 Gibson Guitar Announces Agreement to Make Strategic Investment in TEAC Transaction adds “Cool Japan” engineering technology and innovation to the music and audio lifestyle arena of the world’s premier musical instrument manufacturer
Tokyo, Japan / Nashville, U.S. — March 29, 2013 -- As part of its continued diversification into the music and audio lifestyle arena, Gibson Guitar Corp., (“Gibson”), the world’s premier musical instrument manufacturer, today announced an agreement to make a strategic investment into Japan’s TEAC CORPORATION (“TEAC”) (TSE: 6803), a recognized trailblazer in the audio visual industry. TEAC is one of the world’s top names in audio and visual equipment, and a leading producer of data storage equipment and related products. The transaction was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies. Gibson has entered into an agreement, signed today, with Phoenix Capital in which two investment funds operated by Phoenix Capital have agreed to sell to Gibson all the shares they own in TEAC Corporation, or 157,447,000 shares, (54.4% of the issued and outstanding shares), at a price agreed between the parties of 31 JPY per share. As this will result in Gibson acquiring over one third of TEAC, Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Law requires Gibson to undertake a tender offer process. Thus, Gibson, through a special purpose vehicle, will make an all-cash tender offer to purchase 157,447,000 shares of TEAC common stock for 31 Japanese Yen per share in cash. Gibson will purchase a maximum of 157,500,000 shares. The tender offer period is scheduled to commence on April 1, 2013 and will remain open for 21 Japanese business days. Today, TEAC’s Board of Directors issued a press release supporting the tender offer. Upon completion of the acquisition, TEAC will become a member of the Gibson family. This will not only expand the size and reach of Gibson’s Pro Audio business, with products that both complement and build upon the KRK, Cerwin-Vega!, and Stanton portfolio of world-class studio monitors, sound reinforcement equipment, and DJ gear respectively, in addition to the premium consumer electronics of strategic partner, Onkyo Corporation (“Onkyo”), but also in future product development, has the potential to add alue to the Gibson MI segments, and even with the fretted instrument category. TEAC is already widely recognized for high grade audio through its Esoteric brand, including multichannel recorders, handheld recorders, and Apple iOS devices, with growing opportunities in mixers and computer audio interfaces. Furthermore, TEAC is acknowledged as initiating the home recording revolution that changed the face of the music industry by introducing affordable multitrack recording, a technology invented by Les Paul, whose namesake Gibson uitar has established itself as the most coveted electric guitar of all time. TEAC’s product lines range from industrial data acquisition and torage, high-end audio, disc publishing, medical video, and broadcast into a broad-based consumer market through their TASCAM division. The company’s leadership in multichannel recorders, sound contractor products, field recorders, audio interfaces, and more has resulted in breakthrough products like the self-contained Portastudio that includes all elements needed to produce professional-quality recordings while retaining a consumer-friendly price. The implications of integrating these diverse elements into the Gibson family of brands are far-reaching, and further enhance Gibson’s diversification into the lifestyle arena. This is yet another step in Gibson’s aim to become the largest music and sound business in the world with the ability to deliver an uncompromising entertainment experience to the customer, spanning musical instruments to the most innovative recording and audio/visual devices. Adding TEAC products to Gibson’s line-up within allows the company to offer tailored products to cater to every taste and economic range or music lovers, and music creators, around the world. This transaction also represents a significant commitment and investment into Japan by Gibson. This is the second transaction Gibson has made in Japan. In January 2012, Gibson announced a strategic alliance with Onkyo, a worldwide leader in consumer audio, where both companies made investments into each other. The size of this TEAC transaction – one of the largest Gibson has pursued – reflects the high level of confidence of the board and senior management in the Japanese market, and recognizes the technical and engineering excellence of one of the leading trailblazers in the specialist audio industry in Japan. Post closure, TEAC will remain a listed company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s first section. The company will continue to be led by the current management, as TEAC brings unique, forward-thinking technical and engineering capabilities in Japan to further enhance Gibson’s Pro Audio Division, with the ability to leverage Gibson’s global commercialization abilities. Commenting on the transaction, Henry E. Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson, said: “We are delighted to welcome TEAC and its talented employees to the Gibson family. We have both known each other for a long time and share a vision for the future: bringing together world-class engineering and technical innovation in the audio space with the world’s premier musical instrument manufacturer, and the capability to market music innovation on a global scale.” “Gibson is a strong believer in “Cool Japan” and together with TEAC, we look forward to not only contributing to the global understanding of the “Cool” products emanating from Japan in the music area, but also promoting the excellence of Japanese innovation in the industry,” he continued. Yuji Hanabusa, President of TEAC commented: “We are very excited to join forces with one of the global legends in the music industry. This combination brings together two companies with state of the art technologies in the music space and will allow us to pursue a shared mission to develop innovative new products to further enhance the consumer experience in music on a truly global basis.” This transaction is expected to bring about substantial synergies in joint marketing and global distribution, with benefits to both companies expected to include:
Inspired by our reference speaker, the fat lady, the Octave 6 follows Morel’s new design principals to recreate the excitement of live music whilst preserving tonal accuracy and dynamics.
