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The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age system, preceded by the Stone Age (Neolithic) and the Bronze Age. It is an archaeological era in the prehistory and protohistory of Europe and the Ancient Near East, and by analogy also used of other parts of the Old World.The three-age system was introduced in the first half of the 19th century for the archaeology of Europe in particular, and by the later 19th century expanded to the archaeology of the Ancient Near East.[1] As its name suggests, Iron Age technology is characterized by the production of tools and weaponry by ferrous metallurgy (ironworking), more specifically from carbon steel.
The duration of the Iron Age varies depending on the region under consideration. It is defined by archaeological convention, and the mere presence of cast or wrought iron is not sufficient to represent an Iron Age culture; rather, the term "Iron Age" implies that the production of carbon steel has been perfected to the point where mass production of tools and weapons superior to their bronze equivalents become possible. In the Ancient Near East, this transition takes place in the wake of the so-called Bronze Age collapse, in the 12th century BC. The technology soon spreads throughout the Mediterranean region and to South Asia. Its further spread to Central Asia, Eastern and Central Europe is somewhat delayed, and Northern Europe is reached still later, by about 500 BC.
The Iron Age is taken to end, also by convention, with the beginning of the historiographical record.This usually does not represent a clear break in the archaeological record; for the Ancient Near East the establishment of the Achaemenid Empire c. 550 BC (considered historical by virtue of the record by Herodotus) is usually taken as a cut-off date, in Central and Western Europe the Roman conquests of the 1st century BC. The Germanic Iron Age of Scandinavia is taken to end c. AD 800, with the beginning of the Viking Age.
The extension of the term "Iron Age" to the archaeology of South, East and Southeast Asia is more recent, and may be used loosely.In South Asia, the Iron Age is taken to begin with the ironworking Painted Gray Ware culture and to end with the reign of Ashoka (3rd century BC). In the prehistory of East and Southeast Asia, the term "Iron Age" is not well-defined and may be used more loosely.The Sahel (Sudan region) and Sub-Saharan Africa are outside of the three-age system, there being no Bronze Age, but the term "Iron Age" is sometimes used in reference to early cultures practicing ironworking such as the Nok culture of Nigeria.
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Increasingly the Iron Age in Europe is being seen as a part of the Bronze Age collapse in the ancient Near East, in ancient India (with the post-Rigvedic Vedic civilization), ancient Iran, and ancient Greece (with the Greek Dark Ages). In other regions of Europe the Iron Age began in the 8th century BC in Central Europe and the 6th century BC in Northern Europe. The Near Eastern Iron Age is divided into two subsections, Iron I and Iron II. Iron I (1200–1000 BC) illustrates both continuity and discontinuity with the previous Late Bronze Age. There is no definitive cultural break between the 13th and 12th centuries BC throughout the entire region, although certain new features in the hill country, Transjordan and coastal region may suggest the appearance of the Aramaean and Sea People groups. There is evidence, however, of strong continuity with Bronze Age culture, although as one moves later into Iron I the culture begins to diverge more significantly from that of the late 2nd millennium.
The Iron Age as an archaeological period is roughly defined as that part of the prehistory of a culture or region during which ferrous metallurgy was the dominant technology of metalworking. The periodization is not strictly tied to the presence of ferrous metallurgy and is to some extent a matter of convention.
The characteristic of an Iron Age culture is mass production of tools and weapons made from steel, typically alloys with a carbon content between approximately 0.30% and 1.2% by weight. Only with the capability of the production of carbon steel does ferrous metallurgy result in tools or weapons that are equal or superior to bronze. To this day bronze and brass have not been replaced in many applications, with the spread of steel being based as much on economics as on metallurical advancements. A range of techniques have been used to produce steel from smelted iron, including techniques such as case-hardening and forge welding that were used to make cutting edges stronger.
By convention, the Iron Age in the Ancient Near East is taken to last from c. 1200 BC (the Bronze Age collapse) to c. 550 BC (or 539 BC), taken as the beginning of historiography (Herodotus) or the end of the proto-historical period.In Central and Western Europe, the Iron Age is taken to last from c. 800 BC to c. 1 BC, in Northern Europe from c. 500 BC to 800 AD.In China, there is no recognizable prehistoric period characterized by ironworking, as Bronze Age China transitions almost directly into the Qin dynasty of imperial China; "Iron Age" in the context of China is sometimes used for the transitonal period of c. 500 BC to 100 BC during which ferrous metallurgy was present even if not dominant.
The following gives an overview over the different conventions delimiting the "Iron Age" for various regions of the Old World, with indication of the subsequent historical epoch.
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See main article: Ancient iron production. The earliest-known iron artifacts are nine small beads dated to 3200 BC, which were found in burials at Gerzeh, Lower Egypt. They have been identified as meteoric iron shaped by careful hammering.[2] Meteoric iron, a characteristic iron–nickel alloy, was used by various ancient peoples thousands of years before the Iron Age. Such iron, being in its native metallic state, required no smelting of ores.[3] [4]
Smelted iron appears sporadically in the archeological record from the middle Bronze Age. Whilst terrestrial iron is naturally abundant, its high melting point of placed it out of reach of common use until the end of the second millennium BC. Tin's low melting point of and copper's relatively moderate melting point of placed them within the capabilities of the Neolithic pottery kilns, which date back to 6000 BC and were able to produce temperatures greater than .[5] In addition to specially designed furnaces, ancient iron production needed to develop complex procedures for the removal of impurities, for regulating the admixture of carbon in combination with hot-working to achieve a useful balance of hardness and strength (steel) and for adding alloys to prevent rust; see Ferrous metallurgy.
