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I have a few tracks on the other CDs, and as expected, the high frequency detail and the decay are much better. Also, soundstage placement seems more firm and delineated. The warmth and the “life” of analog and live recording are also more pleasant. However, what I did not expect was the quality of the bass has also improved! You did a fabulous job, Winston. On behalf of all music lovers around the world, I thank you.” Gary Leonard Koh, President, Genesis Loudspeakers and Genesis Advanced Technologies (Aug 17, 2007)
Matsubara Koki, General manager, Marantz Group & Snell Group, D&M Sales & Marketing (H.K.) Ltd. (Aug 19, 2007)
Satoru Murayama, President, Oyaide Elec, Inc., Japan (Aug 22, 2007)
Chris Hoff, President, Balanced Power technologies (Aug 22, 2007)
The music that then emanates from the system sounds like a great turntable, only without the noise and the significantly greater dynamic range. There is so much more low level detail than I’m used to hearing that, again, it requires a recalibration of my references. In my experience, the difference between K2 HD and regular CDs are much greater than between SACD and regular CD. I can easily hear the improvements in my car, for example. And did I mention that is works on any CD player? I understand that FIM has plans to re-release some of the great audio classics, such as “cantata Domino” and “Jazz at the Pawnshop” in K2 HD. If you see these, just buy them – they’re that good. …… We hear a lot in our industry about rooms that “disappear”; until now, I’d never heard one that actually does. The scale of the presentation was completely lifelike, from small solo instruments presented with the proper sense of size and placement, to large scale symphonic and choral works that were able to impose themselves on the space, again, effectively removing the room from the listening experience. …. The art, in this case, is recorded music, I am sure you’ve figured out by now that I had a great afternoon, listening music in Mr. Ma’s music room. Kudos is due to Mr. Ma for achieving a reference level environment, recorded sound and music whose performances go well beyond my attempts to describe them. ….” Brain Warford, President, LSA Group (Aug 23, 2007)
chosen any better. Within the first seconds, I realized how big the difference is: This is music like in reality! …. To me, K2 HD Is not like going from XRCD to XRCD or XRCD24; it is a different story! …. The new format sounds analog in a positive way with total absence of the usual shortcomings of digital playback. … It is a birthday gift for the CD 25th birthday .., It has taken 25 years and a lot of passion and consistency of people like you and the engineers at JVC to achieve the “new” technology right …. I can hardly express how much I appreciate all that you do for us music lovers. … Johannes Rickert, a discerning audiophile from Germany (Sept. 2, 2007)
The next release will be at the end of September, 2007. It is the fantastic “Flamenco” (LIM K2 HD 02), the sonority and dynamics of recording will shake the floor of your listening room. Be ware of neighbors’ complaints.
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