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On demonstration NOW:
The Power Plant Premier £1799 inc vat
The Quintessence Power Centre £999
The GGPH Phono stage £799
In the not too distant future I will probably add:
Trio A-100 power amplifier £799
Trio C-100 Control amplifier £1099
And more ...
There is, coming along shortly from PS Audio, a radical approach to digital reply. It's called the Memory Transport. This is what the makers say:
- True memory player. Reads the disc using a form of Exact Audio Copy to extract the data. Data is placed in memory and output from memory through a fixed low jitter clock. This is a true memory transport.
Slot loader for the drive. This is a wonderful Teac unit that never touches the disc surface. When you place the CD into the drive, we have a very trick soft nylon ESD brush set in the opening of the slot loading mouth. These brushes dissipate any static charge on the disc before it gets read. The disc is gently handled by its edges and unlike a drawer, never touches any surface. This mechanism is closer to a top loader than anything else and reminds me of the way the old jukebox used to grab the edge of the vinyl disc and place it on the turntable spindle. It's very cool.
Error correction reporting on the front panel. Will display the quality of the data on any particular disc.
Ethernet and USB communication ports. These will allow you to connect the transport to the outside world, your computer or a NAS for storing perfectly RIP'd CD's that you can add to your library.
Front panel has a two inch color LCD display which, when the unit is connected to an internet connection, will go out and locate the cover art and song titles on the disc being played and display it on the front panel. If not connected to the internet, it will display individual time codes and track numbers.
The user interface will be simple, thorough and intuitive. There will be a single knob in the center of the unit and a few touch buttons. The knob can be used to scroll through the song titles as well as menu items.
Menu items include variable bit length so you can choose 16, 20, or 24 bit length for any CD playing.
Dimensions are 17' wide by 14' deep and 2.5' tall.
Expected US retail $1495
It is gorgeous. One of the most beautiful pieces we have ever designed.
And yes, I'll be having one of these on demo too.
Watch this space!
Please note that I am unable to export PS Audio products