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STYLOS SYS Team

Jurij Pfeifer
industrial and grafic design

Janez Poženel
acoustic research

Igor Jež
tecnical ingenir

info@stylos-sys.com
NOVO
Junij 2008

Novi ekskluzivni zastopniki izdelkov STYLOS SYS za Turčijo, Azijo/Pacifik, Poljsko in ZDA
Junij 2008

V razvoju ... nov referenčni digitalno/analogni konverter - EUTERPA
Dve različni nastavitvi digitalnega filtra za predvajanje 16bit/44.1kHz,
predvajanje 24bit/88.2kHz master posnetkov, novi I/V in izhodna stopnja...
Kmalu še več novic...
Januar 2008

   Half Note Audio: Daniel Barnum of high-end distributor Half Note Audio (a real life descendant of P.T. Barnum himself) is fast becoming one of the most fascinating people in the industry to me. While many U.S. distributors are looking for inexpensive products that can be sold to the masses, Daniel seeks products that frankly, only a small tribe of people might be interested in or can afford. The roster of manufacturers represented in his room at the Venetian reads more like a "Who's Who" of European hi-fi, accept for an Oracle CD player that was the source component of his main room, but even that was connected to the Slovenian-made Stylos SYS DAC ($15,000). He used the legendary German made ASR Emitter II Exclusive B integrated amp ($26,900) which features two separate power supplies and a battery power supply for the preamp section. He also used the Tiffany-like Argento Serenity Master Reference cables (speaker cable $11,875/1m, interconnect $7,500/1m) and Flow Master Reference power cords ($4,950/2m) from Denmark throughout and an Audiostone equipment rack made in Norway. The amp sat on a Critical Mass Systems Grand Master isolation stand ($2,365). If you don't know these companies very well yet, start doing some homework because they make some of the best products available.


   ...But out of all the exhibits I saw I managed to come up with a list of the Ten Best Rooms at the Shows. I like each of these rooms for a variety of reasons. All offered great sound but some were chosen because they represented great values while some were selected due to there sheer beauty and combination of strengths. So here they are in alphabetical order:

  • April Music: Aura Note and Aura Speaker
  • Audio Design & Marketing: Berning, TW-Acustic, German Physiks, Exemplar
  • Avatar Acoustics: Abbingdon Research, Karan Acoustics, Acoustic Systems
  • Bertrand Audio Imports: Perfect 8/Bridge Audio Labs
  • Half Note Audio: ASR, Tidal, Stylos, Audiostone, Pythagoras, Argento, Critical Mass
  • King Sound Oracle
  • MBL
  • NAT Distribution: Raysonic, JAS Audio
  • Signals Super-Fi: Vitus Audio, German Physiks, Continuum, Stereovox
  • World Hi-Fi Group: Escalante, Electrocompaniet

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    StereoTimes - Commentary
    Januar 2008

       This was absolutely one of the best, if not my favorite, room at CES this year. This was the room that I kept coming back and comparing the other rooms to. Daniel and Joe Barnum, et al, put on a wonderful demo that was musically involving, balanced, dynamic and detailed. The team did a wonderful job of setting up the system to give you a nice stage with a good sense of depth and layering. Music came by way of the beautiful TIDAL Contrivas ($44,900) being driven by the majestic looking ASR Emitter II Exclusive ($26,900). Digital source came via an Oracle transport driving the Stylos HAD D/A Converter ($15,000). Argento Serenity Master Reference cables and Argento Flow Power cables were used throughout. Equipment rack was provided by Audiostone and the isolation bases were Critical Mass Systems Grand Master Isolation System
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    StereoTimes - Commentary
    Januar 2008

       "...Half Note Audio put on an absolutely excellent sounding demo using electronics I've seen before but never heard perform like this. The new Tidal Contriva loudspeaker of Germany ($44,900 shown in African Mohogany) sounded remarkably detailed and musical driven with an ASR Emitter II Integrated amplifier ($26,900). Digital was by way of another newbie I heard briefly last year at the Munich High End show, in the Ascendo room: the Stylos SYS dac ($15k), while an Oracle top loader was the transport of choice. Cabling throughout was Argento Serenity Master and Flow AC cords. No question, this was one of the best sounding rooms I've had the pleasure of visiting and spending a good amount of time in..."
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    StereoTimes - Commentary
    Januar 2008

