Van Alstine had two new products on display: FET Valve CF Advanced Vacuum Tube Preamplifier ($1,899) and the Ultravalve Vacuum Tube Amplifier (35 wpc; $1,999). As always, these are high quality, high performance and high value offerings. In this case, the imaging was truly holographic and an orchestral work we enjoyed was defined on a grand scale.
This is the rack with the new preamp near the top and the amp is below.
Salk had a new speaker model this year. Dubbed the SoundScape 8, this nifty three-way features an RAAL ribbon tweeter, an Accuton midrange, dual 8″ woofers and dual 12″ passive radiators. Claimed frequency response is 25 Hz – 60 kHz +/- 3 dB with 88 dB sensitivity. They look sweet too ($7,995/pr.).
This is the other rack of Van Alstine electronics that were driving the SoundScape 8's.
Now that Bryston has developed a line of speakers, you can get a system that is all Bryston. This system sounded terrific. It comes with their amazing build quality and the industry leading warranty on everything.
SST Audio is a Russian company I am not yet familiar with. They teamed up with Volti Audio to assemble this impressive system. The heart of this system was "The Essence" amplifier. This is a single-ended tubed 'integrated' monoblock with GE 813 output tubes. (40 wpc; $62,000/pr.). The Volti speakers in this room were the Alura A15/MT1 3-ways with a 15″ bass driver in a bass reflex cabinet, 2″ midrange compression driver and a 1″ compression tweeter in a wooden Tractix horn. This was one of the better sounding rooms on the first day. An acoustic bass solo had a very legitimate you-are-there-sound.
I just had to highlight the look of these SST amps that are said to be made in collaboration with the Zagato Studio in Italy. Materials for the chassis include titanium, stainless, copper and African Frake wood.
Zesto Audio introduced their new power amp at the show this year. They have named their new baby the Bia ($12,500). This amp keeps the now familiar Zesto visual theme. I have been impressed by all the Zesto products so far and the company owners, George and Carolyn Counnas, are fine people to boot.
Here was the complete Zesto/TAD system. They were playing Illinois Jacquet again. I asked for Steely Dan "Gaucho". This sounded extravagant and smooth as silk. Why not get vinyl and all tube electronics if you can?
Here is a closer look at the Andros PS1 phono preamp that started it all along with the Merrill Williams REAL 101 Turntable.
Absolare was playing a piece I am not familiar with as I entered the room. This didn't matter much, though as this was clearly another fine sounding all-tube system – great micro and macro dynamics. Trumpets were brought forward with excellent presence.
The leather-clad Absolare amps and preamps are a sight to behold.
Jim Clements Report-Day 2
As always, mbl was on hand showing a complete system. This year, they were featuring their entry level Corona line.
This is a side view of the mbl 116 Elegance speaker showing the side-mounted woofers.
The UHA tape deck brings a splash of bright colors to the mbl rack.
Every year, Emerald Physics assembles complete systems with performance far beyond their price points. Their open-baffle, controlled-directivity speakers are said to be less prone to room effects than other designs. Maybe that is one reason they sound good at these shows – the room doesn't faze them much. Another offshoot of the highly efficient open-baffle design is that they are very dynamic, making them perfect for those who like to play music at live levels without strain. This year, they had a very luxurious presentation throughout the entire spectrum.
This is the Emerald Physics rack. Their system included a pair of Emerald Physics CS3 MK2 speakers ($3,500/pr.), two REL T9 subs ($2,400/pr.), one Emerald Physics EP100.2SE Special Edition power amp ($2,200), one DSPeaker Anti-mode 2.0 (preamp and room correction) ($1,200), a Jolida Fusion DAC/Transport ($2,300), a ProJect Xtension 10 turntable and NuWave phono stage.
German Physiks speakers' main strength remains their open staging. They used room treatments which made for a better demo than last year. They would still benefit from a sub and super tweeter but Patricia Barber did sound a little more refined than in last year's set up.
Wyred 4 Sound had a new stereo amp at RMAF this year. This dual mono, fully balanced amp is available with either of two power rating levels – 250 wpc (ST 500mkII, $1,499) and 450 wpc (ST 1000mkII, $1,999). Both models are available in either black or silver. I listened to the ST 1000mkII driving a pair of Emerald Physics CS2.3's. Each time Wyred 4 Sound releases a new amp, it has less and less of the characteristic Class D sound which is a definitely good thing. I always enjoy W4S's staging abilities and this year the pacing was incredible as well.
I accidentally photobombed myself in the D+M room! This room featured Boston Acoustics towers being fed via an all-Marantz rack.
Here is the aforementioned rack showing you all the Marantz goodness on display. New this year is the Refernce Series Network Audio Player (NA-11S1). It is AirPlay compatible and can stream online music services like Pandora and Spotify as well. It has all manner of digital inputs including front and rear panel USB's (DSD capable). DAC's are native 192/24. Stereo analog outputs are both single ended and balanced. Also new this year is the SA-14S1 Reference Series SACD player. This player is also natively 192/24 and has optical, coax and USB inputs but single ended outputs only.
The Audio Video Logic room had this system on demo – Krell Phantom III ($5,499), Krell S-350 CD ($2,500), Krell EVO 2250 ($8,000), Krell Connect Stream Player ($3,500), PS Audio P-5 ($3,495) and the Magico S-1's ($12,600). The sound was decidedly clean. I wish the speakers were farther apart. So I took matters into my own hands and moved my chair much closer. That was way better as these speakers image strongly. These compact tower speakers were naturally not the greatest in bass extension but were strong performers nonetheless.
This is the Krell/PS Audio rack.
Here was another YG Acoustics room. This one featured Veloce electronics driving the YG Kipod II Studio/Signature passive speakers. A Diana Krall album was spinning on the turntable when I entered the room. This was an all-around balanced and fine sounding system with an extremely nuanced presentation.
This is the rack with the Kronos turntable on top. This turntable is equipped with the famously counter-rotating pair of platters. This patented technology eliminates torsional forces in the table's action. Other refinements include a double suspended plinth as well as a unique tonearm design where the bearing is below the stylus. These two features make the set-up far less prone to external vibration and skipping. Both these qualities were demonstrated to me by the designer, Louis Desjardins. I hate to pass out best of show awards because of all the different complicating factors, but if pressed to pick the best sounding turntable I heard at RMAF this year then I would name the Kronos as the outright victor. It was that good.
Ayre turned their room into a record store.
Odyssey always has a complete system (sans source) at an affordable price. The one pictured here included speakers, amp and preamp that will cost you just $6,700 for the set (cabling included). They also had new room treatments by GIK Acoustics at the show this year.
