Capital Audiofest 2025 Show Report: Big and Immersive
Capital Audiofest 2025 Show Report
Ibhalwe nguDennis Young
I-Capital Audiofest 2025 ibiyinkulu kunawo wonke, inamakamelo angu-122 namadokodo angu-60, ichitheke emakamelweni amabili ehhotela elingaphesheya komgwaqo.
DreamScapes AV Partners with Keith Yates Design for Ultimate Home Theatre
Igumbi lokuqala engithanda ukulisho wumbukiso we-DreamScapes AV no-Keith Yates Design.
Ngiphuthelwe ukuthola izihlalo ezimaphakathi futhi ngaxakeka ukuthi kufanele ngihlale ngakwesokudla. Lokho kwasheshe kwalibaleka imizuzwana emihlanu kudemo. Ngangazi ukuthi lena kwakuyisistimu yetiyetha enomsindo ukudlula wonke engake ngaba nakho, futhi nevidiyo yayisezingeni, nayo. Ngiqaphele umehluko we-madVR wemephu yethoni.
Umbukiso Omkhulu Kunabo Bonke Isiqeshana esithi “Never Enough” besinomsindo kakhulu, kangangokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi singikhathazile kumasistimu amancane. Lokhu bekunomsindo ngaphandle kokucindezela kancane, inhlonipho yokuthi ukuhlanekezela kwakuphansi kangakanani, okunomthelela omkhulu.
Nge Isibhamu esiphezulu: Maverick Isigcawu se-“Mission”, into eyangigqamisa kakhulu ukucaca kwengxoxo phakathi kwabalingisi, ngisho nange-pow, boom, whiz, bang iqhubeka. Nakulokhu, ukuhlanekezela okuphansi kwesistimu, okusizwa idizayini ye-acoustic yegumbi, kwenza yonke into yahluka kuyo yonke enye into, okwenza kwaba lula ngokumangalisayo ukuzwa ukungqubuzana phakathi kwabadlali.
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Izipikha, ama-subwoofers, nokukhulisa umsindo: I-Alcons Audio (32,000W 11.8.4 system): $185,000
I-movie ye-high-res nokuqukethwe komculo we-Atmos: Isidlali se-movie se-Kaleidescape Strato V 4K kanye neseva ye-movie ye-Compact Terra Prime 12TB: $11,490
I-Preamp/processor: StormAudio ISP Elite 32 Digital AES Mk.3: $25,999
Iphrosesa yevidiyo: madVR Umona Odlulele Mk.3: $15,995
Iphrojekhtha: Christie 4K860: $12,400
Ukwelashwa kwe-Acoustic: I-DreamScapes ATP Line (amaphaneli ahlukahlukene abambayo, izinsalela ze-quadratic kanye namaphaneli ahlukanisayo wezibalo, kanye nokwelashwa kokumuncwa kwe-midbass): $8,000
Ukwelashwa kwe-Acoustic: I-Overtone Acoustics (1″ FB amaphaneli amunca): $2,200
Ukusatshalaliswa kwamandla: I-DreamScapes BOSS (Indawo eyakhelwe-ngaphakathi): $2,000
I-Dynaudio Confidence 20A ne-dCS Bartók: Ukuboniswa Okuqinile okuvela ku-JS Audio
Umbono wami wokuqala walesi simiso kwakuyi-bass. EkaGhost Rider ethi “Make Us Stronger” ingidonse ngisuka egumbini elixhumene, i-20As ishaya ingoma. Ngacabanga ukuthi ngithole ukuthi izipikha zigcwele ngokweqile, ngakho ngasondela kwesinye ngase ngisondeza indlebe yami. Impela, ivolumu yayingaphezu kwalokho edingekayo (leli yigumbi lephathi, ngemuva kwakho konke) kodwa ngihlatshwe umxhwele indlela i-Confidence 20As eyakhononda ngayo encane ngayo. Akekho omunye owaqaphela, futhi kwakunjalo ngempela hhayi iphutha lesistimu. Ngikusho nje ngoba ngincoma indlela uhlelo olusingathwe kahle ngayo luphushwa. Ngicabanga ukuthi kuyimfanelo ebalulekile ukuthi uhlelo lukhokhiswe intela futhi lungawi lube yizicucu.
Ngachitha ubusuku obuthathu phezulu lapho futhi ngezwa amathrekhi amaningi ahlukene, ngijabulela isethulo esifana nempilo esilethwa lonke uhlelo. Mayelana neqembu le-Dynaudio Confidence 20A, ngisho nangosuku lokuqala ngafika nginomuzwa wokuthi uma lesi sikhulumi (mina) sinemali nesikhala, lezi zizoba zami. Lokhu kuhlangana kwami kwesibili nezipikha zabathengi ezisebenzayo zeDynaudio, futhi ngisaqhubeka nokumangazwa ukusebenza kwazo.
