Stillpoints (Still Points) is physically around the still point and still point (plural form), but it may have a lot of immovable meaning in zazen.Mechanical equilibrium and impressive equilibrium double meaning.Below, let me introduce the unique tricks and sound quality effects of American accessory manufacturers, which have been around for about 20 years.
This time, I watched the ULTRA SS V2 and Ultra 5 audio equipment, the insulator, and the LPI V2 for the analog board, a leg -based leg, and an analog board.The two models with "V2" will be new products.
Insulator Stillpoints
ULTRA SS V2 ¥ 44,000 (tax included, silver, 1 piece) ¥ 55,000 (tax included, black, 1 piece) ● load capacity: 453kg ● height: 38mm to 43mm ● Width: 33mm to 35mm ● Weight: 237g
Ultra 5 ¥ 165,000 (tax included, silver, 1 piece), $ 187,000 (tax included, black, 1 piece) ● Load capacity: 1361kg ● height: 47mm ● width: 44mm to 76mm ● Weight: 1510g
Ultra Base ¥ 16,500 (tax included, silver, 1 piece), $ 22,000 (tax included, black, 1 piece)
A new type of resonance isolation system that reduces external vibration and unnecessary resonance of audio devices by combination of spherical body.The Ultra SS V2 has one resonance mechanism and five in Ultra 5.Various screws of various sizes for attaching to players and speakers are also prepared as options.
The insulator is created with the design philosophy of the resonance isolation system."Change vertical vibration to horizontal vibration, convert to heat, and disappear".
Inside the main unit, a rectangular plate is a contact piece that receives a mechanical vibration, and the element absorbs vibration.This rectangular contact piece does not drop out of the main unit with two screws, but it is quite large when touched.Looking at the simplified perspective view, a conical terminal component is attached to the tip of the thick axis screw in the center, surrounding it with multiple steel balls and supporting it.
This embodies the basics of vibration countermeasures in which the vibration transmitted from the mounted equipment is converted to heat by receiving a limited number of contacts.The small vibration received in a large area is led to a high -pitched point through a hard shaft, and the difference between the large → narrow area increases the energy per unit area, making it easier to process vibration.It is similar to a lens that makes a focus.
In addition, the axis that receives such a vertical force seems to be automatically adjusted by the combination of a ball that moves freely with the cone -shaped end surface.It is a mechanism that maintains mechanical equilibrium in the still state that should be taken flexibly even in the installation state with the weight difference of the inclination and the weight of the supporting place.When "flexible and stable" becomes the philosophy in this way, it is still reminiscent of a state of immovable heart.
First, watch from the small model Ultra SS V2.This is only one element for vibration absorption.SACD/CD Transport is supported at the bottom of the Accuphase "DP-950".However, if the bottom plate is not sturdy, it may lead to a failure, so be careful.In the case of a yawa bottom plate, it will be used to be from the frame, applied under the original leg, or prepared the mounting screw and replaced the whole leg.
When you listen to the CD, Diana Clare "Turn Up the Quiet" and "Spring Festival" conducted by Gelgiev, the focus of the sound images becomes clear, so to speak, the appearance of the unusual pattern of the costume appears.In addition, it does not pinch a bandwidth that is easy to get to the ear, but it is fine to clarify the mixed condition of the stringed instrument and the slapstick to the weak sound.It is also an essential effect that an ambiguous sound drifting like a migratory fish turn into a trajectory of three -dimensional movement.
The three -point support at the bottom tends to make the sound clearer as the center of gravity of the device is captured and the narrow triangle area is narrow.This is because the vibration of the device does not solidify the four corners that transmits the dwell and makes it easier to blow, and it is easy to escape the vibration in the open space.However, there are problems with the strength of the bottom, and heavy equipment requires stable support, so I want to make it moderate.
Next, if you try Ultra 5 in the same way, this is impressive as the sound center of the sound drops and the sound field construction power of the large scale.Since the volume is much larger and the number of elements has increased to five, is this change?Nevertheless, the volume of the volume is certainly increased, and this change, which is rebuilt as an energetic and high -density sound, is exceptional.
The elasticity of each strike of the wood bass brings a dynamic phrase, and the effect of the overall sound of the easy sound!In addition, the whispering voice of Diana Clar is engraved and accompanied by body temperature and fat powder!The three -dimensional development of the casual reverb is visible, and it is a virtual experience that witnesses the recording site, such as the time and distance between the substantive sound image and the sound.
