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- Published: 02 August 2022 02 August 2022
Japan's Soulnote Products Arrive in Australia
Japanese company Soulnote brings its relatively newly-updated third-generation products to the Australian market via a partnership with Absolute Hi End.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
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- Published: 01 August 2022 01 August 2022
McIntosh Laboratory MA12000 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier
Yes, I know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder… but man, McIntosh Laboratory’s MA12000 is a thing of pure splendour. Its style perfectly balances retro-modern industrial design with technical innovation, as dichotomous as that may seem. Plus, the company’s highly-engineered proprietary amplification technologies signal (pun intended) high performance potential. So it’s not just a pretty faceplate. And with ample power on tap, this beast-of-an-integrated forcefully declares, “Hey, I may look hipster-cool but I sure as Hell can pummel with a wall of sound”. Hail The Grateful Dead…
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- Written by Mark Busby Mark Busby
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- Published: 01 August 2022 01 August 2022
Phasemation PP-200 Moving Coil Cartridge
Japanese high end company Phasemation relatively-recently released its “basic” PP-200 Moving Coil cartridge. Sporting a lovely deep metallic blue colour, this low output MC features trickle down technology from the company's top models including a rigid Duralumin alloy mounting base with an aluminium body, boron cantilever and a fine line stylus. Shipped in an oversized padded black case ensures this mini jewel arrives safely… A major emphasis on 'live' sounding products guides the Phasemation design philosophy.
Vertere Upgrades its Entry-Point Turntable
Vertere’s rather delectable DG-1 has received substantial upgrades to the turntable architecture and to its partnered Groove Runner tonearm, the package now going by the DG-1 S moniker.
New Aurender A15 Music Server/Streamer Announced
Digital specialist Aurender augments its extensive music delivery product range with the all-new and all-in-one ‘A15 Server/Streamer/Player’.
Titanic Audio Needle Drops in Australia
In a move confirming the luck of the Irish, Titanic Audio’s meticulously-crafted cartridges are now available via a new partnership with Australian distributor Audio Magic.
AURALiC Releases New ALTAIR G1.1 and ARIES G1.1
In an evolutionary update to the previous G1 generation, AURALiC has announced the ALTAIR G1.1 and ARIES G1.1, both sporting aesthetic and performance enhancements.
Rega Research Integrated and CD/DAC Player Hit Our Shores
Rega Research’s just-landed Elicit MK5 integrated amplifier and Saturn MK3 CD/DAC player take their highly-acclaimed predecessors to a new level of both quality and full-featured functionality.
Vibing Ideon Audio Products Landed
It seems the audio press and users alike are enthused about the Ideon Audio products. Now the Greek company’s global acclaim opens the door for Australian availability via a partnership with Australian importer Absolute Hi End.
Harmonic Resolution Systems Available in Australia
A new partnership between Advance Audio Australia and the company more simply known as ‘HRS’ will bring über high-end audio rack systems and vibrational control accessories to the local and New Zealand markets.
Vertere Announces New PHONO-1 MKII L Phono Preamplifier
Analogue specialist Vertere has dropped an upgraded version of its highly-regarded PHONO-1 MKII phono stage featuring a number of substantial technical refinements.
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- Published: 15 July 2022 15 July 2022
Cables for Music Songbird Cable Loom with OnEarth Grounding System
The vast majority of cables are relatively simple constructions combining conductors of varying materials and different levels of purity with, typically, some form of shielding to protect the signal from our RF-rich environment. Then, there’s the dielectric structure and, at the important contact point, the connectors which physically interface with the up/down-stream equipment. Some manufacturers take the concept a step further by introducing additional elements such as impedance-matching in-line networks, battery dielectric bias systems, unusual construction architectures, etc. Hong Kong cable specialist Cables for Music adopts elaborate grounding schemes with a view to reducing noise to ever-lower levels. As the entry-point into the ‘High-End’ series, the Songbird cables offer much of the extreme grounding technology dedicated to the company’s super-high-end offerings at a more affordable price point.