Ngithanda ukubonga iqembu le-DC Area Audiophiles & High-End Home Theatre Enthusiasts, i-JS Audio, ne-Dynaudio ngokubamba, ukuhlinzeka ngendawo yokuphumula ukuze kuncishiswe ukuphithizela kombukiso phakathi nosuku, nokudala indawo yephathi enempilo ebusuku.
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I-Dynaudio Confidence 20A: $24,000/ibhangqa
dCS Bartók DAC
dCS Lina Clock
I-Shunyata Research Eiger power conditioner
Inkundla yokuhlukanisa yakwa-HRS M3
Nordost Valhalla 2 izintambo ze-analog nezedijithali
Nordost Valhalla 2, Frey 2, kanye nezintambo zamandla ze-Heimdall 2
I-Orchard Audio ne-SVS: Isipiliyoni se-Atmos esingu-5.2.4
Iqembu le-SVS lalikhona futhi, kulokhu ngepheya lama-subwoofers abo amasha e-SB-5000 R|Evolution.
Ngonyaka odlule, i-SVS yayinombukiso weziteshi ezimbili kuphela futhi yangibuza ukuthi yini engicabanga ukuthi kufanele ilethe embukisweni olandelayo. Angazi ukuthi nganginento yokwenza nakho, kodwa ngangilapho, ngihlangabezana nesistimu yeziteshi ezingu-5.2.4 ezakhelwe lolu hlelo. Wonke amathrekhi abekwi-Dolby Atmos.
Ingoma ka-Peter Gabriel ethi “Live and Let Live” ingenze ngamangala ukuthi umsindo uqine kangakanani esiteji esingaphambili naphezu kokuthi kudlala izipikha ezingemuva ne-Atmos. Izipikha zokucwilisa ezizungezile nezingaphezulu zengezwe kuphela kwesokunxele, maphakathi, nesiteji somsindo kwesokudla, okusiza ukubumba igumbi njengoba kudingeka.
I-Rush’s Izithombe Ezinyakazayo ithrekhi ethi “Tom Sawyer” ibinomsindo nomuzwa wenkundla, lokhu kuvela kumlandeli oshisekayo we-Rush obabone bukhoma izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa. Isiginci sika-Alex Lifeson saphakama kakhulu ngenkathi sisekelwa i-subterranean bass, ikhibhodi ihlinzeka ngesipele.
Ingoma ka-Elton John ethi “Rocket Man” ingenye yezethulo ezilalelwayo ezingcono kakhulu engike ngajabulela ukuzizwa, ngisizwe ukuthi lokhu okurekhodiwe kwatholwa ongcweti bokuqala ngaphambi kwe-Atmos remix.
Umbukiso omuhle ngempela ngo-$28,600 ngaphandle kwezintambo.
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Iphrosesa ye-AV: Marantz AV7706
Izikhulisa-mandla: I-Orchard Audio Starkrimson Mono Ultra Premium (3): $2,600/ea.
Izikhulisamandla: I-Orchard Audio Starkrimson 25 Mono Premium (6): $1,250/ea.
Izipikha: I-SVS Ultra Evolution Tower (2): $1,500/ea.
Isipikha: Isikhungo se-SVS Ultra Evolution: $800
Izipika: I-SVS Ultra Evolution Nano (2): $450/ea.
Izipika: I-SVS Ultra Evolution Elevation (4): $450/ea.
I-Subwoofers: SVS SB-5000 R|Evolution (2): $1,800/ea.
Amakhebuli: Izixhumanisi ze-XLR ezisebenzayo, izintambo zesipika, izintambo zikagesi
I-Linear Tube Audio & Popori Acoustics
Ukulalela okuthi “Hey Now” ka-London Grammar kwenze lo mnikazi weplani nogesi wazizwa esekhaya. Izwi likaReid lishintshana phakathi kokuthuthumela nokubhoboza, ibhesi inesisindo futhi igcwele. Abekho ababhalisile abadingekayo lapha (cishe). Ngisacabanga ukuthi zonke izinhlelo ziyazuza ekwandiseni i-subwoofer efanele, kodwa ngiyaphuma; kuphela lokho okuncane kokugcina kwe-slam phansi kakhulu kwakungekho kimi.
Iphaneli ye-Popori yezindlela ezimbili i-WR1 kanye ne-Ultra mid-high, esekelwa yi-Linear Tube Audio electronics etholakala endaweni (angizange ngiyibambe ingxenye yomthombo), inginikeze umuzwa ojwayelekile wokujula kwe-dipole, enezithombe ezibekwe kahle esiteji esingamamitha amathathu ngemuva kwezikhulisa-zwi. Ama-amplifiers amabili asebenza ngokuma kwe-bi-amp anika amandla amaphaneli amane.