They were playing one of my favorite Richard Thompson songs in the Vienna Acoustics/Boulder Amplifiers room when I sat down for a listen. There was copious mid bass; it was more than just a little too rich though. In all fairness, it was impossible for me to evaluate this system with a large group of people in the room. The system comprised the Vienna "The Kiss" speakers ($18,000/pr.), Boulder CD1021 Network CD player ($25,000), Boulder 1010 Preamp ($15,000) and Boulder 1050 monoblocks ($46,000/pr.) all strung together with Analysis Plus cables.
The Audio Alternative room had epic sound on orchestral crescendos, but was somewhat shrill on a *Snowbirds'* album (not sure what my tablet substituted *Snowbirds* for?). Melody Gardot on CD was much more in balance if not downright seductive. The speakers are the Vandersteen 5A Carbons with M7-HP Balanced Crossover.
The Dan D'Agostino Momentum Monoblocks nicely displayed on the tilting Momentum stands.
The second Audio Alternative room was equally seductive. Seen here are the Vandersteen Model 7 speakers.
This is the rack with the Audio Research Reference 10 preamp, Reference 10 phonostage and Reference CD9 CD Player/DAC. Cables and interconnects were by Audioquest.
A closer look still to show the AMG Viella 12 Turntable with Lyra Atlas MC Cartridge. AMG turntables showed up in a lot of rooms this year.
audiohouse had a room full of gear that featured Parasound, Monitor Audio, VPI and Kimber Cable. Of note here are the Monitor Audio Platinum PL200 speakers in ebony ($9,000), the VPI Classic 4 with dual tonearms ($12,000) and the new Halo JC3+ Phono Preamp ($2,350). They were playing flamenco guitar on vinyl. I wanted to sit closer again. The sound was best when the speakers and I formed an equilateral triangle.
Here is the new Parasound Halo Phono preamp conveniently backwards in the rack so attendees could see the connectivity and adjustment options.
The Joseph Audio, Jeff Rowland, VPI and Soundsmith system was incredible. They played Elvis singing "Peace in the Valley" from the Essential 57 album (Living Stereo). This was the only demo I heard that earned a spontaneous, unanimous standing ovation at the end. Was it the equipment, the recording or was it the King? The table was the new VPI Classic Direct. I know this system with the Jeff Rowland electronics is very expensive but I swear I'm going to hold my breath till they give it to me.
The Cary Audio room.
Cary's new network player is seen on the upper right.
Cary's entry-level Audio Electronics line.
Rega turntables are now available with graphics representing your favorite football team? I want one with the Dallas Cowboys on it (but you can go ahead and leave Tony Romo off there please).
The speakers shown here are the new PMC Fact. 12 reference floorstanding 3-ways. They have adjustable crossovers, twin transmission line woofer loading and come in a number of gorgeous finishes including white satin. They have dual 6″ woofers, a 2″ soft dome mid and a 0.75″ soft dome tweeter. Claimed frequency response is 26 Hz – 30 kHz. ($19,500/pair.) There were a number of new products on display from Rega here as well – the Elicit-R Integrated amplifier (105 wpc, $2,995), the Saturn-R Dac and CD Transport ($2,995), the RP8 turntable with Alpheta MC cartridge ($3,995) and the Aria MC/MM phono preamp ($1,495).
The all-seeing eye(s) of McIntosh were looking right through me. XRT1K ($45,000/pr.)
Check out the amazing new Sonus faber Olympica III's! The lyre shaped cabinets are mirrored pairs finished in real wood veneers. These speakers are a full three way design with all new drivers and dual 9″ woofers.
Top view of the Olympica III showing off the cladding with the Sf logo embossed into the natural leather.
The ported enclosure of the Olympicas fires through these side vents. The user can choose to place the speakers so the vents are on the inside or on the outside giving them the opportunity to tweak the set up for the best tonal balance in their room or for their particular tastes.
This is Wadia's new streamer, DAC and amplifier called the INTUITION 01. It is rated at 350 watts per channel and features 384 kHz/32 bit DACs with native DSD playback via USB.
Jim Clements Report-Day 3
This is a small tower speaker from German manufacturer, Manger Precision Sound. This is their bending wave driver that has claimed linear response from 330 Hz to 45 kHz. One can liken its action to a pebble in a pond – the voice coil excites the innermost part of the driver and then waves trickle outward through the flexible membrane. The technology is designed to tap a human's primordial ability to sense micro transients and should therefore relax the listener. They were lightning fast, but I felt that the frequency balance could use further refinement (albeit in a very short audition).
The rear panel of the Manger tower reveals that it is self-powered via a Class AB amp. The switches allow tailoring the response. Manger is still looking for a US distributor. Expect retail prices in the ~$20k/pr range.
Here is the lineup of Lindeman electronics in the Manger room.
The Aaudio Imports room is always jam packed with show goers and cost-no-object gear. The speakers here are the Lansche No.8.2's ($266k). The electronics were from Ypsilon, turntables from Hartvig and Thales with cabling primarily by Stage III.
The equipment in the Aaudio Imports room was on Tandem Series Equipment Racks ($16,100) and Amp Stands ($4,500).
This room featured Daedalus Audio, ModWright Instruments and WyWires gear. The DAC was a pre production prototype from ModWright known as the Elyse ($TBD). The preamp was the two box ModWright LS 36.5 DM ($9,995) while the amp was their KWA 150 Sig. Edition ($8,495). The speakers were the Daedalus Ulysses version.2's ($14,950). Power distribution was via the pictured WyWires/Daedalus Power Broker AC dist. ($2,499) which showed up in a number of rooms this year as a hedge against the compromised power in the hotel. This system unfortunately sounded strained on Paul Simon's "Graceland".
The Daedalus Audio/ModWright Instruments rack up close.
This is the VPI Classic Direct that showed up in a number of rooms this year. It was a consistently good sounding 'table wherever it showed up.
A pair of Atma Sphere Novacron Limited Edition mono block amps ($12,000/pr.). These amps are the famous output transformerless architecture and are rated at a robust 60 wpc into an 8-ohm load.
This was the Doshi Audio/Paragon Sight and Sound Room. The "core system" was all Doshi – 3.0 Line Stage ($20,000), 3.0 Phono Stage ($20,000), 3.0 Tape Stage ($20,000) and the Jhor 160 watt Monoblocks ($36,000/pr.). The speakers were the Wilson Alexias ($48,500/pr.). The source was a vintage Studer A 80 RC Mk 2 Tape Deck. This demo was waaaay better than the Wilson/VTL demo I heard last year. They played CCR "Suzie Q" when I was there. I was kind of totally blown away if you know what I mean. The level of transparency was remarkable.
