Welcome to the May 2004 newsletter from Sonic Spirits!
I – Sonic Spirits News
II – Manufacturers’ News
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I – Sonic Spirits News
We have lots of news to report!
Sonic Spirits, in partnership with Blue Circle, Focus Audio, and Audience, will be exhibiting at the Home Entertainment 2004 Show. The show will be held at the Hilton New York from May 21-23. We will be in Room 718. Come visit and hear the latest gear! We will be introducing a number of new products, including the world debut of Blue Circle’s new BC206 hybrid stereo amplifier and the first production unit of Audience’s adeptResponse power conditioner. Also on demonstration will be the Focus Audio flagship FS888 loudspeakers and the Resolution Audio Opus 21 cd player. In addition, you will have an opportunity to meet the designers of Blue Circle and Focus Audio. And of course, we will have a number of show specials! Note: all demo equipment will be available for purchase.
Check out pictures of the BC206 being built here (scroll to the bottom):
http://www.bluecircle.com/index.php?menu_id=798
For more information about HE2004, check out http://www.he2004.com
Hope to see you there!
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Another big news item from Sonic Spirits is that we are moving again! As of May 10, Sonic Spirits will be relocating to Bergen County, New Jersey! Just 10 minutes north of the George Washington Bridge, we will continue to provide a relaxing environment for hearing world-class audio equipment. For our New York customers, we hope that the trek across the Hudson is not too daunting for you to visit us, and we welcome New Jersey audiophiles to come check us out.
Our new phone number will be 201.750.9948.
As some of you know, Sonic Spirits has participated in a monthly gathering of NY/NJ area audiophiles which was originally organized on Audiocircle.com (check out the “NY Audio Rave” circle on that site). As a “house warming”, we will be hosting the June gathering at our new location. If you are interested in attending, please send us an email (info@sonicspirits.com) for details. The proposed theme for this gathering will be to compare a number of “modified” cd players, including units modified by Audience, Dan Wright, Alex Peychev, and others. For those who will be coming from New York and need assistance with transportation, we can help make arrangements!
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We attended the 2004
Festival Son & Image of Montreal in April. See
pictures from the show here:
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II – Manufacturers’ News
Blue Circle Audio
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-Blue Circle’s BC21.1 tubed preamp was reviewed in “The Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity in February:
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_11_1/blue-circle-audio-bc-211-preamp-2-2004-part-1.html
-Blue Circle recently introduced a new preamp/amp combination, the BC100 and BC101
The BC100/BC101 made its debut at the Montreal Show and received “Standout Room” recognition from Soundstage.com:
http://www.shows.soundstagelive.com/shows/avtour2004/mtl_standout_bluecircle.shtml
This combination also received recognition from 6moons.com (near the bottom of this page:
http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatures/montreal3/montreal3.html
Focus Audio
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-The Focus Audio FS788 floorstanding speaker was reviewed in Soundstage.com:
http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/focusaudio_fs788.htm
-Newly available is an English translation of a review for the FS688 speakers written by a Hong Kong audio magazine:
http://www.sonicspirits.com/fs688_yk_eng.pdf
Audience
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-The Audience Au24 interconnects and speaker cables were reviewed in On Sound and Music:
http://www.onsoundandmusic.com/issues/0402/0402-audience.html
-Audience also received a review of all their cables/cords by Wes Philips at Onhifi.com:
http://www.onhifi.com/product/audience_au24_powerchord.htm
Golden Sound
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-Golden Sound received a “Most Wanted Component” Award from Stereotimes.com for their Golden Sound Red and Blue power cords. Here is the review that won them the award:
http://www.stereotimes.com/cables081803.shtm
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Sonic Spirits Inc.
www.sonicspirits.com
info@sonicspirits.com
Authorized Dealer for: Focus Audio - Acoustic Zen - Audience
Blue Circle Audio - Resolution Audio - Eighth Nerve – Golden Sound
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