Author Topic: Kharma nieuws (Read 8042 times)

jan-rotterdam · « **on:** March 21, 2007, 21:27:23 »

Kharma komt met een nieuwe luidspreker, de CE-3.2.2. Dit is de bestaande CE-3.2 met een extra woofer

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Kharma presents the long awaited Ceramique 3.2.2. This loudspeaker is based on the successful Ceramique 3.2. Although it looks as slim as the Ceramique 3.2, the volume of this speaker is actually much bigger. The new speaker is equipped with a second bass-unit, hence the name 3.2.2.

The Ceramique 3.2.2 will be available in both passive and active version.

Members of our development team have done their utmost to finish this beauty in time. If everything goes according to plan it will be revealed at the show in Paris this weekend.

Groeten Jan

Robbo · « **Reply #1 on:** March 22, 2007, 07:47:13 »

Effe wennen qwa uiterlijk.

snikkeltje · « **Reply #2 on:** March 22, 2007, 11:18:32 »

Blijft het nog steeds een tweeweg of gaan ze er een drieweg-systeem (of 2,5) van maken? En wil Karma een compleet nieuwe speaker lanceren, of alleen dieper+ meer output dan het huidige model?

jan-rotterdam · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2007, 14:25:11 »

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Specifications Ceramique 3.2.2
April 2nd, 2007
Though still in the final testing phase we can already output some specs of the latest Kharma Product, the Ceramique 3.2.2.

2.5-way System
RMS-power: 200 W
Dynamic power: 400 W
Frequency range: 30-25k Hz
Efficiency: 90 dB/W/m
Maximum SPL: 113 dB
Nom. Impedance: 4 Ohm
Min. Impedance: 3,5 Ohm
Connection: Kharma Binding Posts

Dimensions:
Height 38,8 in | 98,5 cm
(Adjustable 0,2 in | 0,5 cm)
Depth 25 in | 63,5 cm
Width 15,2 in | 38,5 cm
Weight 110 lb | 50 kg

(Image removed from quote.)

Definite specifications will be published in the official Kharma Datasheet.

Link naar bron

Groeten Jan

jan-rotterdam · « **Reply #4 on:** June 9, 2007, 13:28:06 »

Prijs van de nieuwe CRM-3.2.2 luidspreker is ondertussen ook bekend:

€ 20.000,- voor de passieve versie
€ 24.000,- voor de actieve versie (ingebouwde Matrix eindversterkers)

Groeten Jan

jan-rotterdam · « **Reply #5 on:** June 9, 2007, 13:32:46 »

De Matrix MP-150 mono-eindversterkers zijn voor een bedrag van € 5.000,- per paar verkrijgbaar

Groeten Jan

jan-rotterdam · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2007, 16:24:17 »

Kharma introduceert: CinéMatrix high-end home theater system

http://www.kharma.com/new/wordpress/index.php

En ook nog een foto van de Exquisiste Midi's in een witte versie

Groeten Jan

Ramius · « **Reply #7 on:** June 16, 2007, 17:57:23 »

Die laatste is wel een knap modelleke, wie is da

jan-rotterdam · « **Reply #8 on:** November 17, 2007, 20:32:00 »

Vrijdag weer eens wezen buurten bij Kharma te Breda.
Alle luisterruimte's zijn sinds de HT-Forum dag aan het begin van dit jaar behoorlijk onder handen genomen wat betreft aankleding en jawel ook de akoestische eigenschappen is men aan het aanpakken.

