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CANTON FONUM 60 BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS! I have always liked Canton speakers, the company is a very old manufacturer in Germany and one of the few that made almost everything in house. Their vintage drivers are really nicely made, and with rubber surrounds they last a very long time. This was a covid project, they were stripped and the crossovers rebuilt with new German made Bennic bipolar caps in the bass circuit, and Poly film caps in the mid/tweeter circuits. The old caps had drifted in value and needed replacing. Rewired internally with high quality Japanese made copper cabling. The cabinets had a butyl rubber dampening pad bonded to the inside back panel and internal damping is acoustic wool. The cabinets are a dull black vinyl wrap, plain vinyl, I thought it would be nice to wrap something over the top that made them look a little neater, so found some black woodgrain wrap and did them in it, turned out really nice! I left the original terminals on the back as I wanted them to retain their vintage looks, the perforated metal grills especially are very cool looking and detract very little from the sound, in fact I almost like them on more than off! The Fonum 60 is an 8 inch 3 way speaker, well semi 3 way, it uses a small dome tweeter from 4900Hz up and a larger dome mid/tweeter from 900hz up, with a nice stiff paper cone main driver which is quite big for the speaker size. It’s a sealed box design so can be put on a shelf or close to the wall, bass is nicely reinforced this way too. Sound is very detailed and natural, they are not bright, but have a lot of midrange presence with a very decent bass response that is fast and tight thanks to the sealed enclosure design. They are really enjoyable to listen to, combined with a good musical amp like an early NAD or a tube amp and you would have a system that belies its price point in a big way. SPECS: Woofer: 210mm stiff paper cone, rubber surround. Mid tweeter: 30mm soft fabric dome doped. Tweeter: 20mm soft fabric dome doped. Response: 28hz - 30,000hz Sensitivity: 88dB Impedance: 8 ohms nominal. Dimensions: 260 x 370 x 220 mm Weight: 7kg each. Local Melb buyers can meet up during daytime hours at a convenient location dependent on where I am going to be and where you are coming from, usually outer SE side. If you are close to where I travel am happy to drop off. Also possible to box them and ship them but cost may be an issue depending where they need to go.

Up for grabs is a spare Sonic Art Rack, the 'ITSaRACKIT' MERBAU 4 SHELF equipment rack. Rack shelves are 540 wide 450 deep, solid 26mm Merbau in oiled finish. Rack legs are solid 33mm brushed alloy with Delrin decoupling spacers. 6mm Spikes are included in base legs. Leg height 180mm between shelves. This is a one off at a great price for a very solid audiophile rack. I use the same Merbau shelf design for my TT & analogue gear. NOTE: All these racks are hand made from solid timbers, there are often little flaws in the wood here and there, on this rack the shelf surfaces are perfect, only flaw is small splintered section on the back edge of one shelf which is fillered and unnoticeable when the rack is in place. Legs are brushed surface finish and may have some marks etc in the alloy surface, this is completely normal as the surface is not machined in order to maintain affordable prices. Can be shipped, takes 2 packages of approx 20kg each. Message me with postcode if you would like a quote. Local outer SE Melbourne pickup to be arranged at a convenient time, I am sometimes in the inner SE suburbs so can meet up with customers on the other side of the city to help with distance.

