Uphononongo: Linear Tube Audio Z40 + Integrated Amplifier

I-LTA Z40 + iquka uDavid Burning onelungelo elilodwa lomenzi weZOTL amplifier kunye ne-51W amandla aphumayo angenakuguqulwa aveliswe ziipentode ezine kwiplate ephezulu yeyunithi.
Unokufunda konke malunga neZOTL, kubandakanywa ne-patent yokuqala ka-1997, kwiwebhusayithi ye-LTA.Ndiyikhankanya le nto kuba ayizizo zonke iintsuku ndiphonononga ii-amps ngeendlela zokukhulisa amalungelo abenzi, kwaye ngenxa yokuba ii-amps zeZOTL zikaDavid Burning ziye zaba ngundaba-mlonyeni ukusukela oko i-microZOTL yakhe yabetha izitrato ngo-2000.
I-LTA Z40+ idibanisa i-ZOTL40+ ye-Reference yamandla yokwandisa amandla enkampani kunye ne-Berning-designed preamp, kwaye bayalela i-Richmond, i-Virginia-based Fern & Roby ukuphuhlisa i-chassis.Ngokusekwe kubomi kunye nokusetyenziswa kwe-Z40 +, ndingathi benze izigqibo ezininzi ezikrelekrele - i-LTA Z40 + ayibukeki nje ukuba yinxalenye yemveliso eyenziwe kakuhle yomsindo, iyasebenza.
Iphakheji ye-Z40 + ye-tube yonke iquka i-2 x 12AU7, i-2 x 12AX7, i-2 x 12AU7 kwi-preamp kunye neebhanki ezine ze-Gold Lion KT77 okanye i-NOS EL34.Iyunithi yokuphonononga yafika kunye ne-NOS RCA / Mullard 6CA7 / EL34 izixhumi.Usenokuzibuza ukuba kutheni kungelula kangako ukufikelela kuzo zonke ezi zibane.Impendulo emfutshane kukuba i-LTA ilinganisela ubomi besibane kuluhlu lweeyure ze-10,000 (elide ixesha elide).
Isampuli yokuphonononga ibandakanya i-SUT op-amp ekhethiweyo esekelwe kwi-MM / MC phono yesiteji kunye ne-Lundahl amorphous core step-up transformer edibanisa iigalelo ezine ze-RCA ezingalinganiyo kunye nokufakwa kwe-XLR enye.Kukwakho iteyiphu ngaphakathi/ngaphandle kunye neseti yezibiyeli zeCardas zokuxhoma izithethi.Inguqulo entsha ye-"+" ye-Z40 yongeza i-100,000uF i-capacitor eyongezelelweyo, i-Audio Note resistors, i-subwoofer output, kunye nokulawulwa kwevolumu ehlaziyiweyo kunye nenzuzo eguquguqukayo kunye nezicwangciso "zesisombululo esiphezulu".Ezi seto, kunye nenzuzo kunye noseto lomthwalo weMM/MC izigaba zephono, zifikelelwa ngephaneli yangaphambili yenkqubo yemenyu yedijithali okanye i-Apple Remote ebandakanyiweyo.
Iqonga lephono lifanelwe ingqalelo kuba litsha ngokupheleleyo kwaye liphuculwe ngaphezu kweemodeli ezindala.Ukusuka kwi-LTA:
Izigaba zethu zephono ezakhelwe ngaphakathi zinokusetyenziswa kunye nemagnethi ehambayo okanye i-coil cartridges ehambayo.Iqukethe izigaba ezibini ezisebenzayo kunye ne-transformer yesinyathelo esongezelelweyo.
Uyilo lwaqala njengenxalenye kaDavid Burning's TF-12 preamplifier, eyathi yayilwa ngokutsha yaba yinto ehlangeneyo.Siyigcinile isekethe yohluzo lwe-equalization yasekuqaleni kwaye sikhethe i-IC ye-ultra-low yengxolo yenqanaba lokuzuza elisebenzayo.
