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Veritone Minimum Phase Speakers QSO 626R


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626R FST CDWG (MLS ebony)

QSO 626R je jedini VMPS model za smještaj na stalak. Visine je 60 cm pa je preporučena visina stalka oko 45 cm. Zvučnik je trosistemske konstrukcije, s podesivom serijskom pasivnom skretnicom (Quasi Second Order, otud QSO u nazivu). Zvučnik je namijenjen za sve prostore u kojima osobine prostora, interijera ili želje vlasnika ne dopuštaju korištenje većih zvučnih kutija.
Kabinet standardne verzije izrađen je od MDF-a (Medium Densitiy Fibreboard), s odvojenom komorom za srednjetonac ispunjenom janjećom vunom. MLS kabinet koji se nudi kao opcija uz nadoplatu izrađen je od HDF-a (High Densitiy Fibreboard). MLS kabinet uz veću krutost i masu nudi i privlačnije finiše. Standardno ponuđeni finiši su svijetli i tamni američki hrast, MLS kabinet nudi se u palisandru, macassar ebanovini, crnom klavir-laku, brezi, javoru.


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626R FST i Larger Subwoofer

Rješenje bas sistema diktira veličina i stupanj kompleksnosti kabineta, pa je on za razliku od većih modela s pasivnim membranama u slot-loadingu kod 626R izveden kao basrefleks s otvorom straga. VMPS svoje zvučničke jedinice izrađuje po vlastitim idejama (sve bas jedinice i pasivne membrane) ili prerađuje postojeće proizvode (srednjetonske i visokotonske jedinice). Bas jednica na 626R je promjera 16.5 cm, konus je kao i kod svih ostalih modela izrađen od WCF-a (Woven Carbon Fibre – pletena ugljična vlakna (to nije kevlar)), na gumenom ovjesu i s drvenim phase plugom. Bas jedinica uključuje sve konstruktorske ideje kao i bas jedinice većih promjera; poput rješenja zavojnice, ovjesa spidera i drugog. Uz MLS kabinet isporučuje se najnovija 16.5 cm bas jedinica s novom košarom, novim magnetom, zavojnicom, konusom i phase plugom, inicijalno razvijana za sadašnji najzahtjevniji model RM V60. Iako je promjer jedinice samo 16.5 cm, to je čista niskotonska jedinica koja može raditi uz snagu do 250W RMS. Kod 626R koristi se za spektar do oko 280 Hz.


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16 cm MW bas driver 2006

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16 cm MW bas driver

Planarni «Neo» srednjetonac je svojevrsni zaštitini znak Veritonea u zadnjih šest godina jer je uključen u sve modele, a istu jedinicu ne nudi niti jedan drugi proizvođač zvučnika. Za mnoge Neo je predstavnik najnaprednije tehnologije današnjice u području srednjetonaca, jer se radi o jedinici koja ima brojne prednosti, a vrlo malo nedostataka. To je planarna magnetostatska push-pull jedinica dimenzija 10 x 20 cm. Srednjetonska membrana od polimerne folije ima nanesene aluminijske trakaste vodiče, smještene u uski kavez između dviju mreža neodimskih magneta. Jednica omogućuje širok linearni raspon (166 Hz do 10 kHz u standardnom modelu, a 280 Hz do 6.9 kHz s FST visokotoncem), izuzetno mala izobličenja (zbog push-pull načina rada, tj. magneta smještenih s obje strane membrane), dobro podnosi snagu, ima povoljnu impedanciju i praktički neograničenu trajnost. Jedina mana je zahtjevnost u odnosu na toleranciju izrade skretnica koja proizlazi iz preciznosti same jedinice, te povećana usmjerenost emitiranja u visokotonskom području.