Here we have a Van Den Hul Tonearm phono cable, the D502 Hybrid series which has been built with new RCA plugs and a new Cardas female DIN in custom alloy housing. Very popular cable found on many hi-end arms in the day. Length is 1.45m, plenty long enough! From Van Den Hul: The D – 502 Hybrid is the twin version of the D-501 Hybrid, and is regularly used as a microphone cable in critical professional recordings, and in the tone-arm and mixing console industry. This matte black Hulliflex ® jacketed balanced cable was designed: very flexible and with extremely good electrical qualities. The D – 502 Hybrid is a cable with a very high shielding factor. Sonically this is one of the best cables in our program. Not expensive and with very high performance quality, making it excellent suitable as phono interconnect. The D – 502 Hybrid is equipped with a centre steel wire to provide extra mechanical reinforcement and strain relief. This coated steel wire, can be soldered and used as an extra ground-lead. The total pulling force handling of just this centre wire is already more than 30 kg. The D – 502 Hybrid features: The 4 signal lines are each made of 19 x 0.1 mm very high grade OFC wires with the highest density of very pure silver coating. As an extra layer around the metal group, we use a Linear Structured Carbon ® (LSC) saturated coating. The signal line insulation with white and yellow colours is made of cell-PE, so the stripping can even be done with your fingernails to prevent wire damage on the silver coated copper strands commonly caused by mechanical stripping. The resistance per signal lead is: 11.3 Ohm/100 meter. The capacitance between the signal leads is: 75 pF/meter. Very flexible specially treated artificial fibres are used as a filler to prevent any harm caused by external humidity or chemicals. The shielding consists of 96 x 0.10 mm. wires of a high-grade Matched Crystal (MC) OFC with a dense and very pure silver coating and a LSC saturated helical tape. The resistance of the shielding is: 2.3 Ohm/100 meter. The very flexible black outer jacket is made of migration-free Hulliflex ® to prevent any chemical deterioration over a long period. The type printing repeats every 25 cm. (10″) to make cutting of specified lengths easy. The external cable diameter is: 4.5 mm.

MSG me if you want more info, shipping quote etc. Limited Edition Ultrasone Tribute 7 headphones as new in their factory wooden display box, with soft carry case, all factory cables, manuals etc unopened. Used for an hour then boxed up to store, present as new and are quite collectable, not many come up for sale and mostly from overseas, they will cost a lot more to import into Australia vs these ones, and I would bet not in the same condition as these ones! Only 777 handmade units in existence. Main Features: Patented S-Logic Plus technology Unique spatial sound Hand crafted in Germany In 2004, the Edition 7 set new standards. Ultrasone was the first manufacturer in the dynamic headphone segment to combine luxury and professional sound at the highest level. The sound reproduction of the Tribute 7 is identical to that of the earlier Edition 7. Accordingly, every Tribute 7 has an accompanying measurement report. Tribute 7 is limited to 777 units and every set is handmade in Germany. Individual serial numbers emphasize the uniqueness of each individual Tribute 7. Highly polished, metal-coated brass logo plaques adorn the aluminium ear cups, which are milled from a single block of the highest-quality aircraft aluminium and then carefully anodized in the color "mystic blue". Accurate spatial sound with finest comfort. During development Ultrasone placed great emphasis upon the combination of cutting-edge technical standards, exquisite materials and the highest-quality craftsmanship, leaving nothing to be desired. The head pad is covered with finest anthracite-colored Alcantara®. The ear cushions, coated with Ethiopian sheep leather, gently adjust themselves to your ear and provide excellent insulation. Sounds from outside can barely noticed, allowing for impressive listening pleasure. Patented S-Logic® Plus technology ensures a unique spatial sound. S-Logic® Plus provides extraordinarily neutral sound characteristics, so that the spatial impression of every voice and every instrument is highly detailed and authentic. The integrated ULE technology (MU metal shielding) ensures that exposure to electromagnetic radiation is reduced in accordance with the ULE standard. A wooden box made of cherry wood in cabinetmaker quality provides a safe place for storing your headphones at home. An additional hard case (included) provides protection for on the go, in case you would like to take your Tribute 7 headphones with you on your travels. Two detachable cables, developed especially for these headphones, tonally aligned and made from 99.9% oxygen-free copper, are also included. The cables can be easily and securely connected to the Tribute 7 by means of a B-lock connection. You will receive a straight 1.2m cable with gold-plated 3.5mm stereo jack and a straight 3m cable with 3.5mm stereo jack. Accessories also include a screwable 6.3mm adapter. S-Logic Plus Technology S-Logic® Plus is the newest advancement in the S-Logic® Natural Surround System, squeezing the BIG S-Logic® soundstage found in our PRO series headphones into the more streamlined ear-cups of