O.a geluisterd naar het prototype van de Exquisite Mini Gallileo, een upgrade van de bestaande Exquisite Mini t.b.v. het 25 jarig bestaan van Kharma die toch wel een ander geluidsbeeld neerzette (groter) dan de standaard mini's. Er wordt onder andere een extra ceramische laag/mid woofer ingezet per kant. Afwerking heel erg "bling bling" en vooral zo uitgevoerd voor de oosterse landen waar naartoe wordt ge-exporteerd. Zelfs de basreflex pijp en de totale aansluitplaat aan de achterkant waren verguld (ik zie er het nut echter niet van in). Luidspreker werd aangestuurd door proto-type's van voor- en eindversterkers waar ik op verzoek van OLS geen details van bekend maak. Prijskaartje van deze in aantal gelimiteerde luidsprekers: € 100.000,-

Tevens geluisterd naar de PA-versie "Cinematrix": een ruimte met maar liefst 24 stuks 10" subwoofers, 7 forse ribbon tweeters en ook nog eens 24 (?) mid units. Dit alles gevoed door een grote stapel Matrix versterkers.

Hoe klinkt dat: enorm overweldigend, kan werkelijk oorverdovend hard zonder echt te vervormen. Klankmatig niet mijn keus maar wel leuk om mee te maken. Er is ook nog een versie van de Cinematrix die gebruikt maakt van de ceramische units die Kharma in hun luidsprekers gebruikt, ben benieuwd hoe dat klinkt.

Al met al weer een leuke middag gehad en me weer prachtig vermaakt

Groeten Jan

Robbo · « **Reply #9 on:** February 7, 2008, 18:32:15 »

Nieuwe Exquisite Galileo geintroduceerd op de CES 2008:

Blue-Eyes · « **Reply #10 on:** February 7, 2008, 21:11:03 »

Ik blijf dit een van de allermooiste speakers vinden! Waanzinnig mooi uiterlijk.

Ik hoop voor Jan dat deze net zo mooi klinken als ze eruit zien. Wow!

Robbo · « **Reply #11 on:** February 8, 2008, 08:38:35 »

100% met je eens!

Maar voor dat geld ga ik toch liever shoppen bij de BMW dealer

Meer van dit soort (CES 2008) fotos:

http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.php?topic=70850.msg1133536#msg1133536

jan-rotterdam · « **Reply #12 on:** February 8, 2008, 11:23:41 »

De Gallileo versie is wel heel erg bling bling !
Ik heb de "budget"versie, geen diamant tweeters maar een wat meer betaalbaar type

Groeten Jan

jan-rotterdam · « **Reply #13 on:** March 10, 2008, 19:17:06 »

Kharma gaat in zee met Spyker

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« With Spyker at the Salon, GenevaVictor Muller talks about Kharma
Victor Muller, president owner of Spyker cars, talks to Autojunk about the team-up with Kharma. A small quote from the interview:

Q: Are there things you would absolutely want to share?

A: What we present today as well is a very beautifull partnership with Kharma. Spyker is Dutch; Kharma is Dutch. Kharma is one of the absolute leading manufacturers worldwide of sound systems. They produce the speakers that are being shown here, they make the most fantastic loudspeaker sets you can buy, which really reduce Bang & Olofson to kintergarten level.
We have made a deal with Kharma that all Spykers will be equiped with Kharma equipment in the future. I can show in a moment the ones already built in in the Aileron and every Spyker can be equiped with it. It is something so unbelievable. Such a beautiful system. Made by Kharma specially for Spyker.

Q: That is very nice. But say I am very hardcore and I don’t want a sound system at all, is that an option.

A: Most certainly! when we started 80% of the orders without a sound system. Actually almost everyone thought that the motor was an adaquate sound system, but when you get through the first layer of buyers and you’re moving on to the people that use such a car more daily; those people really want a sound system. So therefor we now have a soundsystem by default.

http://www.kharma.com/_documents/press_release_kharma_spkyer.pdf

Groeten Jan

Blue-Eyes · « **Reply #14 on:** March 10, 2008, 19:25:14 »

Gaaf! Nu maar hopen dat Spyker weer erbovenop komt, 2 pareltjes uit nederland verenigd!

jan-rotterdam · « **Reply #15 on:** March 31, 2008, 20:51:57 »