It is surprising that such a dignified sound modification effect is obtained in a luxury machine that should have already sufficiently taken vibration measures.If you replace the whole leg, you can expect it.However, the conversion screw for mounting is treated as an option.
DSD compatible network player Lumin
D2 ¥ 423,500 (tax included, silver), $ 465,300 (tax included, black)
● Support format: DSF (DSD), DIFF (DSD), DOP (DSD), FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC, Others ● Compatible sampling rates/bits: PCM = 44.1kHz ~ 384kHz/16-32 bits, DSD = 5.6MHz/1 Bit ● External USB HDD: Single Partition FAT32, NTFS, EXT 2/3 correspondence ● Connection terminal: 2 analog output systems (XLR, RCA), 1 digital output system (BNC), 2 USB terminals, etc.● Dimensions/mass: W300 × H60 × D244mm/2.5kg
Next, try the network player Rumin "D2" for the high -resolution sound source.The sound source is Carlos Clever, conducted by the Vienna Philharmonic "Beethoven: Symphony No. 7" (FS = 192kHz).
The old analog recording, which pinched a little in the midrange and created gorgeous and glossy, would have been considered so that it could be heard cleanly with an inexpensive recycled device.However, the sound of the easy sound is analoged from there, and it does not run gorgeously, but rather a dashing and dashing conductor's art style is revealed and cheered.In this way, it is reproduced in a sound field space where the overflowing feeling created by controlling a large planque is expanded, and this is the real pleasure of a music experience that can reach the audio -oriented fruit.
Next, try the analog disk.The turntable is the technique "SL-1000R".The disk is Kertes, Ceremony, "Haluri Yanosh" by the London Symphony Orchestra and "El Tango" in Piazora.
Initially, he tried to support three points on the bottom plate, but the unevenness and the head of the screws frequently appeared and had a hard time searching for a suitable place.The effect is clear, with the three -dimensional development of the sound field, the width of the tone of the individual instrument, and the width of the dunamik (strength).Naturally, it will be a high tension performance, but there is another sense of stability and mass to the minimum range that matches the music scale.
So I tried to intervene ULTRA 5 under the legs of the main unit.In addition, apply "Ultra Base" to the stand side.Then, the sound pressure of the low -frequency range is greatly improved, and the huge battlefield drawing of "Haruri Yanosh" stands out in the stage drama style.In the classic orchestra, the unusual cheerful investigation of saxophones has a lot of tone gradation and it is wonderful.It is a feeling worthy of the defeat of the Napoleon army, but it does not collapse too much.The strength and scale of the ranging that represent the battle are also surprisingly improved.
Piazola's five -weight player reveals the context of the wood bass and the piano, and the bandnes and violin youmi emerge.Although the handling of avant -garde -like percussion instruments stands out, there is no hidden magic in which the rhythm of the tango that tangs from the core of the body suddenly moves to the listening side.
Finally, try the stabilizer "LPI V2".The body is exposed to the bottom and has an impression that it is a martial arts, but the effect of the essential sound described above is also wonderful.It is a change in the elaborate and elaborate feeling of mass with the power, expansion of expression, and emotional emotional emotional emotional changes.
In the first place, the stabilizer eliminates the slipping of the rotating disk due to the weight effect, and is aimed at preventing the resonance of the vinyl board.However, in reality, there is no pure weight itself, and there is a tendency to add a sense of weight.And if it's too heavy, the vinyl board may scream and scream.
Therefore, LPI V2 has a sufficient contact area in five contact pieces, and has the flexibility to absorb the deviation of the surface state by distributed.
So the price of Stillpoints vibration countermeasures is quite a level, but the effect is so high that it is hard to imagine an alternative.In particular, I would like to welcome a gem that demonstrates its true territory in a luxury aircraft that has been given a sufficient amount.
Stabilizer for analog record Stillpoints
LPI V2 ¥ 110,000 (tax included) ● Height: 30mm ● Width: 76mm ● Weight: 830g
It is a stabilizer that is used on the label part of the analog record, absorbing the micro vibration that exists in the label area, giving the playback sound clearer, delicate, and expanded.1.12 inches (about 28).It can be used for spindles up to 45mm), and if the spindle is short, combine the included adapter (small parts on the right of the photo).
* This manuscript contains a lot of unique interpretations other than the maker published by the maker.
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