2010年5月14日 星期五

INGRAM WASHINGTON - SWEET 'N' LOW (MW) 美麗與平凡

磁性低音王者,INGRAM
WASHINGTON
英格倫華盛頓,2010年全新錄音,STS DIGITLA MW CODING
PROCESS。凡購買本專輯,均可參加歌唱大賽,由STS DIGITAL 老闆MR. FRITZ DE
WITH選出冠亞季軍得獎者,可能閣下就是下一位英格倫華盛頓!



Tracklist::

1.  Embraceable You
2. Weavers Of Dreams
3. Don`t Go To Strangers

4. I`m Old Fashioned

5. Imagination

6. Save Your Love For Me

7. How Do You Keep The Music Played

8. Summer Wind

9. Love Letters

10. Don`t Misunderstand

11. Always

12. Witchkraft

13. I`ve grown accustomed to her face

14. Imgram Washington last contact with his headphone


Karaoke Tracks
15. Embraceable You
16. Weaver of Dreams
17. Don`t Misunderstand
18. I`m Old Fashioned
19 Always



Here is a brand new album of
the legendary American songbook singer Ingram Washington. New is not
entirely truth since the music tracks are still the same from the old
album, but there is a very distinguished difference in the two albums
Sweet 'n' Low. First Ingram did sing again on the remastered MW Coding
Process music tracks. I came up with the idea, because Ingram told me
that he was going to leave Holland and go back to the United States.


He lives a long time in Holland and in that time we did a lot of
very good selling CD albums and even a LP. That's the reason that I've
asked him, before he was leaving to the States, to sing all new tracks
for the special edition; Sweet 'n' Low MW Coding Process CD. The top of
all his albums is of course "What a difference a day makes" and it still
keeps selling even with the new MW Coding Process edition. I don't know
if we can beat this album "What a difference a day makes" in sound
performance, but we've made a pretty good try, I think. You will be the
judge of that of course. I know the MW Coding Process album of Sweet 'n'
Low is more sweet and gentle in compare to the original album. Then
there is something new, something that you probably didn't expect on
this CD. We just thought if the people like Mr. Washington very much and
would like to be in his music footsteps, well here is your chance to
show off your voice quality. You can sing perhaps to a well selected
audience of family and friends, make sure that Mr. Simon Cowell from the
X Factor is not amongst your invited friends.

If you're
better then a regular bathroom singer you can go to the nearest pub and
use the Ingram Washington karaoke CD to show off your singing skills.
There is also a singing competition in the making. If you sing one of
Ingram's songs, be so kind to send the CD-R to *CNA Music Limited. If we
have enough contenders, CNA will send the copy's to Holland and here
we'll judge who will be the best Ingram Washington Singer of China/Hong
Kong. We will start the competition by the release of this album until
the end of 2010. Watch the information on the website of CNA and STS
Digital and of course there are prizes to win.


Fritz de
With, Balance Engineer STS Digital


* CNA MUSIC LIMITED:

Room 1104, Winning Centre, 29 Tai Yau Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon,
Hong Kong.


2010年3月18日 星期四

《南德日報》呈獻 百年小提琴大師特集

《南德日報》呈獻 百年小提琴大師特集

《南德日報》在德國音樂界很有地位.其樂評經常被音樂會主辦者和唱片公司引用。取其有代表性。在這背景下,《南德日報》與巴伐利亞電台(BR
Klassik 4----第四台)合作出版這套20 CD集,不讓人感到意外。

比較特別的是,日報的音樂版總監Harald
Eggebrecht「粉墨登場」,除了「十六大小提琴家」就是以他作為號召:他負責選曲,兼有他的講話(介紹/論述)在CD中(講德文);看來
Harald Eggebrecht在德國有大量fans,也許他身兼 Klassik 4的主播? ...... <閱讀全文> HI FI REVIEW (April 2010)








