Oct 2nd-4th at the RMAF in Denver, Balanced Power Technologies will be introducing some exciting products. First will be a new improved version of our highly regarded L-9 power cord, called the L-9CT. This new version uses a cellular insulation around the conductors with an extremely low dielectric contant for less coloration at all frequencies encased in a pure Teflon open-weave jacket to maintain the sonic purity. Next will be the introduction of our new top-of-the-line speaker cables the SC-6 Signature PLUS. These cables are our custom world exclusive 6N UP-OCC Litz wire design; naked, with no polymer insulation. An open- weave pure Teflon outer sleeve is used for abrasion resistance. Finally, the debut of Chris' new open baffle reference speaker. An evolutionary extension of the 2008 open baffle, this time using thirty-two 3" dynamic drivers and eight 15" dynamic drivers in a line array easily capable of 120dB output. Amplification will be 400 watt battery powered custom amps built by Chris. The BPT room will also be the debut for the top of the line Emperical Audio Overdrive DAC. Demonstrated by the designer Steve Nugent with high resolution audio files from 2L, AIX, BlueCoast Records, Chesky, HDTracks, Reference Recordings and more.
RMAF '08 Report
RMAF 2008 Show Report
Everything gelled in Denver, and we couldn't have been happier with the sound in our room. A prototype 2-way monitor loudspeaker performed extremely well as did the killer open baffle planar speakers with open baffle subwoofer--wow!
The rest of the room was unreal as well, consider this value:
Laptop streaming audio over USB through Foobar
Emperical Audio Off-Ramp Turbo 3 USB to S/PDIF convertor, $990
TacT mini pre-amp and DAC, around $3499
D-Sonic Magnum 1000S amp, $1499
All BPT cabling, around $1000
BPT CPC with Oyaide R-1 outlets, L-9T power cord, and Teflon V-Caps, $999
Serious performance for a modest investment. Just a note for computer audio guys, the Emperical Audio Off-Ramp Turbo 3 is a killer piece of gear! It's very much better than the modified SB3's we tried, and that's saying a lot. Most all of the files we played were 24/96, and the Off-Ramp performed beautifully ... digital done right.
In the pics you'll also see the tall ribbon and open baffle subwoofer combo called the NB2 (No Box & No Baffle). That is Chris' home system that he wanted to bring and see what people think. Well it's a winner! They just sound huge, and in a room with space (like Chris' house) they throw a massive sound-field that few speakers can match. The dual 15" open baffle subs when properly time-aligned with the TacT integrate so well it's hard to believe.
Balanced Power Technologies + Equi=Tech
JAN 2008--Balanced Power Technologies is proud to announce we are now working in co-operation with Equi=Tech to promote the use of balanced power and enhance our product development. As "The Pioneer of Balanced Power", Equi=Tech's expertise (since 1992) in balanced power is second to none. We look forward to working with them on our continual quest for the highest performance possible in power line conditioning.