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Neo srednjetonski panel

Spiralni ribbon visokotonac i dalje je u ponudi u standardnoj varijanti 626R. Riječ je o jedinici koja je reputaciju stekla u najboljim modelima tvrtki Infinity i Genesis, a kod VMPS-a se za spektar iznad 10 kHz koristi u ponešto izmjenjenoj varijanti. Najnoviji visokotonac, kod Veritonea nazvan FST (Free Swinging Tweeter), prije četiri godine preuzeo je primat u svim modelima. To je jedinica na bazi Fountekove true-ribbon tehnologije kakva se često može naći kod zvučnika koji koriste Aurum Cantus G2 jedinice. VMPS-ova jedinica ima prilagođenu strukturu magneta i transformatora, a traka koja pokreće zrak ima masu od samo 13 mg. Koristi se za spektar iznad 6.9 kHz


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FST visokotonac

Serijska skretnica oduvijek je imala cijenjene zagovornike u audio svijetu, poput danas pokojnih Dr. Richarda Heysera i Irvinga Buda Frieda. U VMPS zvučnicima sve jedinice spojene su tako da i električno i akustično rade u fazi. Skretnica je rađena u potpunosti ručno, dijelovi su spajani point-to-point načinom (bez ikakvih tiskanih pločica), a tolerancija se u ugađa na onu zadanu prototipom uz toleranciju od 0,05%. To znači da se dijelovi uparuju koliko je moguće, a nadalje se zavojnice odmataju na točno traženu vrijednost, te kondenzatori premošćuju paralelnim kondenzatorima dok se ne dobije tražena vrijednost. Kao i kod drugih modela, skretnica uključuje dva L-pada za podešavanje glasnoće srednjetonske i visokotonske jedinice. U odnosu na početnu tvorničku vrijednost, te jedinice se mogu poglasniti ili stišati za oko 4 dB. Pomak je kontinuiran, što u praksi znači da je jedan korak iznosi otprilike 0.05 dB. Na papiru ili u početku korištenja zvučnika ovako fini pomak za podešavanje čini se pretjeran, no kasnije se ta preciznost pokazuje kao jedan od značajnih faktora za dugotrajno zadovoljstvo u slušanju.


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Kondenzatori skretnice, standardni lijevo, Auricaps upgrade desno

Kao što je već spomenuto preporučena visina stalaka je oko 45 cm, a preporučuje se da stalak ima prednju ploču pune širine. Optimalno mjesto za zvučnike najbolje je tražiti sa zvučnicima zakrenutima prema slušatelju toliko da se njihove osi sijeku oko pola metra ispred slušatelja.
Na taj način se na mjestu slušanja uklanja negativan utjecaj veće usmjerenosti srednjetonca u višem spektru. Najnovije verzije 626R modela uključuju CDWG (Constant Directivity WaveGuide). CDWG je tehnologija za koju je VMPS prošle godine podnio zahtjev za patent, a koja pomoću proreza određenih osobina postavljenog ispred srednjetonca i visokotonca omogućuje konstantno emitiranje spektra u kojem rade te jedinice u širini od 180°.


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626R na Rondo Gravity Reference posebno rađenim za ovaj model

Standardna varijanta, bilo sa spiralnim ili FST visokotoncem, napravljene su po visokim high-end tehničkim standardima, no uz nadoplatu je svaki VMPS zvučnik moguće opremiti i onim najboljim što tržište nudi. MLS kabinet smo već spomenuli. Kondenzatori skretnice u standardnom modelu su razine kakva se u pravilu sreće samo kod najboljih zvučnika na tržištu - Axon, Wondercap, Erse. Kao opcija nude se izvrsni, ali puno skuplji Auricaps, te best of the best TRT Dynamicaps. Unutrašnjost kabineta može se dodatno umrtviti Soundcoat borosilikatnim premazom i/ili Blackhole 5 panelima. Unutrašnje ožičenje je pažljivo odabrano za pojedini driver, a uz nadoplatu je moguće zvučnik u potpunosti opremiti Bolder srebrnim kabelima. Skretnicu je moguće dobaviti smještenu u posebnom kućištu izvan zvučnika. Također, za poluaktivne, ili potpuno aktivne sisteme upravljane digitalnim skretnicama, 626R se može isporučiti djelomično ili potpuno bez skretnice, s tri para terminala na stražnjoj ploči kabineta.