2010年2月24日 星期三

KHARMA AKASH RECORDING TECHNOLOGY





Circle Percussion 【太鼓王】



STS Digital與Kharma
喇叭合作,第一張超大動態敲擊專輯,STS
Digital
使用MW Mastering Coding
Process
之第六擊,日本太鼓與非洲敲擊樂器均是發燒樂迷之至愛,大動態和超低音下潛重播是音箱一大考驗,靚錄音更是發燒友最愛力捧。Circle
Percussion
曾在多個國際場合與多個敲擊組合同台演出,Kodo鼓童也與Circle
Percussion
合作過。要數國際演出,他們是日本Extasia
'97
、美國亞特蘭大奧林匹克運動會等等表演嘉賓,Extasia
'97
當晚更與炎太鼓合作演出。太鼓演奏不單只講求低音音壓,更要有強度沖擊感和適當的高音大對比,只單調的不斷低音輸出,只可說一句:「無味道」,更高級的太鼓錄音是聽得到現場真感受和氣氛;即定位和音場。因為收錄及展現低音實在不容易,需要很大的場地。STS
Digital
老闆今次把收音咪不直接放近樂器旁邊,所以【太鼓王】現場感和氣氛可容易重播出來,即管把音量開大,聽得出不是大刺刺的低音、高音、叫聲一窩蜂地充塞重現,混淆一片,是很HI
FI
感。最後一提,【太鼓王】擁有穿牆過壁之動態,為免鄰居抱怨投訴,最好邀請一起聆聽。WARNING:
This disc contains music of extraordinarily wide dynamic range, at the
threshold of audibility that build to levels of extreme intensity.

CD Number: KARCD 10005





Kharma Test & Calibration CD 『荷蘭Kharma校正與測試天碟』



 



最理想之揚聲器必須帶給用家感覺喇叭消失、音像更加凝聚、細節增加、高音飄逸、低音深厚、音埸平衡、舞台開揚、聽得多采多姿,『荷蘭Kharma校正與測試天碟』是一個精確校對與測試的開始。
CD Number: KARCD 10004






25th
Anniversary CD O.L.S. - Kharma
『荷蘭Kharma
25
周年現場紀錄』



 



Kharma
揚聲器25週年紀念作品,女聲立體呈現,每件樂器近在咫尺,STS
Digital
錄出靚無可靚之真感受,未到結尾的現場聽眾掌聲,真不相信就是現場收音作品。
CD Number: KARCD 10003




Burn in CD (煲機皇)



 



集消磁、煲機、測試與保養功能一身,煲機首選。
CD Number: KARCD 10002





"New visions will unfold, new dimensions
will be opened, each time you listen to this CD'.

CD Number: KARCD 10001





KHARMA AKASH RECORDING TECHNOLOGY

WARNING: This disc contains music of extraordinarily wide
dynamic range, at the threshold of audibility that build to levels of extreme
intensity.



Circle
Percussion
【太鼓王】
STS Digital與Kharma
喇叭合作,第一張超大動態敲擊專輯,STS Digital使用MW Mastering Coding Process之第六擊,日本太鼓與非洲敲擊樂器均是發燒樂迷之至愛,大動態和超低音下潛重播是音箱一大考驗,靚錄音更是發燒友最愛力捧。Circle Percussion曾在多個國際場合與多個敲擊組合同台演出,Kodo鼓
童也與
Circle
Percussion
合作過。要
數國際演出,他們是
日本Extasia
'97
、美國亞特蘭大奧林匹克運動會等等表演嘉賓,Extasia '97當晚更與炎太鼓合作演出。太鼓演奏不單只講求低音音壓,更要有強度沖擊感和適當的高音大對比,只單調的不斷低音
輸出,只可說一句
:「無味道」,更高級的太鼓錄音是聽得到現場真感受和氣氛;即定位和音場。因為收錄及展現低音實在不容易,需要很
大的場地。
STS Digital老闆今次把收音咪不直接放近樂器旁邊,所以【太鼓王】現場感和氣氛可容易重播出來,即管把音量開大,聽得出不是大刺刺的低音、高音、
叫聲一窩蜂地充塞重現,混淆一片,是很
HI FI感。最後一提,【太鼓王】擁有穿牆過壁之動態,為免鄰居抱怨投訴,最好邀請一起聆聽。
CD NUMBER: KARCD 10005



Kharma
Test & Calibration CD
  『荷蘭Kharma校正與測試天碟』




最理想之揚聲器必須帶給用家感覺喇叭消失、音像更加凝聚、細節增加、高音飄逸、低音深厚、音埸平衡、舞台開揚、聽得多采多姿,『荷蘭Kharma校正與測試天碟』是一個精確校對與測試的開始。
CD Number: KARCD 10004





