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McIntosh Announces New MC462 Power Amplifier
The new MC462 ‘Quad Balanced’ power amplifier from McIntosh joins the ranks of recent new product releases from this most prolific high-end audio specialist.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Ed Comment Ed Comment
- Published: 01 July 2018 01 July 2018
SoundStage! Australia Celebrates! "From Little Things Big Things Grow" - Paul Kelly
It’s true that time flies when you’re having fun… But working hard on something you are passionate about, with music as the final destination, provides one with soul-satisfying vigour and condenses time into a distorted continuum.
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- Written by Barry Jones Barry Jones
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 July 2018 01 July 2018
Sennheiser HD 660 S Headphones
I love headphones. I mean, how else can you finish off your day listening to some of your favourite tunes without waking up everyone in the house? The only caveat is that you have a sufficiently capable amplifier and a set of headphones with enough muscle to wrestle the sonic wonders out of your CD, LP and FLAC, WAV, AIFF and other files. Which is why I was excited about receiving the latest Sennheiser audiophile model, the HD 660 S, to spend hours relaxing while engaging in the review process.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 July 2018 01 July 2018
REDGUM Audio RGDAC8 Digital-to-Analogue Converter & RGMP8 Media Player
While many manufacturers are making valiant attempts at simplifying the multi-facetted computer audio playback methodology, there’s little doubt that barring those somewhat narrow choices, drawing the most out of ‘CA’ entails embarking on a steep learning curve in terms of computer language, culture and the methodology’s general machinations. To the uninitiated audio enthusiast the entire methodology presents a daunting task – to varying degrees, of course, depending on your general computer knowledge and navigation skills, with some gear requiring near-IT expertise. No wonder there’s a strong movement back to physical media. Oh, the simplicity of Compact Disc… But then, products like the REDGUM Audio RGDAC8 and RGMP8 digital playback system come along and may just change the playing field.
Get the Messenger: KEF & Hugo Boss Team Up in Australia
In an incentive created by a collaboration between KEF, its Australian distributor Advance Audio Australia and Hugo Boss, local purchasers of the superb LS50 Wireless speakers will receive a Hugo Boss high quality leather messenger bag.
Brigadiers Audio & OneAudio Locked-In for UK Distribution
Highly-regarded Australian speaker designer Brad Serhan and his co-operators in sister companies Brigadiers Audio and OneAudio Music Systems have negotiated a distribution contract with MIAN Audio Distribution to represent the products in the UK.
Supratek Announces “World-First” LCR Phono Stage
Western Australian valve specialist Supratek, who has been building high-end valve amplification for more than 30 years, has launched a “world-first” LCR phono stage which will be incorporated into the company’s highly revered Cortese preamplifier.
MBL’s New Roon Ready Module
Germany’s high-end audio specialist MBL has announced a new upgrade circuit board module donning the company’s current N31 CD player/DAC and 1611F DAC with Roon Ready capabilities.
Interdyn to Distribute IsoTek Systems’ Products in Australia
IsoTek Systems, maker of highly acclaimed power products including quality AC cables, is now being represented in Australia and New Zealand via respected distribution company Interdyn.
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- Written by Scott Campbell Scott Campbell
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 15 June 2018 15 June 2018
Soulution 330 Integrated Amplifier
First of all, this is not your everyday high-end amplifier, DAC or Preamplifier. In fact, it's not your average anything and almost defies classification. This is an AU$25,000 entry (yes, entry as this is the least expensive Soulution unit) to the rarefied and fascinating world of Soulution Audio.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 15 June 2018 15 June 2018
Bowers & Wilkins DB2D Active Subwoofer
To an even greater extent than the development, and subsequent adoption, of high-tech materials in the fabrication of loudspeaker transducers, the subwoofer space has benefitted from the advancements in DSP and the general digital manipulation of the audio signal’s low frequencies. Further digitalisation has been incorporated in subwoofer functionality via Wi-Fi’s ubiquitousness, Bluetooth and the employment of smart device Apps. A thoroughly refined adoption of these and other technologies has been cunningly implemented in the new high-tech Bowers & Wilkins DB2D subwoofer.
Halcro Talks to "SoundStage! Australia" re New Company & Products
In the early 1990s Halcro, back then a new Australian company, released a unique set of amplifiers, the dm Series, which took the high-end audio world by storm. Bearing an advanced design that made its circuitry look anything but audio-related, the amplifiers boasted of having the lowest distortion ever achieved in amplification.
