Jim Fosgate, the developer of advanced matrix decoding techniques and technologies, including the Fosgate SQ decoders with the Tate IC Chips and more recently the developer of Dolby's Pro Logic II with servo-logic, has a new invention on display at this weekend's AXPONA audio show at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in Room 717 with Jolida/Black Ice Audio.
The Black Ice F360 is a tube based preamp that takes Stereo audio, in this case from a Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) that plays FLAC and DSD files, and converts it into 4 channel stereo. The channels are Left, Right, Front, Back. The unit has controls for dimension (width and narrowing the image) and bass equalization so that the effect can be varied. It appears to be based on Fosgate's earlier SSX - Sound Stage Expander. The F360 sells for $1,999.
A bit different but interesting.
Worth a listen if you're planning to attend AXPONA in the Chicago area this weekend!
http://www.axpona.com/
http://www.jolida.com/product/foz-ss-x
The Black Ice F360 is a tube based preamp that takes Stereo audio, in this case from a Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) that plays FLAC and DSD files, and converts it into 4 channel stereo. The channels are Left, Right, Front, Back. The unit has controls for dimension (width and narrowing the image) and bass equalization so that the effect can be varied. It appears to be based on Fosgate's earlier SSX - Sound Stage Expander. The F360 sells for $1,999.
A bit different but interesting.
Worth a listen if you're planning to attend AXPONA in the Chicago area this weekend!
http://www.axpona.com/
http://www.jolida.com/product/foz-ss-x
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