La verita' sull'hifi:quello che .....

2008:inizia la distribuzione ufficiale Xindak in Italia.

Con cosa partire?

Come sempre con qualcosa di molto conveniente :
Un pre a valvole anche con telecomando,quindi ottuimo partner per i pigri del telecomando per il finalino f2l.

570 euro che permettono un ottimo pre +finale a 700 euro che prende il posto della proposta Vincent 129.

Xindak XA3200MK II tested by Roy Ervin Solstad for Norwegian Hjemmekino 4/2008.
Tube amplifiers are more popular than ever, but it has rarely been a cheaper thrill than with Xindaks cheapest pre-amplifier.
Many still have their sceptics to tube equipment. Not least this has had to do with price, because one has been able to make far cheaper transistor amplifiers compared to tube amplifiers. And many raise their eyebrows just by the thought of having to change tubes once in a while.
Let¡¯s take the last first, the lifetime of tubes are several thousands of hours, which means that even though you have your amplifier turned on several hours daily you hardly need to change tubes more than every other year. And these tube changes are not exactly ''rocket science''.
There is no reason to take Xindaks XA3200MKII of the list when speaking of price either. There are cheaper amplifiers on the market, but most aren¡¯t. Anyway the quality-feeling you get with this Chinese will be very hard to match at its price.
At first the amplifier gives a solid impression with its seven kg, and not least its beautiful remote in brushed aluminium where you can control the volume and choose inputs. I have seen products costing 25 times as much as the XA3200MKII equipped with far less attractive remotes than this.
There are five tubes in this amplifier; one 12AX7 and one 12AT7 per channel and in addition one 6Z4 rectifying tube. Four unbalanced inputs and two unbalanced outputs, makes it easy for you to for example connect two power amplifiers for bi-amping or one power-amplifier and a subwoofer.
The sound
Tube-midrange is a notion, and Xindak XA3200MKII shows why. Here is a presence of lovely abundance, which is very positive when reproducing vocals. For those who have listened a lot to tube equipment recollects the feeling of how tube equipment tends to drag the soloists ahead in the soundstage, and let a little more light shine on them. This happens independently of music genre, type of instrument and voice. The amplifier hasn¡¯t got the most detailed nor transparent midrange, but still it manages to reproduce the nerve in the music very well.
And this is how it is all the way from top to bottom. The rasp in Ole Paus''es voice is a little less upfront than with my own pre-amplifier, but the sincerity in his voice is being reproduced with bravura. It is not very airy at the top, and when playing loud music female vocals may tend to be a bit sharp on the edges, but at normal listening levels (and also higher than normal) it all sounds great. But one have to keep in mind that I have compared this amplifier to my own, Audionet Pre 1g2, which costs 9 times more, and I almost wish for that the differences should be bigger.
Especially this is regarding the drawing of the recording studio. On Sera Una Noches: El Choclo, the soundstage is both wide and deep. Perhaps not as precise and accurate as with my reference amplifier, but Xindak XA3200MKII never lets you doubt that this is a really good three dimensionally recording with natural acoustics.
The bass reproduction stretches way down, and has a nice abundance. And at the same time the dynamics is quit well. It is easy to get carried away when listening to this amplifier and I have often discovered that my right foot has lived its own life stomping the beat of the music, while my head has been busy analysing what I hear.
Conclusion
Perfect sound is very expensive, and Xindak XA3200MKII is far from perfect. At return it gives you a sincerity and nerve in the music reproduction which astounds at this price range.

Beautiful midrange.- Big soundstage.- Low price.

Finali mono da abbinare al pre Xindak 3200Mk2:

Specifiche Tecniche: A8800 MNU

Potenza: 160W (8 Ohm) / 320W (4 Ohm)
Carico tollerato: 8 ohm / 4 ohm
Risposta in Frequenza: 10Hz-100KHz
Sensibilità in Ingresso: 1.72V
Assorbimento: 260W
Distorsione: <0.025%
S.N.R: >100dB
Peso: 13.2Kg ogni canale
Dimensioni: 240 x 148 x 430 mm ogni canale


XA8800MNu
On paper there is little that differs the two smallest monoblocks from the stereo power-amplifier XA8550. The XA8800MNu also have 130 watt/8 ohms which almost doubles to 250 watt in 4 ohms. The appearance also understates the relationship between the two, but on the backside one can see that there now is the possibility for balanced inputs as well, while the line-out is missing. Each monoblock weights 13.2 kg each.
Also when speaking about how they sound tonally the similarities are bigger than the differences - although here you¡¯ll find slightly more punch at the bottom and tad smoother highs. The midrange is of the same high quality.
But the differences are bigger when speaking about soundstage. The XA8800MNu draws a picture that is both wider and deeper than its little brother. The sound folds far beyond the speakers and every part of the music is slightly clearer. This also makes the precision in the soundstage better. It is ''big, bold and beautiful''.
Tonally the monoblocks is a bit warmer than the XA8550 which means that you have to be slightly more aware regarding matching with other equipment, but still they are not that tonally warm so there is no need for searching for a pre-amplifier which is clinically thin tonally. But if you already have a pre-amplifier which is tonally warm you have to be aware of that it might be too much warmth. But on my behalf I have lived seven years in the cold Finmark so I like all the warmth I can get¡ .
At only one thousand NOK more than the stereo power amplifier, the XA8800MNu is an even better buying. Not only because of the increased flexibility these monoblocks give regarding the possibility of long signal cables and short loudspeaker cables and the possibility of balanced inputs ¨C the sound is also more than enough to defend the price raise alone.

