The art of digital processing is a bit like the art of diamond cutting; both
require meticulous care and expert handling to deliver the true nature of
the source in a perfected form. In the diamond industry, seven
generations of the Belgium Tolkowsky family have combined the precision of
mathematics and engineering with their creative design sensibilities to
perfect the modern art of diamond cutting. In the world of digital
processing, an even greater level of precision is required to handle a
complex digital stream of music. The engineers and physicists at Theory and
Application have
pioneered numerous innovative techniques and processes to ensure that their
components always lead the way in the field of sound reproduction.
The currently available digital formats are remarkably accurate in their
ability to capture and store the sound of live music and turn it into a
precisely synchronized stream of digital data. However, the mechanical
operation of extracting and processing this information requires
many steps. Every transition
between these steps is an opportunity to compromise this synchronization,
resulting in clocking errors--- or what is commonly referred to as jitter.
The physicists and engineers at Theory and Application use precise components and manufacturing
techniques combined with critical engineering to ensure that the delicate
digital data stream is left undisturbed.
Creating great music is an art form.
Creating components that brilliantly honor the music is also an art
form. All great works of art
transcend the overwhelming amount of work and expertise that went into their
creation. Theory and Application uses precise digital technology to reveal the subtle emotions
you find in music, and creates a performance so compelling it makes you wish
you never had to stop listening. Theory and Application’s proprietary transport mechanism
is the foundation for the exceptional performance found in the Theory and
Application Music and
CD Player.
Much more than just the tray that delivers the CD into the machine, the
transport also includes the laser mechanism, servo controller of the laser,
the ultra smooth running and reliable motor responsible for spinning the
disc, and the ultra-critical decoder board.
Over 100,000 man-hours goes into the software that translates the
information on the disc into a digital form that can them be processed into
music. The highest level of digital, analog, and mechanical
engineering are required to design this reference caliber mechanism. Not
satisfied with the quality and reliability of the available offerings from
the small number of transport manufacturers in the world , Theory and
Application made the
considerable resource and financial investment required to be included among
the very few in the rarified world of high end transport manufacturers.
In keeping with this level of excellence, Theory and Application also uses magnetic digital
signal transfer providing a reflection free path on which the data travels;
reverse clock synchronization ensuring a perfect jitter free data signal
entering the D/A converter; and proprietary oversampling algorithms allowing
for the most precise re-construction of the digital data into analog form.
The most critical difference that sets these products apart is, quite
simply, the people of Theory and Application. Once the design and engineering steps are
complete, the production technicians carefully and precisely assemble all of
these technological innovations by hand, one at a time, optimizing each
component to ensure that every unit that leaves the factory will deliver to
you the promise of the Theory and Application sound.
Let Theory and Application components give your music the treatment it should have received all
along. They will uncover all the nuance, artistry and soul of every
performance. Instead of using your music as mere background
distraction, Theory and Application will encourage you to take some time, sit down, and truly
listen to your favorite music.
Theory and Application:
bringing desire back to music.