In the months reaching from last November until now much has transpired, so I’ll be brief and to the point as much as possible.

Signals-SuperFi has remade itself in its own image! We’re now called “The Signal Collection” and we can be reached at www.TheSignalCollection.com

We have added several brands to our roster in our ongoing effort to collect the finest brands of true high performance audio in the world. Among these we now list the following additions:

LOUDSPEAKERS:

German Physiks: Makers of the finest omni-directional loudspeakers in the world, German Physiks had not been actively distributed in the USA since 2002. We’ve received a couple of stellar reviews recently (one in UltraAdio.com and the other in Positive-Feedback.com), with more in the works. Suffice to say that German Physiks omnis provide the most realistic, natural presentation of soundstage and imaging I’ve yet heard. Twelve models available in three different finish levels with two different driver options for each. Please visit: www.GermanPhysiks.com for more information about their line.

Lansche Audio: With only one model in the line card (and two more on the way), Lansche are the owners of the intellectual property known as the Corona tweeter, an invention of Mr. Otto Braun and otherwise only available (in a much older iteration) from Acapella. This plasma tweeter, unique to Lansche alone, boasts a bandwidth of 1.5kHz to 150kHz, with zero phase distortion and instant acceleration. Blended seamlessly with their custom midband driver and active subwoofer system, the Lansche No. 4.1 dials in at 99dB sensitive and can produce 115dB max SPL. The single most transparent loudspeaker in the world, bar none, and yet tremendously musical and addicting. Break out the flea-watt amplifiers, you’ll be astounded at what they actually sound like! Check out the No. 4.1 loudspeaker at: www.ib-lansche.de

Davone Audio: Where style meets substance you’ll find Davone. Their lone product, a 27″ floorstanding 2-way coaxial called Rithm, is made from a pressure-formed plywood construction that, if looked upon in profile, resembles the Star Trek Enterprise insignia. Of course, being Danish in design and build means that the wood is elegantly understated and yet built to heirloom quality. Visit Davone at: www.DavoneAudio.com

ELECTRONICS:

Vitus Audio: Remarkable solid state electronics from Denmark, built like tanks but with sensitivity enough to handle the most delicate of emotions. Pure Class A amplifiers are what this brand is most known for, their most famous model, the SS-010, producing a true 25 watts in Class A with zero feedback using only a single output device per channel. An integrated design, the SS-010 can have it’s integrated bits hardware bypassed internally to act as a stand alone stereo amp to be used with a preamplifier (of which they make a couple). If ever a solid state line produced sweet, unfettered, effortless sound … this is the one. With ironfisted control in the low frequencies, you’ll think that this amp is much more powerful than it actually is. A 50 watt stereo version (full balanced) is available, as well as 100-watt monoblocks. You can visit Vitus via the web at: www.VitusAudio.com

There are more things in the works behind the scenes, but for now I’ll simply say that I believe we’ve achieved a lineup of products that can’t be equalled. Together with Continuum, Stereovox, and Dragon, these new brands help us to assemble systems of unrelenting musicality and peerless performance.

Our efforts over the last four years to establish the Peak Consult brand have been passionate and purposeful. I believe that – although expensive – they deliver more than their asking price suggests in performance, workmanship, and heirloom quality. However: Recent developments between our companies have created a situation that recommends the immediate dissolution of our partnership.

So it is with some sadness that I must announce: Signals-SuperFi, LLC will no longer be representing Peak Consult International in the USA and Canada.

Inquiries may be sent to Peak Consult directly:

EMAIL: mail@peak-consult.dk
WEB: www.peak-consult.dk

Yours Truly,

Chris Sommovigo

In recent weeks we have had to introduce price increases to Stereovox products. At work here are two forces which made the increase necessary:

1. The increase in price to materials. We have been doing our best to absorb the increase in our base price for the metals and materials we use, and our prices have remained constant for several years even though our materials costs have gone up every consecutive year. We have reached a point where we can no longer afford to absorb the increase in materials costs.

2. Related to reason #1, our costs of production have increased substantially due to the military demand on the processes we use to make our cables. Our cables are made by a specialized military contractor here in the USA and, as you might imagine, demand by the US military has increased considerably since our country became involved in policing Iraq and Afghanistan. In fact - it is not only an increase in the cost of our processes that has challenged us, but there has also been a substantial increase in production time due to the demands of the military on our contractor. That said - we would not consider getting these cables made elsewhere as our contractor is able to achieve extreme precision, and is also holder of key patented processes that we utilize in our cables.

