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Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 03 December 2022 03 December 2022

Melco Announces New S100/2 Switch

Japanese digital specialist Melco has released the S100/2, a re-engineering of its audiophile grade switch which has received much industry acclaim.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 December 2022 01 December 2022

Alare Remiga 2 Loudspeakers

There are all sorts of beautiful things. And then there are truly, undeniably, jaw-droppingly beautiful things which stimulate emotions. Italian company Alare’s new Remiga 2 loudspeakers are in the super-model stratosphere of the latter. This is the most stunning loudspeaker design I’ve ever had the pleasure of, for hours, visually stalking in my listening room. It’s the archetype for the cliché “pictures don’t do it justice”, no matter your lens quality or photographic artistry. But will the beauty translate to substance when it comes to performance? Will a tabula rasa design from a new loudspeaker company with familial roots planted in successful electronics have the chops to compete against the established competition? Tearing away past the exquisiteness, I launched to the skies on a flight of discovery…

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 18 November 2022 18 November 2022

Degritter Mk II Ultrasonic Record Cleaner & Software Upgrade

In a dual-pronged strategy, vinyl cleaning specialist Degritter launches a brand new Mk II model while also releasing a firmware upgrade for the highly acclaimed original cleaner.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 17 November 2022 17 November 2022

Yamaha YH-5000 Headphones

Slated for arrival in early 2023, Yamaha’s new YH-5000 spare-no-expense flagship open-back headphones see the company introducing advanced proprietary driver technologies.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 15 November 2022 15 November 2022

ZenSati Zorro Cable Loom

Epochs ago, at CES Las Vegas, I recall being Pied-Pipered to an exhibit which was bleeding seductive tunes through the Venetian’s corridors. There, I discovered a system made up of top-notch electronics, ginormous speakers and bijou-like cables networked like giant intersecting webs. These cables were the latest products from new Danish company ZenSati which, at the time, hit the high-end market with all wheels screeching. Man, that system sounded super-hot. That’s also where I met ZenSati’s charismatic founder Mark Johansen. Since that time so long ago, the company has carved a deep fissure into the obesely-bulging cable space. As high-end-centric as ZenSati cables are – like the über sILENzIO and #X – the ‘Zorro’ cable loom under examination here is the entry-point. It’s also its newest line and the most cost-effective since ZenSati’s inception. On paper, these cables should provide a tasty portion of its more exotic siblings’ performance. Let’s test the theory with some hands-on and ears-up practice…

Details: Written by Mark Busby Mark Busby; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 15 November 2022 15 November 2022

Vertere Acoustics Sabre Moving Magnet Cartridge & PHONO-1 MkII L Preamplifier

This review covers two award-winning analogue products from UK company Vertere Acoustics. The highly-acclaimed Sabre Moving Magnet cartridge and its mate the equally-celebrated PHONO-1 MkII L phono stage, which also allows for Moving Coil operation.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 09 November 2022 09 November 2022

Phasemation Multi-Launch at the Tokyo International Audio Show

The recent Tokyo International Audio Show 2022 served as the launching pad for a stream of new products by local Japanese company Phasemation.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 08 November 2022 08 November 2022

Importer Audio Heaven Partners With Gold Note

Highly regarded all-rounder Gold Note has reached a partnership agreement with importer Audio Heaven to distribute the Italian company’s product lines in Australia.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 04 November 2022 04 November 2022

The Truth About The Speaker Project's & Black Boy Creations' Trohet Special Edition Speakers

Acoustic design specialist and loudspeaker building educator The Speaker Project has teamed up with indigenous artist Jason Ridgeway from Black Boy Creations to release the hand-painted Trohet artisan special edition loudspeakers.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 02 November 2022 02 November 2022

AudioQuest Mythical Horses Cable Demonstration at Sydney Hi-Fi Castle Hill

AudioQuest and Australian distributor Sound United held a public event showcasing, for the first time in Australia, the cable specialist’s newest high-end offerings.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 November 2022 01 November 2022

Wilson Audio Alexia V Loudspeakers

Back in 2017, a few weeks post its launch, I excitedly took delivery of Wilson Audio’s Alexia Series 2. Shortly after, I published my review which, as faithfully as I could, summarised the objective qualities and immense subjective pleasures I derived from that excellent loudspeaker system. I referred to the acute, deep listening the Alexia 2 merited (even demanded), as Dadirri in Ngan’gikurungkurr indigenous language. I felt the word encapsulated my sentiments while reflecting both the wonders of the subject at hand and of Country – my home, in my beloved Blue Mountains. Five blindingly-fast years have passed and it’s now nearing the end of 2022. Another muse has landed… this time in a new home, a little further up the mountains, in sacred land, lining the craggier and even grander natural landscape. Under the shade of Mount Solitary, only steps from the jagged escarpment as it sharply bends down to the valley. Today, a new homage to music… even more transcendent. Alexia V has arrived.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 23 October 2022 23 October 2022

NAD Announces Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Amplifier

Launching at the Toronto Audiofest being held this weekend (our American comrades will file a full show report), the C 3050 LE integrated amplifier is NAD’s first 50th celebration product.