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[其他] 極品取得Cardas台灣總代理,相關資料總整理

陶忠豪 發表於 2012-10-8 09:48:42 |已閱:194466|評論:11| 顯示全部樓層 來自 台灣
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% w+ U" E4 R! U  R# H; L1 P剛剛上Cardas網站,發現他們還有另一款墊材,在木塊上切出五個大大小小的V型凹槽,專門用來將線材架離桌面或地面,木材改採冷杉木,同樣是Oregon出產(Cardas公司就位於Oregon州),Cardas的想法是用於架線的墊材,材質密度不用太高,所以採用冷杉,對消費者來說,價格也比較合理。
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陶忠豪 發表於 2012-10-18 15:30:57 |已閱:194466|評論:11| 顯示全部樓層 來自 台灣
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$ R/ Y. I! B: h沒想到Cardas也與iphone接軌,推出這個「Clarify」app,下載只要0.99美元,用途是消除單體、分音器、或耳機的殘餘磁性,有就是消磁啦。網路上有人已經試用過,據說效果就像是把玻璃窗擦乾淨一樣,音質的確更為清晰。怎麼使用呢?只要把iphone接上耳機或音響系統,啟動Clarify後,會產生一的極低到極高的連續音,聲音跑完就OK了。其實Ayre之前曾推出過的「Irrational but Efficacious」CD就有同樣效果(別忘了Cardas與Ayre交情匪淺),只不過現在Cardas將這個功能做成app,價錢更便宜,讓更多人可以受惠。
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當然許多音響迷會質疑,光是run一遍這個軟體就可以消磁嗎?George Cardas為此還特地親自解釋,原文如下。總之,價錢不貴,下載來試試看也無妨。
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下載位置:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clarifier/id542514527?mt=8&ls=1
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Below is George Cardas's explanation of the Cardas Clarifier App:
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"Seriously guys this is super simple.
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Degaussing is used on everything from tape heads to ships to reduce or eliminate residual magnetism.  Some ships have coils built into them for the purpose.
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) l6 n" \: G2 a4 k% q5 hThe gaussing of ferric materials is ubiquitous and has been know for thousands of years.  (think compass's) + V+ W1 P' m( p6 V' c! D4 d
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! z/ H5 `+ i: J, _2 y In the old days, analogue tape recorders LOST RESOLUTION as their recording  heads accumulated residual magnetism,   recording engineers used small portable coils or wands to degauss the tape heads.  The wands used a constant sine signal in the coil,  the coil was  placed on the tape head and slowly drawn away manually to attenuate the signal progressively.
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Fluxbuster's  used a sine signal  in the coil of a phono cartridge that was slowly tapered off to degauss the cartridge pole piece.( ?4 O; L( e) a# V* V

7 P# x7 v9 l7 c8 A7 F1 CCirca 1987  Cardas Sweeper LP  , it was released .  The record generates  a signal in the coil that was slowly attenuated in amplitude and period(frequency) , with this LP you could now  run the sweep thru your entire system thus degaussing your speakers. This record is still in production.  (Circulation 30k+), _% f" p+ e. ^! }' H
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The Ayre "Irrational but Efficacious"  CD is a very popular CD that incorporates our original sweep..  These sweepers soon made all other methods obsolete for stereo system degaussing.
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  Y, n$ C; B* \: E% D+ CThis is an ancient technology but the real underlying pearl of wisdom is not what we are doing or how we are doing it  BUT WHY!!! $ d' y1 H" P* c; b9 @6 q& P

# v- G: J# N* p! f2 ZThere is an intrinsic problem with dynamic loudspeakers and this problem  becomes larger and more profound as the speakers becomes smaller for reasons that I will not go into her, it suffices to say that there are tens if not hundreds of thousands of people that are regularly degauss much large speakers in their home systems with very good and repeatable results. 3 v- J! ?0 C0 k4 q; Y/ B

, @& m6 ]4 z- ~& [5 _4 G' Z3 ^- i: wThe original method of degaussing was to install electromagnetic coils into or around the ships, it was known simply as coiling.  6 o8 R9 x2 }  g& x
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In our system the coil is the one in the speaker itself -- a real advantage of the sweeper method is that the signal (and thus associated magnetic field) can be attenuated in both amplitude and time interval (frequency) !!
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Degauser's work by alternating reversing the magnetic field in the semi-saturated metal pieces in the speakers magnetic circuit in smaller and smaller increments, moving them towards the  magnetic zero point.   --  In the Clarifier App  I use a logarithmic attenuation of amplitude and time period  (Frequency)  this is noticeably superior to simply attenuating a sine because of material hysteresis.. }9 ~" c; v6 k- E1 n

