Goldmund nieuws

[jan-rotterdam]

In HiFi+ staat een bespreking van een complete Goldmund set

http://www.goldmund.com/areviews/uk/2008_Hifi+_goldmund.pdf

Groeten Jan

[jan-rotterdam]

Nog niets van op de officiële Goldmund site te vinden maar hier en daar (vooral Japan en omstreken) duiken foto's op van een Goldmund I-pod docking station





Groeten Jan

[solitaire]

In HiFi+ staat een bespreking van een complete Goldmund set

http://www.goldmund.com/areviews/uk/2008_Hifi+_goldmund.pdf

Groeten Jan

In deze bespreking wordt verwezen naar een interview in dit zelfde tijdschrift met Michel Reverchon, de man achter Goldmund. Indien je belangstelling hebt, kan ik het scannen en mailen naar je ('k zag hem namelijk niet staan op de Goldmund site). Stuur me een mailtje, dan kan je eea. morgen in de loop van de dag tegemoet zien.


Wolf

[jan-rotterdam]

Wat nieuws van Goldmund

Goldmund Distributors and Dealers from all over the world met at the Goldmund House for this traditional yearly event. Discussions on their different markets pointed to very positive expectations for 2009 so the mood was up and the champagne flowing!


Before introducing some of the new products presented at the Goldmund House, we would like to specifically highlight two fundamental events:


Thanks to the Geneva Support Team led by Dr. Veronique Adam, the Goldmund House Media Room underwent a complete re-configuration in only one and a half days.

For the first time ever, this re-configuration, computed by the Proteus software, was implemented without any further tuning. The feedback from our visitors was universal acclaim and astonishment at accuracy and power of the sound reproduction.

The new U-Telos amplifier (Telos circuit, 1 or 2 channels, higher power and built-in DSP circuit) and the new U-Logos1 speaker (with Epilogue tweeter, digital crossover and improved rigidity) also play their part in allowing the most recent Goldmund Media Rooms to reach the sound transparency and delicacy of the most advanced traditional audiophile systems.

The third generation of Goldmund Media Rooms has now come fully to life, providing the highest audio and image quality to the most exclusive and demanding public.


Goldmund introduced a pre-release version of the new Proteus 5 software, and presented it within a traditional Goldmund system. This demo was made using a pair of Epilogue 1 Signature Speakers, each with an Epilogue 2 subwoofer, a Mimesis 16 pre-amplifier and six Telos 600 amplifiers. Again the demonstrations were received to universal acclaim. The system had never sounded so right. The demonstrations proved once again the similarity in extreme-performance of Goldmund Media Rooms and full-size Goldmund traditional systems, only differing by location of their electronics (within Media Room walls v. traditional display).

Initially developed for the Media Room, the Proteus software is probably the most advanced technology ever developed by Goldmund. It allows your Goldmund speaker output to be ideally placed (even if that's not physically possible), properly corrected and pre-conditioned. Proteus overcomes the acoustic challenges of your listening room.

The extremely advanced Proteus modeling software has now been considerably improved and its user interface simplified so it can be used by your trained local Goldmund representative to generate a room correction program. Once loaded into one of the new Goldmund preamplifiers (Mimesis 16 or Mimesis 32),or into the Mythos 2 (see the new products below) the program corrects the room acoustics so you can at last hear the perfection of your Goldmund system even in an imperfect room. Its extreme scientific accuracy (no measurement or tuning necessary) distinguishes it completely from other existing correction systems, proving Goldmund major advance in the domain.

A Proteus corrected system will have absolutely no equivalent (both in 2-channel and multi-channel) providing a kind of sonic realism that can only be achieved by high quality audio elements.

We wanted to thank all our Distributors and Dealers as well as the journalists who travelled long distances to attend the Goldmund Open House Days and look forward to having the pleasure of welcoming them all again next year.


Several new products were presented at the open house this year, amongst which the Eidos Reference Blue, a limited series (50) reference edition providing the playback of BluRay discs in addition to the DVD and CD playbacks of extreme quality already present in its famous predecessor the Eidos Reference.

