Three unique products using innovative technologies discuss details on the whys and hows of their designs.
Product 1 is Secret Chord Analogue gives a tech talk on the science of record restoration covering static, diamond dust, groove build up and more.
Product 2 is Vivid Audio. Don’t think that the imaginative aesthetic covers a lack of science. The snail shape is essential to accommodate the high tech engineering that makes these incredible loudspeakers sound the way they do. Why not have 15 coats of high gloss, McLaren automotive finish?
Product 3 is SpectraFlora. If you think the aesthetics are interesting, the science behind these speakers is mind boggling. This unique external design is mirrored by the intensity of the engineering internally. When an analytical biochemist brings maths into music production…..
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WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THIS EPISODE
Stephen Price – Secret Chord Analogue
On Record Restore – “New records arrive with a static charge, free of charge. The anti-static sleeve is almost glued to the record…”
Mark Hamilton – Avation – Vivid Audio
On Vivid Audio “It’s all about engineering, not aesthetics. Every driver is individually rolled-off inside the cabinet and there is no interaction between any of the drivers…”
Steve Van Sluyter – SpectraFlora
“I really like the transparency and directivity of wave guides but they lack the dynamic impact of horns. So I thought I would use a horn profile in the vertical and a wave guide in the horizontal….”
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People mentioned on this episode –
Stephen Price – Secret Chord Analogue
Mark Hamilton – Avation
Laurence Dickie – Vivid Audio
Steve Van Sluyter – SpectraFlora
Andrew Hutchison – Not An Audiophile & Dellichord
Businesses mentioned on this episode –
Secret Chord Analogue
Avation
Vivid Audio
SpectraFlora
Not An Audiophile
Harbottle Audio Subwoofers
HeyNow HiFi
VAF Research
Stereonet Australia
Sydney HiFi Show
Brands mentioned on this episode –
Secret Chord Analogue – Record Restore
Elekit – Tube Amp kits
Giya G1 Spirit – Vivid Audio
Moya – Vivid Audio
Kaya – Vivid Audio
Supratek Tube Amplifier
JBL 4430 Loudspeakers
Australply
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CREDITS –
Host, audio production – Andrew Hutchison
Guest Host – News & Reviews – David Corazza