Inqanaba lokuqala linenzuzo esisigxina kunye neenkqubo ze-RIAA, ngelixa inqanaba lesibini lineseto ezintathu ezikhethiweyo zokuzuza.Ukusebenza ngokufanelekileyo kweekhasethi zekhoyili ezihambayo, sinika iLundahl i-step-up transformers ene-amorphous core.Ziyakwazi ukulungelelaniswa ukubonelela nge-20 dB okanye i-26 dB inzuzo.
Kuhlobo lwamva nje lwesekethe, ukusetwa kwenzuzo, umthwalo ochasayo kunye nomthwalo we-capacitive unokuhlengahlengiswa ngemenyu yephaneli yangaphambili okanye ukude.
Izicwangciso zenzuzo kunye nomthwalo kwizigaba zangaphambili zephono zazisetwa kusetyenziswa iiswitshi ze-DIP ezinokuthi zifikeleleke kuphela ngokususa ipaneli yecala leyunithi, ngoko ke le nkqubo entsha eqhutywa yimenyu iyimpucuko enkulu malunga nokusebenziseka.
Ukuba ukhetha ukungayifundi le ncwadana ngaphambi kokuntywila kwi-Z40 + (ityala iwayini), unokumangaliswa (ndiye ndamangaliswa) ukufunda ukuba loo maqhosha obhedu awakho amaqhosha konke konke, kodwa ulawulo lokuthintela.OKULUNGILEYO Iperi yee-headphone jacks (Hi kunye ne-Lo) zikwabekwe kwiphaneli yangaphambili, iqhosha lokuguqula elibandakanyiweyo likhetha phakathi kwabo, kwaye iqhosha levolumu libonelela ngokuthomalalisa ngokupheleleyo kwe-128 dB kumanyathelo angama-100 okanye ukusebenza kokhetho "lweSigqibo esiPhezulu" kwiseto zemenyu., 199 amanyathelo olawulo oluchanekileyo.Inzuzo eyongeziweyo yendlela yeZOTL kukuba, ubuncinane kwimbono yam, ufumana i-51W i-amplifier edibeneyo enobunzima beepounds ze-18.
Ndidibanise i-Z40 + kwiibini ezine zezithethi - iDeVore Fidelity O / 96, iCredo EV.I-1202 Ref (ngaphezulu), i-Q Acoustics Concept 50 (ngaphezulu) kunye ne-GoldenEar Triton One.R (ngaphezulu).Ukuba uqhelene nezi zithethi, uya kwazi ukuba ziza kuluhlu olubanzi kuyilo, umthwalo (iimpedance kunye nobuntununtunu), kunye nexabiso ($2,999 to $19,995), okwenza iZ40+ ibe ngumsebenzi olungileyo.
Ndidlala iqonga le-phono le-Z40+ kunye ne-turntable ye-Michell Gyro SE exhotyiswe nge-TecnoArm 2 yenkampani kunye ne-CUSIS E MC cartridge.Ujongano lwedijithali luqukethe i-totaldac d1-tube DAC/streamer kunye ne-EMM Labs NS1 Streamer/DA2 V2 Reference Stereo DAC combo, ngelixa ndisebenzisa emangalisayo (ewe, ndathi eyoyikekayo) ThunderBird kunye neFireBird (RCA kunye neXLR) zidibanisa kunye noRobin. .Iintambo ze-hood yesithethi.Onke amacandelo anikwe amandla yi-AudioQuest Niagara 3000 unikezelo lwamandla.