select HFI & DJ models (HFI-580, HFI-680, HFI-780, DJ1). S-Logic® Plus profits directly from innovations developed for Ultrasone’s flagship Edition range, the ultimate headphones for critical listening. This sophisticated new technology combines precision dampening with micro-acoustic reinforcement, allowing driver, buffer-board, and spatial parameters to complement one another in an optimal manner. So the acoustically redesigned ear-cups of these new models and their tonal fine-tuning result in a most neutral sound impression with more vivid perception of voices and instruments. How does S-Logic® Natural Surround Sound work? S-Logic® sends music around your head not just into it, because this technology uses decentralized driver positioning. Did you know that you use and need the outer ear for your three-dimensional understanding to define the direction and distance where a sound comes from? Instead of hitting the inner ear directly, with S-Logic® the signals are reflected off the surface of the outer ear in different directions before entering the auditory canal to create a natural three-dimensional Sound. S-Logic® is the only headphone system which includes your entire sense of hearing. S-Logic® does not change your personal hearing, it intensifies it for your individual needs and listening pleasure. S-Logic® does not need artificial echo nor digital sound processing or cross over run time delay. You can hear the sound just the way the sound engineer has mastered it. S-Logic® does not only create a Natural Surround Sound sensation. S-Logic® allows at the same time a reduction of sound pressure levels at the eardrum by up to 40% (3 - 4 dB). This may reduce the risk of hearing damage while ensuring hours of fatigue-free listening. Ultrasone - ULE-technology (Ultra Low Emission) MU shielding Most headphone drivers produce low-frequency magnetic fields as they convert an electrical signal into the acoustical signal that we hear as music. Ultrasone has developed a special MU Metal shielding that they call ULE (for Ultra Low Emissions) to reduce this radiation by up to 98%, compared to conventional headphones. This technology has withstood the test of international review and is recommended by technical surveillance organizations. Ultrasone originally developed ULE-technology for PROfessionals, since they spend half of their lives in headphones. But due to overwhelming consumer demand, we are pleased to offer ULE in the other Ultrasone lines. S-Logic® does not only create a Natural Surround Sound sensation. S-Logic® allows at the same time a reduction of sound pressure levels at the eardrum by up to 40% (3 - 4 dB). This may reduce the risk of hearing damage while ensuring hours of fatigue-free listening. However, Ultrasone generally advises not to listen to music at high volumes to prevent hearing damage. Specs Principle: dynamic, closed S-Logic® Plus technology ULE technology Impedance: 30 Ohm Driver/Driver size: Mylar/Titanium, 40mm Magnet: NdFeB Frequency range: 8 - 35,000 Hz SPL: 96 dB Weight (excl. cord): 396g Made in Germany

One set of QUADRASPIRE SV32 legs, 140mm long, in the silver finish, 32mm tapered legs for the SVT series racks.

Part of a collection of gear I am clearing for an old client who has to downsize his audio in a big way. Purchased 2023, has sat in the box for 95% of its life! I have tested it, the plug being silver has some tarnish on the contact tip from sitting around, simple clean with deoxit will sort that out. FROM AUDIOQUEST: AudioQuest Carbon Digital Coaxial cables are designed to minimise distortion across an extremely wide bandwidth and a smart way to connect your high-performance digital gear. The most popular application is connecting a CD player to a digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) or signal processor. AudioQuest's digital coaxial cables use materials and construction techniques. Digital Coaxial cables may look like a typical RCA interconnect, but that is where the similarity ends. For many applications, the speed of digital communication is important. Most visibly, “speed” is about transferring large files as quickly as possible, or carrying enough data for HD video. For Digital Coax audio “speed” is critical not because of how-much how-fast, but because time relationships within a digital stream are critical to the reconstruction of the analog waveform that brings information, music and joy to our ears. Time-based damage (jitter) to this information within the data package makes the sound small and flat instead of 3D, harsh and foggy instead of smooth and clear. Solid 5% Silver Conductors: Solid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion and reduce jitter. Solid silver-plated conductors are excellent for very high-frequency applications. These signals, being such a high frequency, travel almost exclusively on the surface of the conductor. As the surface is made of high-purity silver, the performance is very close to that of a solid silver cable, but priced much closer to solid copper cable. This is an incredibly cost effective way of manufacturing very high-quality digital coax cables. Note: The extra silver content over Cinnamon is the reason Carbon costs a little more. Hard-Cell Foam Insulation: Hard-Cell Foam insulation is used exclusively in most of AudioQuest’s video and digital audio cables. Similar to Foamed-PE, it is nitrogen injected to create air pockets. ‘Hard’ foam is used because the stiffness of the material allows the conductors in the cable to maintain the same relationship with each other along the full length of the cable, thus ensuring that the characteristic impedance of the cable is consistent. 