- 13 July 2007
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H ιστορική Sugden,έχει πρόσφατα προσθέσει στην γκάμα της,ένα προσεγμένο ευαίσθητο ηχέιο,με προφανή την πρόθεση να συνοδεύσει τους σε τάξη Α' ενισχυτές της. Tα ηχεία αναπτύχθηκαν σε συνεργασία με τον γνωστό εγγλέζο σχεδιαστή Colin Walker κι είναι τεχνοτροπίας "quarter wave" - http://www.quarter-wave.com/ .Παράλληλα,βγάζει στην αγορά την εισαγωγική αυτή σειρά μηχανημάτων(ενισχυτής σε τάξη Α/Β),προκειμένου να ικανοποιήσει και τους θαυμαστές της εταιρείας,που αναζητούν περισσότερη και φθηνότερη ισχύ.
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LS21 Loudspeaker
We are delighted to announce the arrival of a new and exciting product: the Sugden LS21 loudspeaker. Like all Sugden products it is handcrafted at our factory in West Yorkshire by a team of highly skilled and dedicated enthusiasts.
The LS21 is a tuned quarter wave design and uses a treble and mid/base driver ported through the plinth. The cabinet is compact but not compromised, being domestically acceptable at less than 1m tall and less than 23cm wide. The cabinets are manufactured in-house by our highly skilled cabinet maker. This includes all aspects of construction from machining to veneering. Our recently installed joinery workshop runs harmoniously alongside our existing custom engineering shop.
We feel the fit and finish of a loudspeaker is very important both cosmetically and acoustically. Therefore the cabinets are assembled like fine furniture should be, including real hardwood edge inlays and bonded mitre corner locking joints. The veneers are crown cut and bookmatched, and then polished to produce a satin finish with a low level gloss. Over time this will result in a natural patina. Standard finishes are cherry, walnut and maple, but other exotic finishes are available to order at an additional cost.
Smooth internal air flow is an important aspect of the quarter wave design, so the crossover has been removed from the internal cabinet and mounted in the loudspeaker plinth. The components used in the crossover are audiophile quality, manufactured by Mundorf.
Specifications for the treble unit (right) include large diameter voice coil, soft dome ferrofluid filled with a sensitivity of 90db and nominal impedance of 8 Ohms. We chose the preferred bass/mid driver after careful matching to the cabinet design. It has an identical sensitivity and nominal impedance to the tweeter, aiding crossover design and uniformity. Again a large voice coil is employed and the chassis is die cast aluminium providing superior rigidity.
During the development of the LS21 we have been lucky to work closely with one of the UK’s most respected designers, Colin Walker. His involvement with specialist quarter wave loudspeakers spans an impressive six decades.
The LS21 has undergone hundreds of hours of auditioning and refinement in our listening room. The result is a unique handcrafted loudspeaker capable of producing stunning realism in any top notch audio system. With a sensitivity of 90dB and an easy uniform load, the LS21 is particularly suited to class A amplifiers. Due to the high power handling of both drive units, Class AB amplifiers will also work beautifully with the LS21.
Due to the required manufacturing techniques and bespoke nature of our loudspeakers, every pair will be built to order. An accurate delivery time can be given on request. The advantage of a custom workshop is the range of special finishes on offer. The standard finish is cherry as this is a very popular wood that sits comfortably in most living spaces. A no cost option is American walnut as this offers a darker alternative and Maple.
Mystro Integrated Amplifer
The Sugden Mystro series amplifier is the introductory model to a world of ‘simply more music’.
An integrated amplifier including a phono stage and three line level inputs, with a nominal 50 watts per channel AB output stage, it comprises many innovative audio circuits which are a distillation of Sugden's current development programme. This is a wondrously musical amplifier with a very special pre-amp stage. The low level listening performance is exceptional and can be compared to amplifiers of much greater expense. Fast and dynamic with tremendous tone burst potential and broad speaker tolerance, the amplifiers performance will amaze and enthral listeners with its musical integrity.
The Mystro has, by design, an excellent ‘green’ pedigree - fully metal cased, housing RoHs compliant components, it requires very low quiescent and operating power.
The Mystro amplifier is a very fast and dynamic amplifier whilst still retaining the hallmark of all Sugden products - fatigue-free listening. A superb portrayor of natural instruments, because of the fatigue-free sound it is also particularly suitable for reproducing popular music. The power output amplifier is an AB design which has been developed over many years to give the best compromise between Class ‘A’ and Class ‘B’ type of operation. The power amplifiers are configured as dual mono output stages with low impedance power supplies to ensure excellent bass timing. The circuitry has been tuned to give an extended high frequency clarity, with purpose and punch, to deal with some of the latest digital recording techniques. Tremendous headroom has also been included in the tone burst capabilities of the 125 watt, multi-emitter, bi-polar output devices.