Andithandi ukumangaliswa kule mihla, kodwa i-Q Acoustics Concept 50s (i-$ 2999 / isibini) iyamangalisa ngokwenene (uphononongo luyeza kungekudala) kwaye yenzela amava okuphulaphula ngokwenene (kakhulu) kunye neZ40 +.Nangona le ndibaniselwano iyinto engafaniyo yexabiso ngokwendlela yokwakhiwa kwenkqubo iyonke, oko kukuthi, ukunyuka kweendleko zesithethi, umculo ovelayo ubonisa ukuba kusoloko kukho okungafaniyo kuyo yonke imigaqo.I-bass ihloniphekile kwaye igcwele kakhulu, i-timbre ityebile kodwa ikhulile, kwaye umfanekiso wesandi unamandla, ucacile kwaye uyamema.Lilonke, i-Z40 +/Concept 50 indibaniselwano yenza ukumamela kulo naluphi na uhlobo olunomdla, olunomdla nokonwabisa kakhulu.Uloyiso, uloyiso, uloyiso.
Ngomngcipheko wokuziphikisa, i-GoldenEar Triton One.R Towers (i-7,498 yeedola kwisibini) ilungile nje ngomzalwana wabo omkhulu, i-Reference (uphononongo).Idityaniswe ne-LTA Z40 +, umculo uphantse ube mkhulu ngokuhlekisayo, kwaye imifanekiso ye-sonic idelela indawo kwaye idlulele kwizithethi.I-Triton One.R ibonisa i-subwoofer ene-self-powered, evumela i-amp ekhaphayo ukuba iphathe imithwalo elula, kwaye i-Z40 + yenza umsebenzi oncomekayo wokuhambisa i-core yomculo eyayisityebi ngokumangalisayo kunye nobuqili.Kwakhona, sawuqhawula umthetho wokuchitha imali eninzi kwizithethi, kodwa ukuba unokuva loo ndibaniselwano ngendlela endayiva ngayo eshedini, ndiqinisekile ukuba ungakunye nam ekujuleni le ncwadi yomthetho emgqomeni., ityebile, ifanelekile ngokupheleleyo kwaye imnandi.kuhle!
Ndijonge phambili kule combo, i-O/96 kunye ne-Z40 +, kuba ndiyazi i-DeVore ngcono kunoninzi.Kodwa emva kwemizuzu embalwa ndaxelelwa ukuba le ndibaniselwano yayikude kakhulu.Ingxaki ephambili kukuveliswa kwe-bass okanye ukungabikho kwayo, kwaye umculo uvakala ukhululekile, ungekho kwindawo kwaye kunokuba unqabile, ongaqhelekanga kwezinye izixhobo.
Ndibe nethuba lokuva i-LTA ZOTL Ultralinear + amp edityaniswe nezithethi ze-DeVore Super Nine e-Axpona 2022 kunye nokucula kunye nokungxola kwendibaniselwano yenze ukuba ibe kuluhlu lwam lwemiboniso endiyithandayo.Ndicinga ukuba umthwalo okhethekileyo we-O / 96 awufanelekanga kwi-ZOTL amplifier.
I-Credo EV 1202 Art.(Amaxabiso aqala kwi-16,995 yeedola) zii-headsets ze-Ultra-thin tower ezenza ngaphezu kokuba zijongeka, kwaye i-Z40 + ibonisa icala layo lomculo kwakhona.Njengakwizithethi ze-Q Acoustics kunye neGoldenEar, umculo wawutyebile, ukhulile kwaye ugcwele, kwaye kuzo zonke iimeko izithethi zazibonakala zihambisa into ekhethekileyo kunye nesandi esikhulu seZ40 + esinamandla.IiCredos zinamandla angaqhelekanga okunyamalala, kwaye ngelixa zivakala zikhulu kakhulu kunobukhulu bazo, oko kunokuthetha ukwenza amava omculo apho ixesha linyamalala kwaye lithatyathelwa indawo ziintshukumo kunye namaxesha aqulethwe kurekhodisho.
Ndiyathemba ukuba olu khenketho lwezithethi ezahlukeneyo luya kukunika umbono weZ40 +.Ukongeza ukugqiba ukugqiba imiphetho, iamplifier ye-LTA ibonelela ngolawulo olugqwesileyo oludityaniswe nesandi esityebileyo setoni kunye nomfanekiso we-sonic owandisiweyo onobuqili kunye nobandakanyayo.Ngaphandle kweDevor.
