Von Schweikert AudioSlated for this year are some new speakers and some updates
VR-35 Mk2 with option for satin finish as opposed to wrap around grill clothes. Includes updates to the crossover and internal wiring $8,000
VR-66 Slotted between the VR-5 Anniversary Mk2 and the VR-9, 66 will be a scaled down VR-100XS using the same all MG driver compliment $55,000
VR-111 6 tower system with four towers around 8 feet tall with VS' proprietary triple layer vibration canceling baffle up to 6" thick in some areas. All MG drivers from ribbon tweeters to subwoofers. Sub towers have 4 independent 1.5kW CIAudio Hypex amps each to enable acoustic shading techniques to be used. XO is housed in its own little tower with it's own Critical Mass Maxxum stand chockfull of Duelunds, V-Caps and Mundorfs. Price upon request. By special order only.
Unifield 2 Signature 3way standmount using MG drivers as well. tweeter and mids remain concentric $20,000
Unifield 3 Mk2 new tweeter, new internal wiring (Master-Built Signature), minor crossover component updates, new stands, same price
$15,000
Lamm IndustriesLP2.1 Deluxe Lamm's new phonostage derived from the flagship LP1 ($40,000) same tubes, essentially the same circuit. As Fremer puts it "A Lamm for the rest of us" $8,500
TechDASAirforce 2 Younger but not smaller brother of the AirForce 1. Vacuum hold down, air bearing, gel suspension, extreme isolation and speed stability. Costs a third of the AirForce 1 with all the features. Savings were attained by using a cast plinth as opposed to the three layer Al machined plinth of the AF1 and using a simpler gel based suspension. The silent compressor remains well, silent. Gotta not hear it to believe it. $33,000
D7i Supreme new DAC with new power supplies and vibration control. 24/192, DSD, DXD capable. Given its lineage it is no surprise that the words most often used to describe it is "sounds analog". Has a front USB input that allows you to take the datastream of your iOS device. Inputs include USB, SPDIF Coax and SPDIF toslink. One fixed output, one variable output, one SPDIF output AND built in Headphone amp. It pretty much does it all including D2D conversion (USB to SPDIF) $8,500
TD COI Moving Coil cartridge with a health .45mv output and low internal impedance. Body is a finite element analysis shaped Duralumin (Aluminum alloy molecularly damped with Magnesium and Manganese) with a DLC coating (Diamand like vapor deposited carbon coat). Delicate, musical but also very dynamic like all other components made by TechDAS. $8,000
ValvetFull Function Soulshine Preamp coming this year is the two chassis 2RU pre. Same tube compliment as the Soulshine and Soulphono (12au7, 12bh7 and 12ax7, 12at7 respectively) 3 line level inputs and 3 MC inputs and 1 MM input. SUTs are pure silver toroids. options are 1:10 and 1:20. Overbuilt high storage power supply offering virtual battery silence. Price TBA
A4 New SS Class A monoblocks in the works. No details yet. More to come.
Light HarmonicDa Vinci Dual DAC 32/384, DSD, DXD capable DAC. Already multi-awarded, the DUAL is actually two DACs in one chassis. PCM uses LH's non-oversampling ladder architecture and DSD is handled by a separate engine. Light Harmonic's no compromise DAC $30,000
Pulse and Pulse X LH Lab's desktop solution. X is the Balanced model. Options include an external linear power supply and a Bluetooth module. Prices TBA
Geek Ah the notorious Geek
USB dongle DAC/headpnoe amp for use on the go. The Kickstarter campaign got a lot of attention. Price TBA
Endeavor Audio Engineering
E-1 and E-2 following the extremely high value butt kicker that is the E-3 are the MTM E-2 and bookshelf E-1. Both feature the same Vifa Ring Radiator tweeter and kevlar woofers. Voiced with a whole lot of clarity and punch. $1,500 and $3,000 introductory.