XA8800MNu - big soundstage, balanced inputs, low price.

Per chi vuole ancora un lettore cd direi che oggi il piu' conveniente risulta il Muse 2 della Xindak.

A valvole e ben dimensionato.

Quindi la migliore alternativa al Vincent cds1 e a 300 eu in meno.


Il Lettore MUSE 3.0 CD adotta l’ultimo digital chip di Philips ed un circuito di clock esatto, che riduce efficacemente la distorsione causata dall’oscillazione di clock.

Sono presenti un sistema di alimentazione a più linee indipendenti e due chip a doppia decodifica Philips di alta qualità per la conversione D/A, con gestione separata dei dati provenienti dai canali destro e sinistro.

Sono presenti uscite bilanciate per l’uscita analogica, mentre l’uscita digitale è affidata ad un connettore coassiale e ad uno ottico. La sezione di uscita audio è duplice: una è di tipo analogico con valvola E88CC (uscita valvolare), mentre l’altra utilizza un circuito integrato OPA2604 (uscita a stato solido).

Una speciale schermatura protettiva avvolge il trasformatore, in modo da proteggerlo dalle interferenze elettromagnetiche.

Caratteristiche comuni ai modelli Xindak MUSE:

Meccanica SONY KSS-213Q e motore PHILIPS CD 18;
Adozione della tecnologia “Exact digital separate”;
Utilizzo di due chips DAC TDA1305 DAC della PHILIPS;
Utilizzo di due chips OPA2134 come filtro buffer, due chips OPA604 per l’amplificazione e due chips OPA134 per l’uscita amplificata;
Sezione DAC: Adotta due alimentatori distinti autoregolabili, che alimentano separatamente i canali sinistro e destro della sezione D/A, e che forniscono corrente in maniera indipendente alle restanti componenti digitali di precisione;
L’alimentazione principale è affidata ad un trasformatore toroidale da 60W, con linee di alimentazione separate per le componenti analogiche e per quelle digitali;
Una speciale schermatura protettiva avvolge il trasformatore, in modo da proteggerlo dalle interferenze elettromagnetiche;
Utilizzo di Fast Recovery Diode—FRD;
Gruppi multipli di condensatori di filtro e di condensatori a film garantiscono una erogazione pulita di corrente.
Specifiche Tecniche:

The Level for Coaxial Output 1: 2Vrms (1KHz, 0dB)
The Level for Coaxial Output 1: 2Vrms (1KHz, 0dB)
The Balance Output:
1) 0Vrms, 2) 0.75Vrms, 3) 0.75Vrms
The earphone Output: 0Vrms ~ 5Vrms (1 KHz, 0dB)
S/N.: Coaxial 1: > 100dB Coaxial 2: > 95dB
Balance 1: >105dB
T.H.D: 0.0016%
Dynamic Range: 100dB
Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20KHz ±0.5dB
Stereo Crosstalk: 95dB

Ecco una novita' rara.
Valvolare da 30w Xindak con telecomando e sotto i 1000 eu.

Circuito di amplificazione Push-Pull, basato su 12AX7 x 2, 6N8P x2, 350 (6L6) x 4
Alimentazione separata per lo stadio di pre-amplificazione e di amplificazione;
Telecomando per tutte le funzioni;
Specifiche:

Potenza: 30W x 2 (8O)
THD: 0.2%
Risposta in Frequenza: 10Hz-70KHz
SNR: 90dB
Sensibilità in Ingresso: 390 mV
Impedenza in Ingresso: 100 KO
Impedenza in Uscita: 4 O, 8 O
Assorbimento: 300W
Ingressi: 3 gruppi separati
Valvole: 12AX7×2, 6N8P×2, 350C (6L6)×4
Peso: 24Kg
Dimensioni: 443mm x 356mm x 219mm

E come vedete dal peso ben dimensionato al pari del precedente scelto TAC da 1500 eu.

La versione con KT88 pari al Tac 88 costa 1200 eu: V30 Xindak.


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Un altra chicca l'integrato con pre a valvole ( due ,raro in solo pre sotto i 1000 eu)mod.6200 e 100 w pc a 800 eu.
Vedi foto nell'immagini dell'interno pregevole,tipico di integrati ibridi da almeno 1500 eu.
La foto non rende idea della dimensione e qualita' fuori da comune.