Preamplifiers also held the stage. In addition to the currently-available Mimesis 16, the company will introduce in 2009 three new preamplifiers to provide the DSP power needed for its most advanced acoustic correction programs such as Proteus and Leonardo.

The Mimesis 16 HD will extend the current model for the fanatics of the Home-Theater, providing HDMI input with full Dolby and DTS new HD formats (as soon as they really become available). Other specifications remain unchanged.

The Mimesis 88 will replace the SR8 with 10 output channels, a USB additional input for computer connection and a far easier-to-use configuration interface.

The Mimesis 32 will be the ultimate version of the new preamplifier family, succeeding the Mimesis 24. Much higher DSP power enables it to handle the most advanced configurations and its 3 x A/D converters of highest quality will allow all kind of possible connections both in 2-channel and Home-Theater environments.

And for the analog fanatics, Goldmund introduces the Mythos 2, with basically the same DSP power as a Mimesis 16 but designed to be included in a conventional analog system for speaker or room correction. With its 8 analog outputs, the Mythos 2 may also be used as an electronic crossover of the highest quality in systems of up to 4 outputs.

Thanks to the introduction of the Mythos 2, Goldmund provides all its most recent sound quality improvements for traditionalist analog-only systems, without generating any sound quality loss. Several additional products were presented to our distributors and dealers but the public will have to be patient and wait for our next newsletters to discover them!

Groeten Jan

[jan-rotterdam]

Goldmund komt met een stereo DAC, de Mimesis 20.6

The new Goldmund Mimesis 20.6 is a 2-channel D/A converter based on the Goldmund Alize 6 circuit. It is once again a serious improvement when compared to the Mimesis 20M, the latest high-quality D/A converter offered by the company a few years ago.

The good news is that the Alize 6 circuit is far less expensive but virtually as performing as the Alize 7 when used in a traditional analogue system to convert the output of a CD player. Why? Because the global level of noise and distortion in an analog system would make the additional dynamics of the Alize 7 practically inaudible.

The Mimesis 20.6 will be available next month for the pleasure of exacting technicians, musicians, and all amateurs who demand the very best in recording transcription.

Groeten Jan

[Starred]

Goldmond kan ook volledige ingerichte media rooms leveren

So how much does the ultimate media room cost? That depends on several factors, but it's certainly in the million-dollar neighborhood. Of course, you could set up a kick-ass home theater for a lot less, but you wouldn't get the custom-built components, craftsmanship, or attention to detail that Goldmund provides. The whole idea here is to have a custom media room built from the ground up by a single company that is responsible for the entire process, and that doesn't come cheap.

http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/ultimate-gear/million-dollar_media_room/

[Shorty]

Goldmond kan ook volledige ingerichte media rooms leveren



http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/ultimate-gear/million-dollar_media_room/

Hopelijk is al die hardware afgedekt achter doek - 't ziet er nu afschuwelijk uit....

VrGr,

Bart J.

[Starred]

Hopelijk is al die hardware afgedekt achter doek - 't ziet er nu afschuwelijk uit....

VrGr,

Bart J.

Klik even op de link en je ziet het 

[Shorty]

Klik even op de link en je ziet het 

Dat durfde ik eerst niet....    Maar met de gordijnen ervoor zou ik er wel mee kunnen leven.... 

VrGr,

Bart J. 

[jan-rotterdam]

This limited edition amplifier of the Reference line is the most extraordinary unit on the market. Providing 5000 watts without distortion, the Telos 5000 can support any speaker system, providing both incredible power and perfect protection. Its noise level is almost inexistent, validating more than three years of research and development in mono amplification. Many of the innovations in the Telos 5000 are unique and have never been used in an audio amplifier before. These include:

Alize 7 D/A Converter
The Alize 7 D/A Converter is a completely new design, which adds the dynamics from three of the best D/A chips in existence to create an incredible final resolution above 130dB. Already released as a separate circuit in the Mimesis 20.7 outboard D/A converter, the Alize 7 built into the Telos 5000 improves over any pre-existing designs. Its ability to recreate 3D space by lowering the noise level to levels barely measurable is astonishing.

