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In photo: KEF Brand Ambassador Johan Coorg about to index Michael Di Meglio while Lawrence Chu, KEF General Manager for Asia Pacific, holds Di Meglio still.

It’s been announced that Michael Di Meglio, an important figure in the Australian Hi-Fi industry, has resigned from his current position at Advance Audio Australia.

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Musical Fidelity Launches New DAC

A new M6 series upmarket, yet well-priced, Digital-to-Analogue Converter has been announced by the UK’s high-end audio electronics specialist Musical Fidelity.

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OPPO to Cease Production

OPPO, the highly acclaimed digital specialist producer of award-winning universal disc player/streamer/DAC products has announced that it will cease production of its current digital player lines and its excellent head-fi products.

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Loudspeaker Specialist Grover Notting Launches New Website

Grover Notting, Australian manufacturer of globally-acclaimed studio monitoring systems, has launched a thoroughly revamped website (www.classicaudiodesigns.com.au) featuring comprehensive product information and detailing the innovative designs and developed engineering philosophies applied across the wide range of the company’s offerings.

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Interdyn Takes on Distribution for SVS in Australia

Interdyn, one of Australia’s major distributors whose brand portfolio features some of the most popular names in audio such as Devialet, Oppo, Pro-Ject and Rotel among many others, has announced the acquisition of subwoofer specialist SVS as a new addition to its stable.

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McIntosh Laboratory's New MT2 Precision Turntable

As a third model within the McIntosh Laboratory’s turntable offerings, the iconic company has announced the new MT2 Precision turntable, soon to join the ranks comprising the highly regarded range-topping MT10 and mid-level MT5.

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Focal’s Songstress, the Kanta №2, launched at Audio Solutions, Sydney

Premier high-end audio retailer Audio Solutions in Sydney’s Mascot was the venue for the New South Wales launch of Focal’s new speaker, the stunningly beautiful Kanta №2 which is the premiere model in a new range of strategic importance to the high-end speaker manufacturer.

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Major Showroom Renovations at Sydney Hi-Fi Castle Hill

SoundStage! Australia has been informed that Sydney Hi-Fi Castle Hill is about to commence major showroom renovations to improve and expand the demonstration facilities available to audio enthusiasts in the Hills district and the wider Sydney metropolitan areas.

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New Roon Labs Nucleus Streaming Devices

Digital playback software specialist Roon Labs has had a stellar rise in terms of what, arguably, many audio enthusiasts and music lovers around the world consider the best music playback platform. The company’s superbly designed software, with its state-of-the-art user interface and comprehensive metadata provision, is compatible with just about every file type and many music streaming services including Tidal. An ever-growing number of ‘Roon Ready’ devices also spreads across the spectrum of digital file playback. Now, Roon Labs announces its next indent into the audio space.

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X Marks the Spot

Digital specialist x-odos has announced the release of its second generation x|one a new high-end music server featuring a number of improvements and overall refinements over its predecessor.

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Krispy Audio Opens New Showroom in Sydney

We love finding hidden treasures… And in Krispy Audio’s new showroom, we found a soon-to-be-not-so-hidden audio lover’s gem tucked away in a suburban commercial complex on the leafy northern edges of Sydney. To get there, you’ll take an easily-accessed and early exit off Sydney’s Pacific Highway, part of Highway 1, the country’s longest asphalt river pointing you to Central Coast towns lining our beautiful beach-lined shores and snakes right up north to tropical Queensland. SoundStage! Australia hit the road and visited the new auditioning facilities camera in-hand and with keen ears at the ready.

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