Kharma heeft de OLS-Audio website in de lucht

http://www.ols-audio.nl/

Groeten Jan

Wijx wondere wereld · « **Reply #16 on:** March 31, 2008, 21:21:48 »

wel geinig speakers bestellen van 200000 per stuk via de webwinkel. Vraag me af of dat gaat gebeuren

Nahpets · « **Reply #17 on:** March 31, 2008, 21:27:35 »

Quote from: Wijx wondere wereld on March 31, 2008, 21:21:48

200000 per stuk

Volgens mij zijn de prijzen per paar. Houdt je mooi nog geld over voor een setje kabels

Durk · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2008, 23:05:37 »

99999999999 paar zijn maar 2,00..

ik heb maar gelijk besteld.. iemand een paartje?

jan-rotterdam · « **Reply #19 on:** February 11, 2009, 12:12:11 »

Kharma heeft wat nieuwe producten (bron E-mail nieuwsbrief van Kharma), ik zal foto's plaatsen zodra ik wat meer tijd heb:

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Matrix P1.0 Preamplifier

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Long awaited but finally there
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We're Shipping Matrix Pre Amplifiers!!

After a long period of development and testing, the Matrix P1.0 Preamplifier is now available. The P1.0 is a fully balanced single-ended stereo Class A Preamplifier. A signal path without coupling capacitors and specially selected non-magnetic 0,5% tolerance resis¬tors, guaranty a sound of highest trans¬pa¬rency.

The output level is controlled by a high quality motorized potentiometer. The power supply uses unique filter capacitors, specially de¬signed for Kharma, to assure optimum noise reduction.

As may have been expected the level and appearance has been fine-tuned perfectly for the MP 150 Power Amplifiers. They have the same height and dept, and can be purchased in matching colours.

The sound quality of the synergy of MP150 and P1.0 has been priority nr. 1 for this pre ampli¬fier. The fully balanced single-ended class A amplifier preamplifier has a power consump¬tion of 30 Watt, a input sensitivity at maximum gain of 2,4 Volt and a gain of 18 dB.
The frequency range goes from 0-200k Hz (-3dB, +0dB) and the THD is less than 0.004 %

The Matrix P 1.0 Preamplifier

Connections:
1 balanced (female XLR) stereo input
3 single-ended (RCA) stereo inputs
1 balanced (male XLR) stereo output
1 single-ended (RCA) stereo output

Dimensions and weight:
Height without spikes 2.0 inch | 5.0 cm
Depth 10.9 inch | 27.5 cm
Width 9.8 inch | 24.8 cm
Weight 9.9 lb | 4.5 kg

Current retail price for the Benelux: € 4500

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Exquisite MP1000 Power Amplifier

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An Exquisite Design
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Delivering 380 Watts with an unbelievable low distortion figure, the Kharma MP1000 is the best and most spectacular Power Amplifier ever made by Kharma.

The Exquisite MP 1000 Power Amplifier.
Developed out of the schematics of the well know Kharma MP350, the MP1000 extreme specifications required the Kharma Develop-ment team to create a few completely new circuits, some of them using technologies never used before in Audio Amplifiers.

The MP1000 new circuitry includes a revolutionary full protection circuit for the amplifier itself and its associated speaker, a necessary precaution for the power capability and the incredible speed of the new amplifier. The input circuit is also completely new using only discrete components.
The output circuit uses a unique switching topology to increase the amplifiers power and speed above anything ever achieved in other Kharma amplifiers.
The Power Supply uses unique Transformers and filter Capacitors, which where specially designed for Kharma, to insure optimum noise reduction.
Resulting in a 3D soundstage never encoun-tered before. A signal path made out of pure silver wire, specified by Kharma, guaranties a sound of highest transparency.

Retail price for Benelux is € 40.000 / pair.