100% Shield Coverage (Foil + Silver-Plated Braid): A silver-plated braid shield and an additional layer of copper foil effectively block detail-robbing electro-magnetic interference (EMI). Shielding always plays an important role in any cable design, but the shield on coax interconnect plays an especially important role because it functions not only as a shield but a return path as well. Because of this, AudioQuest pays special attention to the shield’s metal quality and the fabrication techniques as both will affect the sound and the picture. Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation System (NDS): Cables are a common path for unwanted noise to enter your system, but AudioQuest's multi-layer Noise Dissipation System (NDS) sets up a strong defence. Typical cable shield systems absorb and then drain noise and RF energy to component ground, which modulates and distorts the critical "reference" ground plane. 100% shield coverage is easy. Preventing captured RF Interference from modulating the equipment’s ground reference requires AudioQuest’s Noise-Dissipation System. Terminations: Carbon's RCA connectors are plated with "Hanging-Silver", a very thick and unusually pure direct-plating made possible by submerging individual plugs in pure silver, which is a superior approach to the typical process of electroplating batches of plugs by rolling them together in a drum. AudioQuest uses extremely pure Purple Copper for the base plugs, which are fastened by cold welding — a solder-less process that uses high pressure and silver paste to minimise signal loss. By contrast, solder tends to impede the signal, and heating the silver can negatively affect its conductivity. Main Features & Specifications Product Description: Coaxial Digital Audio Cable Terminations: Cold-Welded Silver-Plated Pure Purple Copper RCA connectors Conductors: 21 AWG Solid Silver-Plated Solid Copper Conductor Silver Layer: 5% Of Total Conductor Insulation: Nitrogen-Injected Hard-Cell Foam Insulation Noise-Dissipation System (NDS): Uses Metal And Carbon Loaded Synthetics To Shield Against RF Interference Shield: Foil + Tinned Braid Shield Outer Braid: Textile Black/Dark Gray Available Lengths: 750mm; 1.5 Metres

Up for grabs is a spare Sonic Art Rack, the ITSaRACKIT MERBAU 4 SHELF equipment rack. Rack shelves are 540 wide 450 deep, solid 26mm Merbau in oiled finish. Rack legs are solid 33mm brushed alloy with Delrin decoupling spacers. 6mm Spikes are included in base legs. Leg height 180mm between shelves. This is a one off at a great price for a very solid audiophile rack. I use the same Merbau shelf design for my TT & analogue gear. NOTE: All these racks are hand made from solid timbers, there are often little flaws in the wood here and there, on this rack the shelf surfaces are perfect, only flaw is small splintered section on the back edge of one shelf which is fillered and unnoticeable when the rack is in place. Can be shipped, takes 2 packages of approx 20kg each. Message me with postcode if you would like a quote. Local outer SE Melbourne pickup to be arranged at a convenient time, I am sometimes in the inner SE suburbs so can meet up with customers on the other side of the city to help with distance.

TCHERNOV Classic XS Mk2 XLR cables at 1.65m long, these are premium construction and technology, Russian aerospace & Military production. The Classic XS is just below the Reference and has a similar sound signature to the Ref' and Ultimate. Part of a collection of gear I am clearing for an old client who has to downsize his audio in a big way. Purchased late 2022, has sat in the box unused but marked as mint due to age. I have tested the cable and put it on the burner for 48h to minimize burn in for the new owner! The Classic XS MkII IC is a startling design that incorporates the enlarged 0.75 mm² BRC conductors and the advanced CAFPE®/SASDB® insulation/binding combination. The major evolutionary leap was achieved through implementation of the X-Shield® - our patented Multi-Element Shielding System. Higher definition is a consequence of efficient noise reduction. X-Shield® ensures EMI suppression across a wide frequency range - from ELF to SHF, drastically reduces the negative influence of multiple external interferences on the actual audio signal path and further boosts the overall mechanical and damping capabilities. The jacket executed of a Russian-made low-loss SPVC provides excellent mechanical strength and efficient absorption of acoustic noise and vibrational loads. With a more extended and linear frequency response the Classic XS MkII IC became our most technically refined, perfectly balanced and sonically neutral interconnect for the asking price. It performs amazingly dynamic and at the same time delicate, with all the instruments precisely textured. Images are solid and present, life-sized and appropriately contained in a coherent deeply extended and perfectly layered soundstage. Shipping no problem anywhere in Australia, or NZ for that matter. Happy to meet up with local buyers, we can work that out based on my daily travels and where you are located.

