Forward thinking
Because of our close links with the music recording industry we were able to measure
several Neumann cutter heads prior to cutting a master onto acetate. What we found was
that the cutter head would cut high frequency all the way to 50Khz!
With these results and the research acquired from the DAP programme back in 2004 we
then designed a hf filter that would complement the RIAA filter we had designed for the
then flagship MC REF. This filter configuration is still present in all whest audio phono
stages although further developed as our R&D into vinyl playback has developed. Because
of the extended hf response of the 60 Series units are able to resolve large amounts of
information which are now able to be heard when it was once thought there was nothing
there!
The extended hf enables you to hear further into the soundstage by bringing to life the
lowest frequencies of a kick drum and positioning all instruments to form a three
dimensional soundstage.
