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Audio Technica has recently unveiled their latest headphone and amplifier combo, named NARUKAMI, which includes the state-of-the-art HPA-KG NARU headphone amplifier and AW-KG NARU headphones.
This is known to be an exclusive item, available for a limited time from 11/20/2023 to 1/19/2024, with orders closing in summer 2024.
It is known that this is a luxury item, sold in a limited manner from 20/11/2023 to 19/1/2024, and it is expected that only those who place orders by summer 2024 will have the item to listen to.
The pure tube headphone amplifier HPA-KG NARU weighs nearly 50kg and features a GZ34 power tube, ECC83S (likely ecc803) for gain stage, and 4 Takatsuki Electric 300B power tubes. The output transformer is LL2765AgAM by Lundahl, made with armophous core material and wound with silver wire. It includes RCA and XLR inputs as well as 6.3mm and XLR 4pin balanced outputs.
The output power reaches 1.6W at 32 ohms, 1.3W at 150 ohms, and 1W at 600 ohms.
Users can select headphone impedance via switches located on the front panel of the device.In addition, Audio Technica utilizes the LL1532 input transformer for unbalanced signals, converting them to balanced for optimal performance with challenging headphones.
The AW-KG NARU headphones feature a 53mm dynamic driver calibrated to produce exceptional sound, with a frequency response range of 5Hz – 45kHz, impedance of 60 ohms, detachable cables using A2DC connectors, and 2 included balanced cables measuring 2m and 3m respectively.According to reports, this set is priced at 12,000,000 yen, approximately 2,000,000,000 Vietnamese dong.Source: AudioTechnica