DBX DRIVERACK PA2 COMPLETE LOUDSPEAKER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Another item from an old customers collection, this Driverack is new in box, I have taken it out to check it over but its new, protective film on the screens. Perfect to integrate main speakers to subwoofers with total control. Purchased from Manny's locally, beware there are a lot of grey imports around being sold cheap. FACTORY BLURB: The DriveRack® PA2 provides all the processing you need between your mixer and amplifiers to optimize and protect your loudspeakers. With the latest advancements in dbx’s proprietary AutoEQ™ and AFS™ algorithms, a new input delay module for delaying the FOH system to the backline, Ethernet control via an Android®, iOS®, Mac®, or Windows® device, and updated Wizards, the DriveRack PA2 continues the DriveRack legacy of great-sounding, powerful, and affordable loudspeaker management processors, for a whole new generation. AutoEQ™ New, improved AutoEQ algorithm ensures an extremely accurate, fast, and non-intrusive automatic EQ experience. With the RTA Mic “listening” to your room, the new, updated DriveRack PA2 AutoEQ algorithm sets speaker levels and room EQ automatically in a matter of seconds. This means room adjustments can now be made very quickly, without subjecting the audience to annoying, lengthy broadcasts of pink noise. Enhanced AFS™ Feedback Elimination Enhanced AFS™ algorithm for faster, more precise feedback elimination, without adversely affecting your system’s tone. Nothing turns audiences away like annoying and potentially painful audio feedback. Fortunately, dbx engineers have revisited their already-stellar Advanced Feedback Suppression algorithm and made it work even better. The DriveRack PA2 listens for and anticipates feedback and adjusts speaker output automatically before it even has a chance, while never altering your sound. Updated Wizard Setup Functions Updated Wizards make initial set up easy, while ensuring speaker tunings and other settings are up-to-date. Wizard functions on the DriveRack PA2 guide you through easy, step-by-step processes to help you get the most from your loudspeaker system. Helps you easily configure level balancing, AutoEQ, Advanced Feedback Suppression, and provides access to built-in and constantly updating speaker tunings from most major speaker manufacturers. FEATURES All New Setup Wizard Streamlined AutoEQ™ All New AFS™ (Advanced Feedback Suppression) Mobile Control (Android®, iOS®, Mac®, Windows®) dbx Compression Graphic EQ 8-Band Parametric EQ (adjusted when using the AutoEQ) Input Subharmonic Synthesis Crossover (supports full range, 2-way, and 3-way systems) 8-Band Parametric Eqs (used for speaker tunings) Output dbx Limiting Driver Alignment Delays Shipping anywhere in Australia or NZ available, please msg with postcode for a quote.

CANTON FONUM 60 BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS! I have always liked Canton speakers, the company is a very old manufacturer in Germany and one of the few that made almost everything in house. Their vintage drivers are really nicely made, and with rubber surrounds they last a very long time. This was a covid project, they were stripped and the crossovers rebuilt with new German made Bennic bipolar caps in the bass circuit, and Poly film caps in the mid/tweeter circuits. The old caps had drifted in value and needed replacing. Rewired internally with high quality Japanese made copper cabling. The cabinets had a butyl rubber dampening pad bonded to the inside back panel and internal damping is acoustic wool. The cabinets are a dull black vinyl wrap, plain vinyl, I thought it would be nice to wrap something over the top that made them look a little neater, so found some black woodgrain wrap and did them in it, turned out really nice! I left the original terminals on the back as I wanted them to retain their vintage looks, the perforated metal grills especially are very cool looking and detract very little from the sound, in fact I almost like them on more than off! The Fonum 60 is an 8 inch 3 way speaker, well semi 3 way, it uses a small dome tweeter from 4900Hz up and a larger dome mid/tweeter from 900hz up, with a nice stiff paper cone main driver which is quite big for the speaker size. It’s a sealed box design so can be put on a shelf or close to the wall, bass is nicely reinforced this way too. Sound is very detailed and natural, they are not bright, but have a lot of midrange presence with a very decent bass response that is fast and tight thanks to the sealed enclosure design. They are really enjoyable to listen to, combined with a good musical amp like an early NAD or a tube amp and you would have a system that belies its price point in a big way. SPECS: Woofer: 210mm stiff paper cone, rubber surround. Mid tweeter: 30mm soft fabric dome doped. Tweeter: 20mm soft fabric dome doped. Response: 28hz - 30,000hz Sensitivity: 88dB Impedance: 8 ohms nominal. Dimensions: 260 x 370 x 220 mm Weight: 7kg each. Local Melb buyers can meet up during daytime hours at a convenient location dependent on where I am going to be and where you are coming from, usually outer SE side. If you are close to where I travel am happy to drop off. Also possible to box them and ship them but cost may be an issue depending where they need to go.