Ndikhe ndaxakwa nguBoy Harsher's "Careful" ukusukela ngo-2019, kwaye isimo sakhe sengqondo kunye nesandi esingenanto simenza abonakale ngathi ngumzala omncinci weJoy Division.Ngokubetha umatshini wegubu lokuqhuba, iibhesi ezibethayo, iziginkci ezikrunekileyo, ii-synths ezingenanto kunye namazwi kaJay Matthews ajikeleze ngokuthe ngqo isingqi, i-Z40 + ingqina ukuba sisityebi se-sonic digger, nakwelo xabiso lilula letikiti eliphezulu le-melancholy.
I-Wax Chattels Clot ka-2020 ikwabonelela ngesandi sakudala esidityaniswe ne-post-punk.Ndicinga ukuba iClot ifanelwe yivinyl, yinkqubo yam yokukora endiyithandayo, ngakumbi ivinyl eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.I-Harsh, inomsindo kwaye iguquguqukayo, i-Clot yindlela eyoyikisayo kwaye i-combo ye-Michell / Z40 + iluyolo olucocekileyo lwe-sonic.Ukususela ekuvezweni kwam okokuqala kwi-Wax Chattels kwifom yokusasazwa kwedijithali, ndiye ndonwaba ukuphulaphula iClot kuzo zombini iifomati zedijithali kunye ne-analogue, kwaye ndingatsho ngokukhuselekileyo ukuba zombini ziyonwabisa.Kubomi bam, andiziqondi iingxoxo malunga nedijithali kunye ne-analog, kuba ngokucacileyo zahlukile, kodwa zinenjongo efanayo - ukonwabela umculo.Ndiyiyo yonke into xa kuziwa kulonwabo lomculo, yiyo loo nto ndamkela izixhobo zedijithali kunye ne-analog ngeengalo ezivulekileyo.
Ukubuyela kule rekhodi kule turntable nge-LTA, ukusuka kwicala A ukuya ekupheleni kwecala B, isandi esinamandla, esinemisipha, esibi se-Wax Chattels sandichukumisa ngokupheleleyo, i-badass ngokoqobo.
Kolu phononongo, ndophula uphononongo lukaBruce Springsteen kwi-Wild, The Innocent, kunye ne-E-Street Shuffle.Yayiluvavanyo oluhle lokuqinisekisa ukuba ndingadlala eli rekhodi entloko ngaphandle kokumamela, ukusuka kwicala A ukuya ekupheleni kwecala B. Michell/Z40+ wangena nzulu kwisingqi kunye nentshukumo yeNdaba yeWild Billy's Circus kunye nayo. Indlovu i-tuba yavakala inamandla, ihlekisa kwaye ilusizi.Irekhodi liqulethe intabalala yezandi zezixhobo, zonke ezikhonza ingoma, akukho nto ilahlekileyo, akukho nto iphazamisa uhambo lwakhe lwasendle ngebhadi ahlala kuyo iminyaka emininzi kangaka, ngaphandle kokukwazi ukumculela "idesika" .Nangona eli libali lolunye usuku, ndingakuxelela ukuba ukumamela ushicilelo, amava onke, lelinye lobutyebi obuninzi bobomi kwaye kuyandivuyisa ukukwazi ukuphinda ndikwazi ukuphinda ndikuvelise kumgangatho ophezulu.
I-MM / MC Phono kunye ne-SUT inketho ye-Z40 + yongeza i-$ 1,500 kwixabiso, kwaye ngelixa kukho iindlela ezininzi ezizimeleyo, ndingayonwabela ngokulula iinketho zomgangatho wesandi sale monoblock endiyivileyo ebhalini.Ukuze kube lula, kukho into emele ithethwe.Ngenxa yokuba andinayo i-$ 1,500 yeqonga lephono eyahlukileyo eBarn, andinako ukunika naluphi na uthelekiso olufanelekileyo.Kananjalo andinayo intlaninge yeekhatriji esandleni ngoku, ngoko ke umbono wam ulinganiselwe kwiikhatriji zeMichell Gyro SE kunye neMichell CUSIS E MC, ngoko ke izimvo zam zisikelwe umda apho.