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5 @3 d8 p  s5 {3 fThis this a great app it will make a little of difference that some of you will appreciate and a few of you will find ALL OF THIS very enlightening     HEY it cost a *ing dollar!!   give it a try.  You will learn something and have some fun,  try it on your car stereo if you have a input port do you wife's IEM's she will love you. & |6 T" Y) S6 O% z( J. @( |
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* F) I+ d" ?( L, a+ S1 hOK here is an interesting disclaimer -- the real problem here is in the design of the drivers themselves.  Like in conductors/cables fixing the geometry itself is the real step forward not band-aids like this -this app is a partial and temporary solution that has to be repeated from time to time.  -one of my current projects is the design and production of a driver design that has no saturable  material in the magnetic circuit.. preliminary results are very interesting.    It's why you are all waiting for my IEM's  ;)   LOL 2 Z: E6 [  `1 c1 j) U; D* J7 y0 K6 @
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3 \5 Y& G8 a! {1 ^: pPeace and Harmony6 H' L2 q1 z2 m  E1 j0 h- m: F* P
George

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Rex 發表於 2012-10-19 09:57:32 |已閱:194466|評論:11| 顯示全部樓層 來自 台灣
本帖最後由 Rex 於 2012-10-19 10:32 編輯
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昨晚與極品音響朱小姐聊天,談起Cardas Audio究竟創立於哪年?
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謎底正式揭曉!Cardas Audio「官方認證」的創立年份是1987年,到今天真的是整整超過25年!  i2 o, s$ s' `2 o- S' n0 r0 x$ n5 d
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除了獲得這個寶貴的答案之外,另外一個有趣的收穫是,經由右下方的小字,我們知道這張廣告上的照片全由George Cardas本人拍攝。看來這位低調的仁兄不只是音響發燒友、也是位攝影玩家,搞不好對天文觀測也有濃厚的興趣。
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! p8 G/ C' t' r6 `同時,畫面的簡潔美感以及一針見血的訴求,也忠實傳遞出Cardas Audio注重亙久不變價值的品牌精神。
7 v3 B/ h# l' d) u& ]) Y! ^% M! V「一切都與時間相關」、「由1987年到永恆」,兩句簡短有力的slogan不禁讓人玩味再三。
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陶忠豪 發表於 2012-11-27 15:03:28 |已閱:194466|評論:11| 顯示全部樓層 來自 台灣
本帖最後由 PaulTao 於 2012-11-27 15:04 編輯
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) V' T7 Z& C+ ^7 b( p這段由Cardas官方製作的影片很有趣,公開了George Cardas自家聆聽室,從影片中可以看到george自己使用的器材,包括Jeff Rowland前級、 Ayre第一款數位訊源D-1唱盤、Magnepans喇叭、美國Wavestream V8真空管後級,以及Judith Spotheim-Koreneef黑膠唱盤系統。* ?1 a; D0 `$ c

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其中最後兩個牌子很少見,Wavestream這個美國管機品牌推出至少十年了,但似乎至今沒有網站,George使用的V8單聲道後級可輸出400W功率,在美國有人認為它是最好聲的6550管機,網路上有一篇Wavestream設計者Scott Frankland的專訪,有興趣者可以研究。4 P# a; C& V- V' r3 V( g. o6 V

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至於Judith Spotheim-Koreneef黑膠唱盤更稀奇了,設計者Judith Spotheim-Koreneef是一位女性,是住在荷蘭的以色列人,George使用的是她的Spotheim La Luce唱盤與SpJ唱臂,不過似乎也沒有官網。Stereophile在1998年曾經深入介紹過這套產品,在Cardas官網上也有一頁介紹Judith Spotheim-Koreneef的製造過程。
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" I. n5 m. j  T4 {其實最值得注意的,是George聆聽室中整面牆的LP唱片,可以看出他是死忠黑膠迷。
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陶忠豪 發表於 2012-11-28 10:05:19 |已閱:194466|評論:11| 顯示全部樓層 來自 台灣
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今天李建樺提醒,我才想到,其實前面說的Judith Spotheim-Koreneef黑膠唱盤,已經出現在台灣市場了!. j0 C) d1 B& q& j0 s
就在今年八月音響展Tidal喇叭的展房中,那部引人注目卻不知名的唱盤,就是Judith Spotheim-Koreneef製品。2 T2 C1 C6 R' ~/ U% }8 u+ j0 P1 y3 [
Tidal總代理前衛花園是怎麼弄到這部唱盤的呢?原來是Tidal老闆極力推薦,說這是世界上最好的唱盤,前衛花園才嘗試引進了兩部,並且在上次音響展中測試反應,不知現在他們是否確定引進這個稀有品牌了呢?$ h! c8 ^' |; a' Z  W  |& c% A) V2 k
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