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Blu-Ray player NOT for small timers

post #1 of 32
9/21/09 at 2:01am
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The Goldmund Eidos Reference Blue ($135K)

The new Goldmund Eidos Reference Blu-ray Player is a Goldmund Limited Series product. Pushing technology above any existing levels, it offers the ultimate performance in playing today's supports with an exceptional mechanical construction and finish without any cost compromise.

Just like the Goldmund Eidos Reference player, the Goldmund Eidos Reference Blue will remain a statement of technology and a phenomenal sonic masterpiece, assembled with the durability and value of a Swiss investment.

Hand-built in Geneva, the Eidos Reference Blue provides the playback of BluRay discs in addition to the DVD and CD playbacks of extreme quality already present in its famous predecessor. It is both multi-zone and multi-region

Limited in production to 50 units, it will also become a collectible item of extreme rarity which will keep its value over the years and decades to come. However, to satisfy the demand of the most faithful Goldmund customers, it has been designed to allow an easy upgrade for the lucky owners of an Eidos Reference.



Improved Mechanical Grounding construction with sturdier table support.
Built-in stabilized power supply using the Goldmund AC-Curator circuitry, totally separated from the mechanism by the top of the table support.
Goldmund "Magnetic Damping" technology, considerably improving the image stability and sound transparency.
External aluminum transport rigidifying structure for spurious vibration cancellation.
Heavily damped brass and aluminum heavy-duty mechanism enclosure (30kg) suspended on 4 spring loaded suspension pods.
Audio outputs:
RCA Spdif coaxial digital.
Toslink Optical Spdif digital.
2-channel analogue RCA unbalanced.
6-channel analogue RCA unbalanced.
Video outputs:
3 RCA analogue components output.
S-Video analogue video output.
HDMI 1.3 Video and Audio digital output.
Size: Height 75 cm (30"), Width 59 cm (23"), Depth 55 cm (21").
Weight: suspended: 30 kg, total including table: 82 kg.
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post #2 of 32
9/21/09 at 2:14am
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Originally Posted by Christofuh View Post
it will also become a collectible item of extreme rarity which will keep its value over the years and decades to come.
Really?

I would never buy such thing expecting it to be some kind of financial investment -- I'm sure it is awesome though.
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post #3 of 32
9/21/09 at 3:56am
Where's the jerk off emoticon when you need it?
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post #4 of 32
9/21/09 at 4:05am
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Originally Posted by Christofuh View Post
Heavily damped brass and aluminum heavy-duty mechanism enclosure (30kg) suspended on 4 spring loaded suspension pods.

Just in case you don't want any minor earthquakes interrupting your Blu-Ray experience.

Also "External aluminum transport rigidifying structure" is an awesome way of saying "metal frame."
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post #5 of 32
9/21/09 at 4:18am
BluRay Pro-2
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post #6 of 32
9/21/09 at 8:34am
Yeah, I'm planning to retire on my limited edition laser disc players
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post #7 of 32
9/21/09 at 9:54am
Since when has technology ever appreciated in value, outside of a few museum pieces?

I suppose you'll need a $100k monitor to get the benefit of that Blu-Ray player's superior capabilities, too, not to mention some next-level LASIK so that your puny serflike eyes don't become the bottleneck.
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post #8 of 32
9/21/09 at 10:29am
I doubt anything will be discernably clearer from now on. THey may as well go 3d for the next gimmick.
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post #9 of 32
9/21/09 at 10:35am
Hahaha. Blue Ray discs aren't going to last 10 years.
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post #10 of 32
9/21/09 at 10:54am
At $135k, they'd better provide you with a lifetime's supply of foam cups.
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post #11 of 32
9/21/09 at 12:59pm
Wow.. just wow. I think spending 5k on an amp/pre-amp is perfectly reasonable, 4-5k on a cd/dvd player is expensive but not too excessive. 135k for something that's got a completely digital pathway? Some people have way too much money. I wonder what the margin is on that thing? Like 5000%?
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post #12 of 32
9/21/09 at 2:09pm
It would be silly, even as a serious audiophile, to invest so much money in a digital source. Digital formats simply improve so fast that it makes no sense to buy such a statement product in my opinion. On the video side, the BluRay format specs have been constantly evolving as well though with BD Live I think they are maybe done. Goldmund would have to provide software updates of course. I would bet the new Oppo BluRay machine offers 99.99% of the visual performance in any event for a small-time $499. Said to sound good as well on SACD/CD.
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post #13 of 32
9/21/09 at 2:47pm
Goldmund is a bit of a controversial company...
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post #14 of 32
9/21/09 at 4:52pm
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Originally Posted by Stazy View Post
Hahaha. Blue Ray discs aren't going to last 10 years.

Unlike the 2nd mortgage you need to take out to afford this thing
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post #15 of 32
9/21/09 at 6:43pm
It's not even well designed. It looks like something circa 2002.
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