The Doshi Jhor monoblocks.
The Pro-Ject HL Signature Turntable ($12,000) with a Koetsu Azule Platinum Cartrdige ($12,000) in the Doshi/Paragon room.
This was the Studer A 80 RC Mk2 tape deck from the Doshi/Paragon room. Must be nice.
The Mass Fidelity relay is a stand-alone Bluetooth receiver with high end aspirations. Apparently, Bluetooth got a bad rap early on and advances have improved the technology tremendously. (I learned that Bluetooth has a much higher bandwidth than I was aware of.) So this flexible, little box can be connected to any audio system and provides a high quality Bluetooth interface. They had an A/B demo where they switched between a direct feed and one that came through the relay. The relay was not perfectly pristine, but was remarkably close to the direct feed and the convenience factor is very high.
In years past, the Luxman and Vivid suite has always been a bright spot on my coverage and this year was no exception. Male vocals were dynamic and at first the orchestra filled a rather large room at near live levels until a big crescendo which revealed they were pushing the amp too hard.
Apex audio had two rooms at the show. This was their big system with Focal Stella Utopia EM speakers ($95,000/pr.), Solution 500 Monoblock amps ($55,500/pr.), Solution 520 Preamp ($26,000), Solution 540 CD/SCAD player ($32,500), Transrotor Rondino Nero ($14,000), Graham Phantom Supreme tonearm ($6,800) and Air Tight PC-1 Supreme Cartridge ($10,500). The system sounded "great" (and expensive) on vinyl.
This is the turntable rig on a Critical Mass MAXXUM rack system ($5,650/level) in the Apex audio suite.
The smaller system in the Apex audio suite with Focal Diablo Utopia speakers, Air Tight electronics and Transrotor 'table and 'arm. Though still expensive, this is much more my speed.
Tannoy Kingdom Royal speakers. Bling. Envy.
Here is the VAC Statement 450S "dual mono" amplifier ($44,000). This bad boy has 8~KT88 tubes and is rated at 225 wpc. He's so cool, he needs a separate power supply (bottom).
These Induction Dynamics 2013 ID1 speaker ($15,000/pr) had a really nice groove on "Hey Nineteen" on SACD. Other EQ on hand: Oppo BDP-105 ($1,200), McIntosh MT-10 turntable ($10,500), McIntosh C2500 Tube Pre Amp ($7,000) and McIntosh MC452 Power Amp ($8,500) with wiring by Kimber Kable.
A close shot of the Oppo/McIntosh gear in the Induction Dynamics room.
2013 marks Phase Technology's 30th Anniversary and to celebrate, they decided to recreate the first product they ever produced all those years ago, the PC60 CA ($1,500/pr.). They had a most excellent soundstaging ability and gave me a wonderfully smooth performance. There was no noticeable transition between drivers likely because of their absolute phase crossover technology. Other equipment in play – Oracle Paris Turntable ($5,000) (cartridge/tone arm incl.), Oracle Paris CD Player ($3,750), Oracle Paris PH200 Phono Amp ($1,795), McIntosh MX150 Processor ($10,000) and McIntosh MC207 Power Amp ($9,000).
I really appreciate the honest and robust build quality of the Phase Technology PC60 CA's.
This is the McIntosh and Oracle rack up close.
ENIGMAcoustics was on hand with their Sopranino electrostatic super tweeters. These tweeters do not require AC power as the membrane is permanently charged as with an electret microphone. They operate over the range of 8 kHz – 40 kHz.
The Sopraninos were atop a pair of Magico floorstanders, speakers that don't need a lot of help to sound good. The demo was an Oscar Peterson track. They played it three times – once with the tweeters in, then out and then back in again. I must say it really does work. You can hear a harmonic structure that just isn't audible with them defeated. It may be largely due to the response in the 8 – 12 kHz range, but it might also be due to our ability to sense ultrasonics but not actually hear them as sounds. Who knows for sure?
Back view of the Sopranino.
JBL was showing these new, smaller horns that they referred to as studio monitors. They have a dual voice coil compression driver that operates down to 800 Hz and is capable of 159 db output! The waveguide (horn) is a new design too. Like many horns, the sound was vivid and palpable but with very decent bass extension too. These were bi amped via an active crossover. I was impressed. Also seen here are a pair of the Revel M105's that I reviewed recently.
Here is the plate amp/DAC from a pair of Vanatoo powered monitors. These little speakers impressed me with their sound via a direct USB input from a laptop. This was a Hi-res file. They had just a trace of the Class D sound with claimed bass extension to the low 40's. The imaging was fine as you would expect from a compact speaker ($499 – $549 depending on finish).
The SW speakers said, "Take me to your leader."
Music Hall's new cowhide mat ($75). It is treated so you shouldn't get lice or mad cow disease.
A new vacuum record cleaner from Music Hall as well ($750).
One more new product from Music Hall was the Ikura 'table ($1,195).
The new Acoustic Signature WOW turntable ($1,595) with a Funk Firm F-XR arm ($2,495) in the Goener Communication room. The speakers were the Audio Physic Avantera Plus+ ($28,000). I had them play some Bach organ works on vinyl. I was able to really relax and tune out the noise from the other rooms at the show. There was an excellent representation of the performance hall on this pipe organ considering no sub.
The electronics in Goener's room were the Trigon Chronolog CD/DVD Player/Music Server ($949) and the Trigon Epilog integrated ($12,995 add $1,495 for a phono module and $1,695 for the DAC module).
Things were chaotic in the SVS room when I stopped in. At least they were playing some modern and relevant music (NIN).
The new Dynaudio Excite X34's ($3,400/pr.) were being fed via a rack full of Octave tube gear.
The Sonist Audio Recital 3 speakers are made from gorgeous real wood and the sound was equally luxurious.
Take a look at this Hifi Man prototype mini player that should come to market in a few months. It has Hi-Res capabilities and balanced outs. I listened to Jack Johnson over a pair of Hifi Man's dynamic IEM's. This was a very promising performance with fine microdynamic shadings.
Yours truly enjoying a demo of the Hifi Man HE-500 'phones. I can clearly see why these are Stephen Hornbrook's reference phones.
This is the EF-5 amp that was driving the HE-500's.
Here is the Hifi Man EF-6 headphone amp that has become John Johnson's reference along with the HE-6 planar magnetic headphones. The combination of the two basically blew me away.
First Impression Music had a selection of silver and gold discs as well as vinyl at the show. I will be getting some of these excellent sounding discs for my collection very soon. Highly recommended.
Piero Gabucci Reporting in…It's a Wrap!