Input Circuit
The Input Circuit of the Telos 5000 amplifier is also completely new. Using 4 x Class A modules (completely NEW topology), the level of noise and distortion is reduced to levels never encountered before.

Output Circuit
The Output Circuit uses an incredible 72 Power Mosfets, which have been specially calibrated for the Telos 5000. A NEW type of cascade/bridged circuit increases the amplifier?s speed above anything ever achieved, even in the other Goldmund Telos amplifiers. It is powered by a phenomenal stack of 24 huge ultralow impedance filtering capacitors, which again are designed specifically for the Telos 5000 with a total value approaching 0.2 Farads.

Transformer Bloc
The Transformer Bloc uses 16 separate transformers that have been specially made in England for the Goldmund Telos 5000. It can develop close to 10000 Watts and is deeply moulded in an epoxy mix providing excellent vibration and noise reduction.

Protection Circuit
The Protection Circuit, which has been developed from the other Telos amplifiers, is actually faster so careful attention has been made to protect against any overload. This can be a very difficult task for such a fast amplifier, which is capable of delivering more than 200 amps in a few nanoseconds, but the Telos 5000 will protect any loudspeaker connected to it.

Build

The Telos 5000 weighs more than 260kg per piece and is housed in a beautifully elegant tower measuring 94 x 47 x 39 cm. Two sides are used for the cooling heat sinks and the hard brass construction pushes the Goldmund Mechanical Grounding construction and thermal grounding principles to levels never achieved before without any serious consideration for the associated cost.

Most of the 25 units have been pre-sold, so if you are interested in purchasing a pair of Telos 5000, we advise you to contact your authorized retailer as soon as possible.

If you are out of luck and cannot get the Telos 5000, we advise you to consider the Telos 1000. It offers some of the Telos 5000 features, the customary Goldmund quality and an extremely good performance / price ratio.

A new flash animation on the Goldmund Media Room is now available online. Click here to see it.Enjoy the show!



The FAQ page has been updated and developed. Clic here to visit it.



For more information on the subjects presented in this newsletter, please contact

[email protected]

[jan-rotterdam]

Link naar de nieuwe Goldmund - Telos folder (versterkers)



Groeten Jan

[Tinus_]

Link naar de nieuwe Goldmund - Telos folder (versterkers)



Groeten Jan

Gaat Goldmund ooit met een Blu Ray komen? of hebben ze dezelfde filosofie als Classe Audio?

[blue-eyes]

Gaat Goldmund ooit met een Blu Ray komen? of hebben ze dezelfde filosofie als Classe Audio?

Die hebben ze toch? 14999 euro dacht ik.

Jan heeft 'm wel eens gepost.

[Tinus_]

Je hebt gelijk, zover had ik niet terug gekeken.

Vandaag even bij de importeur geweest, verwachte prijs voor de nieuwe Eidos 20 Blu Ray speler zal ergens rond de € 15.000,- liggen. Misschien komt er op termijn ook nog een Blu Ray versie van de SR-DVD welke een stuk goedkoper zal zijn maar nog steeds behoorlijk aan de prijs.

[M]

Belachelijk duur waarschijnlijk dat ding

Ach voor jou 3 maand werken

[blue-eyes]

Ach voor jou 3 maand werken

Huh? Ben je minder gaan verdienen Jack?  

[M]

Huh? Ben je minder gaan verdienen Jack?  

Vergeet de bekabeling niet Eisse

[jan-rotterdam]

Gaat Goldmund ooit met een Blu Ray komen? of hebben ze dezelfde filosofie als Classe Audio?

Ze hebben er tegenwoordig 2, ook de Eidos Reference kan Blu Ray afspelen. Prijskaartje niet leuk.... 

The new Goldmund Eidos Reference Blu-ray Player is one of the Goldmund Limited Series product unique in the industry. Pushing technology above any existing levels, it offers the ultimate performance in playing today's supports with an exceptional mechanical construction and finish without any cost compromise.