I feel strongly that Stereovox cables are still of a supreme value in terms of their build quality, their materials and processes, and their performance. They are typically compared to cables costing many times their price, quite justifiably - and have often been observed to excel beyond much more expensive competition. We have always tried to keep our prices for Stereovox cables as low as possible, and we continue our efforts in that regard. In this respect it may seem that the price of our cables has jumped significantly, but it is not unjustifiably - we have simply needed to react to the increases in our production costs that have mounted chronically over the last three to four years.

Thanks for your understanding.

Best regards,

Chris Sommovigo

Recently, Michael Fremer of Stereophile review El Diablo from Peak Consult - the first mainstream print review of this flagship loudspeaker from our dear friends from Denmark. Conclusion? Killer loudspeaker for the well-heeled perfectionist!

See here: PEAK DIABLO REVIEW

Mr. David Lo from Jeffu, Peak Consult’s distributor in Taiwan, has provided us with the english-language translation of this review from Audio Art magazine:

Peak Consult InCognito X

Forget about your Traditional Perception:
May be you felt the appearance of InCognito X looked very ordinary or it is way over priced to its value for a two-way speaker; however, my suggestion is that please forget about your traditional perception, but listen to it. You will then find out eventually why Peak Consult can outperform any other manufacturer with their know-how and decent experience that made InCognito X for the culmination of the company’s award winning speaker.

While we typically seek to submit our products for review in formal magazines with professional reviewers in the hopes of validating them for you, the consumer - it’s also nice when we see that one of you has done us the honor of reviewing our products. In reality, this is every bit as valuable to potential clients as any formal review. So I’d like to call your attention to just such a consumer-generated review, posted on the popular audio trading web: Audiogon

INCOGNITO-X REVIEW

It’s also quite nice to note that he’s using Stereovox reference, an obvious favorite in these parts. =)

You know - I missed this one, but it’s definitely worth noting:

StereoMojo.com awarded our Continuum, German Physiks, Stereovox, Boulder Electronics room “BEST SOUND AT CES” - articulating the experience thusly:

If I told you that Mr. Armstrong was “in the room”, it would be no big deal. Lots of systems can achieve that illusion. No, what I was hearing was much more than that – I was witnessing genius. Louis was telling the story in a way that was compelling and ravishing. Spellbinding. His phrasing and articulation was astounding. Moving. Engrossing. I forgot that I was listening to a turntable, speakers or any other contraption. I forgot my aching feet and lack of sleep. I forgot I was at CES. I was only hearing the mastery of a great artist delivering a great song. I was transfixed.

Like I said, I’ve never heard anything like it, not at CES, not at Rocky Mountain Fest, because it was much more than just “hearing”. It was a sensory odyssey.

A sensory odyssey.

I really like that phrase.

ATLANTA, GA April 27 2005 Warner Brothers records with Rhino/Reprise recently announced that they have hired Steve Hoffman, one of the world’s most revered mastering engineers, to undertake the most ambitious vinyl reissue program of any major label in recent history. Steve will be mastering with cutter Kevin Gray at Kevin’s AcousTech Mastering and records will be pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl at RTI - all are being cut in true analog from original Warner Brothers/Reprise stereo master mixes - some of which have been untouched for 35 years.

Steve Hoffman shares, “The old “EQ Cutting Masters” had compromises built in to the sound of the tapes. In the old days the tapes were routinely EQ’d, compressed and sometimes filtered to make it easy for needles to track the groove. When I bypass those tapes the original untouched master mixes reveal a whole new scene; detailed, beautiful sounding dynamic music appears and we can cut this directly onto a phonograph record.”

At Mr. Hoffman’s request, Signals-SuperFi, LLC, in concert with Continuum Audio Labs of Australia, will provide a Criterion turntable and Copperhead tonearm for test-pressing evaluation. Asked why he chose Continuum for the job, Steve remarked, “I heard the Continuum Criterion turntable with the special Copperhead tonearm at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show and was impressed by the resolving sound. This system will be perfect for my evaluation of the Rhino/WB/Reprise vinyl 180 gram test pressings from RTI.”

