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<blockquote data-quote="VaSiLiS-T" data-source="post: 1057915707" data-attributes="member: 2093"><p><img src="https://www.stereophile.com/images/050816-Marantz-600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>"Positioning of the speakers is the key, " Marantz brand ambassador Ken Ishiwata announced as he spoke of the new Fink Team loudspeaker . Designed by a team headed by consultant Karl-Heinz Fink, these will hopefully go into production. Paired with Marantz's new upsampling-to-DSD SA-10 CD/SACD player ( 7000), which contains Marantz's new SACD transport, and the new PM-10 integrated amplifier ( 8,000), the speakers delivered tremendous bass, supreme control, and somewhat dark colors that lacked ultimate transparency. Ishiwata played Peter Gabriel so loud in the big room that the sound waves were literally vibrating in my gut. Most exhibitors would have been terrified to do this, but the Fink team speakers sailed through without a hint of distortion. Very impressive indeed.</p><p></p><p>Colors were nicely saturated on a hi-res file of Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock's "Summertime," and images had weight. Which is how it should be. I shuddered when "Dance of the Tumblers" was put on, but I must admit that the tonal balance, while dark, was quite impressive. So was the SACD version of "O Holy Night," originally recorded for LP on another audiophile classic, Cantate Domine.</p><p></p><p>When I met up with Fink himself in the hallway, he explained that he used laser scanning and vibrometer measurement to determine where he needed to minimize resonances in his MDF-based cabinets. Those cabinets contain multiple sheets of MDF layered with polymer damping materials, as well as bracing and glue. "We try to fix distortions, but not with a sledgehammer," he said of his apparently bullet-proof design.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Read more at <a href="https://www.stereophile.com/content/rounding-bend-munich-high-end#i2mDSmGJAKy3msAX.99" target="_blank">https://www.stereophile.com/content/rounding-bend-munich-high-end#i2mDSmGJAKy3msAX.99</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://scontent.fath2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18556197_1763664120591815_8631177366950545618_n.jpg?oh=c6d06740184020d33e1a40d9d3da6904&oe=599F0747" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 18px">Το ayazi DAC επιλέχθηκε μετα απο πολύμηνη δοκίμη ... για πηγή στην εμπορική πλέον παρουσίαση των FinkTeam WM-4. loudspeaker ( 65κ )</span> </span></p><p></p><p>A huge amount of subjectivity is going to be apparent when talking about the best sounding speaker at the show but, for me and fair few other people I spoke to at the show- that title went to the FinkTeam WM-4. This is the productionised version of a speaker that has been in existence for some time, principally in use as a test bed. FinkTeam is not a household name but Karl Heinz Fink who heads it up can justifiably claim to be the most influential person in audio you probably haven’t heard of. The development of the WM-4 has in part taken place at the same time as the Q Acoustics Concept 500- something largely handled by Fink- and some of the ideas you can see in that speaker have been taken to their logical conclusion here. There’s no hiding from the facts that this is a 135kg speaker that costs 65,000 but the sound it makes is utterly and continuously fabulous and across a wide variety of material, it delivered an absolutely staggering performance.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/18644896_701928949992475_5678270489882001408_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VaSiLiS-T, post: 1057915707, member: 2093"] [IMG]https://www.stereophile.com/images/050816-Marantz-600.jpg[/IMG] "Positioning of the speakers is the key, " Marantz brand ambassador Ken Ishiwata announced as he spoke of the new Fink Team loudspeaker . Designed by a team headed by consultant Karl-Heinz Fink, these will hopefully go into production. Paired with Marantz's new upsampling-to-DSD SA-10 CD/SACD player ( 7000), which contains Marantz's new SACD transport, and the new PM-10 integrated amplifier ( 8,000), the speakers delivered tremendous bass, supreme control, and somewhat dark colors that lacked ultimate transparency. Ishiwata played Peter Gabriel so loud in the big room that the sound waves were literally vibrating in my gut. Most exhibitors would have been terrified to do this, but the Fink team speakers sailed through without a hint of distortion. Very impressive indeed. Colors were nicely saturated on a hi-res file of Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock's "Summertime," and images had weight. Which is how it should be. I shuddered when "Dance of the Tumblers" was put on, but I must admit that the tonal balance, while dark, was quite impressive. So was the SACD version of "O Holy Night," originally recorded for LP on another audiophile classic, Cantate Domine. When I met up with Fink himself in the hallway, he explained that he used laser scanning and vibrometer measurement to determine where he needed to minimize resonances in his MDF-based cabinets. Those cabinets contain multiple sheets of MDF layered with polymer damping materials, as well as bracing and glue. "We try to fix distortions, but not with a sledgehammer," he said of his apparently bullet-proof design. Read more at [url]https://www.stereophile.com/content/rounding-bend-munich-high-end#i2mDSmGJAKy3msAX.99[/url] [IMG]https://scontent.fath2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18556197_1763664120591815_8631177366950545618_n.jpg?oh=c6d06740184020d33e1a40d9d3da6904&oe=599F0747[/IMG] [SIZE=2][SIZE=5]Το ayazi DAC επιλέχθηκε μετα απο πολύμηνη δοκίμη ... για πηγή στην εμπορική πλέον παρουσίαση των FinkTeam WM-4. loudspeaker ( 65κ )[/SIZE] [/SIZE] A huge amount of subjectivity is going to be apparent when talking about the best sounding speaker at the show but, for me and fair few other people I spoke to at the show- that title went to the FinkTeam WM-4. This is the productionised version of a speaker that has been in existence for some time, principally in use as a test bed. FinkTeam is not a household name but Karl Heinz Fink who heads it up can justifiably claim to be the most influential person in audio you probably haven’t heard of. The development of the WM-4 has in part taken place at the same time as the Q Acoustics Concept 500- something largely handled by Fink- and some of the ideas you can see in that speaker have been taken to their logical conclusion here. There’s no hiding from the facts that this is a 135kg speaker that costs 65,000 but the sound it makes is utterly and continuously fabulous and across a wide variety of material, it delivered an absolutely staggering performance. [IMG]https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/18644896_701928949992475_5678270489882001408_n.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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