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Visionaire 1

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All in one High-End Audio/Video desk
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Inspired by Luxury cars Kharma decided to serve the A/V market with a completely new concept of home cinema. This massive ca¬binet beholds all: it's a 5.1 – 7.1 system including source, and heavy amplification.
The big plasma screen is embedded inside beau¬tiful polished aluminium and crafted leather. The elevator for the screen is controlled by the remote control as is almost everything else.

Separate drawers offer space to put away the remote, or to stall your (Blu-ray) DVD's and CD's. That is: if you do not want to rip those to your media PC.

The subs are also driven by Kharma amplification and are explosion-level guaran-teed. Available soon: matching hanging sur-round speakers.

The Visionaire 1.

The first AV1 was shown at the 2008 F1 race at Monaco and is now shown with our new distributor in Dubai.

This multi-channel project is something you need to see and that needs to be expe-rienced to be believed and understood.

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Cable Upgrades

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New spades on our Reference Loudspeaker Cables
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As of now the Kharma Reference Loudspeaker Cable will be equiped with new spades. As in the conductors, these spades are made of high quality pure silver, realizing a high-quality one-material conduc¬tor-termination-circuit. Silver is also the best electrical conductor of all metals and it gets better in time, contrary to copper!

The new Reference Loudspeaker Cable spades.
The insulator is carefully picked, so the pure silver conductors and the insulator make a perfect match.

A vibration isolating tubing is surrounding the conductors. This tubing reduces vibrations to a minimum before reaching the pure silver conductors.
All this leads to a clear and very revealing cable, with lots of definition, dynamics, air and an open and wide stereo image.

The Kharma Reference Loudspeaker Cable is handcrafted with expertise and dedication. No excessive decoration and unnecessary complexity, make this cable true value for your money and without a doubt the best loudspeaker cable in its price league.

Read more about Kharma's 2009 cable upgrades on our weblog.

Groeten Jan

jan-rotterdam · « **Reply #20 on:** February 15, 2009, 17:53:09 »

De Kharma MP-1000

Groeten Jan

Nahpets · « **Reply #21 on:** February 15, 2009, 18:13:16 »

Leuke vormgeving.

jan-rotterdam · « **Reply #22 on:** March 12, 2009, 17:57:56 »

Kharma heeft z'n website vernieuwd

http://www.kharma.com/general_info/general_info.php

Groeten Jan

jan-rotterdam · « **Reply #23 on:** March 24, 2009, 22:54:25 »

Uit de nieuwsbrief van Kharma (2009-2):

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Grand Exquisite Midi in production

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New exquisite Kharma loudspeaker about to set a new Reference

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In our previous e-mail we informed you about the Grand Grand Exquisite. But since some elevators are too small for a Grand Grand or even a Grand we came up with a smaller (less tall) version of the Grand Exquisite.

Now this should be an easy mnemonic to know which model from which model: count the number of diamond tweeters:

1 diamond tweeter: Exquisite Reference

2 diamond tweeters: Grand Exquisite Midi

3 diamond tweeters: Grand Exquisite

4 diamond tweeters: Grand Grand Exquisite

The Grand Exquisite Midi will be available July 1st and some info will be launched on our renewed website shortly.

Groeten Jan

Robbo · « **Reply #24 on:** March 26, 2009, 09:24:15 »

Kharma Grand Grand Exquisite (330.000 euro)

Big, Bigger, Grand Grand

Some people are not easily satisfied. That's the people we like most.

For these few the Grand Grand Exquisite has been designed. This utmost top of the bill loudspeaker will give you the possibility to listen to and enjoy sound as nowhere, never before.

This ultra-ultra high-end speaker system will have the double power capacity of the Grand Exquisite and will be equipped with the largest Diamond cone units ever made for a loud-speaker.

As there is no substitute for the clarity and resolution and dynamics of a Diamond based system, this means, this speaker will be best speaker system in the World.

The internal wiring will be on a level never used before. The cross-over will be on a level never used before

The speakers can be highly individualised in terms of finish of cabinet, colours, wood, etc.