This year's show proved to me that digital audio, at the highest level is finally here. Some might say it was inevitable or already prevalent, but the audiophile world is not apologetic about it anymore, in fact embraced. The irony is that I've never seen so much analog at a show either. The mix of sources and playback gear is astounding. We heard turntables and reel-to-reel, we heard CD's and SACD's, we heard digital music from laptops, SD cards and servers. I saw more DAC's, table top and portable. Digital formats included standard redbook mp3 and flac, high resolution at all levels and DSD native resolution and even BluRay. Headphones galore, with Class A amps! I haven't heard so much room correction for a two channel show before – the music world is alive and well, thank goodness!
Jim Clements and I visited every room and went back to many of them over the few days. Hope that you liked some of our videos on Google+. Jim has presented a very complete picture of this year's RMAF and I wanted to add some additional images and input as a final wrap of the show.
Parasound Halo
Although Parasound's CD 1 player has garnished a lot of attention this last year, the new P 5 preamplifier has mine. A replacement to the popular P 3, the P 5 offers adjustable high and low pass crossovers, balanced inputs and outputs, a built in DAC and digital inputs. Retail should be around a grand once available in November.
Unsatisfied with just producing significant hardware Bryston has dabbled with speaker design. Last year's Model T has turned into an entire line called the HT Series. This speaker hardly befits its name as the Mini T bookshelf at about $2,500 plus the stands. I heard clean full sound with plenty of bottom end.
DeVORE FIDELITY
Brooklyn, New York based speaker designer was auditioning it's line called Oragutan, a highly sensitive speaker designed to be powered by low powered tube gear. A sensitivity of 93 dB and rated at 10 ohms, I liked the simplicity of design and enjoyed listening to it. The O/96 sells in the $12,000 range while the more affordable O/93 at about $8,400.
Sadurni Acoustics
All kidding aside, these sculptural, floor-sitting horn loaded loudspeakers are impressive. I appreciated the modest volume playback but at just 2.5 watts the sound was truly pleasurable. The separate subwoofer array placed behind the speaker is referred to as ABW, or Added Back Wave. The "system" begins around $25,000 and can climb to $40,000. Bring a crane, they each weigh in the 500 pound range.
SST Audio
SST Audio gear is visually stunning. This Russian brand tube gear is expensive but it looks it. I'd give it "Best eye-candy" of the show as the design aesthetic was a collaboration with Zagato Studio in Italy. "The Essence" is a single-ended class A 40wpc monoblock. I should mention the Volti speaker Alura A15, 3-way featuring a wood midrange horn and a 15″ base driver. Based in Maine, the stunning lacquer-finished rosewood cabinet speakers sell for $13,900 for the pair. A truly great sounding room.
Luke Manley was on hand to audition their new S-400 Siegfried Reference II amplifier stereo version at $33,500. Paired with Wilson Alexia $48,000 speakers, the amplifier is rated at 300 watt, triode switchable to 150w and left me drooling, almost literally. I went back to listen several times.
Joseph Audio
I suppose it's expected for a $31,000 speaker pair to sound amazing, but the Pearl 3 was exceptional in looks and performance. There were a handful of speakers I'd say I'd love to take home, those were one of them. Using a VPI classic direct drive turntable and Jeff Rowland Design Group amplifiers, my notes read, "Clear, open, accurate with a full bottom dynamic." Even loved the Elvis!
Raven Audio
JJ and I marveled at these beautiful tube amplifiers made in Groveton Texas. Expect JJ to review the Silhouette monoblocks at $12,995 and the Preamplifier at $13,995. But they had beautiful units starting at $1,495 with a 20 wpc Nighthawk. I omitted the bad image I took but JJ got a superb image which is included here.
VELOCE Audio
A few rooms included YG speaker for paring their amps. Veloce audio llc showed and auditioned their Lithio Series Saetta hybrid amplifier. With a Class A tube driver stage and solid state output. By making this a hybrid battery/AC system, it removes AC noise for a lower noise floor, I though the room sounded clean and detailed.
Always a favorite stop of mine, Dynaudio introduced the Excite Series with the X34 3-way floorstanding speaker that will retail for $3,400 per pair.
Along with a modestly powered 40 watt tube amplifier from Octave in the V40SE at $5,300 entertained me with a rich and dynamic sound.
Also pictured is the X38 at $4,500 per pair.
Antelope Audio
Just stunning in design, introduced last year, the Rubicon Atomic AD/Da preamp, atomic referring to the atomic clock said to be 100,000 times more accurate. 384 kHz, DNLA streaming, analog and digital input/outputs galore. Don't recall the actual price, somewhere in the $40,000 range.
Also, their Zodiac Platinum DSD 768 kHz DAC, the poor image doesn't do it justice. With the power supply about $5,000.
EMM Labs
With the total cost of the room around $275,000, yes that's more than most pay for a house EMM Labs played SACD in recorded 4 channels. Although the music was amazing, the room may have been slightly too big to fully appreciate the surround sound. The technology used to record in 4 channel is called IsoMike or Isolated Microphones – 4 microphones are suspended separated by IsoMike baffles.
Neat Acoustics
Even I was struck by the hot pink speakers from Neat, the Motive SX2 at $2,395, but the sound was coming from the $995 Iona speakers on the back stands. Sonneteer provided the Sedley USB phono preamp at $1,495, the Byron CD player at $2,795and Orton Integrated amplifier at $3,795. Vinyl playback from the VPI Scout 2 turntable and Dynavector cartridge, $2,400 and $850 respectively.
Nola Speakers
I've never come away from listening to New Jersey based Nola speakers disappointed, in fact always impressed. Fine detail from a ribbon tweeter, magnesium gold bass drivers, the Metro Grand Reference is finished in rosewood. Audio Research (found in many rooms) provided the amplification and cables from Nordost.
Jeff Rowland Design Group
A number of rooms included Jeff Rowland amplifiers. The image shows how from a single block of aluminum that a chassis is cut. The optical illusion wavy faceplate is unmistakable.
Audio Video Logic included in their room Magico S1, a two-way, $12,600 per pair speaker with an aluminum cabinet. I was stopping by to see the Krell audio player in the Connect at $2,500, ($3,500 with the on-board DAC). I loved the display of course. the other equipment included the Krell Phantom III preamp at $5,500, CD player S-350A $2,500 and EVO 2250E power amp rated at 250 wpc @ 8 ohms, $8,000.
Audio Alternative
This was a great sounding room with Dan D'Agostino Momentum monoblocks and pre-amps, Vandersteen 5A Carbon Loudspeakers , the new Rega RP-8 turntable and Audioquest cables.
One of the beautiful pieces, and there were many including Wadia Intuition, is the french made Devialet D-Premier which combines Class A and Class D power.