Here we have a Van Den Hul Tonearm phono cable, the D502 Hybrid series which has been built with new RCA plugs and a new Cardas female DIN in custom alloy housing. Very popular cable found on many hi-end arms in the day. Length is 1.45m, plenty long enough! From Van Den Hul: The D – 502 Hybrid is the twin version of the D-501 Hybrid, and is regularly used as a microphone cable in critical professional recordings, and in the tone-arm and mixing console industry. This matte black Hulliflex ® jacketed balanced cable was designed: very flexible and with extremely good electrical qualities. The D – 502 Hybrid is a cable with a very high shielding factor. Sonically this is one of the best cables in our program. Not expensive and with very high performance quality, making it excellent suitable as phono interconnect. The D – 502 Hybrid is equipped with a centre steel wire to provide extra mechanical reinforcement and strain relief. This coated steel wire, can be soldered and used as an extra ground-lead. The total pulling force handling of just this centre wire is already more than 30 kg. The D – 502 Hybrid features: The 4 signal lines are each made of 19 x 0.1 mm very high grade OFC wires with the highest density of very pure silver coating. As an extra layer around the metal group, we use a Linear Structured Carbon ® (LSC) saturated coating. The signal line insulation with white and yellow colours is made of cell-PE, so the stripping can even be done with your fingernails to prevent wire damage on the silver coated copper strands commonly caused by mechanical stripping. The resistance per signal lead is: 11.3 Ohm/100 meter. The capacitance between the signal leads is: 75 pF/meter. Very flexible specially treated artificial fibres are used as a filler to prevent any harm caused by external humidity or chemicals. The shielding consists of 96 x 0.10 mm. wires of a high-grade Matched Crystal (MC) OFC with a dense and very pure silver coating and a LSC saturated helical tape. The resistance of the shielding is: 2.3 Ohm/100 meter. The very flexible black outer jacket is made of migration-free Hulliflex ® to prevent any chemical deterioration over a long period. The type printing repeats every 25 cm. (10″) to make cutting of specified lengths easy. The external cable diameter is: 4.5 mm.

