J'apprends sur la Quête du Graal que Pioneer va sortir dans un futur proche un nouvel amplificateur home cinéma de référence, le SC-LX90 (je reprends l'image de Chess venant du topic B&O):
Vous pouvez voir ici le communiqué de presse sur le site Pioneer: http://www.pioneer.co.uk/uk/content/press/news/sclx90.html
Un extrait:
New Flagship Amplifier from Pioneer on the horizon: the SC-LX90
A new reference in home theatre amplification
Pioneer confirms the introduction of their newest, most powerful and
advanced amplifier yet – the SC-LX90 – within the coming 6 months. The
product was sneak previewed at the IFA fair in Berlin and at the London
Sound and Vision Show.
The product incorporates a new, unique Direct Energy HD Amplifier,
developed together with ICEpower, delivering a solid drive capability
that can realise true multi-channel continuous power output at e.g.
200W x 7 simultaneously.
"Four years have passed since the introduction of our last widely
acclaimed reference A/V amplifier, the VSA-AX10Ai. At that time, it was
our masterpiece, and ahead of the game in terms of delivering high
quality audio output." says Jim Catcheside Product Manager at Pioneer
GB.
"The core research goal for a new flagship amplifier was clear:
select and develop an amplification platform that can take sound to a
new level. And that's how we arrived at ICEpower."
The materialisation of the "Direct Energy HD Amplifier" at the heart
of the SC-LX90 took years of intense collaboration between Pioneer's
amplifier design specialists and the ICEpower team. The result is a
sound characterised by quick response, matching the highly advanced
registration capabilities of modern music studio environments, and
thereby respecting what artists & studio engineers intend to
express.
"We are very satisfied with our collaboration with Pioneer and have
enjoyed developing a dedicated, customised multi-channel audio power
conversion solution for them. The multi-channel module is the very
latest of ICEpower's developments – it is quite revolutionary in its
technology." said Peter Sommer, President and CEO of Bang & Olufsen
ICEpower. "We have worked hard to deliver excellent audio performance,
power density and efficiency in this solution, and hope that the
Pioneer customers will be able to enjoy a new level of sound quality
with the new home theatre system."
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Chess indique que "En revanche, il arrive que certaines productions
haut de gamme Pioneer ne soient pas importées en Europe, dans la mesure
où, ici, Pioneer a une image plus grand-public, alors qu'au Japon, par
exemple, ce constructeur est considéré (à juste titre, à mon avis)
comme le "maître" en terme de lecteur numérique haut de gamme."
Merci à Chess pour cette information.
C'est une très bonne nouvelle pour la crédibilité de B&O en audio haut de gamme !
Quoi de mieux qu'un BeoLab 2 ? 2 BeoLab 2 !