Just like the Goldmund Eidos Reference player, the Goldmund Eidos Reference Blue will remain a statement of technology and a phenomenal sonic masterpiece, assembled with the durability and value of a Swiss investment.

Hand-built in Geneva, the Eidos Reference Blue provides the playback of BluRay discs in addition to the DVD and CD playbacks of extreme quality already present in its famous predecessor. It is both multi-zone and multi-region

Limited in production to 50 units, it will also become a collectible item of extreme rarity which will keep its value over the years and decades to come. However, to satisfy the demand of the most faithful Goldmund customers, it has been designed to allow an easy upgrade for the lucky owners of an Eidos Reference.

Groeten Jan

[jan-rotterdam]

De Goldmund Mimesis 16 processor is er tegenwoordig ook in een HD versie

The Mimesis 16 HD offers the same features as the Mimesis 16. The difference between them is that the HD version has been created for Home-Theater fanatics and provides HDMI input with full Dolby and DTS new HD formats.

Groeten Jan

[jan-rotterdam]

Goldmund komt volgens hun internet nieuws pagina op 1 september met de nieuwe T6 arm voor platenspelers. Tevens een nieuwe phono-pre in aantocht

For nearly 20 years, we continuously explained that the age of making turntables and tone arms was history for Goldmund, and that today's market was insufficient to justify new developments. But audiophiles were regularly asking us for a strong come back and expecting us to finally give in.
The arrival, even if discreet, of the Reference II showed that nobody could get higher in performance than Goldmund. Nobody could get higher in price either, which prevented rumors about a possible come back on the vinyl market. Recently, the new "Goldmund T3 Support" that would allow owners of a T3 to mount it on the Reference II, could have been another proof that we were coming back - if it were not for the extravagant mechanical piece it was! Too crazy, once again.



But the bomb is coming! And it is a proof of the company's care for its vinyl collector customers. By September 1st, Goldmund will present a prototype of its T6 arm, a revival of the T3 design in a far more robust construction, usable on the new Reference II and also on the mythical original Reference. But we will even go further by announcing soon a radically new preamplifier technology developed by Goldmund exclusively for the amateurs of the black disc. And when Goldmund speaks about new electronics, people really start to listen...

The new generation of "Phono Preamps" will be far from what is usually offered, and in many respects. First of all, the new technology that will impressively improve analogue signal is 100% digital... (silence in the audience). But further, for the first time, the phase and time alignment of the output signal of a cartridge will be seriously taken into consideration. Completely neglected before, these parameters will be properly restored and the most accurate (sort of...) cartridges will be corrected. And yes, they dramatically needed it.



So can we say that Goldmund is back to the turntable market? Probably not exactly. But the company which acquired over 30 years the reputation to be THE electronics accuracy specialist is finally taking a scientific approach to help the numerous record collectors, with or without a Goldmund turntable, who unacceptably suffered of the amateurish idea that what is analogue has to be solved by analogue solution. A postulate that the new preamps will easily and definitively prove untrue.
So Goldmund analogue fans, rejoice! We will take care of your record collection with a new technological solution that lies years ahead form anything else. You will be flabbergasted by the quality it provides to your system and it will make you realize how much pleasure you were missing. In short, you won't forgive us for not having made it before...

Tevens komt er een nieuwe lijn versterkers aan die de "Jewel" lijn zal gaan heten

One of the technologies created by Goldmund and now present in all our power amplifiers (and some preamps too) is the transformers molding. Providing temperature uniformity and serious rigidity to avoid transformer vibration, the "Goldmund Potting" is recognized as a trademark and a serious advantage in mechanical grounding and silence of use. The Goldmund R&D introduced last month a new potting material which seriously improved this technology. Far more rigid, the new material guarantees a serious improvement of the mechanical grounding where it is the most needed. In addition, the temperature level of the polymerization process has been dramatically reduced, limiting the damage possible for the electronic components or the transformers included in the resin. And finally, the new resin is far cleaner, smooth and even in aspect so it may become possible to use a molded bloc as it comes out of the process, without the metal box that was needed to hide it and insure perfect mechanical integrity. In addition to be pretty clean in aspect, the new resin will provide an even better mechanical grounding. This is one of the technologies developed by Goldmund for its future lines of "Jewel Amps" (but you will know more about this later).