25th
Anniversary CD O.L.S. - Kharma
『荷蘭Kharma
25
周年現場紀錄』




Kharma 揚聲器25週年紀念作品,女聲立體呈現,每件樂器近在咫尺,STS
Digital
錄出靚無可靚之真感受,未到結尾的現場聽眾掌聲,真不相信就是現場收音作品。

CD Number: KARCD 10003








Burn in CD (煲機皇)



 



集消磁、煲機、測試與保養功能一身,煲機首選。
CD Number: KARCD 10002


"New visions will unfold, new dimensions will be
opened, each time you listen to this CD'.

CD Number: KARCD 10001


2009年11月5日 星期四

TU-8300 300B SINGLE STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER"TU-LAB"

EK JAPAN CO., LTD


15th Anniversary of Foundation


日本ELEKIT成立15週年



Limited Model / NOV 2009



* 參考資料 : 日本KIT SET定價為88,200日元、砌機收費26,250日元,需時30日,不包括運費。



限量成品,即日接受預定,2009年11月份推出。TU-875 / 879 / 882AS / 884CD / 881CD 等已登記行貨用家優先發貨。



TU-8300


300B SINGLE STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER"TU-LAB"


A single stereo power amplifier with 300B tubes, the most popular tube, which is designed so that tube amplifier fans can work over it on their own after assembly.


Find your favorite combination of tubes, output transformers (OPT), volumes, etc, and enjoy this experimental TU-LAB!





300B 單端真空管立體聲放大器


全球首部300B同時兼容KT88(6550)、KT66、 EL34(6CA7)、6L6GC等真空管,自動偏壓,無需開機蓋。


Experimental amplifier for audiophiles !!


Triode connection of pentode also available!


Triode-connected pentode and beam tube have equal qualification and attraction as 300B. In this TU-LAB, 8 pin sockets are equipped, which enables triode connection of such tubes as KT88(6550), KT66, EL34(6CA7), 6L6GC, etc, without any modifications to the amplifier.



Try different OPT and volumes!


A slide universal bracket, or in other words "magical bracket" , that enables various kinds of OPTs in various shapes to be installed, is developed for TU-LAB so that most of commercially-available OPTs for 300B single amplifier can be used.



Full of ingenuity for high quality sound, stability, safety, and energy-saving




["Constant current circuit, self-bias + fixed bias" method]


Constant current circuit is adopted instead of cathode resistors of self-bias method so that a constant plate current flows no matter what tubes in our assumption are used. (rated currency value can be fine-adjusted.


[Power shut-down circuit for OPT upon over-current]


If over-current occurs in either of the OPTs even for one second, the B power supply is shut down and LED indicator at the troubled side shows that there took place a malfuction.


[FET ripple filer]


FET ripple filter, time-proven in the performance of the reduction of ham noise is adopted for the B power supply.


[All tubes heated by AC]


From ecological point of view, all tubes are heated by AC power so that the power loss in the rectifying circuit is improved and heating is moderated.



World-wide power transformer


Upon request for se under 200V environment or oversea countries, a multi power transformer that can be used under 4 different power voltage environments, such as 100V, 115V, 200V, and 230V (Select the setting location of the corresponding connector upon assembly.


【Specifications】



Tubes: 300Bx2, 12AT7x2 (No tubes for replacement included)



Max. output: 8W+8W (by default, with 300B tubes and 8Ω of load applied)




Frequency response(-3dB): 15Hz~40kHz




Residual noise (IEC filtering): 0.5mV (0.1,V when KT88 installed)




Input sensitibity: 200mV  (DF:6.3  Speaker: 4~16Ω)




Output terminal : Gold-plated, binding post (bare wires up to Φ5mm can be inserted, and banana plugs can also be used.)




Input terminal : Gold-plated RCA jack, single stereo line (at the back)




Power input : 3P inlet (IEC320)




Power voltage : 220V ~ 240V 50/60Hz available. Change the soldering location of the connector for power transformer as shown in the photo below.




Power consumption: 80W by standard (70W~95W as ip is fine-adjustable.)




Dimension: W400xH213xD250 mm (Chassis with the punched metal cover, protrusion not included.)




