Soodhaweyn cusub oo ka timaada 2014 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

01 ee 12

10 Abaabulka Kulaylka Cusub ee cusub ee 2014 ka Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

Monica Schipper / Sawirleyaal / Sawirro Sawirro

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest waa bandhiga codka macaamiisha ugu weyn ee ku yaal Waqooyiga Ameerika. Ka sokow marti-gelinta noocyo cajiib ah oo ah kuwa ugu sareeya ee ku hadla afafka, amps, laabto iyo ilo dhawaaqyo digital ah, RMAF waxa kale oo ka mid ah CanJam, boorso hudheel ah oo lagu soo bandhigay bandhigyo dhagaxyo iyo qalabka dhegaha -wax kasta oo loo heli karo farxad aad maqasho.

Halkan waxaa ah 10-tii kulul ee kulul ee ka bilowda 2014 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, sida aan qabo.

02 of 12

MrSpeakers Alpha Dog Headphone

Brent Butterworth

The MrSpeakers Alpha Dog ayaa ahaa muraayada kaliya ee cusub ee aan maqlay RMAF oo laga yaabo inay bixiso Audexes cusub oo lacag ah - laakiin $ 599, waa lacag aad u yar . Illaa iyo hadda, MrSpeakers ayaa si fudud u sameeya taleefanka gacanta iyada oo wax laga beddelayo telefoonada gacanta ee Fostex. Maalgashadihii ugu dambeeyay ee daabacadaha 3D ayaa hadda siinaya shirkadda qaabab badan oo karti leh.

Alpha Dog ayaa wali isticmaalaya qaybo badan oo Fostex ah, laakiin xayeysiis 3D ah ayaa lagu soo daabacay warshadda MrSpeakers 'San Diego. Si aad isugu darsato qallafsanaanta adoo miisaanka culus saaraya, xayndaabku wuxuu leeyahay derbi laba-gees ah oo ka soocaya qashin gudaha ah - wax waliba oo qaali ah ayaa noqon kara mid qaali ah haddii la isku duro. Naqshad adag ayaa sidoo kale ka mid ah dekedda la qabsiin karo oo laga dhejin karo qalabka wax lagu dhejiyo si loo helo jawaabcelin bass ah. Waxaa lagu daboolay rinjiyeynta baabuurta shan-lakabka oo dherer ahaan leh midab madow.

Waxaan u maleynaayey in Alpha Dog uu ku nuuxnuuxsaday si aan caadi aheyn oo aan waxba galabsan, oo uu ku dhuftey wax yar oo yar yar oo kaadida ah si uu u siiyo xaddiga saxda ah ee saxda ah. Waana sida aad u jilicsan barkada aad u jeceshahay.

03 of 12

Audeze LCD-X iyo LCD-XC Headphones

Audeze

Soodhadhka cusub ee maqalka ee Audeze ee kor lagu soo bandhigey Waxaan horeyba u soo taagay post post, laakiin waxaan rabay in aan la wadaago qaar ka mid ah riyooyinka dhagaysiga halkan. The $ 1,699 LCD-X (bidix iyo $ 1,799 LCD-XC ma aha kaliya wax yar oo ka mid ah dib-u-socodka Audeze ee guud ahaan ku ammaanay LCD-3, waxay dhamaystireen dib u buuxin , iyada oo darawalada cusub ee mashiinnada macmiilaha ee shirkadu sheegayaan inuu yahay +8 dB ka waxtar badan kan LCD-3.

"Ma ahan qasab inaan ku talin karno, laakiin qanjaruufo, waxaad ku xiri kartaa kuwan si toos ah telefoonkaaga," afhayeenka shirkadda ayaa ii sheegay. Tusaalayaasha hore, marka la barbardhigo, ma gaari karaan heerarka dhageysiga faa'iido leh iyada oo aan laga helin caawinaada qalabka dhegta dibadda.