MSG me if you want more info, shipping quote etc. Limited Edition Ultrasone Tribute 7 headphones as new in their factory wooden display box, with soft carry case, all factory cables, manuals etc unopened. Used for an hour then boxed up to store, present as new and are quite collectable, not many come up for sale and mostly from overseas, they will cost a lot more to import into Australia vs these ones, and I would bet not in the same condition as these ones! Only 777 handmade units in existence. Main Features: Patented S-Logic Plus technology Unique spatial sound Hand crafted in Germany In 2004, the Edition 7 set new standards. Ultrasone was the first manufacturer in the dynamic headphone segment to combine luxury and professional sound at the highest level. The sound reproduction of the Tribute 7 is identical to that of the earlier Edition 7. Accordingly, every Tribute 7 has an accompanying measurement report. Tribute 7 is limited to 777 units and every set is handmade in Germany. Individual serial numbers emphasize the uniqueness of each individual Tribute 7. Highly polished, metal-coated brass logo plaques adorn the aluminium ear cups, which are milled from a single block of the highest-quality aircraft aluminium and then carefully anodized in the color "mystic blue". Accurate spatial sound with finest comfort. During development Ultrasone placed great emphasis upon the combination of cutting-edge technical standards, exquisite materials and the highest-quality craftsmanship, leaving nothing to be desired. The head pad is covered with finest anthracite-colored Alcantara®. The ear cushions, coated with Ethiopian sheep leather, gently adjust themselves to your ear and provide excellent insulation. Sounds from outside can barely noticed, allowing for impressive listening pleasure. Patented S-Logic® Plus technology ensures a unique spatial sound. S-Logic® Plus provides extraordinarily neutral sound characteristics, so that the spatial impression of every voice and every instrument is highly detailed and authentic. The integrated ULE technology (MU metal shielding) ensures that exposure to electromagnetic radiation is reduced in accordance with the ULE standard. A wooden box made of cherry wood in cabinetmaker quality provides a safe place for storing your headphones at home. An additional hard case (included) provides protection for on the go, in case you would like to take your Tribute 7 headphones with you on your travels. Two detachable cables, developed especially for these headphones, tonally aligned and made from 99.9% oxygen-free copper, are also included. The cables can be easily and securely connected to the Tribute 7 by means of a B-lock connection. You will receive a straight 1.2m cable with gold-plated 3.5mm stereo jack and a straight 3m cable with 3.5mm stereo jack. Accessories also include a screwable 6.3mm adapter. S-Logic Plus Technology S-Logic® Plus is the newest advancement in the S-Logic® Natural Surround System, squeezing the BIG S-Logic® soundstage found in our PRO series headphones into the more streamlined ear-cups of select HFI & DJ models (HFI-580, HFI-680, HFI-780, DJ1). S-Logic® Plus profits directly from innovations developed for Ultrasone’s flagship Edition range, the ultimate headphones for critical listening. This sophisticated new technology combines precision dampening with micro-acoustic reinforcement, allowing driver, buffer-board, and spatial parameters to complement one another in an optimal manner. So the acoustically redesigned ear-cups of these new models and their tonal fine-tuning result in a most neutral sound impression with more vivid perception of voices and instruments. How does S-Logic® Natural Surround Sound work? S-Logic® sends music around your head not just into it, because this technology uses decentralized driver positioning. Did you know that you use and need the outer ear for your three-dimensional understanding to define the direction and distance where a sound comes from? Instead of hitting the inner ear directly, with S-Logic® the signals are reflected off the surface of the outer ear in different directions before entering the auditory canal to create a natural three-dimensional Sound. S-Logic® is the only headphone system which includes your entire sense of hearing. S-Logic® does not change your personal hearing, it intensifies it for your individual needs and listening pleasure. S-Logic® does not need artificial echo nor digital sound processing or cross over run time delay. You can hear the sound just the way the sound engineer has mastered it. S-Logic® does not only create a Natural Surround Sound sensation. S-Logic® allows at the same time a reduction of sound pressure levels at the eardrum by up to 40% (3 - 4 dB). This may reduce the risk of hearing damage while ensuring hours of fatigue-free listening. Ultrasone - ULE-technology (Ultra Low Emission) MU shielding Most headphone drivers produce low-frequency magnetic fields as they convert an electrical signal into the acoustical signal that we hear as music. Ultrasone has developed a special MU Metal shielding that they call ULE (for Ultra Low Emissions) to reduce this radiation by up to 98%, compared to conventional headphones. This technology has withstood the test of international review and is recommended by technical surveillance organizations. Ultrasone originally developed ULE-technology for PROfessionals, since they spend half of their lives in headphones. But due to overwhelming consumer demand, we are pleased to offer ULE in the other Ultrasone lines. S-Logic® does not only create a Natural Surround Sound sensation. S-Logic® allows at the same time a reduction of sound pressure levels at the eardrum by up to 40% (3 - 4 dB). This may reduce the risk of hearing damage while ensuring hours of fatigue-free listening. However, Ultrasone generally advises not to listen to music at high volumes to prevent hearing damage. Specs Principle: dynamic, closed S-Logic® Plus technology ULE technology Impedance: 30 Ohm Driver/Driver size: Mylar/Titanium, 40mm Magnet: NdFeB Frequency range: 8 - 35,000 Hz SPL: 96 dB Weight (excl. cord): 396g Handmade in Germany