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I-LTA Aero DAC: kusukela ku-$3,950
I-LTA Micro ZOTL Preamplifier Level 3: kusukela ku-$5,950
I-ZOTL40 Reference+ amplifier: kusukela ku-$6,800
I-Chesky Audio kanye ne-Schiit Audio: Uhlelo Lwenani Eliphezulu
I-Chesky Audio LC2 imele idizayini esiqala ukuyibona kakhulu: imonitha encane enabashayeli befrikhwensi yosayizi ohloniphekile (ama-radiator angenayo, kulokhu) etholakala emaceleni. I-baffle yangaphambili iyi-aluminium engu-5/8″-ugqinsi lwebanga lendiza, kanti enye indawo ebiyelwe i-monocoque ye-3D ephrintiwe, enezindonga ezikabili, ikhabethe eligcwaliswe ngenhlanganisela.
I-“Ratchets” ka-Hedegaard ine-bass yesigubhu sedijithali eshaya ngamandla futhi ibishoda kuphela lokho okuncane kokugcina kwe-octave yokuqala engu-20–40Hz. Nakuba i-subwoofer ingasiza ngalokho, abantu abaningi bangathola ukuthi akudingekile.
Satshelwa ukuthi i-Café Da Silva ethi “Espíritos da Floresta Amazônica” izokwenza izindonga nophahla lwegumbi kunyamalale. Le ngoma ibigcwele ngendlela engafani nanoma yini engike ngayizwa eziteshini ezimbili ngaphambilini. Cishe ngempela indawo yokuqoshwa, kodwa i-LC2 ikwenze kwenzeka. Imingcele yegumbi yawa.
“Ukuzindla” ka-Ana Caram kubonise ikhono le-LC2 lokukhiqiza kabusha amazwi wesifazane, futhi le ngoma ingibeke ngokukhululeka.
Ingoma ka-Charles Lloyd ethi “Beyond Darkness” inesiteji somsindo esimatasa esinokuningi okuqhubekayo, izithombe ezihlukahlukene zivela kwesokunxele, maphakathi, nakwesokudla. Lo mphumela uzwakale ungokwemvelo futhi unikeze esinye isibonelo esihle sekhono le-Chesky LC2 lokuveza iqiniso elifunwa ngabalaleli abaningi.
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I-Schiit Audio Yggdrasil Eyedwa DAC: $3,499
I-preamplifier ye-Schiit Audio Kara: $799
Isikhulisi samandla se-Schiit Audio Wotan: $1,999
I-Sound Insight’s Altec Lansing Ribbonacci Reference, Infigo, kanye ne-Valerion VisionMaster Max Shake the Show
Leli gumbi lalihlale ligcwele, ngakho ngavela khona kanye ekupheleni kohlelo ngeSonto futhi ekugcineni ngakwazi ukulalela kahle omunye wemiboniso ethakazelisa kakhulu, kimina, embukisweni.
Isizathu esiyinhloko sentshisekelo yami ukuthi lolu hlobo lwesikhulisa-zwi luqhelelene kakhulu nalokho okukhiqizwa yile nkampani kudala. Ngikhulume nonjiniyela abambalwa kanye nomqondisi wezokumaketha futhi ngatshelwa ukuthi i-AI yasiza kakhulu ngomklamo, ngiqale kuqala ngokubuza ukuthi iyiphi indlela engcono kakhulu yokuhambisa umoya. Impendulo enikeziwe ibangele ukuqala kweribhoni yomugqa wohlelo lwe-dipole.
Ngokungafani nanoma iyiphi i-dipole engake ngayibona, i-Ribbonacci nayo iyi-bipole, okusho ukuthi inama-ribbon transducers amathathu ngaphambili nabashayeli abafanayo abathathu ngemuva, behlukaniswa ngozibuthe-ingemuva elinezintambo ezibuyela emuva ukuze inikeze umphumela oyifunayo we-figure-8, ngaphambili nangemuva. I-bipole/dipole! Okunye okuphakanyiswe yi-AI kwakuyindlu ezungeze omazibuthe be-neo ukuze kuncishiswe izinkambu kazibuthe ezilahlekile, zigxile emandleni kuphela phambili nangemuva. I-sub-bass yayiphathwa ama-Ripole Subwoofers amabili ngombukiso ogcwele uhla oluphelele.
Ngizwa sengathi igumbi belincane kakhulu kulo mbukiso. Izihlalo ezingaphambili zazicishe zibe amafidi amahlanu ukusuka endizeni yezipikha, umugqa wesibili uqhele ngamamitha amathathu ukuya emuva, ubheke odongeni. Ngahlala kuyo yomibili imigqa, futhi izithombe zabonakala zelulelwe ukusuka kwesobunxele kuya kwesokudla kancane nje. Ngizosola ukulinganiselwa kwegumbi ngalowo mphumela hhayi uhlelo. Isiteji somsindo sasibanzi ngendlela umuntu angacabanga ngayo. UCécile McLorin Salvant “John Henry” (Bukhoma ku-KCRW) ihlanganisa enye yezinsimbi zami eziyintandokazi (i-bass eqondile) enikezwe ngendlela efanele njengoba uhlangothi lokuphindaphinda lokulalela umculo luthola. Umsindo wawukhululekile futhi wemvelo, uzwakala sengathi awukho uphondo noma i-dipole; yayilapho nje.