Dhegeysigeyga kooban, LCD-X-da ayaa furan sida LCD-3, laakiin waxaa laga yaabaa in uu ahaado mid aad u ballaaran iyo dhaqdhaqaaq yar oo wanaagsan. LCD-XC-dukaanku wuxuu u muuqday mid isku mid ah, inkastoo uusan u dhawayn sida LCD-X - laakiin dabcan, gadaal u laaban wuxuu leeyahay faa'iido badan oo laga gooyey badi hubbub kuugu dhow.

Ugu muhiimsan aniga, inkastoo ay tahay in labadaba ay ahaayeen kuwo aad u raaxo badan aniga ahaan LCD-3, taas oo xakamaynayay macbadyadayda sidaa daraadeed ma aanan istaagi karin inaan xirto muddo dheer. Dhammaan moodhadhka khadka Audeze hadda waxay leeyihiin dhejiyeyaasha isticmaalaya miis yar, xumbo foori; Anigu si ula kac ah ayaan u dhegeysanayay ilaa 10 daqiiqo LCD-X si aan u aragno in ay heli doonto mid aan caadi ahayn, laakiin ma aysan dhicin.

04 of 12

Audioengine D3 USB DAC / Dhagaha Kulaylaha Amp

Brent Butterworth

Ka dib guusha Soundquest waxay ku riyaaqday $ 249-ka-cabirka-digital-to-analog-ka / qalabka dhegaha, shirkadaha kale waxay ku boodaan wax la mid ah. Waa fikrad rafcaan leh: waxkastoo cabbirka xasuusta USB-ka ee si weyn u hagaajin doona dhawaaqaaga kombiyuutarka. RMAF, Audioengine ayaa muujisay DAC / amp ee soo socda, $ 189 D3, kaas oo la heli karo qiyaastii lix toddobaad.

D3 waxaa ku jira 24/96 DAC, qalabka Texas Instruments amplifier, iyo shasis bir adag. Sida laga soo xigtay Audioynine's Brady Bargenquast, "Waxaan dhegeysanay farabadan oo dhan oo ah amniga taleefanka gacanta waxaana soo xushay midka aan jecel nahay."

05 of 12

Telefoonka Beyerdynamic T51P

Brent Butterworth

Kulanka ugu wanaagsan ee cusub ee dhageysiga ee aan maqlo ee RMAF wuxuu ahaa qosol yar oo ka yimid Beyerdynamic. $ 289 T51p ayaa soo cusbooneysiiyay T50p hore oo leh 60-ohm darawalnimo-dheeraan la'aan ah, cabitaan wanaagsan ayaa sheegay in uu leeyahay maqal yar oo yar, dhagaxyo badan oo raaxo leh iyo madax-furan oo leh awood xoog leh. Waxaan u maleynayay in ay u muuqatay mid si qoto dheer uga faahfaahsan bartamaha iyo sare. Dhibaatada ugu weyn, ugu yaraan, waa mid aad u raaxo leh.

Sawirka kor ku xusan, T51p oo fadhiya Beyerdynamics 'qurxinta cusub ee A 20 qalabka dhegeysiga. $ 649 A 20 wuxuu ka kooban yahay laba sawir oo ah 1/4-inch iyo shafka oo dhan oo aan lahayn meelo la arki karo ama qaloocsan.

06 of 12

Carot One Headphone Amp

Brent Butterworrth

Ma aqaan wax badan oo ku saabsan Carot One, laakiin waan ogahay inaan jeclahay. $ 699 buug-yar-yar wuxuu isticmaalaa tuubo hal 6DJ8 ah oo wuxuu bixiyaa qalabka wax lagu hadlo iyo sidoo kale qalabka dhegaha, sidaas darteed waxaad u isticmaali kartaa labada. Waxay bixisaa gelitaanka analog iyo USB-ga, si ay ula shaqeyso kombiyuutarkaaga ama aaladaha kale ee ka soo baxa iskuulka.

Sida laga soo xigtay Arnold Martinez ee iibiyaha Tweak Studio, amp ka yimid shirkad Talyaani ah iyada oo aan bogga specices, sidaas darteed waxaan soo koobay qaar ka mid ah info oo ku saabsan hore ee websaydhka. Waxay u muuqataa inay isticmaasho 15-watt-kan kasta oo ah kan T-da ah (sida farqiga yar-yar ee laga heli karo Lepai iyo Topping).