The earliest tentative evidence for iron-making is a small number of iron fragments with the appropriate amounts of carbon admixture found in the Proto-Hittite layers at Kaman-Kalehöyük and dated to 2200–2000 BC. Akanuma (2008) concludes that "The combination of carbon dating, archaeological context, and archaeometallurgical examination indicates that it is likely that the use of ironware made of steel had already begun in the third millennium BC in Central Anatolia".[6] Souckova-Siegolová (2001) shows that iron implements were made in Central Anatolia in very limited quantities around 1800 BC and were in general use by elites, though not by commoners, during the New Hittite Empire (∼1400–1200 BC).[7]
Similarly, recent archaeological remains of iron working in the Ganges Valley in India have been tentatively dated to 1800 BC. Tewari (2003) concludes that "knowledge of iron smelting and manufacturing of iron artifacts was well known in the Eastern Vindhyas and iron had been in use in the Central Ganga Plain, at least from the early second millennium BC".[8] By the Middle Bronze Age increasing numbers of smelted iron objects (distinguishable from meteoric iron by the lack of nickel in the product) appeared in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and South Asia. African sites are turning up dates as early as 1200 BC.[9] [10] [11]
Modern archaeological evidence identifies the start of large-scale iron production in around 1200 BC, marking the end of the Bronze Age. Between 1200 BC and 1000 BC diffusion in the understanding of iron metallurgy and use of iron objects was fast and far-flung. Anthony Snodgrass[12] [13] suggests that a shortage of tin, as a part of the Bronze Age Collapse and trade disruptions in the Mediterranean around 1300 BC, forced metalworkers to seek an alternative to bronze. As evidence, many bronze implements were recycled into weapons during that time. More widespread use of iron led to improved steel-making technology at lower cost. Thus, even when tin became available again, iron was cheaper, stronger and lighter, and forged iron implements superseded cast bronze tools permanently.[14]
The Iron Age in the Ancient Near East is believed to have begun with the discovery of iron smelting and smithing techniques in Anatolia or the Caucasus and Balkans in the late 2nd millennium BC (1300 BC).[15] The earliest bloomery smelting of iron is found at Tell Hammeh, Jordan around 930 BC (14C dating).
In the Mesopotamian states of Sumer, Akkad and Assyria, the initial use of iron reaches far back, to perhaps 3000 BC.[16] One of the earliest smelted iron artifacts known was a dagger with an iron blade found in a Hattic tomb in Anatolia, dating from 2500 BC.[17] The widespread use of iron weapons which replaced bronze weapons rapidly disseminated throughout the Near East (North Africa, southwest Asia) by the beginning of the 1st millennium BC.
The development of iron smelting was once attributed to the Hittites of Anatolia during the Late Bronze Age. As part of the Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age, the Bronze Age collapse saw the slow, comparatively continuous spread of iron-working technology in the region.It was long held that the success of the Hittite Empire during the Late Bronze Age had been based on the advantages entailed by the "monopoly" on ironworking at the time.[18] Accordingly, the invading Sea Peoples would have been responsible for spreading the knowledge through that region. The view of such a "Hittite monopoly" has come under scrutiny and no longer represents a scholarly consensus.[18] While there are some iron objects from Bronze Age Anatolia, the number is comparable to iron objects found in Egypt and other places of the same time period; and only a small number of these objects are weapons.[19]
Early examples and distribution of non-precious metal finds.[20]
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See main article: article and Third Intermediate Period of Egypt.
The Iron Age in Egyptian archaeology essentially corresponds to the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt.
Iron metal is singularly scarce in collections of Egyptian antiquities. Bronze remained the primary material there until the conquest by Neo-Assyrian Empire in 671 BC. The explanation of this would seem to lie in the fact that the relics are in most cases the paraphernalia of tombs, the funeral vessels and vases, and iron being considered an impure metal by the ancient Egyptians it was never used in their manufacture of these or for any religious purposes. It was attributed to Seth, the spirit of evil who according to Egyptian tradition governed the central deserts of Africa.[16] In the Black Pyramid of Abusir, dating before 2000 BC, Gaston Maspero found some pieces of iron. In the funeral text of Pepi I, the metal is mentioned.[16] A sword bearing the name of pharaoh Merneptah as well as a battle axe with an iron blade and gold-decorated bronze shaft were both found in the excavation of Ugarit.[21] A dagger with an iron blade found in Tutankhamun's tomb, 13th century BC, was recently examined and found to be of meteoric origin.[22] [23] [24]
See main article: article and Iron Age Europe. In Europe, the use of iron covers the last years of the prehistoric period and the early years of the historic period.[16] The regional Iron Age may be defined as including the last stages of the prehistoric period and the first of the proto-historic periods.[25] Iron working was introduced to Europe in the late 11th century BC,[26] probably from the Caucasus, and slowly spread northwards and westwards over the succeeding 500 years. The widespread use of the technology of iron was implemented in Europe simultaneously with Asia.[27] The Iron Age in Europe is characterized by an elaboration of designs in weapons, implements, and utensils.[16] These are no longer cast but hammered into shape, and decoration is elaborate curvilinear rather than simple rectilinear; the forms and character of the ornamentation of the northern European weapons resembles in some respects Roman arms, while in other respects they are peculiar and evidently representative of northern art.
