Products in the pipeline, news and features.
At what price point does the rate of interconnect performance improvement taper off more quickly than the rate at which price increases? We all know this audio game is one of diminishing returns, and everyone has an opinion about where the inflection point of the price curve lies. The Headwaters cable project was an exercise …
While experimenting with faceplate finishes for our NiWatt amplifiers, we arrived at a surface preparation process that’s more consistent and easier to apply than bead blasting.
Through the years, Verdier and Redpoint owners (as well as owners of other turntables) have been persistent in their requests for a Galibier drive system (we’re flattered). Leveraging lessons learned from our recent drive system update, we have streamlined our production capabilities, and we’re proud to announce that we have re-instituted our drive system retrofit/upgrade …
It’s all too infrequent, that beautiful mechanical construction and good sound come in the same audio connector. It had gotten to the point where I developed a prejudice against “pretty” connectors. ETIs new power connectors are one such instance where the twin stars of beauty and function align.
It’s been a long haul, but the pulleys for our 2019 update are nearing completion. We specified a runout tolerance of .0002″ to .0005″ (that’s 2-5 ten-thousandths) and our machinist has finally cleared his bench to develop a quality control process. The pulley is a small part, but it would be a mistake to underestimate …
With the number of design changes we’ve made to the NiWatt over the past 18 months, its initial release might well be called the NiWatt Mk-IV. All of this is to say, that the design is stable and mature, and there will be no need for first year revisions (all too common with some manufacturers). …
The importance of the last step in developing a product is all too frequently skipped. Of course, a lot goes into the concept stage, along with the product’s design, development and prototyping, but moving forward into production requires you to take one last sober look at your design to see whether you’ve met your targets.