Our R&D team set the goals high; to create a speaker that could integrate in the living space, enabling listeners outside the centre “sweet spot” to also enjoy the performance. The new series was also designed to be “amplifier friendly” so it is able to work with tube and solid-state amps to recreate musical enjoyment. The new gently curved MDF cabinet architecture was made to keep some past attributes yet with an up to date modern style. It is painted and hand-polished with 6 layers of lacquer, to a high-gloss piano finish, complimented by the near acoustically transparent stylish Lotus grilles. Like the innovative cabinet concept used in the fat lady, the Octave 6 is void of internal damping. To avoid a boxy sound – new internal vertical baffle with acoustic apertures is placed in the middle to break up standing waves resulting in speaker that sounds as if there is no cabinet at all. The special transducers engineered for the Octave 6 are the heart and soul of the new series. Based on Morel’s most advance technology, the new mid-bass unit employs an oversized 3-inch aluminum voice coil over a titanium base encapsulating a powerful Hybrid motor, while the tweeter features our renowned 1.1” Acuflex soft dome. The innovative crossover topology preserves the life and dynamics of the original sound, like in a live performance.  The Voxativ Π loudspeaker is equipped with a new sound guiding system: The Acoustic Stealth Technology® = AST. With the AST - Horn the Π can radiate about 40 Hz and sounds much more "open" than a reflex system. The driver system is also new and in house made. It's equipped with a magnet unit has been optimized by means of the finite element method (FEM) and AST. The diaphragm coating has been specially developed by the University of Chemnitz in Germany. Of course all parts are handmade in Germany. The sculptural shape of the Π system combined with it's full and rich sound impression is again one of the best fullrange loudspeakers in the world. In stores now or directly available at Voxativ in Berlin. Technical Data : Frequency response : 40 - 20.000 Hz Driver : VOXATIV AC-Π_Fe Efficiency : 99 dB / 1W / 1 m Capacity : 50 W sinus Dimensions (W x H x D) : 38 x 65 x 31 cm / 15 x 25 x 12" Weight : 22 kg / 48 lbs
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Sextet in A major op. 48 String trios op. 74 & op. 75a Auryn Quartet feat. Christian Altenburger and Patrick Demenga SACD (total playing time: 67'57) Order no. TACET 196-4 Barcode 40 09850 019640 TACET Real Surround Sound It is absurd. The question as to which sound carrier holds the future of Surround Sound in its hand, thirteen years after its emergence, still remains open. No fewer than three formats - DVD-Audio, SACD and BluRay Disc are fighting for supremacy. As long as one leaves out the fourth member of the group, high-resolution download. Have mercy on us, we would like to call out to the format suppliers. At the same time, a well-made Surround Sound is increasingly proving itself to be head and shoulders above the best stereo. Therefore, the question is not whether there is a race, but rather who will win the race. Until then, we shall continue our path undeterred with the TACET Real Surround Sound. On this SACD, Matthias Lingenfelder, Jens Oppermann, Stewart Eaton and Andreas Arndt of the Auryn Quartet, augmented by Christian Altenburger and Patrick Demenga, overwhelm the listener with the entire richness of the melodies and ideas from the Sextet by Antonin Dvorak - more clearly and thrillingly than a stereo recording ever could. In addition, each group of three of them will interpret a Tercet from the pen of the same master. Yours sincerely Andreas Spreer TACET Musikproduktion März 2013 www.tacet.de  Tremendous dynamic capability and low distortion highlight new designs Peterborough, Ontario March 14th, 2013 -- Bryston, LTD (www.bryston.com) has announced the introduction of a complete line of high performance loudspeakers engineered for both music and home theater applications. The line will consist of eight models including the floorstanding Model T, Middle T and mini t along with a powered subwoofer called the T sub, two center channel offerings, an in-wall and an on-wall loudspeaker. Bryston’s James Tanner has led the design initiative for the loudspeaker project, developing proprietary drivers, crossovers and enclosures while spearheading a rigorous testing regimen. The Bryston loudspeakers were born from the challenge to construct a reference quality loudspeaker that could reproduce real world dynamics while minimizing distortion and compression. The engineering team at Bryston has devoted countless hours to innovative driver design, enclosure vibration analysis, crossover refinement, anechoic chamber measurements, and blind listening tests. The first model to reach completion, the Bryston Model T, was subjected to over 200 separate anechoic measurements during the design phase to ensure the highest level of accuracy and