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

Boulder Amplifier 2108 Phono Preamplifier

Boulder Amplifiers continues to expand its product portfolio with the announcement and immediate launch of the new 2108 Phono Preamplifier, a reference-level component at the opposite end of the scale to the company’s recently-released 508 phono stage.

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

Wilson Audio Specialties Sasha DAW Loudspeakers

Given its heritage and historical importance to Wilson Audio, the most appropriate subject for a homage to David Wilson is Sasha (the momentous WAMM Master Chronosonic also has a powerful past significance and, therefore, culminated as Wilson’s magnum opus). David Wilson’s commercial launch into high-end audio came via the Sasha DAW’s blood line descendant, the audio universe singularity that was 1985’s now iconic WATT (Wilson Audio Tiny Tot) and its subsequent augmentation via the twin driver ‘Puppy’ bass module.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Features Features; Published: 01 March 2019 01 March 2019

Store Feature – Sound Gallery, Melbourne

While many enterprises are spawned by ambitious business minds with financial gain being the main driving force, some endeavours are the result of a dynamic individual who has been incentivised to transform a passion into a business’ core purpose. Loving the fundamental business mission, and with a healthy dose of tenacity and acumen hopefully, will result in success and financial comfort. In the case of Sound Gallery, proprietor John Ong’s passion for music, and his sheer drive and pleasure to see others enjoy it too, has resulted in an invitingly cosy and product choice-rich stop where a customer’s audio journey can take a leap forward.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 20 February 2019 20 February 2019

Answering the Qs – Tellurium Q’s New Ultra Black II Speaker Cable

British company Tellurium Q continues to expand and refine its wide range of high quality audio cable offerings. Now, the company presents the next-gen version of its highly-acclaimed Ultra Black speaker cable.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 18 February 2019 18 February 2019

Transparent Cable Advances its Reach

American audio connectivity and accessories specialist Transparent Cable has commenced a new partnership in Australia with high-end distributor Advance Audio Australia.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 15 February 2019 15 February 2019

Chord Electronics Hugo M Scaler Digital Upscaler

As the great Robert Plant sang, “…there are two paths you can go by…” and when it comes to upsampling audio, whether from disc or files-based, there are even more. Chord Electronics’ way, via the highly skilled Robert Watts, is by way of proprietary FPGA and filtering methodologies combined with Watts’ drawing-out of as many ‘taps’ as possible from the digital signal. Now, the company offers its Hugo M Scaler standalone upscaling component (a technology previously only available via the disc-based Blu Mk.II) which has been made to reach the one million tap mark. How will this translate to the M Scaler’s sonic abilities when handling your source material? We take a look at the latest digital wizardry from the tech alchemists at Chord Electronics.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 14 February 2019 14 February 2019

Australia's BusiSoft AV & Dynaudio Incentive

BusiSoft AV, Australian distributor for Dynaudio, has teamed up with the giant Danish loudspeaker manufacturer in a new irresistible incentive offering significant discounts when you trade-up to the new Contour series speakers.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 12 February 2019 12 February 2019

YG Acoustics’ Newest Child – Hailey 2 Loudspeakers

YG Acoustics is one of a handful of manufacturers that produce high-end loudspeakers just about form the ground-up. And that means all the transducers, cabinets, crossovers and associated technologies. Now the company announces the spanking Hailey 2 speakers, a refinement of the highly acclaimed last-gen model.

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

The Gold Standard – Monitor Audio’s New Gold Series Loudspeakers

Now in its fifth generation, the new Gold series from Monitor Audio promises to deliver the company’s renowned high standards of driver and crossover technology, sumptuous cabinetry and universally-recognised sonic performance.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 04 February 2019 04 February 2019

Long Live the CD! Arcam’s New CDS50 Digital All-Rounder

In conjunction with vinyl’s defiant onslaught and seemingly unstoppable growth trend, there’s a hell-of-a-lot of life left in the silver disc. It’s a happy co-existence. Now, UK industry doyen Arcam makes a strong statement and celebrates the CD format, which is now firmly in its 35^th winter, by announcing the CDS50, part of the new HDA series of high quality componentry.

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

KEF R11 Loudspeakers

When KEF’s all-fibre prototype ‘Blade’ project was introduced to the audio world a few years ago, the press went gaga over the tall and svelte form of this high-tech, state-of-the-art loudspeaker which heralded the direction the company was to take going forward, as far as its high-end offerings. Blade has since spawned a Blade Two sibling and the lessons learned as KEF developed these advanced speakers eventually began to trickle down to the company’s more affordable fare. KEF’s new R series bears the fruit of driver and other technologies employed to take this important middle-ground line to a whole ‘nuther level to the previous-gen products. Here, we take a look at the R series flagship in the elegantly tall and graceful R11 loudspeakers.

Details: Written by Peter Katsoolis Peter Katsoolis; Category: Features Features; Published: 01 February 2019 01 February 2019

Amphion Loudspeakers Special Live Event in Tokyo

It’s not every day that SoundStage! Australia gets to evaluate a loudspeaker in the company of the Finnish Government’s State Secretary and its Ambassador to Japan. On 12 November 2018, Amphion Loudspeakers Ltd. held a rather special event in Tokyo, Japan, to coincide with the official visit. Dubbed “Festivo”, a celebration of the music of Jean Sibelius, the event took place at the Sound Inn Studios, located inside the Nippon Television building in central Tokyo.