Sony's audio reputation has skyrocketed in the last couple of years with the SS-AR1 and AR2 loudspeakers. Their commitment to two-channel audio continues with the high resolution audio player at $1,999 shipping later this year.
The Sound Organization T.S.O.
The group showing in a couple of rooms included the Naim NAIT Series integrated amplifiers from $1,800 for the 5si and $2,900 for the XS2 and SuperNAIT 2 at $4,900. Add the Naim network music player and a pair of Dali Epicon 6 loudspeakers at $13,995 for the pair.
PMC also very impressive with their beautifully finished Fact 12 at $19,500 for the pair. Rega's new RP8 turntable, $3,995 with cartridge and new integrated amp, DAC, CD transport, and phonostage made for a rich, articulate presentation.
I did admit to the good people at T.S.O. that I'd become more familiar with their line up thoroughly. Loved what I heard in both rooms.
PSB with NAD
The Lenbrook Group pair teamed up to deliver an exceptional demonstration that Paul Barton presented himself. The PSB Imagine T2 that I reviewed powered by the unique NAD D7050, $999 digital integrated amplifier that should say more about what audio components will look like in the future.
Just because, I liked the new Thorens complete table for $1,499!
JBL and Mark Levinson
JBL's M2 sounded amazing with Mark Levinson equipment. "Master Reference" monitor for those who like that professional studio accuracy. I didn't catch the price but wow, impressive.
Rogue Audio
Last year I marveled at the Sphinx Integrated Hybrid Amplifier, 100 wpc into 8 ohms for under $1,500 which powered one room on the other side of the hotel, while the new Pharaoh integrated Hybrid powered a different room. The price is $3,495 but such a great value in my book.
And now for the "other" stuff that caught my eye, and ear….
This audio rack is just a thing of beauty! Talking to Stillpoint's Bruce Jacobs who shared some thoughts about it with me, I was struck by the elegance and technical simplicity. American made, the ESS rack can be customized to any component configuration you need.
At this show they cleverly showed their Stillpoints products as graphics for acoustic room treatment.
MIT or Music Interface Technologies
If you're into hardcore cable technology, MIT can help you, because you have a problem. But these new reference audio cables called Oracle MA-X Super HD speakers cost $53,000.
Marigo audio Labs
Marigo displayed the newer version, the Ultima High Definition Signature Mat at $239. Thinner and lighter than it's predecessor, it will work with all disk formats for improved audio and video.
Finally met the man behind the Marigo Ron Hedrich. Merigo makes cables as well as the mat but was showing the beautifully conceived and fabricated Mystery feet. $799 will buy you a set of 3, since that is the minimum to support a speaker or component. Each turn will produce a different sound Ron articulates.
Speaker and room calibration DEQX paired their Premate DC/DSP/DAC room calibration with a VPI Scout turntable, an Apple MacBook Pro and Mac Mini, Plinius amplifiers and YG Acoustics Kipods. The changes in EQ'd and not EQ'd is subtle but adds a bit of refinement especially in the mid range.
More room correction with this totally customizable system with the Dual Core for $1,099. The tiny screen is controlled by a remote that offers a significant configurability.
Dupuy Acoustique
The Daisy Reflector, or should i say three of them stacked is said to improve clarity is placed directly between the speakers and practically over the components. Shown with their Conga 3 way speaker and equalized by the DSPeaker mentioned above.
Some additional photos I just liked, but didn't have time to write about.
The new A2+ powered speakers for $249 for the pair
JBL Everest
Not new but always impressive to look at and listen to!
Postscript – John Johnson – 10-28-13
My impressions at the RMAF are that the high-end audio arena is moving back to analog at light speed. At each show, there are more turntables and tape decks being used as sources.
It was a beautiful couple of days at the Denver Tech Center. No snow this time, just great fall colors.
The tape decks are getting away from just refurbished older decks, and now they are appearing with extraordinary color expression. This Tascam deck is certainly someone's audio system centerpiece. The second photo is a close-up of the hand-painted artwork.
Here is a Thorens turntable with Burmeister electronics. Notice also the more visually appealing outer design of the power amplifier at the bottom. This is another trend: special attention to appearance to match the high-end performance.
Another gorgeous power amplifier.
Headphones and headphone amplifiers are also increasingly seen at shows. This amplifier uses a 300B triode as the output device. Pure Class A triode produces a velvety smooth sound.


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Kurucz 1993 Models
THE 1993 KURUCZ STELLAR ATMOSPHERES ATLAS The atlas contains about 7600 stellar atmosphere models for a wide range of metallicities, effective temperatures and gravities. These new LTE models have improved opacities and are computed with a finer wavelength and temperature resolution than the previous Buser-Kurucz atlas installed in the CDBS (crgridbk). The microturbulent velocity is 2 km s^{-1}. For a complete list of all the available models refer to our database. The new atlas installed in the CDBS is from the Kurucz database at Goddard Space Flight Center. The original atlas (CD-ROM No. 13) was created on August 22, 1993 and can be obtained from Dr. R. Kurucz. The atlas includes models of abundances (log_Z) relative to solar of +1.0, +0.5, +0.3, +0.2, +0.1, +0.0, -0.1, -0.2, -0.3, -0.5, -1.0, -1.5, -2.0, -2.5,-3.0, -3.5, -4.0, -4.5, and -5.0. The grid of models cover the gravity range from log_g= 0.0 to +5.0 in steps of +0.5. The range in effective temperature from 3500 K to 50000 K is covered with an uneven grid (see Table 1a). The model spectra cover the ultraviolet (1000A) to infrared (10 microns) spectral range with non-uniform wavelength spacing (see Table 1b). TABLE 1a: Grid of temperatures for the models Temperature Range Grid Step K K 3000 - 10000 250 10000 - 13000 500 13000 - 35000 1000 35000 - 50000 2500 TABLE 1b: Wavelength coverage for the models Wavelength Range Grid Step microns A 0.10 - 0.29 10 0.29 - 1.00 20 1.00 - 1.60 50 1.60 - 3.20 100 3.20 - 8.35 200 8.35 - 10.0 400 THE HST/CDBS VERSION OF THE 1993 KURUCZ ATLAS The atlas is divided in 19 independent subdirectories, according to metallicity. Within each subdirectory the stellar atmosphere models are given in STDAS multicolumn table format. Each table consist of 12 different columns, the first one containing the wavelength grid and each of the rest containing the