refinement. Bryston loudspeakers have also been engineered to reproduce the most difficult dynamic transients—to play very loud passages of music or movie soundtrack information without the distortion common to competitive products. “I think we met with a degree of skepticism when we first announced the loudspeaker project—and rightfully so. There are a lot of speaker companies already in the marketplace,” reported Bryston’s James Tanner. “But we set out to create an affordable reference quality loudspeaker and went to great lengths to achieve an end result that separates us from the competition—we are confident that these products will be quite well received,” Tanner concluded. BRYSTON LOUDSPEAKER MODELS · Model T (MSRP $6495 pair) shipping now · Model T Signature (MSRP $7495 pair) shipping now · Model T Active (MSRP $9495 pair—requires 6 channels of amplification not included) shipping now · Middle T (MSRP $4600 pair) shipping May, 2013 · mini t (MSRP $2695 pair) shipping now · TC1 Center (MSRP $3200 each) shipping now · TC1 mini Center (MSRP $2200 each) shipping May, 2013 · T Sub (MSRP $4195 each) shipping now · T IW (in-wall) (MSRP $560 each) shipping Q3, 2013 · T OW (on-wall) (MSRP $560 each) shipping Q3, 2013 The 52.5-inch tall three-way floorstanding Model T is available in three formats—the standard speaker with an internal passive crossover network, the Signature model with an external passive network that utilizes custom-made components including air-core chokes and Bryston-proprietary film capacitors, and a flagship Active version that comes with a Bryston 24-bit digital electronic crossover (instead of a passive network) enabling tri-amplification of the system. All three versions of the Model T utilize three 8-inch woofers, two 5.25-inch midranges and two 1-inch titanium dome tweeters. The Middle T is a smaller floorstanding three-way loudspeaker utilizing two bass drivers, a midrange and a tweeter. The mini t is a smaller version of the Middle T using a single bass driver also in a three-way configuration. Both the TC1 and TC1 mini are three-way speakers providing center channel options of different sizes. The T Sub utilizes three 8-inch woofers powered by an internal 600-watt amplifier. Both architectural models—the T IW and the T OW are three-way sealed enclosure designs. Bryston loudspeakers come in three high-tech vinyl-wrapped standard finishes—Black Ash, Natural Cherry, and Boston Cherry. Optional hardwood veneers and high gloss painted finishes available at additional cost.  This is the most accurate, realistic-sounding turntable ever made. The sound is amazing with the blackest of black backgrounds, transparency is crystal-clear, dynamics are explosive, soundstaging is expansive and the bass is profound. Many considered the previous PBD turntable to be the best turntable in the world, but this is a quantum leap forward in LP playback. The Proscenium Black Diamond V (PBD V) features improvements to the air supply, record clamp and motor base assembly…and the our newest discovery! A specially-treated, fine-grained crystalline material, that reduces static build-up and cancels the effect of virtually all EMI, RFI and microwaves, is employed at strategic locations in the turntable’s operation. The PBD V turntable is friction-free due to the air-bearing arm and platter, resonance-free due to its adjustable air suspension, electrical-noise-free due to the PBD V upgrades and the linear-tracking arm plays records exactly the way they’re made, eliminating tracking errors. It is our goal to extract every detail, every nuance of the music from the LP and reproduce it with realism and clarity that captures the passion of the performance. Nothing can do that like a well-recorded LP and no turntable can do it better than this one. Analog playback is still superior to every other technology, and with this turntable must be experienced to be believed. Music lovers owe it to themselves to hear the PBD V. If you are interested in playing LPs, we strongly recommend that you make an appointment to hear the new Proscenium Black Diamond V turntable. If you already have a Proscenium Black Diamond turntable, contact us to find out how to upgrade your turntable to the Black Diamond V specs. Features Air-bearing Platter - huge 10 inches in diameter with 3 air jets, hand lapped. Platter and Record Clamp - The platter is machined from the most resonance-free material known. It is machined slightly smaller in diameter than a LP sothat the thicker outer lead-in grooves of the LP over hang and this allows the LP to lay flat. The label area is machined out wider and deeper than most platters. The LP is held slightly above the platter at the spindle so when the record clamp is tightened, the record is forced flat to the platter. We have found this to sound far better than vacuum hold down. Vacuum pumps are noisy and they introduce this noise at the critical interface of the record and stylus. Plus any small vacuum leaks from the