The Iron Age in Central Asia began when iron objects appear among the Indo-European Saka in present-day Xinjiang between the 10th century BC and the 7th century BC, such as those found at the cemetery site of Chawuhukou.[28]
The Pazyryk culture is an Iron Age archaeological culture (ca. 6th to 3rd centuries BC) identified by excavated artifacts and mummified humans found in the Siberian permafrost in the Altay Mountains.
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See main article: Iron Age China. In China, Chinese bronze inscriptions are found around 1200 BC. The development of iron metallurgy was known by the 9th century BC.[29] [30] The large seal script is identified with a group of characters from a book entitled Shĭ Zhoù Piān (800 BC). Iron metallurgy reached the Yangzi Valley toward the end of the 6th century BC.[31] The few objects were found at Changsha and Nanjing. The mortuary evidence suggests that the initial use of iron in Lingnan belongs to the mid-to-late Warring States period (from about 350 BC). Important non-precious husi style metal finds include Iron tools found at the tomb at Guwei-cun of the 4th century BC.[32]
The techniques used in Lingnan are a combination of bivalve moulds of distinct southern tradition and the incorporation of piece mould technology from the Zhongyuan. The products of the combination of these two periods are bells, vessels, weapons and ornaments and the sophisticated cast.
An Iron Age culture of the Tibetan Plateau has tentatively been associated with the Zhang Zhung culture described in early Tibetan writings.
In Japan, iron items, such as tools, weapons, and decorative objects, are postulated to have entered Japan during the late Yayoi period (300 BC–AD 300)[33] or the succeeding Kofun period (AD 250–538), most likely through contacts with the Korean Peninsula and China.
Distinguishing characteristics of the Yayoi period include the appearance of new pottery styles and the start of intensive rice agriculture in paddy fields. Yayoi culture flourished in a geographic area from southern Kyūshū to northern Honshū. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes referred to collectively as the Yamato period; The word kofun is Japanese for the type of burial mounds dating from that era.
Iron objects were introduced to the Korean peninsula through trade with chiefdoms and state-level societies in the Yellow Sea area in the 4th century BC, just at the end of the Warring States Period but before the Western Han Dynasty began.[34] [35] Yoon proposes that iron was first introduced to chiefdoms located along North Korean river valleys that flow into the Yellow Sea such as the Cheongcheon and Taedong Rivers.[36] Iron production quickly followed in the 2nd century BC, and iron implements came to be used by farmers by the 1st century in southern Korea.[34] The earliest known cast-iron axes in southern Korea are found in the Geum River basin. The time that iron production begins is the same time that complex chiefdoms of Proto-historic Korea emerged. The complex chiefdoms were the precursors of early states such as Silla, Baekje, Goguryeo, and Gaya[35] [37] Iron ingots were an important mortuary item and indicated the wealth or prestige of the deceased in this period.[38]
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See main article: article and Iron Age India. The history of metallurgy in the Indian subcontinent began during the 2nd millennium BC. Archaeological sites in India, such as Malhar, Dadupur, Raja Nala Ka Tila, Lahuradewa, Kosambi and Jhusi, Allahabad in present-day Uttar Pradesh show iron implements in the period 1800–1200 BC.[8] Archaeological excavations in Hyderabad show an Iron Age burial site.[39] Rakesh Tewari[40] believes that around the beginning of the Indian Iron Age (13th century BC), iron smelting was widely practiced in India. Such use suggests that the date of the technology's inception may be around the 16th century BC.[8]
The beginning of the 1st millennium BC saw extensive developments in iron metallurgy in India. Technological advancement and mastery of iron metallurgy was achieved during this period of peaceful settlements. One iron working centre in east India has been dated to the first millennium BC.[41] In Southern India (present day Mysore) iron appeared as early as 12th to 11th centuries BC; these developments were too early for any significant close contact with the northwest of the country.[41] The Indian Upanishads mention metallurgy.[42] and the Indian Mauryan period saw advances in metallurgy.[43] As early as 300 BC, certainly by AD 200, high quality steel was produced in southern India, by what would later be called the crucible technique. In this system, high-purity wrought iron, charcoal, and glass were mixed in a crucible and heated until the iron melted and absorbed the carbon.[44]
The protohistoric Early Iron Age in Sri Lanka lasted from 1000 BC to 600 BC. however evidence of Iron usage was found in Excavation of a Protohistoric Canoe burial Site in Haldummulla[45] and has been dated to 2400 BC. Radiocarbon evidence has been collected from Anuradhapura and Aligala shelter in Sigiriya.[46] [47] [48] [49] The Anuradhapura settlement is recorded to extend by 800 BC and grew to by 700–600 BC to become a town.[50] The skeletal remains of an Early Iron Age chief were excavated in Anaikoddai, Jaffna. The name 'Ko Veta' is engraved in Brahmi script on a seal buried with the skeleton and is assigned by the excavators to the 3rd century BC. Ko, meaning "King" in Tamil, is comparable to such names as Ko Atan and Ko Putivira occurring in contemporary Brahmi inscriptions in south India.[51] It is also speculated that Early Iron Age sites may exist in Kandarodai, Matota, Pilapitiya and Tissamaharama.[52]
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Prehistoric (or Proto-historic) Iron Age Historic Iron AgeArchaeology in Thailand at sites Ban Don Ta Phet and Khao Sam Kaeo yielding metallic, stone, and glass artifacts stylistically associated with the Indian subcontinent suggest Indianization of Southeast Asia beginning in the 4th to 2nd centuries BC during the late Iron Age.[53]
In Philippines and Vietnam, the Sa Huynh culture showed evidence of an extensive trade network. Sa Huynh beads were made from glass, carnelian, agate, olivine, zircon, gold and garnet; most of these materials were not local to the region, and were most likely imported. Han-Dynasty-style bronze mirrors were also found in Sa Huynh sites. Conversely, Sa Huynh produced ear ornaments have been found in archaeological sites in Central Thailand, Taiwan (Orchid Island).[54]
See main article: Iron metallurgy in Africa.