Ngokukitazwa indlela engangijabule ngayo nge-bass eqondile, ithimba le-Altec lanquma ukungidemosela ingoma ka-Bass Mekanik ethi “The Bomb”. Lokhu kwavumela i-Ripole Subwoofers ukuba yelule imilenze yabo futhi igijime nayo-futhi yenza, nge-dynamics ebonakala ingenamkhawulo. I-Ribbonacci kanye ne-Infigo electronics ihambisane nesidingo, ihlinzeka ngosekelo lwababhalisile njengoba silindele ukuthi ama-mains ayenze nge-Bass Mekanik, esikhundleni senye indlela.
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(Kufakwe ohlwini ukusuka emthonjeni kuya endlebeni)
Amafayela aku-SSD noma asakazwa ku-Qobuz
I-Streamer 1: I-Infigo Audio IS-1 Octacore Cryogen: $7,000
Ukusakaza 2: Altec Lansing Simbolo: $7,000
Ikhebula le-USB 1: I-Infigo Audio Cryogen USB 1M: $1,500
I-DAC: Indlela ye-Infigo Audio 4: $35,000
Ikhebula le-XLR 1: I-Altec Lansing Reference Series Cryogen XLR 1M: $4,000
Ikhebula le-XLR 2: I-Altec Lansing Reference Series Cryogen XLR 6M: $9,000
I-Preamplifier: Indlela ye-Infigo Audio 7: $20,000
Isikhulisi: 2 Infigo Audio Method 3 monoblock amp: $55,000/ipheya
Ikhebuli yesipikha: I-Altec Lansing Reference Series Cryogen: $5,000/set
Izikhulumi: I-Altec Lansing Ribbonacci Inkomba: $89,000/pair
Ama-Subwoofers: 2 ohlangothini ngalunye, i-Altec Lansing Ripole Subwoofers ene-1,000W amp: TBD
I-Projector: I-Valerion VisionMaster Max: $4,999
Izinyawo zemishini: Izinyawo zeSapphire Blue Slippers: $400/set
I-Evolution AV Demos Anthem kanye ne-Paradigm 7.2.4 System
Enye yezinhlelo ezingavamile, kodwa eziya ngokuya zivame kakhulu, ezigxilile zomsindo/izikhulumi eziningi zomsindo/ividiyo embukisweni ilethwe kithi yiParadigm ne-Anthem, izinhlobo ezimbili ezijwayeleke kakhulu Umsindo & Umbono isixuku. Lena bekuwukucushwa okuyisisekelo kweshaneli engu-7.2.4, ilungele igumbi lokulalela elinosayizi omaphakathi.
Ukuqala phansi, Kuzalwa InkanyeziIngoma ethi “Usikhumbule Njalo Ngale ndlela” igqamise amarejista aphezulu e-Gaga kanye ne-rap yakhe yebanga eliphansi, okunomthelela womzwelo waleso siqeshana singaphelele.
Ekuqaleni ngangihlezi ngaphambili, cishe amafidi ayisithupha ukusuka esipikheni esiphakathi nendawo, sona ngokwaso sasibekwe phansi impela, cishe unyawo olulodwa ngaphansi kwesikrini. Lokhu kumisa kuvumele indawo yesikhungo ukuthi ibizwe kalula esikhundleni sokuthi ibonakale ivela esikrinini. Ngihlehlise imigqa embalwa futhi yonke into yangena endaweni njengoba kufanele, isikhumbuzo sokuthi umuntu akafuni ngaso sonke isikhathi ukubamba okubonakala kuyisihlalo “sendawo emnandi” ngaphambili kule mibukiso.
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Iseva ye-Kaleidescape (imodeli ayaziwa)
83″ LG G5
Iphrosesa ye-A/V: Anthem AVM 90
Ama-Amplifaya: Anthem MCA 525, MCA 325, kanye ne-MCA 225
Ama-Mains: I-Paradigm Founder 120H ene-hybrid powered bass nokulungiswa kwegumbi le-ARC ongakukhetha
Isikhungo: Umsunguli weParadigm 90C
Ngemuva: Umsunguli weParadigm 100F
Uhlangothi: Umsunguli weParadigm 80F
I-Atmos: I-Paradigm Millenia LP
Ama-Subwoofers: I-Paradigm XR 13 (x2) ne-XR 11
Izintengo: azinikeziwe