seals create a high frequency vibration that is detrimental to the music. Black Diamond Air-bearing Arm and Spindle - The arm is a true high-pressure (45 psi) low-flow captured linear tracking air bearing. The mono block is unique, containing eight fixed jets in a quad vent arrangement. This results in a friction-free, ultra-rigid arm bearing that is self-cleaning. The spindle and the arm are constructed of a proprietary material that is stiffer than carbon fiber. A simple adjustment sets the center of gravity correctly for any cartridge. The improvement in sound is amazing. Fully adjustable for VTA, overhang, azimuth and damping. VTA adjustments do not affect the others. The VTA is not adjustable during play – that would compromise the sound. However, the VTA is easily adjustable. The damping is adjustable during play. Most cartridges require only a small amount of damping playing premium records; however, lesser recordings require more damping. Arm Wiring - Sourced from a bio-medical laboratory. This is the same ultra-pure solid core silver wire with ultra pure clear .001 inch Teflon insulation that is used in medical research to connect the ear to the brain. Directionally wired and cryogenically treated for improved sound. Remote Drive Motor - Enclosed in a matching cast crushed marble enclosure, the motor drive is mounted on Valid Points and sets on an adjustable motorbase assembly so that belt tension can be easily adjusted. The drive pulley is straight cut so that any belt material up to 5/16 of an inch may be used. Two to four millimeter 100% silk belts are supplied and preferred. The motor is wired with silver/Teflon solid core wire, with ultra premium foil, and solid capacitors by-passed with signature foil capacitors. The on/off switch is solid silver. The drive motor is an instrument grade ball bearing AC motor, and is fitted with an IEC connector so premium power cords may be used. Reference Motor Controller - The motor controller comes with the turntable and provides the motor with noise-free, accurate speedregardless of wall power changes. It is 17.5 x 8 x 4 inches and is mounted on a six-piece Valid Points resonance control kit. You receive an additional Valid Points disc to sit on top of the motor controller. It allows for separate fine adjustments for 33 1/3 and 45 RPM. A KAB strobe is provided for precise speed setting. Speed selection is by a switch. The unit is fitted with an IEC connector so the power cord of your choice may be used. Air Supply System – A unique, adjustable tri-air suspension. The regulated automatic air suspension system can be set for the exact resonance point of the turntable and your equipment rack to achieve maximum isolation and stability. Extremely stable and quiet. The undertable chambers and air pods are set with a precision regulator, gauge and check valve. The air pods are coupled to the table in a way that maximizes isolation and rigidity and control resonance. The entire air supply system is very quiet and may be placed in a far corner of your room. However, we recommend it be placed in another room, if possible. Two 100-foot rolls of 1/4 OD clear flexible plastic tubing are included so the air supply can be placed anywhere up to 100 feet away. The air supply system is in a very attractive black oak veneer box that is 24 x 15.5 x 15.5 inches, weighing approximately 70 pounds, with two external 4.5 x 24 inch round damping chambers that can be placed behind or on top of supply box. The air is fully filtered, cooled and regulated in the system and the moisture is automatically collected in a holding container. Easy Setup The turntable requires a rigid, sturdy platform with a minimum area of 24 x 18 inches capable of supporting 245 pounds. The recommended width is 28 x 18 inches. Shipping weight of the system is approximately 390 pounds. The Proscenium Black Diamond Turntable will come with an owner’s manual that includes step-by-step directions for setting up your turntable and a very easy to use mirror protractor. The table is designed to be easy to set and play. Depending upon your location, set up service may be available. Options & Complementary Products Prologue Top Platform - Special non-resonance top platform in premium Jatoba (similar to Brazilian cherry) with a natural, hand-rubbed tung oil finish. 3 x 18 x 28 inches. Sits on top of your existing rack. 75 lbs. Prologue Equipment Rack - Includes the Prologue Top Shelf. In beautiful premium Jatoba. Mounted on four 2-inch Valid Points for leveling, with three shelves for components. Up to 42.5 inches tall; must know shelf height. 360 lbs. Optional Direct Connection of Turntable and Phono Amp Eliminates the need for an expensive set of interconnects and dramatically improves the sound. The phono amp is placed behind the turntable arm and the arm wires, fitted with custom silver RCAs, are plugged directly into the phono amp. Requires purchase of the Prologue Rack. |
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