See also: Nok culture, Urewe and Bantu expansion. In Sub-Saharan Africa, where there was no continent-wide universal Bronze Age, the use of iron succeeded immediately the use of stone.[16] Metallurgy was characterized by the absence of a Bronze Age, and the transition from "stone to steel" in tool substances. Early evidence for iron technology in Sub-Saharan Africa can be found at sites such as KM2 and KM3 in northwest Tanzania. Nubia was one of the relatively few places in Africa to have a sustained Bronze Age along with Egypt and much of the rest of North Africa.
Very early copper and bronze working sites in Niger may date to as early as 1500 BC. There is also evidence of iron metallurgy in Termit, Niger from around this period.[9] [55] Nubia was a major manufacturer and exporter of iron after the expulsion of the Nubian dynasty from Egypt by the Assyrians in the 7th century BC.[56]
Iron and copper working in Sub-Saharan Africa spread in conjunction with the Bantu expansion, from the Cameroon region to the African Great Lakes in the 3rd century BC, reaching the Cape around AD 400.[9] However, iron working may have been practiced in Central Africa as early as the 3rd millennium BC.[57] Instances of carbon steel based on complex preheating principles were found to be in production around the 1st century AD in northwest Tanzania.[58]
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New York, NY May 9, 2012 – ChatID announced it has been named winner of the 2012 Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) Vision Award in the Startup category and the Services Enabler Category. The award was announced May 9 at the Technology Services World (TSW) conference in Santa Clara, California.
The awards were the result of TSIA's third annual Service Revolutions competition, featuring a series of on-stage demonstrations revealing the latest innovations in technology services—from cutting-edge services new to the market, to start-ups with innovative service models, to the newest advances in service technology, to the latest breakthroughs from the emerging world of service science. Winners were selected by a live audience of industry practitioners along with a panel of expert judges.
The 2012 Vision Awards are based on the theme, "True vision is having the intelligent foresight to define a better, more productive future." ChatID demonstrated how brands use their technology to engage consumers in live chat conversations on channels across the web – all with their existing live chat system.
"Today's consumer is savvier than ever and they're in more places than ever", says Dan Herman, cofounder and CEO of ChatID. "We enable brands to engage consumers in that moment of truth when they are making purchase decisions, and post-purchase in that moment of need".
"Introduced in 2010 and growing year over year, the TSIA Vision Awards recognize game-changing ideas in technology services that propel the industry ahead and shape emerging trends," said J.B. Wood, CEO of TSIA. " ChatID not only delighted and impressed the audience with its live presentation of its technology but it demonstrated a most unique and compelling approach to driving technology services toward the future. We were proud to honor them at our TSW Best Practices event."
About TSIA
The Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) is the world's leading organization dedicated to advancing the business of technology services. Technology services organizations large and small look to TSIA for world-class business frameworks, best practices based on real-world results, detailed performance benchmarking, exceptional peer networking opportunities, and high-profile certification and awards programs. TSIA corporate members represent the world's top technology companies as well as scores of innovative small and midsize businesses in four major markets: enterprise IT & telecom, consumer technology, healthcare & healthcare IT, and industrial equipment & technology.


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Splatoon's world is full of secret and references to related Nintendo universe and popular franchises such as Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and more. These references are spread across the game's multiplayer maps, character gear, and more.
Splatoon Easter Eggs
Following are a couple of references that we came across in Splatoon:
8-Bit Nintendo Reference
In Urchin Underpass, you'll come across 8-bit Nintendo art showing Bloopers from Mario and Octoroks from Zelda which is a clear reference to the contention between Squids and Octopi. Moreover, the rivalry can also be seen in the game's first singleplayer trailer.
Nintendo T-Shirts
It may hardly be a surprise for anyone, but you can buy costumes with reference to Nintendo universe. For instance, you can buy Black Pipe T-Shirt which shows off Super Mario universe in 8-bit style.
Sunken Scroll References
You can acquire Sunken Scroll collectibles which contains backstory related to Splatoon universe. You can check our detailed Sunken Scrolls Locations to know how to find every collectible in the game.
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3. Power off the hub and then power it back on and wait 60 seconds. Then press and hold the reset button on the side of the hub for 8 seconds (you may use a pen or pencil to do this if it is easier). Please note, you must wait 60 seconds or it may not reset properly.


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Nearly 22 years after the first book in Philip Pullman's acclaimed 'His Dark Materials' was published, the English author is returning with a new trilogy set in the same world.
Arguably the most highly-anticipated fiction title of the year, 'La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One' will see the return of Pullman's heroine Lyra Belacqua.
The book was released worldwide in over 30 languages today.