       "...What rooms was I liking so far [I've seen all the meeting room areas and 2 out of 6 wings at the Venetian - and the Rockport demo at the St. Tropez was too crowded to get a seat (of which here were effectively two) and the YG Acoustics was stifled by the press while I was there... and excluding our rooms]? Kind of the same old thing - Hansen, Immedia, Audio Machina over at the St. Tropez, The Emm Labs* / Soundlab* room for its etherealness, Argento, and to top them all off the Lamm* / Wilson room on 34..."
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    Audio Federation - High-end Audio and Home Stereos - Boulder/Denver Colorado - The Hi-Fi Luxury Store
    Januar 2008

       "This was a well-balanced system: all the little faults in the playback were minor and distributed fairly evenly across the different audiophile attributes... And out pops a system that actually works. No, it is not a blow-you-away type system [yet :-)] but nothing has a blow-you-away price tag here either"
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    Audio Federation - High-end Audio and Home Stereos - Boulder/Denver Colorado - The Hi-Fi Luxury Store
    Januar 2008

       "This system was incredible! Half Note Audio featured Tidal Contriva loudspeakers, ASR Emitter II amplifiers, Stylos SYS DAC and Argento cables ... What a pleasure to sit and listen to our music here ... this is only one of about four rooms we actually had the time to sit and listen."
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    POSITIVE FEEDBACK ONLINE - ISSUE 35
    December 2007

      2008
    Spoštovani!

    Na C.E.S. 2008, Los Vegas - ZDA, največjem svetovnem sejmu potrošne elektronike v The Venetian towers soba 29-335 (ARGENTO AUDIO soba - proizvajalec vrhunskih povezovalnih kablov) bo širši svetovni javnosti premierno prikazan, slišan tudi STYLOS SYS - HAD "Digital To Analog Converter" v družbi ostalih vrhunskih komponent:
    • ASR Emitter II Exclusive ojačevalec
    • ASR Basis Exclusive gramofonski pred ojačevalec
    • STYLOS-SYS HAD "Digital To Analog" Konverter (DAC)
    • ORACLE CD2500 CD transport
    • TIDAL Contriva Diacera zvočniki (diamantni visokotonec + keramične, magnezijeve enote)
    • AUDIOSTONE Debut gramofon z THALES ročico
    • AUDIOSTONE audio stojala
    • ARGENTO AUDIO napajalni, povezovalni in zvočniški kabli
    Vljudno vabljeni vsi, ki boste tam!

    September 2007

    What audiophils in HONG KONG think about STYLOS-SYS HAD digital to analog converter
    Just base on my brief listening, I think the overall performance achieved by this DAC is remarkable and this is said without any consideration on price range, country of origin, etc. It just happens not by coincident but by a serious of serious and scientific research in striving for musical excellence. This is a statement product which really send out a clear and strong message that upsampling may not be the only solution to outperform the legacy 16bit technology, there can be another way to tackle the root problem: to devise a new 16bit technology leveraging the current mindset and scientific advancement.
    Another salute from Marvel to another elite team behind the scene.
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    Junij 2007

    Concomitant with its asking price, build quality of this converter is stellar. You won't feel had one bit. Attendant weight is equally substantial. The basic construction is simplicity itself. Two clamshell granite halves with carved-out inner bays screw together with four precision-fitted bolts that become the threaded ends on the belly for the classically turned steel footers. A thin layer of hard blue Lexan riding on the same bolts acts as a recessed spacer between the stony slabs. A very small and subdued LED front-row center shines through the Lexan to confirm power status.
    Unquestionably, the Stylos System Had is a very high-class converter. It outperformed my customary Zanden rig in dynamics, top-to-bottom articulation, micro detail and bass.
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    Maj 2007

    NEW POWER SUPPLY FOR BEST SONIC RESULTS
    Semi regulated MOS FET class A analog power supply stage
    High quality UI transformers for analog and digital stages
    Ultimate selected electronic parts
    Cerfully designed circuit board

    Marec 2007

    A brilliantly executed design that extracts every last bit of music from you collection and reproduces music with great emotion and tonality. Not a cheap addition to your system, but may be the last piece of the digital puzzle that you may ever need.
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