Groeten Jan

[Starred]

And now for something completely outrageous—a $135,000 Blu-ray player! Leave it to hyper-high-end Goldmund to charge that much for the Eidos Reference Blue, which will be limited to a production run of 50 units. But how can it possibly justify such an astronomical price tag?



Sure, it's built like a tank—the heavily damped, brass-and-aluminum mechanism weighs 66 pounds and is suspended by four spring-loaded legs on its own dedicated table. Also, the power supply is completely isolated from the mechanism, and something called Goldmund Magnetic Damping is said to greatly improve image stability and sonic transparency.



On the flip side, while Goldmund calls the Eidos Reference Blue a "universal" player, it can't play DVD-Audio or SACD. And the analog-audio outputs—one L/R pair and a 5.1 group—are unbalanced, which is ridiculous for such a pricey disc spinner. The owner's manual refers to secondary video and audio, but it says nothing about Internet access or BD-Live, which means this is a Profile 1.1 player, another inexcusable limitation.



Goldmund has always represented the extreme high end, at least in terms of cost, and many of its products are truly outstanding. The Eidos Reference Blue's performance might be exceptional, but at $135,000, it should offer all the features found in much less expensive players and then some. But hey, at least it comes with its own table!

http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/ultimate-gear/over_the_top/

[papaleo]

Wat is de opstart tijd voor een BD bij deze speler,als dit ook zo langzaam is als de rest van de players die nu op de markt zijn, pas ik ook voor deze speler 

[jan-rotterdam]

Wat nieuws m.b.t. de nieuwe Mimesis 32 HD processor

The Mimesis 32 and Mimesis 16HD preamplifiers are now available. This release is truly a company milestone. With their capability to support all existing data formats and their incredible signal processing power, the new Goldmund preamplifiers are preparing the path to the future.

Which future? A future where 2-channel systems (with Proteus 2-channel) and multichannel systems (the Media Room) have the technological capacity to reproduce the most complex sonic ambiances with perfect amplitude, phase, and time accuracy. It is important to note that the third generation of the Goldmund Media Room and Proteus 2-channel, which represent the most significant sound quality improvements of the decade, only exist because the Mimesis 16 and 32 have been created to support their technologies.

The leadership position that Goldmund achieved in this area is the result of years of research and development by our engineers team and it is obvious that our competitors will need a lot of time, money, and efforts before they can reach this level.

Mimesis 32

The Mimesis 32 is the Reference version of the new Goldmund preamplifiers family. A successor to the Mimesis 24, it has a much higher DSP power that will allow it to handle the most advanced configurations. Its 3 x A/D converters of highest quality will allow all kind of possible connections both in 2-channel and Home Theater environments. It can distribute any number of speakers in a room in order to achieve maximum coverage in both bandwidth and space recreation. This innovation has totally changed the today's usual limits, achieving levels of reality never thought possible before.

Compatible with all kind of sources, outputting 32 channels in 96kHz 24 bits high resolution digital format, the Mimesis 32 is rapidly becoming the reference preamplifier-controller of any ultra-high-level Audio and Video system, even in 2 channels.

By outputting only digital signals, it allows large installation to run only digital cables, with far less quality loss than with analogue interconnects.

The Mimesis 32 offers the ultrahigh quality Goldmund "Mechanical Grounding" construction using Brass, Aluminum and Hard-Steel with Swiss precision metal assembly


INPUTS:

- 8 digital inputs:
In1 RCA spdif
In2 Toslink optical
In3 RCA spdif / XLR aes-ebu
In4 Toslink optical / RCA spdif
In5 RCA spdif
In6 USB AUDIO (up to 48kHz pcm stereo only)
In7 HDMI input
In8 HDMI input
Any inputs from 1 to 5 and 7-8 can receive multi-channel encoded signal and audio signal up to 96kHz.