Pullman has told fans the new series will not be a prequel or sequel to 'His Dark Materials' and will instead run alongside the original story.
Volume one is set to begin ten years before the original book, with volume two set to take up the story 20 years later.
The original series courted controversy for its depiction of the church, organised religion and its vision of the afterlife - however it remains one of the most popular fantasy series of the past two decades.
Sales in the US rivaled those of Harry Potter, while the first volume in the series was later made into the global hit film, 'The Golden Compass.'
This latest instalment of the story is bookseller Waterstones' biggest pre-order title since Harry Potter and The Cursed Child.
Online pre-orders shot the new title straight to the number slot on Amazon's bestseller chart when it was announced last February.
Philip Pullman in the Divinity School, Bodleian Library, 18-10-2017. Image: Ant Upton/Photocall Productions
Speaking at a special launch event at 'Jordan College' in Oxford last night, Pullman said he had "always wanted to tell the story of how Lyra came to be living at Jordan College."
"In thinking about it, I discovered a long story that began when she was a baby and will end when she's grown up.
"This volume and the next will cover two parts of Lyra's life; starting at the beginning of her story and returning to her 20 years later."
He said the new series will tell a different story but "there are settings that readers of His Dark Materials will recognise, and characters they've met before."
A new televised adaption of His Dark Materials is due to be broadcast by the BBC in 2018.


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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his resolve to reject a proposal for the establishment of a US military base in Ghana by the government of the United States.
He has also disclosed that the United States government has not also made such a request indicating that he will not even be in the position to grant it if it is made.
" Let me state with the clearest affirmation that Ghana has not offered a military base, and will not offer a military base to the United States of America. Indeed, the United States of America has not made any request for such consideration and, consistent with our established foreign policy, we will not consider any such request.
However, in consideration of the realities of our circumstances and the challenges to peace in our region in our time, we have deemed it prudent to continue the Co-operation Agreement with the United States of America", he disclosed
In a televised address to the nation on the controversial Ghana-US military cooperation agreement monitored by MyNewsGH.com, he disclosed that he only assented to the current agreement on the basis it will help enhance the security of the country.
"It is our firm belief that the Agreement will help enhance our defence capability, and offer an important layer of support in our common effort to protect the peace in our region"
Source: mynewsgh


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Wilson Audio Factory Tour (or how we got WAMMed!) – Alma Music and Audio
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Nice write up by the guys at Alma Audio, the affable Fabio and Alex (ed. or is it "Alexx"?). Great audio salon type HiFi shop that caters to the greater San Diego market. Care for a dose of darTZeel, YG, Wilson or D'Agostino? Heck, they even stock the awesome Technics 1200G. Go check them out!
| Permalink | Announcements , Components , Shows and Expos , Spotlight , Systems , Turntables | Posted by Danny Kaey on Aug 13 '17
T.H.E. Show Newport
Yep, it's that time of year again: Richard Beer's T.H.E. Show is taking place in Newport Beach. As last year, we are hosting a SonicFlare hospitality suite, Turtle Rock C, where you will be able to sample the finest vinyl, make some new friends and hear some cool stuff. Come one, come all, on or about June 2-5. Reporting will commence soon! Cheers and let's have some fun.
| Permalink | Shows and Expos | Posted by Danny Kaey on May 29 '16
A Sunday with Alma Audio
Sunday. Sunday. Fabio Storelli, proprietor of Alma Audio in La Jolla, California, hosted a terrific audio event full of the usual gizmos and gadgets audiophiles come to expect. The faithful gathered July 19 and 20, 2015 for an audio extravaganza. More of a "society" event - that is, audio society - notable luminaries like Yoav Geva and Dick Diamond (YG Acoustics), Dan D'Agostino (D'agostina Masters Audio Systems) and Joe Kubala (Kubala-Sosna cables) were in attendance as well. Smart. So what exactly does one get from such an event? Naturally, a full belly for one, as delicious cuisina-Mexicana was on tap; alas, everyone of course was there to see, hear and mingle with the latest and greatest.
Tired of checking in with your local audio show? No problem. Set your sights to your favorite audio salon's iCal and follow the tune. Seems like these types of events are popping up everywhere. As Ted Turner famously said, "Only more is more". Fair enough. While I delight in the sights of Yoav, Dan and Joe, I often ponder the effect on the general audio populus. Surely, Shirley, said populus must agree with such sentiment. IDK. Maybe? I think it depends on the audience. The converted seem to know the message already. Hi-Fi is what it is. How does one reach the audience at ground zero? Maybe that's too lofty a goal. Maybe it is in fact the focus on the lowest hanging fruit that will bear the most rewards. IDK. What I do know is that those already reached have a distinctly different need that needs to be met. It follows then that one should have a different curriculum for those yet uninitiated. Therein lies the rub, how do you do that?