Weight: 10.8kg (fully assembled, without a power cable)




ip adjustment range: Approx. 50~80mA (L,R independently adjusted) Ham balancer function equipped A microcomputer is adopted for TU-LAB, for the first time to our TU series amplifier (warming-up timer , cathode voltage monitoring, automatic shut down of B power supply upon malfunction)


OPTs (Output Transformers):





2009年10月8日 星期四

超級精選 The Very Best Of STS Digital

The Very Best Of STS Digital
 "超級精選"



荷蘭發燒品牌STS
Digital
成立於1972年,公司由四個不同部門組成,分別是STS TELEVISION PRODUCTION、STS VIDEO PRODUCTION、STS PROJECTS及STS DIGITAL。尤以STS DIGITAL最為人所熟悉,它代表著發燒天碟錄音,錄音和後期製作技術更是業界先驅。打從STS DIGITAL推出MWCodingProcess(tm)首張作品後,發燒友均讚不絕口、全力追捧和收藏。2009年夏季,STS DIGITAL挑選18首出色作品,發表首張MWCodingProcess(tm)編碼"超級精選"。受惠於這編碼,人聲比原作品更溫暖豐厚,像似黑膠唱片聲音,動態更不可思議地寬闊,音樂細緻之處更勝從前。荷蘭直送,德國Sonopress印碟。不措工本,全球限量首批2000張,以人手製作凸字熨銀封套連獨一無二編號,絕對值得收藏。鑒往知來MWCodingProcess(tm)定是明天製作指標。



Track
Listing :


1. Classic Masterpiece -
Sound Left
2. Classic Masterpiece - Sound Right
3. John Vice - When I Close
My Eyes
4. Floortje - Last Forever
5. Primrose Path - Tears in Heaven
6.
Lils Mackintosh - Summertime (Live)
7. Young Sinatra - One For My Baby
8.
Eleonora Holiday - Singing In The Rain (Live)
9. Edward Val - I Am On Fire

10. Carmen Gomes Inc. - Fever
11. George Carlo - If It's Magic (Live)
12.
Shyla Zoet - Have I Told You Lately That I
13. Ingram Washington - What A
Wonderful World
14. Judith Nijand - Early Morning
15. Circle Percussion
-  Tradition
16. Djembe Dutch
Percussion - Tradition
17. Shostakovich - Allegretto
18. STS Sound Library -
St. Martinus Church


風華絕代,人間美聲。Esther 最艷麗之作!



Esther Ofarim in London

豐華正盛、光彩奪目,以色列猶太裔發燒天后Esther
Ofarim
最甜美歌聲時代 ~ 〈in
London
〉專輯是「大眼妹」Esther 1972年在德國灌錄〈Eather〉同名作品之同期錄音作品,也一樣是她加盟歐洲EMI唱片公司後灌錄其中之一張唱片。Esther可演唱不同類型之語言,但大多數是希伯來語、拉丁語、法文、德文、瑞典文,俄羅斯文,及意大利文等。最為發燒友熟悉的〈Eather〉大碟也不是英語,可說是聽得明音樂也聽不懂唱所以然來。〈in
London
〉一直以來是Esther歌迷要找尋的目標,為的是傳奇監製Bob Johnston製作,Bob Johnston曾為Bob Dylan、Johnny Cash及Leonard Cohen等等製作傳世歌曲,更加上這是一張英語唱片,千辛萬苦才找來EMI/Columbia原裝母帶出來,把Esther最甜美歌聲重現。

Esther Ofarim in New York


是鋼琴手,也是著名作曲家,A Taste of Honey帶來Grammy Awards,但1990年癌症也帶Bobby Scott離開,留下在世只有多首名曲,包括He's ain't heaven, he's
my brother
等等。44年前,Bobby Scott首度遇上Esther,驚鴻一瞥被她天使一樣的美麗歌聲迷倒,後邀請她到美國錄音,1965年美國Philips即為他們全球發行了這張名為〈Is
It Really Me
〉大碟。今天Esther把這唱片重新名為〈in
New York
〉推出市場,12首原曲加上1首在64年收錄之7"Single
~
〈He's Mine〉,20
pages booklet
,歐洲進口。名曲多首,喜聞樂見。