spectrum of a star with the same effective temperature but different gravity, ranging from log_g= 0.0 to +5.0. Columns filled with zeros indicate that the model spectrum for that particular metallicity, effective temperature and gravity combination is not covered by the atlas. The names of the table files are given as kszz_ttttt.tab where "k", for Kurucz, is the first letter of the atlas; "szz" is the metallicity of the model (zz) with its sign (s); and "ttttt" is the model's effective temperature, using four or five digits depending on the value. For instance, models for an effective temperature of 5000 K with log_Z= -0.5 and log_Z= +3.5 are indicated by ttttt= 5000, s= m, zz= 05 and ttttt= 5000, s= p, zz= 35, i.e. km05_5000.tab and kp35_5000.tab. Within each individual table file, each column is named "gyy" where "yy" corresponds to 10*log_g. For example, log_g= +0.5 and log_g= +4.0 models are located in columns named g05 and g40, respectively. See the appendix for an example of a standard header of a table file. Physical fluxes of the spectra are given in FLAM surface flux units, i.e. ergs cm^{-2} s^{-1} A^{-1}. These flux units differ from those in the Kurucz CD-ROM by a factor of 3.336 x 10^{-19} x lambda^{2} x (4pi)^{-1}, i.e. are converted from ergs cm^{-2} s^{-1} Hz^{-1} steradian^{-1} to ergs cm^{-2} s^{-1} A^{-1}. To convert to observed flux at Earth, multiply by a factor of (R/D)^2 where R is the stellar radius, and D is the distance to Earth. The names of the files located in each metallicity subdirectory are listed in the README file located in each subdirectory. The range in gravity covered by the models for the different temperatures is also indicated. USE OF KURUCZ ATLAS WITH SYNPHOT Synphot tasks now permit the use of spectra selected from one of many columns in a single STSDAS table file. One does this by specifying as the "spectrum" parameter the name of the disk file (as before), and appending the name of the column containing the flux in brackets. Thus, to select any model spectrum characterized by a given metallicity, effective temperature, and gravity, specify a "spectrum" of the form: crgridk93$m_directory/kszz_ttttt.tab[gyy], where m_directory is the name of the subdirectory for a given metallicity. For example, to select the spectrum of a star with a metallicity of +0.1, a temperature of 10,000 K, and log gravity of 3.0, the specification would be: crgridk93$kp01/kp01_10000.tab[g30]. Please note that the model spectra in the atlas are in surface flux units. Thus, if the number of counts or the calculated absolute flux is needed, the model spectrum must be renormalized appropriately. One can do this in synphot with the "rn" function. An enhancement to synphot is planned for the near term that will allow a model spectrum to be selected within a synphot expression, using a special operator. The syntax will be something like "cat(kurucz,t,g,m)" where "t" is the effective temperature, "g" is the log gravity, and "m" is the log metallicity in solar units. The idea is that, instead of having to remember a directory/file naming syntax, a synphot user could specify a spectrum from a specified catalog (the Kurucz atlas, in this case) which most closely matches the specified attributes (in this case, T_{eff}, log_g, and log_Z) using an expression. The on-line help and the Synphot User's Guide will be updated when this feature is available. Since the entire atlas occupies close to 70MB of disk space, many applications could be satisfied by a copy of the solar metallicity spectra, only. A list of solar metallicity stars of different spectral types and luminosity classes together with their closest Kurucz model spectrum is presented in Table 2. The physical parameters, T_{eff} and log_g, characterizing each star are taken from Schmidt-Kaler's compilation of physical parameters of stars (Schmidt-Kaler 1982, Landolt-Bornstein VI/2b). The U-B and B-V colors of the closest model agree with the characteristic color of each star (see Schmidt-Kaler 1982) to better than 0.06 magnitude. TABLE 2: Suggested models for specific stellar types Type T_{eff} log_g Kurucz model O3V 52500 +4.14 kp00_50000[g50] O5V 44500 +4.04 kp00_45000[g50] O6V 41000 +3.99 kp00_40000[g45] O8V 35800 +3.94 kp00_35000[g40] B0V 30000 +3.9 kp00_30000[g40] B3V 18700 +3.94 kp00_19000[g40] B5V 15400 +4.04 kp00_15000[g40] B8V 11900 +4.04 kp00_12000[g40] A0V 9520 +4.14 kp00_9500[g40] A5V 8200 +4.29 kp00_8250[g45] F0V 7200 +4.34 kp00_7250[g45] F5V 6440 +4.34 kp00_6500[g45] G0V 6030 +4.39 kp00_6000[g45] G5V 5770 +4.49 kp00_5750[g45] K0V 5250 +4.49 kp00_5250[g45] K5V 4350 +4.54 kp00_4250[g45] M0V 3850 +4.59 kp00_3750[g45] M2V 3580 +4.64 kp00_3500[g45] M5V 3240 +4.94 kp00_3500[g50] B0III 29000 +3.34 kp00_29000[g35] B5III 15000 +3.49 kp00_15000[g35] G0III 5850 +2.94 kp00_5750[g30] G5III 5150 +2.54 kp00_5250[g25] K0III 4750 +2.14 kp00_4750[g20] K5III 3950 +1.74 kp00_4000[g15] M0III 3800 +1.34 kp00_3750[g15] O5I 40300 +3.34 kp00_40000[g45] O6I 39000 +3.24 kp00_40000[g45] O8I 34200 +3.24 kp00_34000[g40] BOI 26000 +2.84 kp00_26000[g30] B5I 13600 +2.44 kp00_14000[g25] AOI 9730 +2.14 kp00_9750[g20] A5I 8510 +2.04 kp00_8500[g20] F0I 7700 +1.74 kp00_7750[g20] F5I 6900 +1.44 kp00_7000[g15] G0I 5550 +1.34 kp00_5500[g15] G5I 4850 +1.14 kp00_4750[g10] K0I 4420 +0.94 kp00_4500[g10] K5I 3850 +0.34 kp00_3750[g05] M0I 3650 +0.14 kp00_3750[g00] M2I 3450 -0.06 kp00_3500[g00] APPENDIX Below is an example of a standard header for the table files in the CDBS version of Kurucz atlas. In this example the name of the file is kp00_8000.tab and contains all the models for a star of metallicity log_Z= 0.0 and effective temperature T_{eff}= 8000 K. Models cover a range of gravities from log_g= +1.0 (g10 in the header) to log_g= +5.0 (g50 in the header). Models for gravities log_g= +0.0 and +0.5 are not available for this particualr metallicity and effective temperature combination, and therefore do not appear listed in the header. Their corresponding columns (g00 and g05) are filled with zeros. The models are in FLAM surface flux units, i.e. ergs cm^{-2} s^{-1} A^{-1}. Header for table file kp00_8000.tab 1 TEFF i 8000 2 LOG_Z d 0.0000000000000000 3 HISTORY t g10 4 HISTORY t g15 5 HISTORY t g20 6 HISTORY t g25 7 HISTORY t g30 8 HISTORY t g35 9 HISTORY t g40 10 HISTORY t g45 11 HISTORY t g50 12 HISTORY t 13 HISTORY t Kurucz model atmospheres (1993) 14 HISTORY t 15 HISTORY t Fluxes tabulated in units of erg s^{-1} cm^{-2} A^{-1} 16 HISTORY t are surface fluxes. To transform to observed 17 HISTORY t fluxes multiply by (R/D)^{2} where R is the 18 HISTORY t radius of the star and D the distance. 19 HISTORY t Each column in the table represents the 20 HISTORY t spectrum of a star for the same metallicity 21 HISTORY t and effective temperature but different gravity.