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626R FST na Target stalku s posebno rađenom prednjom pločom za 626R. Puna prednja ploča pomaže u očuvanju bas energije emitirane iz zvučnika. Ukratko - stalak za mali zvučnik s pločom pune širine ima bolji bas odziv od stalka s minimalnom površinom.
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i koja je cijena, baš me zanima ..........................
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Veritone Minimum Phase Speakers info:

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Gore navedeni zvučnik je kod mene proveo cca 30 dana. O dojmu mogu govoriti gosti-slušatelji..Shineon,Voodoo,Saki!!:thumbup: bravo
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i dajte i nama malo udaljenijim neke dojmove ???
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Treba malo pricekati da se Shineon sjeti ! Taj zvučnik je zapravo produženi monitor koji zahtjeva ozbiljnije stalke.Na gornjoj slici su stalci iz produkcije RONDO FBM a model je Gravity Reference.
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Ukratko dojam o tim zvučnicima se neda opisati, to treba poslušati doživjeti :lol: :lol:
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[QUOTE=Darac]Treba malo pricekati da se Shineon sjeti ! Taj zvučnik je zapravo produženi monitor koji zahtjeva ozbiljnije stalke.Na gornjoj slici su stalci iz produkcije RONDO FBM a model je Gravity Reference.[/QUOTE]

Budem.Neka temperatura me pere, pa nisam baš za pisanje.Sutra, kad se oporavim.
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Nešto novosti sa VMPS weba.



Ribbon Monitor V60

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Ribbon Monitor V60 (shown in MLS rosewood)


The new VMPS RM V60 floorstanding speaker is a unique amalgam of new technologies and design philosophies that provides a higher performance level for home sound reproduction than previously achievable, even from price-no-object systems.

Immediately apparent and most striking to anyone encountering the V60 for the first time, is its sculpture-like appearance, a 68” (173 cm) tall, open-baffle swept wing with an array of mid and treble planar panels standing on an integral triangular base housing its three 6.5” (16 cm) midbass woofers. Our show speakers are finished in Piano Rosewood high-gloss veneer for a look most viewers describe as “stunning”. Indeed if this system never played a note some audiophiles might want them as artwork worthy of the most stately mansion. With its slotted waveguide in place there is little to indicate this is a speaker system.

Speaking of our patent-pending waveguide, the mid/treble ribbon array is diffraction-slot loaded towards the front for 180 degree dispersion full-range, making the V60 a sit-and-enjoy anywhere reproducer.

Two distinct sounds are available: very broad dispersion with extraordinarily smooth mids and trebles (waveguide on), and a narrower, more concentrated soundfield with a very forward and tactile soundstage (waveguide off). Owners are encouraged to try it both ways and see which presentation suits them.

While the three woofers reside in a sealed enclosed (with a cutout nesting the easily-bypassed outboard passive crossover box, standard), the midrange rear wave fires into a reverse horn internally damped by a user-adjustable foam wedge, intended to kill reflections inside the horn from causing the horn-throat colorations collectively known as the Megaphone Effect. The wedge can be moved forward for quasi-sealed back operation, or rearwards away from the panels for partial or full dipole use depending on listening environment and personal preference. The rear wave path length is sufficiently long to eliminate cancellations from the Dipole Effect, a major source of nonlinearities in many open-baffle speakers. By folding its wings back the V60 achieves a front footprint of only 7” (17,5 cm) opening to a 22” (56 cm) rear.

Lowbass has been intentionally removed from the main column to cut down on surface-born modulation of the extremely low-mass (900 mg) planar mids exclusive to VMPS. Trebles are handled by the 20 mg moving-mass G3 ribbon tweeter. Sensitivity is high: 100 dB/1W/1m for the tweeter, 95 dB for the mids, and 94 dB for the woofers, allowing even small amplifiers to power the system to good levels. Output is very high (over 110 dB SPL at 3 m with a 100 W amplifier before clipping) and dynamics are explosive. The speaker fills the room with sound like few two-channel systems ever have, and is comfortable both in small or large listening rooms, close to side and back walls, or far away from them.

Accompanying the main columns is our new woofer, the Very Solid Sub (VSS) with a new high-acceleration 15” (38 cm) driver, 15” (38 cm) slot-loaded bottom passive radiator. Indeed the system crossover is situated around 70 Hz to permit anyone with a good sub to eliminate this otherwise-intractable “room bloom” simply by moving the hinge frequency slightly lower.