“We’re terribly excited about the project,” confides Chris Sommovigo, owner of Signals-SuperFi and distributor of Continuum’s record players in North America. “The fact that Warner Bros./Reprise/Rhino is showing this much commitment to the vinyl format - to not just cut and release LPs from the old EQ Masters but to hire Steve to re-master the albums entirely - is really fantastic news for vinyl lovers. Continuum’s analog gear will give Steve the kind of tool that no mastering engineer has had at his disposal before, and Steve will - in turn - be delivering some of the best vinyl ever set onto a turntable.”

About Steve Hoffman
STEVE HOFFMAN - Award-winning Recording, Mastering and Restoration Engineer - Has compiled, mastered and released over 1,000 record albums and compact discs to critical acclaim.

He has remastered over 500 Audiophile quality Compact Discs and LP’s working with such artists as: The Eagles, The Doors, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Nat ‘King’ Cole, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Roy Orbison, Cream, The Cars, Blondie, Jim Croce, Linda Ronstadt, Jethro Tull, The Doobie Brothers, Jackson Browne, Steve Miller Band, Elton John, Van Halen, Bonnie Raitt, Al Green, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Pepper, Rod Stewart, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Wes Montgomery and many, many, others. Visit www.SteveHoffman.tv for more information about Steve Hoffman’s activities.

About Continuum Audio Labs:

Continuum Audio Labs, PTY of Melbourne, Australia is a specialty engineering company dedicated to developing the finest in analog components via a peer-reviewed system of R&D populated by experts from diverse fields, and by utilizing supercomputers with Finite Element Analysis and Reshaping programs to analyze and refine the mechanics of LP information retrieval. Their award-winning Caliburn system has ignited the imagination of many a music lover and competitor alike. For information about these genre-redefining products, please visit: www.continuumaudiolabs.com

About Signals-SuperFi, LLC
Based in Atlanta, GA, USA Signals-SuperFi was founded in 2005 with a focus on introducing and distributing high-end, luxury audio gear throughout North America and worldwide. Signals-SuperFi, LLC is privately held with worldwide headquarters in Atlanta, GA. The company and its employees are committed to offering products that create the most emotionally engaging musical experiences. For more information, visit www.Signals-SuperFi.com

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It was January somethingth, CES 2007 - last day. We had been showing the Peak Consult “El Diablo” loudspeaker all week with the Continuum Criterion driving the tunes through a David Berning preamplifier and amp. Stereovox reference cables, of course. We had been passively displaying the Peak “Princess Floorstander” with no intention to demo for two reasons: 1) the room was fairly big (500 square feet with 12 foot ceilings) and 2) the speakers were not at all broken in. At all.

Well, last day at CES being what it typically is with much slower traffic and everyone anticipating the loathesome and onerous packing-up-and-shipping-out routine soon to come, we decided to plug in the Princess Floorstanders for a quick listen. As the first few bars sang through the speakers the only other sound that could be heard was the rattling of teeth on the floor with all the jaws dropping. Not too much earlier, Jeff Dorgay of TONE Audio Magazine had been visiting the room. I called his cell: “Jeff - you’ve got to come back and hear something.” Whatever he was doing, I implored him to stop and return to our little lemonade stand.

He asked if we would let him review the speakers - indeed, if we would ship this very pair to him directly from the show. Ah, um … sure! Why not? If this is what they sounded like fresh out of the box, then I had every confidence in the world that they would only get better. And so it goes …

Now it’s April, four months post show, and Jeff has finally put pen to paper (or whatever the electronic variant of that phrase might be), and shared his experience of the Princess Floorstander in the latest issue of TONE Audio Magazine. It’s not a webzine, per se, but rather a PDF download.

“In a small room with great gear, I would stack the Princesses up against anything I’ve ever heard.”

So … point your navigator to: TONE AUDIO ISSUE #9

… and be sure you check out the rest of the issues and the rest of the site. You’ll be glad you did!

It’s not often that Soundstage! awards the Reviewer’s Choice to a cable line. In fact, there are only six entries in their Reviewer’s Choice pantheon for interconnects and loudspeaker cables. It makes us proud to see that our Studio line of cables has been thusly recognized to be among the world’s finest, as reviewer Tim Shea notes in his column:

“Overall, the Stereovox Colibri-R interconnects and Firebird speaker cables are the best I’ve had in my system and reasonably priced to boot.”

Please read the entire article at:

SOUNDSTAGE REVIEW