The audio input formats supported are:
PCM 44.1kHz to 96kHz
Dolby Digital
DTS
DTS-CD
DTS HD
Dolby Digital HD
- 6 analog inputs:
In9 to In11 RCA 2-channel
In12 to In14 RCA 2-channel (rear switch up)
In12 RCA 6-channel (rear switch down)

DIGITAL OUTPUT:

16 Digital RCA SPDIF outputs with 2 channels for each
1 HDMI output to connect a video display or a processor
Front panel and remote-control adjustable level control with more than 65dB range and 0.05dB accuracy in the 0 to -34dB range

REMOTE CONTROL:

RC5 Standard remote system compatible with standard programmable remote control transmitter
Volume and balanced control
Selection of the source
Remote muting and standby
Balance and Pink noise
Output Format selection

FRONT PANEL CONTROL:

2 knobs for input selection and volume control
Numeric displays for input selection
Numeric displays for volume
Direct Led format, balance and function display

POWER SUPPLY:

Nominal line voltage: 100V or 115V or 230 V
Input voltage range: +/- 10 %
Maximum power consumption: 50 W

SIZE AND WEIGHT:

44.0 cm (17.5") W x 38 cm (15.") D x 10 cm (3.5") H
Total Weight: 25 Kg (47 lb)

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Groeten Jan

[jan-rotterdam]

En wat gegevens van de Mimesis 16HD processor

The new Mimesis 16 is announced as a brainchild of the Metis 10, with 16 channels output like the Mimesis 30 and a very similar outside presentation, but with much more processing power. It can handle 10 Leonardo, more than 50 filters, etc... Interestingly, it uses also the same USB input than the Metis 10, providing an ideal input for a computer used as a source, for example a Music Server.

The major advantage of this new model, in addition to its much higher processing power, is the new fast-loaded, easy-to-use configurator. This new configurator loads in seconds, offers a real-time test capability and is far more intuitive to handle. However, since the new technology is based on a completely different design, the new configurator cannot be extended to the previous family.

Based on the same design, a new Mimesis 32 will be developed with even more processing power and higher level converters.

The Mimesis 16 provides a complete set of inputs :

one 6-channel analog input (can be configured as 3 x 2-channel analog)
additional 3 x 2 channel analog inputs
3 x 2-channel analog inputs
4 x RCA digital inputs
one XLR digital input
2 x Toslink digital input
1 x USB 2.0 digital input with full noise isolation


The Mimesis 16 HD offers the same features as the Mimesis 16. The difference between them is that the HD version has been created for Home-Theater fanatics and provides HDMI input with full Dolby and DTS new HD formats.

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Groeten Jan

[jan-rotterdam]

Wat nieuws over de Mythos 2 analoge processor

A completely new application of the Goldmund Processors developed by the Goldmund R&D team, the Goldmund Mythos 2 brings revolutionary new sound-processing capability to the most advanced audiophile analogue systems. The Mythos 2, as an Analogue Processor, brings to the best analog systems all the advantages of the other Goldmund processors, except for the multi-channel capability.

The capability to be included in a fully-analog system of the best quality implies the use of the new "high dynamics" A/D and D/A converters of the Alize 7 family, providing a sound transparency that avoids any influence in the final analog quality of the result.
It is probably this unique audio quality, never found before, that will make the Mythos 2 acceptable by the most incorruptible analog fanatics, even if the process inside remains in the digital domain.

Based on the Mimesis 16 design, the Mythos 2 is a 2-channel acoustic processor that can do most of what the other Goldmund processors can do:

Room acoustic treatment (mode suppression without time distortion)
Leonardo correction for Epilogue 1 or Epilogue 1+2
Speaker correction (Nautilus, Epilogue Reference)
4-channel mono crossover with any kind of filtering
And many other new algorithms to come.

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