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w u s s t e , b e i d e n g e s c h ä t z te n K o lle g e n
d e r L P u n d w a r t e t e . D i e h a lb e W e lt ,
b e s o n d e rs K o lle g e n im A u s la n d , lo b t
d a s D i n g ü b e r d e n K le e u n d ic h h a tte
n ic h t m a l e in e n - d a c h te ic h z u m in -
d e s t. M e h r o d e r w e n ig e r z u f ä llig w u r d e
m ir d a n n e r z ä h lt , d a ss m ir je m a n d so
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„ B .M .C .- A p p a r a t “
v o r b e ig e -
b r a c h t h a t . E s d a u e rte n u r M in u t e n ,
u n d d a s D i n g s ta n d fe r t ig v e rk a b e lt in
u n s e re m H ö r r a u m . I c h w o llt e s c h lie ß -
lic h a u c h e n d lic h m a l e in H i F i - G e r ä t
h ö r e n , d a s e in g e w is s e r C a r lo s C a n d -
e ia s e n t w ic k e lt h a t u n d d e s w e g e n , o h n e
es g e n a u z u w is s e n , h ö c h s t w a h r s c h e in -
lic h a n d e rs u n d t e c h n is c h u n g la u b lic h
a u s g e fu c h s t is t . C a r lo s h a t in s e in e m
L e b e n s c h o n v ie l d u r c h u n d e in e M e n -
g e b e w e g t. I n D e u t s c h la n d f ir m ie r t e e r
v o r v ie le n J a h r e n s c h o n e in m a l u n t e r
e ig e n e m N a m e n u n d h a t r e c h t b e lie b te
C D - P l a y e r u n d V e r s t ä r k e r in P y r a -
m id e n fo r m g e b a u t. U n d ir g e n d w a n n
la n d e te e r in C h in a . D o r t h a t e r s ic h
e in O E M - G e s c h ä f t a u fg e b a u t u n d f ü r
n a m h a ft e
F ir m e n E le k t r o n ik e n t w i-
c k e lt . N u r e in e s T a g e s w a r d a s ir g e n d -
w ie n ic h t m e h r g e n u g . E ig e n e S a c h e n
m u s s te n w ie d e r h e r. A n f a n g s d a c h te n
v ie le , d a ss d e r N a m e d e s 2 0 0 9 g e g r ü n -
d e te n U n t e r n e h m e n s B . M . C . ir g e n d -
e tw a s m it d e n G r ü n d u n g s v ä t e r n B e r n
H u g o u n d C a r lo s C a n d e ia s z u t u n h a t.
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d e t: B . M . C . s te h t f ü r „ B a la n c e d M u s ic
C o n c e p t s “ u n d m a c h t z ie m lic h s c h n e ll
k la r , w o r u m es in a lle n G e r ä t e n d e r
M a r k e g e h t: v o lls y m m e t r is c h e E l e k -
t r o n ik u n d , g a n z w ic h t ig : n e u e K o n -
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E n t w ic k lu n g
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a u f k le in e r e r F la m m e . B e g o n n e n h a t
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G a s u n d m a c h e n s ic h s c h e in b a r a u f, d ie
H i g h - E n d - W e l t z u
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e in e P a u s e e in . W a r u m a u c h im m e r ,
d ie P r o d u k t p a le t t e w ir d je t z t e r w e it e r t .
U n d z w a r u m e in e n D A C m it K o p f -
h ö re ra u s g a n g u n d a lle n S c h ik a n e n , d e r
in u n v e r k e n n b a r e r B .M .C - V e r p a c k u n g
g e lie fe r t w ir d . I c h p e r s ö n lic h fin d e d ie
B .M . C .- G e r ä t e im m e r h ü b s c h . D a s is t
e in e g a n z g e s u n d e M is c h u n g a u s a b -
s o lu t h o c h w e r t ig e r E r s c h e in u n g u n d
le ic h t e m P r u n k . P a s s t a b e r g u t . T y p i -
s c h e rw e is e f in d e t s ic h a u c h im m e r e in e
A r t B u lla u g e im D e s ig n . M e is t is t d a s
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re g le r. I m F a ll d e s P u r e D A C b e fin d e n
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A u f s c h lu s s ü b e r L a u t s t ä r k e u n d A b -
ta s tra te g e b e n . L i n k s u n d re c h ts d a v o n
ä u ß e r s t a u fw e n d ig g e fe rtig t e G e h ä u s e
v o n e in e r C h r o m le is t e v e r z ie r t , in d e r
d ie T a s t e n f ü r Q u e lle n w a h l u n d L a u t -
s tä rk e e in g e la s s e n s in d - s o w o h l lin k s
a ls a u c h r e c h ts . B e i B . M . C . t r e n n t m a n
e in d e u tig n a c h V o r s t u fe u n d K o p f h ö -
r e r v e r s t ä r k e r a u f, a u c h a u f d e r F e r n -
b e d ie n u n g g ib t es g e tre n n te L a u t s t ä r -
k e ta s te n f ü r K o p f h ö r e r u n d V o r s t u fe .