Specifications

Bass: - three 16 cm (6.5") WCF Megawoofer bass in sealed cabinet
Mid: - six rectangular 10 x 20 cm (4 x 8") Neo ribbons, 280 Hz - 5 kHz
Treble: - G3 FST, 5 kHz - 30 kHz
Impedance & Sensitivity: - 4 Ohm, 94 dB/1W/1m
Power handling: - 500 W rms / 4 Ohms, 20 W min.
Frequency response: - 70 Hz - 25 kHz +0/-3 dB
Dimensions & Weight: - 173H x 17,5 - 56W x 48D cm, 113 kg (68"H x 7" - 22"W x 19"D cm, 250 lbs)
Output levels and distortion: - max. 1% THD fullrange / 1W, max. 115+ dB SPL / 1m
Finishes: - MLS macassar ebony, rosewood, piano black
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VMPS 30th anniversary & RM V60

VMPS announces its first new model in three years, the RM V60.
RM V60 had its first public appearance at CES 2007.

The RM V60 is composed of two sections. The V, which includes the 6 Neopanel Midrange Drivers and single Tweeter, and the Base which houses 3 - 6.5" megawoofers in an acoustic suspension system. RM V60 played with a prototype version of a new Very Solid Subwoofers.


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New 16 cm woofer

Our new 16 cm (6.5") woofer, found in the RM 30, 626R and RM V60 speaker systems, is an evolutionary development of a driver we first built 5 years ago. It is a true lowbass, not a midbass, and as such features a four-layer 38 mm (1.5") voicecoil, 7 mm of Xmax, a woven carbon fiber cone with natural rubber surround, 40oz magnet, and 250W of power handling. It is quite simply the finest quality, and best sounding, such loudspeaker ever produced. Made in USA.


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VMPS Audio on CES 2007 by Roger Gordon http://www.positive-feedback.com

Since I currently own my third pair of VMPS speakers I must like their sound. This year a new speaker was being demoed, the RM V60 (RM for ribbon monitor, 60 because each speaker has 6 mid-range ribbon drivers (plus a spiral ribbon tweeter), and V because the speaker is an open baffle with a 7" front and 22" sides sweeping back in a V). The V sits on top of a base that includes three 6 ½" woofers. The outboard crossover fits in a cutout in the base. External subwoofer(s) are need to complete the system. Being demoed with the V60 were two of the new VSS (very substantial subs) with 2" thick sides, one 15" driver driven by a built-in 1000 watt solid state amp with electronic crossover and single-band parametric equalizer, and one 15" passive radiator. The upstream electronics consisted of a Audience modded Denon 3910 CD player, the new Spread Spectrum Technologies Ambrosia preamp, and Atma-sphere MA-2 MkII.3 220 watt OTL monoblocks. All cabling was by Audience.

I think the V60s are unique in that the back wave from the mid-range ribbons fires into a reverse horn which can be completely open, completely closed or anything in between depending on where in the V you place the supplied foam wedge. This provides a lot of flexibility in positioning the speaker as well as tuning the speaker to your room and personal tastes. Also the speaker was done in drop dead gorgeous rosewood. With their Constant Directivity Wave Guides concealing most of the ribbons and tweeter, I think these speakers will have a high acceptance factor with significant-others.

Over the four days I visited the room a number of times and got to play all of my CDs. The sound was detailed and musical with pinpoint imaging. I got to play one last CD before they started to break down the room on Thursday. I played Rammstein, LOUD. Wow! It is the best I have ever heard that CD and I have played it in many rooms with equipment costing substantially more. I talked to over ten attendees about the VMPS room. All were very impressed with not one bad comment. Looks like Brian Cheney has another winner. The V60 starts at $8900 and has a number of options regarding wiring, crossovers, caps, etc. The VSS are $1650 each.


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VMPS RMM V60 loudspeakers with VMPS subwoofers on CES
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Također treba obratiti pažnju na ovaj subwoofer koji spada u ovogodišnje novitete-Very Large Array.



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