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Heaven is a sausage party.
Um...It's being REPLACED.Snooky is having her own show.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on August 30, 2012, 10:20:15 pmUm...It's being REPLACED.Snooky is having her own show.Does that time slot have some kind of EBG style curse? Happy TV went digital and I can't see it. All I know about Snooky is secondhand knowledge that she's retarded and everybody hates her.
It's strange when even guys hate a woman with slightly misaligned eyes and huge tits.
Also get this straight women! A fat girl with huge boobs, is firstly a fat girl, and boobs dont trump that.
Also get this straight women! A fat girl with huge boobs, is firstly a fat girl, and boobs dont trump that.Its kind of like the equivalent to a biker with big guns but with a huge gut.
As a neuroscientist I have to disagree with the perception that anyone is doing mathematical modeling of cognitive intelligence, yet; intelligence as an economist defines it, yes, but economists are worlds away from actual cognition.


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"All eyes are definitely on Kate!" says maternity fashion designer Liz Lange. Of course, she's talking about the Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton), who announced her pregnancy by way of the royal family December 3, after she was hospitalized with severe morning sickness. "We haven't had a pregnant woman whose taste we all emulate since Jackie Kennedy was pregnant on the campaign trail with her husband," says Lange.
In recent years, Kate has become a fashion icon, with women all around the world looking up to her style — soon after she wears an item (especially an affordable one), it sells out of stores. And after her royal wedding to Prince William, the bridal fashion industry very obviously changed — designers were inspired by Kate's royal-meets-modern-chic wedding gown, and it showed in their new gowns. Now that Kate's pregnant, how will maternity fashion be affected? Here, three big names in the industry reveal their predictions to us.
Maternity style predictions for Kate
Forget sticking with basic black — Kate is into color, and the pros say that will continue into her pregnancy. "Kate loves jewel tone dresses that are simple, elegant and ladylike," says Lange. "I am hopeful that women will see through Kate's example, that colors other than black can be extremely slimming and quite beautiful in a pregnant body."
She's likely to keep pairing high-end designers with affordable ones, such as Zara, and adding on-trend touches to timeless clothes. "Kate loves to mix modern designs with contemporary classics, and now that she's pregnant, I don't see this changing." Baukjen de Swaan Arons, co-founder and design director of Isabella Oliver.
And pay special attention to Kate's accessories. "She'll continue to impress us with her expert layering and we'll see a lot of fabulous blazers and fitted lady-like coats," says Olivia Capone Myers, design director for A Pea in the Pod. "Her maternity looks will be enhanced by those refined touches she's known for: chic clutches, bow belts and demure pumps."
Kate's also likely to show off her bump with fitted styles that aren't skintight — nothing too flowy, except maybe at the very end of pregnancy, says Lange. Capone Myers says to look out for Kate wearing lace, "a key trend for spring."
"Kate is also a wonderful ambassador for the British Fashion Industry and I can see her continuing to champion British designers," says de Swaan Arons.
Her influe ** nce on other pregnant mamas-to-be**
"I think Kate's love of feminine silhouettes will influence a lot of future moms-to-be," says Capone Myers. "I'm excited to see more women who are expecting embrace the super-flattering sheath dress silhouette that Kate wears so well. I see her inspiring women to wear bold color."
"Her looks will show women that they can remain stylish and chic during pregnancy and don't have to change their fashion tastes when they find out that they are expecting," says de Swaan Arons.
What they'd design for h** er**
So, if these designers were to dress Kate, what would they have her wear? One word: Dresses!
"I would design a bunch of simple fitted dresses for her in figure flattering shapes and colors such as emerald green, royal blue, purple amethyst and shades of red," says Lange. "I personally wear dresses all year long and find them the easiest most comfortable way to dress when pregnant. Kate needs dresses that can take her from ribbon cuttings to black tie events with effortless ease."
"Kate is already a fan of classic wrap styles similar to those Isabella Oliver are famous for," says Arons. "These designs offer a smart and stylish look and allow for a growing pregnancy bump."
"Moving into spring, our collection will have an expert selection of dresses and separates in a vibrant color palette that would be perfect for Kate's day-to-day wardrobe," says Capone Myers.
How she'll change the maternity fashion industry
The pros say that Kate's style will impact their designs — and maternity fashion around the world.
"Since the announcement of her pregnancy, awareness of maternity fashion has been at the forefront of the industry's mind," says de Swaan Arons.
"I am already infusing more elegant details into my designs," says Capone Myers. "There is no doubt that we'll see a shift toward more sophisticated dressing when it comes to maternity wear."
Lange agrees: "I foresee a very elegant future."
Do you think Kate Middleton's maternity style will influence yours? Are you excited to see what she wears when she starts showing?


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Harper brings her emotions to the club
Her Drake cover has over 25 million views on YouTube – now Harper is back with her own music. We caught up with the Wales-born singer-songwriter to talk fashion, passion and what's next.
If you've been out dancing recently, chances are you've heard one or two of Harper's songs. Now her blend of electronic beats and pop melodies sung in her uniquely soulful voice is turning tracks like 'Blood Sweat Tears' and 'Animal' into sleeper hits in clubs around the world.
Growing up in Caerphilly, Wales, Harper listened to all the chart hits, making up dance routines to the likes of Destiny's Child with her pals. After leaving school, the natural next step was to move to the city to pursue music as a career.
That journey began in earnest when she moved to London at 18 to study music performance at university. "It was great," she tells us. "University is the place where you meet people that you wouldn't normally meet. I met some of my best friends there." It's also where she first linked up with her production team, leading to her being signed with ICU, a local indie label.
Now, seven years later, Harper's learned a thing or two about life in the music industry. "I'm in the studio pretty much every day," she explains. "I'm really lucky to have that access, but some days can be really head-wrecking, painstaking." And her fame is spreading much further than merely the clubs of London, too. A cover of Drake's One Dance with YouTube sensation Conor Maynard went viral in April, clocking up over 25 million views. But it's her own songs, written with her production team and full of her raw emotion, that are pulling in new fans from around the world.