07 ka mid ah 12

Sony XBA-H3 iyo XBA-H1 oo ah qalabka kuleylka ee kuleylka

Brent Butterworth

SONY-da ayaa si weyn uga soo horjeeda tikidhada kulaylka ah ee dhegaha. $ 70 ee XBA-C10IP waxay ku garaacday 14 goobood oo kale oo ah cajalado dhagaxyo ah oo aan ka caawiyay Wetecutter. RMAF waxay aragtay bilawga laba nooc oo cusub oo isticmaala teknoolajiyada qalabka, oo isku daraya darawalada wadajirka ah ee darawallada socodka caadiga ah ee loo isticmaalo dhegeysiyada dhegaha ee badankooda. Fikradda waa, waxaad heshaa sarreeya jilicsanaanta wadooyinka isku dheelitiran ee leh awoodda - wanaagsan, duruufaha, iyo bass - ee darawaliinta firfircoon.

Qaabka noocan oo kale ah ee kor ku xusan waa $ 349 XBA-H3, kaas oo leh laba qalab oo isku dheelitiran iyo hal darawali ah oo firfircoon. Midka yaryar waa $ 149 XBA-H1, oo leh hal arin isku dheelitiran iyo hal firfircoon. Goobihii hore ee rukummada bishii December, dambe ee bishii November.

08 of 12

V-Moda XL Isticmaalka Mashiinka M-100

Brent Butterworth

V-Moda Crossfade M-100 waa mid aad u caan ah oo ka mid ah dhiirrigeliyayaasha gacanta iyo fashionistas. Sida muuqata, aniga ma ahan midka kaliya ee soo helaya xayiraadda tad aad u adag. Maqalka Maqalka Maqalka ee XL $ 20 waxay ka dhigaan M-100 aad u raaxo badan, adigoo u mahadcelinaya xumbada xasaasiga ah.

"Waxaan kufarnaa hal sanno oo ku shaqeynaya tan, sababtoo ah ma aanan dooneynin inaan bedelno saxiixa sonka ee M-100," ayuu Karl Detken V-Moda u sheegay. "Laakiin way fiicnaaneysaa waxoogaa ballaadhan, sababtoo ah gaballada ayaa darawalada ka dhigaya wax aad u dheer dhegahaaga."

09 ka mid ah 12

Resonessence Labs Herus DSD DAC / Headphone Amp

Brent Butterworth

Direct Stream Digital - qaabka codka ah ee teknoolajiyadda Sony ayaa ku guulaystay koobkii Super Audio CD-cusub - wuxuu helayaa nolol cusub iyada oo la adeegsanayo casriyeynta digital, taas oo hadda laga heli karo goobo badan. Laakiin intooda badani waxay u badalaan dijitaalada-digital-to-analog (DACs) waxay ku kacayaan $ 1,000 iyo kor. Heerka Resonessence Labus Herus ayaa hoos u dhigtay in ka badan kala badh, oo soo galaya kaliya $ 350.

Kaliya xiro Herus iyada oo loo marayo USB galay kombiyuutarka leh software-ka DDB-ga, waxaadna haysataa codka digitalka sare. Waad ku xiri kartaa dhageysiga si toos ah ujirta geeska Herus ee 1/4-inch, ama isticmaal adapter si aad ugu xirto nidaamka qalabka. Waxaa ku waafaqsan 64x iyo 128x DSD faylasha, faylasha DXD, iyo faylasha PCM-ga ee ilaa 24-bit / 352-kilohertz.