Food for further thought. Not like that conversation has never taken place. Alma Audio makes a good start: from entry level to highest end, you can shop for records and buy a new 'table or accessory. All set in a homely surrounding to boot. Headphones I heard are next. That's clever and in line with the latest trends. The rest? Perhaps an invitation to those not yet initiated is in order. Keep the tacos, add the educational component. You hear this, because of that. If your average La Jollian looks to Bose as high-end, there's not a glimmer of hope we can connect them to $78k YG Sonja 1.2s. However, if we educate them and reach them at ground zero… food for thought. As once famously said: "if you can explain the why, the how will follow". I agreed then, I agree now. Enjoy the pics! See you all soon.
| Permalink | Shows and Expos , Spotlight , Systems $50k-$100k , Writer: Danny Kaey | Posted by Danny Kaey on Jul 27 '15
Evolution Acoustics and darTZeel at Newport
Though there were really two rooms for Jonathan Tinn to showcase his latest wares (I suppose four rooms if you consider the darTZeel integrated in the SF room and the system setup in the PF hospitality suite), I only managed to spend time in the big room, whilst taking a snapshot pic of the small room. Go figure. It appears that after years of fronting shows with their highly regarded Evolution Acoustics Micro One speakers (mini-monitors, which I am writing a review about at PF), Jonathan decided it's time to upgrade: MMTwo was the name of the game. Maximum Musicality is indeed what I then heard for an altogether too short visit. As mentioned earlier, Dean Martin's Dream with Dean sounded big, bold and powerful - and certainly judging by the lines of people out the door to have a listen, most everyone seemed to agree.
The rest of the playback chain was darTZeel's new NHB-18NS preamp, the all new and exciting looking LHC-208 "danalogue" streaming DAC avec integrated amplifier and last but not least, Wavekinetics NVS Reference direct drive 'table (for which I am also penning a review this summer). All in all, top shelf components - particularly, the LHC-208 (who's big brother, the CTH-8850 played in my reference system for well over 2 years and was reviewed here) seems interesting: an all in one integrated with built in hi-res DAC (handling PCM and DSD) is just about all one needs as a center piece of a modern Hi-Fi setup. Price point around $15k. Should be selling well judging from the performance points witnessed and heard. The NVS Reference on the other hand is indeed a reference level 'table that when matched with the appropriate arm / cartridge combo does deliver exquisite sounds. Overall a great room with hospitality to boot.
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EINSTEIN, AudioMachina & TechDAS at Newport
No stranger to the SF (and PF) band - we have been using EINSTEIN gear as our reference for the last 2+ years - EINSTEIN teamed up with AudioMachina, TechDAS and Bob Graham of Graham Engineering, to deliver the goods. Delivery charge induced. Tips optional. Having said that, if this room were a restaurant establishment, tips would have been ringing at the register quite loudly. Several people I spoke with mentioned this room to have been one of the best sounding at the show. Easy to see why: EINSTEIN brought out the big guns, running The Preamp ($30k), a pair of bi-amped The Poweramp ($30k each) and showing off the latest prototype version of the soon to be released The Phono preamp (exact pricing has not yet been released, however, is rumored to be roughly around $10k for the single input setup - optionally, you can also order it with a dual input which in this case means two completely separate phono amplifier sections, a rare novelty even in these price circles).
EINSTEIN's electronics fed AudioMachina's big speaker, The Maestro; source was TechDAS Air Force One with Graham Engineering's latest Phantom II Supreme tonearm and the all new EINSTEIN The Pickup cartridge. And that's just for starters in the big room. The secondary suite utilized EINSTEIN's The Tune integrated amp with The Little Big Phono sourced by TechDAS' Air Force Two along with AudioMachina's CRS compact bookshelf loudspeaker. As I could tell, cabling was all EINSTEIN as well, respectively their The Flash and The Thunder interconnects and speaker cables. Judging from observers walking into the SF room mentioning how they heard someone else was using EINSTEIN gear, the sound appeared at once cohesive, dynamic and very open. Given that EINSTEIN distributes both AudioMachina and TechDAS in their native Germany, I wasn't entirely surprised by their choice of components.
When I had a chance to sample the room for an all too brief moment of mere minutes, I heard much the same qualities - particularly the smaller system played well beyond its apparent means. What stood out the most was the quality of each of the sources: TechDAS obviously has the know-how of decades worth of engineering and manufacturing capabilities, not to mention the obvious financial wherewithal to build such amazing components in first place - an all too often overlooked component of the high-end industry at large. Ideas are plentiful: the means of realizing them into reality quite lacking, most of the time. That EINSTEIN's big components sounded great was no surprise, what was a surprise is how well the all new The Tune integrated played. Immediately seen and heard as an EINSTEIN component (dynamic realism, extended and open sound), it really mated very well with AudioMachina's little speakers. The new, The Phono, in development for some 3+ years, shows great signs of taking the crown of their existing The Turntable's Choice phono stage. Handsomely packaged the all too often heard - "hey, what's in those cylinder shaped boxes" - should become a mute conversation starter soon enough. Immediately apparent was the dramatically lowered (+6db!) noise floor of this new phono stage, which, seemingly sounds unheard of: the existing TTC already has such a vanishingly low noise floor that I always use my favorite "demo" to unsuspecting fellow 'philes. Turn up the volume and put your ears next to the tweeter… silence is golden (says AMC Theaters). This could become a new reference phono stage regardless of price and competition.
Bob Graham, always the gentleman was also on hand to discuss the virtues of his latest creation, The Phantom II Supreme tonearm. Affable, to the point and always happy to get into the nitty-gritty of his engineering efforts, his latest arm does in fact mate well with the overall function of these TechDAS 'tables. While I am not entirely familiar with Bob's designs - other than the rudimentary - the sound approached a certain effortlessness, drive and punch that is hard to come by with vinyl playback. No doubt in a more closed environment - read: less noisy environment - these qualities would come through even more.
