9. Brands & Reviews: Real Brands, Real Listening

The Acoustic Invader Lancer is not a standard digital converter. It is a DAC built with the mindset of an analog component.

Where many modern DACs focus mainly on measurements, chipsets and extreme detail retrieval, the Acoustic Invader Lancer takes a more traditional high-end route. Its design philosophy is based around musical flow, tonal density and natural presentation.

The Lancer uses a Burr Brown PCM1794 converter, but the real character of the product comes from the analog section. With J-FET technology, pure Class A operation, discrete I/V conversion and a fully balanced dual-mono construction, this DAC is clearly built for listeners who want more than digital precision. It is designed to bring body, depth and emotion back into digital music playback.

In listening impressions, the Lancer is often described as open, powerful and organic. The soundstage is not only wide, but also deep and high. Bass reproduction is described as…

Auteur: Hans van de Vis

De techiek van de Premium

Ferdinand Verbeek liet ons kennis maken met de VoiceVictory Premium luidsprekers (www.voicevictory.eu). Voordat we de luidspreker (foto 1) konden luisteren, begon Ferdinand met een toelichting op de Premium. De Premium is een tweeweg basreflexluidspreker, die is voorzien van een softdome 28 mm tweeter en twee krachtige woofers 140 mm met een dubbele spreekspoel en koolstofvezelconus. De vlakke frequentie- en impedantiekarakteristiek van de gebruikte drivers zorgen er voor dat, binnen het frequentiegebied waarvoor ze worden gebruikt, correctie niet nodig is. Ferdinand liet ons weten dat dit leidt tot een open, grote, ruimtelijke en dynamische respons. Het cross-overfilter in de Premium is defect uit Jantzen koperfolie spoelen van hoge kwaliteit, net zoals de Mundorf foliecondensatoren.

Zoals Ferdinand ons al in de aankondiging van de avond had laten weten is de VoiceVictory Premium verkrijgbaar in diverse afwerkingen en leeropties. Om één…

High-end audio is built on trust. Trust in the recording, trust in the equipment and trust that every detail in the music is reproduced with control, emotion and authority.

Acoustic Invader is a brand created for listeners who want more than background sound. It is made for people who sit down, listen carefully and want to feel the full structure of the music.

This is audio with discipline.

A Different Kind of HiFi Brand

Acoustic Invader comes from Novi Sad, Serbia, and is known for high-end HiFi electronics such as amplifiers, preamplifiers and digital converters. The brand has a strong technical character, but its purpose is not only measurement or specification.

The real goal is musical realism.