"I'm quite a confident person in many ways, but when it comes to voicing or expressing my personal feelings, I get a little bit scared," she reveals. "Especially if it's something I feel angry about or that I'm keeping inside of me – songwriting is a good release for me."
You can feel that emotion come through in 'Blood Sweat Tears', the video for which was released in April. "I think it has to be a passionate process, because otherwise what are you singing about? Then it's just words, isn't it?"
So what's next for her? "I'd like to work with some big producers. I think Diplo and Major Lazer are incredible. I love dancehall music – I've been going to the Caribbean since I was really young, so it feels like a second home for me, and the music is ingrained in me somewhere. I'd love to experiment more with my music, while retaining that pop melody and vocals." We predict big things for this star in the making and in the meantime, you can watch the film from Harper's H&M photoshoot here on H&M Magazine. And look out for Harper's new EP too, released in the coming weeks.
LOCATION: London – Harper was born in Bristol and raised in South Wales. She moved to London aged 18.
WHAT: Singer and songwriter – her most recent single, Blood Sweat Tears, got 200,000 YouTube views in its first two months. The Blood Sweat Tears EP was released on 8 May 2016.
INSTAGRAM: @harpersounds
TWITTER: @harpersounds
Listen to her new single Skin here.
"Black is my standard go-to. It's very easy – when you run out of ideas, always go for the black number. Some black stilettos with a little black dress – you can't go wrong. It's just cool."
I always like monochrome looks. I love a white tee, a clean, fresh-off-the-hanger white tee. And then some really cool jeans, whether skinny or baggy. That combo looks good on everyone.
It's worth investing in a good pair of jeans. For me, I've got big hips and a small waist, so the best thing is something that cinches in my waist and pulls everything up and lengthens the leg as well. A nice high-waisted pair can give a certain illusion of length. For the baggy jean thing, my tip is to buy a size bigger and then just turn them up at the bottom. A great look.


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Dawn and Robert Horne expanded their three-year-old auto repair and inspections business this year, adding a Belmont location to the Gastonia service center in place for the last three years.
Dawn and Robert Horne expanded their three-year-old auto repair and inspections business this year, adding a Belmont location to the Gastonia service center in place for the last three years.
The husband-and-wife owners have three mechanics and three people authorized to inspect cars in North Carolina. Their wrecker service runs 24 hours a day.
They also have some very definite ideas about how mechanics should operate: More fairly than state law requires, says Robert Horne, a former Toyota dealership mechanic with 27 years in the business.
Before they can get down to work, however, the Hornes say they have to dispel the bad taste left in local mouths by their building�s former occupant.
Ms. D�s Auto Service and Inspection might have started the new year with a new location Jan. 2. But the owners quickly learned that a fresh start was not going to come easily.
The owner of a similarly named auto repair business that formerly occupied the building closed down last year with a less-than-stellar reputation.
MZ. Auto Service was among the Better Business Bureau�s �Dirty Dozen� for the region, a list of companies with the most unanswered customer complaints.
The Hornes knew MZ. Auto had some problems. They took over their Ozark Avenue location in 2011 after the same business left. At the time, it seemed like a good idea to buy the phone number and to make only a minor name change, says Dawn Horne.
The entrepreneurial couple went with Ms. D�s so they only had to change a few letters on the sign, a less expensive option than replacing the entire thing.
�Little did we know then,� she says.
In the following months, they heard from disappointed customers of the former business, in addition to police who they said had been called about missing cars.
Ranlo Police Sgt. Brian Holland could not find any records of charges against MZ Auto or its owner in the department�s database last week. But the Hornes say it took a while to disassociate themselves from a bad reputation left by the building�s former tenant.
Now they�re fighting the same kind of battle on South New Hope.
They plan to do that by winning over customers.
In the first place, Robert Horne, who is certified by Toyota and by the non-profit National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, says he can work on cars at his own shop for less than a dealership can charge.
He says he tries to be honest with car owners about the work that needs to be done immediately and repairs that can wait.
�There�s enough honest repair work to do,� he said. �It doesn�t take a mathematician to figure out it shouldn�t be $500 every time you bring your car in.�
And Robert Horne also says he takes a cue from Florida law when he�s working in North Carolina. He grew up and worked for years in the Sunshine State, where he says mechanics aren�t allowed to do work that will cost more than $75 without getting the car owner�s approval first. To do so in Florida leaves a mechanic vulnerable to criminal charges, not just the civil recourse available to North Carolina drivers.
Ms. D�s expansion speaks to how customers have responded. The couple needed extra space on South New Hope to help handle the traffic they were already getting from eastern Gaston County.


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From Patrick Plourde, creative director of Far Cry® 3, and Jeffrey Yohalem, winner of the Writers Guild of America Award, comes Child of Light, a digital title developed under Ubisoft Montreals alternative label Funhouse.
Envisioned as a "playable poem" by its creators, Child of Light is a modern reimagining of our childhood fairy tales.
Set in the magical world of Lemuria,
Child of Light takes us on the coming-of-age journey of Aurora, a young girl struggling to save a lost kingdom and her ailing father.
"Come, tuck yourself into bed
Let me tell a story.
Of Lemuria, a kingdom past
And a girl born for glory."
The daughter of the Duke of Carniola is transported to Lemuria, a mysterious world that needs her help. Identified as the Child of Light and granted the power of flight, she takes on the minions of Lemuria's Dark Queen in her quest to recover the sun, the moon, and the stars to return home. Along the way she'll discover that her destiny may be far greater than she ever dreamed.
"Beware the night, Child of Light."
Level up to upgrade your stats and use your skill points to unlock unique abilities for your character and your party members.
A deep crafting system allows you to combine gems to improve your sword, talisman, and armor abilities.
Each game has a unique gem profile, meaning that gems common in one player's game are rare in another's and vice versa, encouraging the community to trade gems with friends.
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Blessed are You, Almighty Father, source of all goodness and wisdom. Look down upon us Your children, who are trying to serve You with all our heart. Deign to raise Fr. George J. Willmann to the honors of the altar.
He was the prayerful, strong, dauntless model that we all need in this new era, he was a pastor in the care and formation of the youth; the relief of victims of war and violence; the alleviation of the suffering of the poor and the preservation and promotion of the sanctity of life, marriage and the family.
Make him the lamp on the lampstand giving light to all in the house. Make him the city set on the mountain, which cannot be hidden, so that all of us may learn from his courage, his integrity, his indomitable spirit in propagating and living the Gospel.
Through his intercession, bestow on us the favor we ask You in faith (pause here and silently entrust to the Lord your petitions). Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.