Much to my surprise, AudioMachina doesn't seem to have too large a following stateside: according to Karl Europe and Asia in particular are his two main business partners. Come to think of it, I don't ever recall seeing a recent review of their speakers either. Shame, as they did really sound rather great - given that they are manufactured close to Loveland, Colorado to boot, this is even more of a surprise. Then again, nothing surprises me in high end audio these days. Look for a post mortem analysis-paralysis of the show at SF soon - I certainly took copious notes of various conversations and observations. Stay tuned!
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Chad Kassem & Acoustic Sounds, SF room 1119
The invitation was emailed to everyone and anyone. I always new that Chad Kassem (AcousticSounds) spinning his latest TPs (that's a test pressing for a record prior to getting the green light for production - for those of you in Rio Linda) would command attention. Cue crowd control. If the SonicFlare music room had been the size of a gala event, I bet we would have packed the house. Simply put, Chad is the master of reissues - yes, there are others of course who put concern and thought into each of their reissue projects, alas, I don't know of anyone who does it to the extreme as Chad does. From sourcing the best possible tapes (the term "Master" has been thrown around so loosely lately that you do have to wonder at times) to faithfully recreating the jackets and artwork to distributing his wares globally - in one word: amazing.
Promptly at 430pm Chad opened his bag of goodies and started playing some new stuff off freshly cut lacquers: next up, he will be reissuing 25 titles from the vaults of the famous Contemporary label. Home to such artists as Shelly Manne, Jack Marshall, Ornette Coleman and André Previn, this lineup of titles ought to be another runaway hit. Needless to say the sound coming off the Brinkmann / Transfiguration combo sounded crazy good: tight, dynamic, clean, with great extension and a freshness you'd think these titles came off the studio just yesterday (cough, cough, if only the stuff coming out of studios yesterday would sound half as good…).
Another runaway hit will undoubtedly be Nina Simone's first album, Little Girl Blue, originally released on Bethlehem records. Perhaps - heck, for sure - one of the top 50 jazz albums of all time, Chad's reissue (from the original tapes, guaranteed), sounded stunning. As in jaw dropping. As in your socks and shoes just fell off. Seriously. Nina Simone is quite literally in your room - now, I have what is considered to be a very "good" original 1st pressing with a remarkably clean cover courtesy of my friend and local record dealer Bob Donnelly, which I paid top dollars for. In fact, if you look for clean copies on eBay or Discogs, you will probably have to part with at least $100 for your aural pleasures. But even as good - and important it is to have an original - Chad's reissue is simply put leaps ahead. Released in 1958, the sound is at once riveting, soulful and intimate to the core. This record will move your soul - guaranteed.
Beethoven's 6th read by the immortal Bruno Walter on double 45 is also coming soon, as is the one record no one has ever! played at an audio show: Nils Lofgren, Acoustic Live. Even though this is a digital recording, the sound via record seemed to carry much more body and weight; speed and dynamics. This became clearly evident as we pitted Chad's upcoming release with the standard fare CD rip I had on my LaCie Thunderbolt drive. Audiophiles all over the world will rejoice with this one!
Lastly, and perhaps most personal to me, Chad cued up what surely was in fact the runaway hit at Newport this year: Dean Martin's Dream with Dean on double 45. The history of this reissue dates back to my early childhood memories: growing up in Vienna, Austria, Dean Martin (and Jerry Lewis) were my two big movie heroes growing up. That Dean Martin, nay Dino Paul Crocetti, became the highest paid actor at the height of his career (receiving a cool $1 million for his role in Airport plus percentage points off the backend) and an accomplished singer, crooner was only a natural progression of his career. In short: Dean was a stud. It must have been five, maybe 6 years that I kept bugging - nudging - Chad to reissue this record. Naturally, everyone has a title they want Chad to reissue, alas, once Chad heard the record, all engines were set to full steam ahead. Upon the first needle drop, you realize why this record became such a success: Dean and his trio are in your room - period. The sound coming off the SonicFlare system was simply to die for, at once dynamic, life-like and of highest purity. Easily one of the finest test records you can use to judge a system's sound, I heard some good, some not so good renders at the show. A keeper if ever there was one! Pressed at QRP and out now at AcousticSounds.
Let's face it: all of us in this hobby owe a great deal of gratitude to Chad Kassem and his team at AcousticSounds - his fanatical insistence to cover the most minute details of a reissue are what make these so incredibly great to begin with. Thanks for all you do! (Let's do this again in a bigger room next year…)
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More faces at Newport
Even more faces at Newport … the ever affable Mike Davis (The Audiofederation in Colorado); Eric Johnson; Chris Connacker (ComputerAudiophile); Michael Fremer (Analog Planet); Abey Fonn (IMPEX Records)
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Faces at Newport
Faces seen at Newport… my favorite part of the show. Always love and enjoy seeing all my friends, colleagues and industry leaders. Thanks for all you do collectively as an industry body. None of this would be possible without you. (Kerry St. James, YG Acoustics; Lucette Nicoll, Nicoll PR; Dick Diamond, YG Acoustics; Francisco Duran, PF Scribe; Volker Bohlmeier, EINSTEIN Audio; Karl Schuemann, Audiomachina)
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SonicFlare Music Room @ Newport 2015
For some time now I wanted to connect the dots and bring our own version of a hospitality suite to a HiFi show. The thinking went something like so… "Hey DK, what's playing in your system now? What are you using as your reference? What sort of music do you play to evaluate gear?" Great questions I'd always reply. To prove a point, I thus decided to partner with all the firms who's gear I own and use as my reference and setup a music room at the show. Connecting with Richard Beers to discuss my idea, we inked a deal and thus room 1119 came to be.