IWeather Alive, icwecwe elitsha likaBeth Orton eliza kuphuma ngoSeptemba ngePartisan Records, yingoma ezolileyo, eyedwa, emnandi.Ukusuka eQobuz ukuya kufakelo lwe-LTA/Credo, ukusasaza le gem yerekhodi endicinga ukuba ifanelekile i-vinyl kodwa ayikalungiswa ijika ibe qatha, iphelele kwaye ibandakanyeke njengoko bendinethemba.I-Z40 + iyakwazi ukuhambisa i-nuance yangempela kunye ne-nuance, kwaye isandi sityebile kwaye sigcwele, umgangatho oya kwanelisa nawuphi na umculo owuthumelayo.Apha, kunye namazwi abuhlungu ka-Orton, ekhatshwa ngumculo wepiyano kunye namazwi e-ethereal, amandla e-LTA enza wonke umphefumlo, unqumame kunye nokukhupha umphetho wesitulo esibomvu sika-Eames uxabiseke.
Ukuhlaziywa kutshanje kunye nexabiso elifanayo le-Soul Note A-2 i-amplifier edibeneyo (uphononongo) luthelekiso olunomdla njengoko lugxininise ngakumbi kwisisombululo kunye nokucaca, ngelixa i-Z40 + incike kwisandi esityebileyo nesigudileyo.Ngokucacileyo ziziphumo zabaqulunqi abahlukeneyo kunye neendlela ezahlukeneyo zokunikezela, zonke ezo ndizifumana zinyanzelekile kwaye zinomtsalane.Ukhetho phakathi kwabo lunokwenziwa kuphela ngokwazi isithethi ngokobuqu, oya kuba liqabane labo lokudanisa ixesha elide.Ngokukhethekileyo apho bahlala khona.Akunamsebenzi ukwenza isigqibo sokuthenga i-Hi-Fi esekelwe kuphela kuphononongo, iinkcukacha okanye i-topology yoyilo.Ubungqina bayo nayiphi na indlela buxhomekeke ekuphulaphuleni.
Abafundi abaqhelekileyo bayazi ukuba andingomntu othanda ii-headphones-ndiyakwazi ukumamela umculo phezulu njengoko ndifuna, ixesha elide njengoko ndifuna, nangaliphi na ixesha lemini okanye ebusuku, kwaye kuba akukho mntu wumbi kufutshane neshedi. , ii-headphones zinqabile.Nangona kunjalo, i-amp ye-headphone ye-Z40 + eqhuba i-headphones yam ye-AudioQuest NightOwl ethembekileyo yayibukeka yodwa kwaye ivakala isondele kakhulu kwi-Z40 + kunye nesithethi, esisisityebi, esineenkcukacha kunye nesimemayo.
Xa imozulu iqala ukujika i-pastel, ndifikelela eSchubert.Ukudibana kwam noSchubert, enye yeendlela endazithathayo yayinguMaurizio Pollinivel, kuba indlela awayeyidlala ngayo ipiyano kaSchubert yayivakala inomsindo kum.Nge-Z40+ eqhuba i-GoldenEar Triton One.R Towers, umculo uba nobungangamsha, ubungangamsha kwaye uyoyike, ukhazimle ngobuhle kunye nomtsalane we-Pollini.Ubuqili, i-nuance kunye nokulawula ukusuka kwisandla sokunxele ukuya kwesokudla zihanjiswa ngamandla anyanzelisayo, u-fluidity kwaye, mhlawumbi kubaluleke kakhulu, ubuchwephesha, ukwenza ukumamela umculo uhambo olungunaphakade ekufuneni umphefumlo.