10 of 12

JH Audio Roxanne Kulaylka Kulanka Dhegaha

Brent Butterworth

Tijaabi inta jeer ee darawallada ku dhex jira jilay kasta oo cusub JH Audio Roxanne cusub? Xumeyn. Haddii aad wax ka ogaato ku saabsan samaacadda, waxaa laga yaabaa inaad qiyaastay afar ama lix, laakiin maya - waa 12 jir . Yep, darsin. Waa maxay sababta badan? "Waa taleefanka ugu horreeya oo dhegta la socota oo jawaab u leh 20kHz," ayuu yidhi goolhayaha JH Jerry Harvey. Harvey ayaa sidoo kale sharraxay in carqaladaha darawaliinta loo isticmaalo noocaan oo kale ah ee loo isticmaalo taleefanka gacanta oo aad u sarreeya marka ay ku dhowdahay 20kHz, markaa adoo isticmaalaya tiro badan oo isku mid ah, wuxuu awooday inuu yareeyo naaquska iyo inuu hagaajiyo jawaabta seddexleyda.

Qalabka dhagaha oo dhan wuxuu isku xiraa afar cable-wade, kaas oo siinaya JH awood u leh inuu ku daro xakamaynta baska, kaas oo Harvey ku yiraahdo wuxuu ku siinayaa qiyaas ahaan 15-dB oo ah qaabaynta. Waxa kale oo uu la shaqeeyaa JH ee FreqPhase ambalaanska, kuwaas oo leh qalab gudaha ah si loo tirtiro isdifaaca dhacdada iyo sidaas darteedna lagu gaarsiiyo jawaab nadiif ah iyo cadad dabiici ah oo dheeraad ah.

$ 1,599 Roxanne hadda waa la heli karaa foomka loo yaqaan 'custom-formed molded' (halkaas oo dhagxanada dhegahaaga loo isticmaalo si aad u dhejisid dhagaha), waxaana la heli doonaa bisha Diseembar iyada oo loo marayo naqshad guud oo taariikhi ah oo isticmaala talooyinka sicirka sicirka caadiga ah. Waxaa sidoo kale laga heli karaa nuqul-carbon-fiber oo halkan lagu muujiyey, $ 200 oo dheeraad ah. "Fiilada kaarboonka wax saameyn ah kuma lahan codka, waxa kaliya ee loogu talagalay jinsiga ku darsaday," Harvey ayaa sidaas yidhi.

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ALO Audio Island USB DAC / Ammaanka dhagaha

Brent Butterworth

Ma ogi haddii ciidamada Maraykanku ay dukaameystaan ​​USB DAC / amps, laakiin jasiiradda $ 299 waxay u egtahay inay ku habboon tahay sharciga. Aluminium-kumbiyuutar aluminium ah ayaa wax dhibaato ah u gaystay wiiggii Audeze ee aan ahayn-LCD-2 oo ah mashiinka dhagax-macmacaan oo heer sare ah. Isticmaalka USB wuxuu wax ka qabtaa qiyaas ahaan ilaa 24/192, saddexda hab ee faa'iido u lahaanshaha ayaa kuu ogolaanaya inaad si fiican u sameyso soo saarida amp si ay ugu habboonaato telefoonada gacanta. Dabcan, buunshaha wareegsan ee kor ku xusan waa xakamaynta mugga.

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Philips Fidelio L2 Kulaylka Nafaqada

Brent Butterworth

Waan ogahay, waxaan ku idhi "10 Maqaayada Mobicda" Cool, "laakiin walxaha Audethe ma tirin sababtoo ah waxaan ku soo qoray kahor. Sidaas daraadeed lambar 10 waa Philips Fidelio L2, oo ah 'n' cusub 'n' wanaajiyay qaabka Fidelio L1, oo aan dib u eegay sannadkii hore Sound & Vision . Lacagta $ 299 L2 waxay leedahay naqshad cusub oo darawal ah oo leh dareen xoog leh oo loogu talagalay waxtarka wanaagsan markaad ka ciyaareyso taleefannada iyo kiniinnada.

Ma xasuusan karo waxa L1 u eg yahay, laakiin dhegeysigeyga yar ayaa iga tagay oo igu qanciyay in jawaabta seddexaad ee seddexaad ee L2 ay tahay mid aad u fiican oo faahfaahsan.