The Sugden Mystro embodies truly advanced and innovative audio circuitry developed to its ultimate level, value engineered and subjectively mastered, to create a wonderously musical amplifier.
Mystro Compact Disc Player
The Sugden Mystro Compact Disc Player is an aesthetic match for its complementary amplifier and includes the same CD mechanism and servo system as the CD21.
In fact, it is the CD21 which has been subjected to careful macro value engineering including the removal of the digital out facility. Particular care has been taken to retain the musical qualities of the CD player and ensure that the complete musical spectrum is reproduced with natural dynamics, a sweet and clean extended top and a neutrality that allows the subsequent amplifiers to produce music which naturally soars in time and space.
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http://www.sugdenaudio.com/default.htm
http://www.neophonics.com/?p=50
LS21 Loudspeaker
We are delighted to announce the arrival of a new and exciting product: the Sugden LS21 loudspeaker. Like all Sugden products it is handcrafted at our factory in West Yorkshire by a team of highly skilled and dedicated enthusiasts.
The LS21 is a tuned quarter wave design and uses a treble and mid/base driver ported through the plinth. The cabinet is compact but not compromised, being domestically acceptable at less than 1m tall and less than 23cm wide. The cabinets are manufactured in-house by our highly skilled cabinet maker. This includes all aspects of construction from machining to veneering. Our recently installed joinery workshop runs harmoniously alongside our existing custom engineering shop.
We feel the fit and finish of a loudspeaker is very important both cosmetically and acoustically. Therefore the cabinets are assembled like fine furniture should be, including real hardwood edge inlays and bonded mitre corner locking joints. The veneers are crown cut and bookmatched, and then polished to produce a satin finish with a low level gloss. Over time this will result in a natural patina. Standard finishes are cherry, walnut and maple, but other exotic finishes are available to order at an additional cost.
Smooth internal air flow is an important aspect of the quarter wave design, so the crossover has been removed from the internal cabinet and mounted in the loudspeaker plinth. The components used in the crossover are audiophile quality, manufactured by Mundorf.
Specifications for the treble unit (right) include large diameter voice coil, soft dome ferrofluid filled with a sensitivity of 90db and nominal impedance of 8 Ohms. We chose the preferred bass/mid driver after careful matching to the cabinet design. It has an identical sensitivity and nominal impedance to the tweeter, aiding crossover design and uniformity. Again a large voice coil is employed and the chassis is die cast aluminium providing superior rigidity.
During the development of the LS21 we have been lucky to work closely with one of the UK’s most respected designers, Colin Walker. His involvement with specialist quarter wave loudspeakers spans an impressive six decades.
The LS21 has undergone hundreds of hours of auditioning and refinement in our listening room. The result is a unique handcrafted loudspeaker capable of producing stunning realism in any top notch audio system. With a sensitivity of 90dB and an easy uniform load, the LS21 is particularly suited to class A amplifiers. Due to the high power handling of both drive units, Class AB amplifiers will also work beautifully with the LS21.
Due to the required manufacturing techniques and bespoke nature of our loudspeakers, every pair will be built to order. An accurate delivery time can be given on request. The advantage of a custom workshop is the range of special finishes on offer. The standard finish is cherry as this is a very popular wood that sits comfortably in most living spaces. A no cost option is American walnut as this offers a darker alternative and Maple.
Mystro Integrated Amplifer
The Sugden Mystro series amplifier is the introductory model to a world of ‘simply more music’.
An integrated amplifier including a phono stage and three line level inputs, with a nominal 50 watts per channel AB output stage, it comprises many innovative audio circuits which are a distillation of Sugden's current development programme. This is a wondrously musical amplifier with a very special pre-amp stage. The low level listening performance is exceptional and can be compared to amplifiers of much greater expense. Fast and dynamic with tremendous tone burst potential and broad speaker tolerance, the amplifiers performance will amaze and enthral listeners with its musical integrity.
The Mystro amplifier is a very fast and dynamic amplifier whilst still retaining the hallmark of all Sugden products - fatigue-free listening. A superb portrayor of natural instruments, because of the fatigue-free sound it is also particularly suitable for reproducing popular music. The power output amplifier is an AB design which has been developed over many years to give the best compromise between Class ‘A’ and Class ‘B’ type of operation. The power amplifiers are configured as dual mono output stages with low impedance power supplies to ensure excellent bass timing. The circuitry has been tuned to give an extended high frequency clarity, with purpose and punch, to deal with some of the latest digital recording techniques. Tremendous headroom has also been included in the tone burst capabilities of the 125 watt, multi-emitter, bi-polar output devices.
The Sugden Mystro embodies truly advanced and innovative audio circuitry developed to its ultimate level, value engineered and subjectively mastered, to create a wonderously musical amplifier.
Mystro Compact Disc Player
The Sugden Mystro Compact Disc Player is an aesthetic match for its complementary amplifier and includes the same CD mechanism and servo system as the CD21.
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