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Details: Written by Peter Katsoolis Peter Katsoolis; Category: Features Features; Published: 22 April 2019 22 April 2019

Record Store Day 2019 at Len Wallis Audio

On 13 April 2019, Len Wallis Audio again hosted the holy trinity of Australian audio manufacturers, Döhmann Audio, Les Davis Audio, and Brigadier by Serhan+Swift to celebrate Record Store Day 2019. Record Store Day was originally conceived to celebrate local independent record stores and vinyl culture at a grass roots, community-based level. It has since grown to become an internationally observed, sometimes compulsive Valentine’s Day for records that, for some, is in conflict with RSD’s founding ethos.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 17 April 2019 17 April 2019

Boulder Amplifiers' New 1161 Power Amplifier

Electronics specialist Boulder Amplifiers has announced the new entry-point 1161 power amplifier which has been designed to be a perfect match for the acclaimed 1110 preamplifier and 1021 Network Disc Player.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Features Features; Published: 15 April 2019 15 April 2019

KEF Music Gallery Hong Kong & Huizhou Factory Visit

One of my personal pleasures is in discovering the sub-level trinkets, the minutiae, which are often revealed when being educated on the workings and culture behind multi-faceted audio companies. In the case of loudspeaker manufacturing giant KEF, the revelations at Hong Kong’s elegant KEF Music Gallery and at the company’s advanced Huizhou factory spoilt me for choice, so abundant were the instructive, even enlightening, aspects of its operations. Admirable too was the solid ethos and, infectious, the passion of the people behind the company.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 11 April 2019 11 April 2019

Dynaudio Announces New Evoke Series

Dynaudio continues to… umm, evoke music lovers’ emotions with the announcement of the new Evoke series of speakers which is for imminent landing in the Australian and New Zealand markets.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 08 April 2019 08 April 2019

Metaxas & Sins New Product Onslaught

Australian Expat Kostas Metaxas has announced the new Grand Damme flagship speaker system, the MASDAC Digital-to-Analogue Converter, the T-RX reel-to-reel with its dedicated stand and a new bespoke stand for the extraordinary Perambulator turntable system.

Details: Written by Barry Jones Barry Jones; Category: Features Features; Published: 07 April 2019 07 April 2019

Sennheiser UAE Event: Exclusive Listen to AMBEO Soundbar

As the lights dimmed inside our room at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Dubai, it started to rain, a crash of thunder followed and then it poured – At least that’s what Sennheiser’s new AMBEO soundbar would have us believe. The rain from the Dolby Atmos demo actually sounded as though it was above us as well as all around us and the rumble of thunder was convincing. The clarity and quality of the spatial presentation was very impressive.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 03 April 2019 03 April 2019

Power to the People – McIntosh’s New MPC500 Power Controller

McIntosh has announced the new MPC500 Power Controller, a surge protection device that is aimed at safeguarding your audio against the potential devastation of AC-conducted events.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 02 April 2019 02 April 2019

Parasound Ships NewClassic 200 Pre Preamplifier

Renowned for its extremely high value high-end John Curl-designed Halo products, Parasound now offers its 200 Pre as its newest full feature preamplifier in the entry level NewClassic line.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 April 2019 01 April 2019

Dynaudio Confidence 20 Loudspeakers

Back in the late 1980s, an Australian company had the rights to use the Dynaudio moniker across a line of exceptional locally-manufactured speakers sporting full Danish driver arrays – head-to-toe metal jacket. Including the fabulous Esotar tweeter (in those days, Dynaudio supplied its state-of-the-art drivers to the OEM and DIY spaces). I lusted after those beautifully-finished designs. Especially after hearing them several times at a Sydney city store but, alas, at the time I was a student and the price of admission, despite the great value offered, was way beyond my financial capabilities.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Ed Comment Ed Comment; Published: 01 April 2019 01 April 2019

Demystifying Audio & The Hunter

Sydney, Australia’s largest city, enjoys a very strong audio enthusiast community. Both on a social level, within tight small cliques, and by way of a more formal structure, or body. In the case of the latter, and as is common in many endeavours and hobbies, back in 2007 a core group of Sydney audiophiles banded together in order to form the Sydney Audio Club (SAC). Their mission was to formalise meetings where members could share their love of music and simultaneously sample the audio treasures local manufacturers and retailers could present. Since that inaugural meeting near 12 years ago, SAC has grown exponentially and enjoys ongoing enthusiast and industry support.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 19 March 2019 19 March 2019

Vermouth Audio Mixes a New Reference Cable Cocktail

A new flagship cable range from Vermouth Audio has been announced, with the company now adding a loudspeaker cable to the Reference line-up.

Details: Written by Tom Waters Tom Waters; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 15 March 2019 15 March 2019

Meridian 857 Reference Two Channel Power Amplifier

Meridian Audio is a name known to most if not all audiophiles. It’s an established audio company that dates back to 1977 – only a handful of high-profile, high-end audio companies can tout a longer history. But longevity in the audio business doesn’t, on its own, keep the doors open. Meridian Audio has continually succeeded by being one of the best audio and acoustic engineering companies in a market known for intense competition.