O b w o h l, w a s h e iß t V o r s t u fe : H i e r k ö n -
n e n a u s s c h lie ß lic h d ig ita le Z u s p ie le r
a n g e s c h lo s s e n u n d v e r w a lt e t w e r d e n ,
w a s in v ie le n m o d e r n e n A n la g e n k o n -
z e p te n je d o c h d e r F a ll s e in w ir d . U n d
n e b e n d e m h ü b s c h e n D e s ig n f ä llt a u c h
a u f,
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te n S t a n d is t . V i e r d ig ita le E in g ä n g e
k a n n e r v o r w e is e n ( S / P I D F o p tis c h
u n d e le k t r is c h , A E S / E B U s o w ie U S B ) ,
ü b e r d e n U S B - A n s c h lu s s n im m t e r d a s
a u f, w a s m a n h e u tz u ta g e a ls W a n d le r
v o n W e lt k ö n n e n m u s s : 3 8 4 k H z / 3 2
B i t m a x im a le A b t a s t r a t e , D S D u n d
D o u b l e - D S D
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e b e n fa lls m ö g lic h . S o w e it , so g u t , e r
s p ie lt a lso s c h o n m a l a lle s a b , w a s m a n
h e u te so a u f d e r F e s t p la t t e h a b e n k a n n .
Gehörtes:
- Doug MacLeod
Tere's a Time
(AIFF,
176.4
kHz,
24
Bit)
- Holly Cole
Night
(DSD
64
)
- Torque Trio
Osmosis
(AIFF,
96
kHz,
24
Bit)
- Trondheim Solistene
Souvenir Part II
(DSD
64
)
- Left Lane Cruiser
Rock Them Back to Hell
(AIFF,
44.1
kHz,
24
Bit)
- Hazmat Modine
Bahamut
(AIFF,
192
kHz,
24
Bit)
- Kings of Leon
Mechanical Bull
(AIFF,
44.1
kHz,
24
Bit)
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j a e ig e n t lic h a u s e in e m g a n z a n d e re n
G r u n d n e rv ö s g e w o rd e n , a ls d e r A p -
p a r a t h ie r a n k a m . I c h w a r n ä m lic h
s c h o n v o r d e m Ö f f n e n d e r P a c k u n g
z ie m lic h s ic h e r, d a ss d ie s e r W a n d le r f ü r
d ie 1 .4 0 0 E u r o V e r k a u fp r e is e in e g a n z
g ro ß e N u m m e r w e r d e n w ü r d e . C a r lo s
is t
s c h lie ß lic h
e in e
a b s o lu te
I n t e l li-
g e n z b e s t ie u n d w e iß g e n a u , w ie m a n
E le k t r o n ik b a u t, u n d s e in e C o n n e c -
t io n s n a c h C h i n a h e lfe n n u n m a l a u c h
d a b e i, d a ss m a n f ü r G e h ä u s e , B a u t e ile
u n d d e r g le ic h e n e in e v e rlä s s lic h e u n d
p r e is lic h a t t r a k t iv e Q u e lle h a t - u n d
s o m it a u c h W a n d le r b a u e n k a n n , d ie
„ e ig e n t lic h “ v ie l m e h r k o s te n m ü s s te n .
A u c h h a tte ic h m ic h s c h o n a u f d a s B e -
t r a c h t e n v o n h ü b s c h e n r o te n P la t in e n
m it g a n z v ie le n g ü ld e n e n E lk o s u n d
a n d e re n B a u t e ile n g e fre u t - u n d w u r d e
n ic h t e n t t ä u s c h t . E i n g ro ß e s N e t z t e il
fin d e t m a n h ie r , a u f d e n t a t s ä c h lic h
r o te n P la t in e n b e fin d e n s ic h d ie e in z e l-
n e n B a u g r u p p e n f ü r W a n d le r t e il u n d
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