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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.

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

IsoTek Expanded Range of V5 Power Products Now Available

Power specialist IsoTek has expanded its V5 range of AC distribution and filtering products featuring a comprehensive upgrade to specifications and overall protection. They are now available in Australia.

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

Pitt & Giblin Superwax Active Loudspeakers

We know Van Diemen’s Land as Tasmania. The Apple Isle. A millennia-old separation from the mainland which formed the small island state. It has its own… vibe. And the state capitol is Hobart, home to beautifully-restored heritage buildings along the harbour’s shoreline. They’re remnants from the colonisers and settlers, contrasting the multi-storey newness of Hobart’s downtown. Barring many software and IT enterprises, Tasmania is not known for high tech manufacturing but is reputed for its cottage artisan industry. The isle will now also be known for a remarkable – and I would stretch it to unique – new loudspeaker company. Pitt & Giblin hit the high-end audio market offering a model duet harmoniously blending tradition with modernity. A reflection of Hobart itself. Here, we look at the mammoth Superwax loudspeaker system, Pitt & Giblin’s flagship offering.

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

Sonnet Digital Audio Pasithea Digital-to-Analogue Converter

At the time when Sonnet, as it’s more commonly referred to, hit the market with its top-end Morpheus digital-to-analogue converter, the company launched what was to become its reputation snow-ball. Its powerful inertia was built around that DAC’s and its stablemates’ highly refined engineering and excellent sonic performance. The momentum now ramps up to an avalanche with the new Pasithea DAC, the usurper to the throne of Sonnet’s top offering.