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Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 November 2020 01 November 2020

Revel PerformaBe F328Be Loudspeakers

When Sydney Harman’s Revel hit the high-end loudspeaker market in the late 1990s, the company created quite the stir with its distinctive Gem, a beautifully-styled and high-performing standmount which garnered rave reviews globally. To round-out the flagship Ultima line, the remarkable Studio and Salon floorstanders followed and, again, were deservedly considered among the very best loudspeakers available. This writer loved the unusual styling which featured heroically-fabricated main cabinets with strikingly-fashioned interchangeable side panels available in a selection of beautiful finishes. The design presented users with a variety of mix-and-match options to suit any décor. Then there were the custom drivers and the overall engineering prowess. And the sound was… revelicious.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 November 2020 01 November 2020

Vermouth Audio Reference DIN to RCA Phono Cable

What is a ‘reference’ if not an absolute truth, an ultimate goal? It’s a word tagged to products encapsulating a company’s best technologies and, mostly, flagship products. The audio industry certainly has dozens of brands using the term. Then, subsequent to developing a superior product, terms like ‘Signature’, ‘Designer’s Reference’ and so on appear as creative expressions which shoot ever upwards, seemingly transcending the concept of a definitive ‘reference’. Here at SoundStage! Australia HQ, we’ve been using all manner of upmarket cable types and brands including Vermouth Audio’s outstanding Reference line. Recently, we received the company’s latest Reference series creation, the superbly well-made Phono cable. Will this latest offering live up to the lofty term ‘reference’?

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Features Features; Published: 29 October 2020 29 October 2020

Duntech's Kiat Low Interview

SoundStage! Talks: SoundStage! Australia editor-in-chief Edgar Kramer talks to Duntech Audio’s CEO, Kiat Low, about John Dunlavy’s legacy design philosophies and how they apply to the drivers, crossovers, and overall design of the company’s new Senator and Princess loudspeakers. Kiat Low also touches on the future reinvention of the iconic Duntech Audio Sovereign loudspeaker.

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Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 29 October 2020 29 October 2020

Tellurium Q Announces Blue II Cables

Cable specialist Tellurium Q has dropped the new Blue II entry level cable products which introduce the company’s wide range of wiring solutions.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 27 October 2020 27 October 2020

Line Magnetic Event Coming to Western Australia

On 19 November 2020, Perth’s Frank Prowse Hi-Fi will be hosting the official launch of Line Magnetic Australia the “A Warm Place” event where a selection of the company’s key products will be on display.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 26 October 2020 26 October 2020

CrystalConnect Launches with New Cables

Crystal Cables, now formally regenerated as CrystalConnect, announced the new Art series of signal cable solutions in a press conference at Shanghai’s International High-End Show.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 15 October 2020 15 October 2020

Mark Levinson Announces New 5000 series Components

At a live stream ‘Mark Levinson Reveals’ global Press event today, a team of key Mark Levinson personnel announced the launch of the highly anticipated additional new 5000 series electronics.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 15 October 2020 15 October 2020

New Bryston BR-20 Preamplifier

Bryston’s new comprehensively-featured BR-20 preamplifier is a tribute to recently deceased co-Founder Brian Russell and an adaptation of the company’s most refined circuit topology.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 15 October 2020 15 October 2020

McIntosh Laboratory MA352 Integrated Amplifier

There’s always a sense of both eager anticipation and excitement for the arrival of any McIntosh Laboratory product slated for review. The company’s products are uniquely and gorgeously styled, immaculately built and, as far as our experience goes, they have always performed. When we heard the new MA352 integrated amplifier had been sent to SoundStage! Australia HQ after only just landing by local distributor Synergy Audio, we feverishly went about making preparations for embedding it into our reference system. Cables were carefully run from source and dedicated circuit’s power outlets, supporting platforms were anchored down and a comprehensive list of auditioning software was enthusiastically curated. When the MA352 finally arrived and was fervently unpacked, its sheer beauty had us immediately smitten. In Yoda voice: In love, was I. But is this striking amplifier’s magnificence more than skin deep? Read on…

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 13 October 2020 13 October 2020

German Physiks Returns to Australia

Australian distributor of high-end audio products Nirvana Sound has announced a new partnership reintroducing to Australia loudspeaker design innovator German Physiks.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 10 October 2020 10 October 2020

McIntosh Laboratory Introduces MA12000 Flagship Integrated Amplifier

Building upon its portfolio of powerhouse amplifiers, McIntosh Laboratory has launched the new MA12000, the most powerful integrated amplifier the company has ever produced.