The Dynaudio Arbiters are here
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wow!
congradulations. those look awesome. can't wait for pics of the whole system and room.
i look forward to reading about how it all sounds.
congradulations. those look awesome. can't wait for pics of the whole system and room.
i look forward to reading about how it all sounds.
They look really great - it would be a fantastic match with a pair of Dynaudio Consequences mk2 I owned long ago, both in cosmetics and sound synergy. The Dynaudio's had exactly the same rosewood veneer and brass speaker metalwork.
Thank guys for all for the nice words. They are not being made anymore and MSRP was USD $200K. They were only sold as a set with the Dynaudio Arbiter preamplifier for a total MSRP of USD $380K. This particular pair has been mostly in storage at an Asian collector. i did not want the preamplifier.
Not that it matters all that much, but its gold and not brass.
Dynaudio has released a new Consequence Ultimate now, Microstrip. They have exactly the same looks as the old Consequence Mk.2. I have however never been a personal fan of the Dynaudio loudspeakers.
The Arbiters were made by a hired team lead by Michael Pavischitz. He is no longer involved with Dynaudio but has started his own German brand called Horch Electroakustik. They make a mono amplifier called Power Stage in their reference line which more or less is based on the Dynaudio Arbiter. I have never heard the Horch Power Stage but friends of mine have heard them and apparently they sound quite different from the Arbiter.
Rumours say that Michael Pavischitz was also involved in designing the Esoteric P-01 and D-01.
BTW, there was an Arbiter set (mono power amps and preamp) for sale on Audiogon a few weeks ago although with birdseye maple veneer panels. The previous owner used them with Magico M6. The Dynaudio Arbiter preamplifier (which I don't have - I will use the Lyra Connoisseur 3.0 preamp with these amps and the Q7) can be seen on the bench through the door behind the speakers.
http://www.horch-gmbh.de/
Not that it matters all that much, but its gold and not brass.
Dynaudio has released a new Consequence Ultimate now, Microstrip. They have exactly the same looks as the old Consequence Mk.2. I have however never been a personal fan of the Dynaudio loudspeakers.
The Arbiters were made by a hired team lead by Michael Pavischitz. He is no longer involved with Dynaudio but has started his own German brand called Horch Electroakustik. They make a mono amplifier called Power Stage in their reference line which more or less is based on the Dynaudio Arbiter. I have never heard the Horch Power Stage but friends of mine have heard them and apparently they sound quite different from the Arbiter.
Rumours say that Michael Pavischitz was also involved in designing the Esoteric P-01 and D-01.
BTW, there was an Arbiter set (mono power amps and preamp) for sale on Audiogon a few weeks ago although with birdseye maple veneer panels. The previous owner used them with Magico M6. The Dynaudio Arbiter preamplifier (which I don't have - I will use the Lyra Connoisseur 3.0 preamp with these amps and the Q7) can be seen on the bench through the door behind the speakers.
http://www.horch-gmbh.de/
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They are quite heavy, but possible to handle for two strong persons when you take off the veneered panels and screw in the handles. These pictures were taken prior to shipping and actually better shows the veneers real color than my pictures from the opening post.
Dynaudio Aribter specifications:
Power Ouput (IEC @ Full Bandwidth)
8 Ohm 620 Watt
4 Ohm 1072 Watt
2 Ohm 1670 Watt
Maximum Current 120 Ampere
Frequency Bandwidth
-3db 0.3Hz-300KHz
+/-0.1db 20Hz-20KHz
THD Level (IEC @ Full Bandwidth, 1Khz, 8Ohm) < 0.005%
THD Level @ Max. Ouput (Under All Conditions) < 0.008%
Offset < 5mV
Signal Noise (A-Weighted) > 103db
Signal Noise (Unweighted) > 99db
Input Impedance 2.000Ohm
Input Sensitivity (For Rated Output) 2.25V or 6.75V
Slew Rate 80V/µ sek
Damping Factor
Output 1: > 1.000
Output 2: > 40
Power Consumption (Continous) 120 Watt
Power Consumption (Maximum) 2000 Watt
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There's also the Classe Omega. Not a very pretty amplifier, it looks a bit like a computer case. Certainly nowhere as beautiful as this thing.
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