Neat. The SF experience suite was to be more educational, more music focused and obviously with no sales pressure: after all, there where 229 other rooms you could buy gear from. Sometimes however, an idea sounds better on paper (or your mind) than it does in reality - case in point, I originally thought that I would swap equipment out to showcase the difference in presentations, alas, getting the room to sound good with just one line of components, cables, etc. proved far more challenging than expected, thus following just one such swap, I quickly realized that I had to nix that idea. Fine. Fun was still to be had though - as was evident by the fact that the room was frequented consistently with enthusiastic fellow HiFi-ers.
The system consisted of Willson Audio Sasha 2 speakers, Brinkmann Spyder, Brinkmann 10.5 arm, Transfiguration Proteus cartridge, Minus K Technologies isolation platform, EINSTEIN The Preamp, EINSTEIN The Silver Bullet OTLs (my amps of choice as of late), EINSTEIN The Turntable's Choice phono preamp, EINSTEIN Octopus power strip (no conditioning of any kind), Nordost V2 cables, SonoruS ATR-10 tape machine, SonoruS Proximity Bass Control System, Meridian Explorer 2 USB DAC (which was sprung last minute due to a shipping issue with the PlayBack Designs MPS-5), Roon playback software and a pretty looking darTZeel CTH-8850 integrated. Phew. You don't know all the gear you have until you have to wrap it, pack it and set it up 50 miles down the road.
Arian Jansen, SonoruS Audio's resident genius (and he really qualifies for one!) was on hand - thank you - to help with system setup, final tweaking, etc. in particular, the SonoruS Audio Proximity Bass Control System needs to be setup by ear as it carefully restores the pressure and air velocity component of your main speaker's bass output in relationship to your listening position. Last but not least, SF's latest digital scribe, Eric Johnson (look for more articles from this lad elsewhere here at SF), was also on hand to help with setup and of course interactions with the crowds. Fun was to be had for 3 days. More to come soon...
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T.H.E. Show Newport 2015
This year's T.H.E. Show Newport, was for all intents and purposes a brilliant display of Richard Beers' showmanship squared. To put it mildly, he and his team (including the ever lovable Lucette Nicoll, of Nicoll PR), did a splendid job of focusing the local (and not so local) audio mavens to the show's new home at the recently remodeled, all new Hotel Irvine. What was particularly special for this year was the fact that we - SonicFlare - exhibited our very own hospitality suite, music room, reference review room all rolled into one. Simply put, having attended show after show these past fifteen plus years, I felt I could bring a bit of SF pizzaz to the table. And so we did… enjoy this first round of pics, with more to come in due time...
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Avant Newport 2015
So it begins… Newport 2015 is about to hit us, alas, we were invited to a small gathering at Maier Shadi's The Audio Salon in Santa Monica, CA for some apéritifs of the musical variety.
Maier has been LA's premier read exclusive audio destination for the better part of a year now and is amongst many others, a dealer for Wilson Audio Specialities. Featuring WA Alexias, Constellation electronics and Transparent cabling, we were delighting in some of the music choices Michael Fremer brought along for the ride. Nice music, nice vibes, what more could you want? That is of course the secret call sign to SAT's (Swedish Audio Technologies) all new reference tonearm made of multiple layers of carbon fiber and some overall exquisite engineering. While the price is of course commensurate to the performance ($30k US), I can't think of any other arm that comes even close to approaching the herculean engineering effort that went into the design of this arm. Sound? Stunning. For inquires, Maier Shadi is your US reference point.
Some more pictures from the event… See you at Newport!
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2014 LA Auto ShowHard to believe it is that time of the year again… The 2014 LA Auto show is upon us and we will be there reporting on the hottest trends in all things high-end audio, nay, automotive. Stay tuned for more!
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SonicFlare @ T.H.E. Show Newport Beach!
Please join us for the best possible coverage at this year's 3rd annual T.H.E. Show in Newport beach, California! This should be a most fun event, look for live YouTube video footage and coverage from the event. Can't wait...
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High End Munich 2013, May 9-11 2013
Another year, another High End Munich show. Heralded as the most fun and best Hi-Fi show on the planet - there's a frikkin' badge of honor - this year will undoubtedly prove no different than year's past. Big, with lots of Sturm und Drang, Germans and folks from all over the globe will descend upon the quaint, little town of Munich this weekend to check out the latest and greatest from everyone. I remember (from my 2008 visit) that the show was indeed well attended, very well organized, but somehow just a bit too big for my taste. I will be linking to all news reports as always. Meanwhile, check out show reports at Analogplanet.com, 6moons and elsewhere. Ciao! A+.
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hifideluxe 2013, May 9-11 2013
2013 is shaping up to be quite the dramatic year for Hi-Fi shows again. hifideluxe, originated as a side show to Munich other fancy show, High End Munich (which, incidentally, started off as yet another side show to the famous, now defunct IFA) will be showing off the latest European wares this weekend, May 9-11. Be there, or be square. Not quite, alas, show reports will abound and I'll be linking in hyperspace. I attended hifideluxe in 2008 and left most impressed: a smaller, more manageable venue with much better sounding rooms and far more cost efficient than High End. Killer! A+++
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