I-LTA Z40 + yiphakheji ekhangayo kuyo yonke ingqiqo yesixhobo somsindo.Iyilwe kakuhle kwaye kuyonwabisa ukuyisebenzisa, yakhelwe phezu kwezimvo eziyintsusa, ukwakha kwilifa elide likaDavid Burning lokudala iimveliso zesandi ezibonelela ngomculo ongenamthungo, otyebileyo nonomvuzo ongapheliyo.
Igalelo: I-4 Cards RCA igalelo le-stereo elingalinganiyo, i-1 igalelo elilinganayo usebenzisa i-3-pin XLR izixhumi ezimbini.Iziphumo zesithethi: 4 iitheminali zesithethi seCardas.Imveliso ye-headphone: Phantsi: 220mW ngeshaneli nganye kwi-32 ohms, i-High: 2.6W ngeshaneli nganye kwi-32 ohms.Iimonitha: I-1 ye-stereo tape esweni igalelo, igalelo letape ye-stereo esweni Imveliso ye-subwoofer: imveliso ye-stereo subwoofer (ukhetho lwe-mono luyafumaneka xa uceliwe) Ulawulo lwephaneli yangaphambili: izitshixo ezisi-7 zobhedu (amandla, igalelo, iteyiphu esweni, phezulu, phantsi, imenyu / Khetha, Buyela), Ulawulo lweVolume kunye ne-Headphone Somlomo Switch.Ulawulo olukude: Isebenzisa zonke iifitsha zephaneli yangaphambili ene-Apple TV eqhagamshelwe kude.Ukulawulwa komthamo: Usebenzisa i-Vishay Dale resistors nge-1% ngokuchanekileyo.I-1.2 ohm Ukuphazamiseka kokufakwayo: 47 kOhm, 100V / 120V / 240V Ukusebenza: Ukutshintsha ngokuzenzekelayo i-Hum kunye nengxolo: 94 dB ngaphantsi kwamandla apheleleyo (ku-20 Hz, kulinganiswe kwi-20 kHz) Umbane wokuphuma kwi-4 ohms: 51 W @ 0.5% THD Output. amandla kwi-8 ohms: 46W @ 0.5% THD Frequency impendulo (ku-8 ohms): 6 Hz ukuya ku-60 kHz, +0, -0.5 dB Iklasi ye-Amplifier: Iklasi yokutyhala-tsala i-AB Imilinganiselo: 17″ (ububanzi), 5 1/ 8″ (ubude), 18″ (ubunzulu) (kubandakanywa neziqhagamshelo) Ubunzima bomnatha: Isandisi-lizwi: 18 lbs / 8.2 kg Gqiba: Imibhobho yeAluminiyam yomzimba Ukongezwa: 2 preamps 12AU7, 2x 12AX7, 2x 12AUterT7 igalelo elikhethiweyo leKhaya le-K. ngomthamo osisigxina Bonisa: 16 amanqanaba okuqaqamba kunye nokucwangciswa kwexesha le-7-yesibini le-MM/MC Phono Stage: zonke izicwangciso zilungiselelwa ngephaneli yangaphambili yenkqubo yemenyu yedijithali (ulwazi olungakumbi jonga uhlaziyo lwezandla)
Igalelo: MM okanye MC Preamp gain (MM/MC): 34dB, 42dB, 54dB SUT gain (MC kuphela): 20dB, 26dB Resistive load (MC kuphela): 20dB 200, 270, 300, 400, 470 Load26 iinketho Ω): 20, 40, 50, 75, 90, 100, 120 mm Imithwalo: 47 kΩ Imithwalo enamandla: 100 pF, 220 pF, 320 pF Iinketho zomthwalo oqhelekileyo ziyafumaneka.Ukuba kuyimfuneko, nceda uqhagamshelane nathi ngaphambi kokuba u-odole.
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