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- Published: 07 August 2020 07 August 2020
New Pre/Power Duo from McIntosh Laboratory
McIntosh Laboratory has unveiled the C22 Mk V preamplifier and MC1502 power amplifier, two valve components which, aside from their arresting retro-style designs, also promise an ideal partnership in terms of functionality and potential performance.
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- Category: News News
- Published: 02 August 2020 02 August 2020
HANA Umami Cartridge Promises Audio Deliciousness
Cartridge manufacturer HANA’s new Umami high-end cartridge opens the possibilities of superbly tasteful sound performance.
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- Written by Scott Campbell Scott Campbell
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 August 2020 01 August 2020
Audia Flight FL CD Three S CD Player
A Swiss Army Knife inside a Pandora's Box. We reviewers do so love our metaphors and I've brewed-up a doozy in that previous sentence. It's about as mixed as they get and yet, it's what sums up this interesting player from the Italian audio house of Audia Flight. Features abound and it truly is a “jack of all trades”. CD player? Yep. DAC? Yep. Transport? Of course. USB DAC? We have you covered Sir. Oh? Your system is balanced you say? Not a problem Sir. We have balanced outputs along with our five (yes five) different digital inputs and high-resolution playback. Sir doesn't use a preamplifier? We anticipated that and there's remote volume (in the digital domain naturally).
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 August 2020 01 August 2020
JL Audio Fathom f110v2 Powered Subwoofer
Bass. We all love it. Come on, you know you do! You can muse audiophilic to your heart’s content on “accuracy” and “neutrality” but when you’re cranking Led Zep or Yello to 11, all talk of “balance” goes down the gurgler in an intense sensory wave of low-end pleasure. Fun so it Hertz. But what if I told you about a low frequency generator which is capable of both supreme accuracy and all-out visceral joy? All in a pretty and small package. Well, I be talking JL Audio Fathom f110v2. Yes, it will play nice and audiophile-like with your super-precise high-end mains and, should you desire some outright fun, it’ll also test the construction integrity of your house… and your neighbour’s house.
Nordost Cables to Enhance Your Music Experience
In light of our ‘coming soon’ review of the unique Nordost QPoint and QSource products, we thought it appropriate to draw attention to a rare Australian promotion for the specialist company’s digital cable lines.
AudioSolutions Releases New Overture Mk.3 Loudspeakers
The new Overture Mk.3 loudspeakers from Lithuanian company AudioSolutions adopt several technologies and construction techniques from the company’s upmarket Figaro, Virtuoso and Vantage lines.
DS Audio Grand Master Optical Cartridge
Analogue and optical technology master DS Audio has unveiled the new spare-no-expense Grand Master cartridge with dedicated outboard equaliser and power supply.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 15 July 2020 15 July 2020
Yamaha GT-5000 Turntable & Tonearm
What enthusiast with an appreciation of audio history and who values music, from its creation to its recreation, would not love to own a beautifully designed and superbly engineered music-playing component with the tag ‘Gigantic and Tremendous’? Images of a looming multi-driver Gojira-like loudspeaker come to mind but Yamaha, the world’s oldest music company, has revived this sensational term – coined decades ago in the GT prefix for descendants GT-1000 and GT-2000 – to moniker its new flagship turntable, the GT-5000. And yes, Yamaha’s new vinyl spinner sits comfortably with that overt descriptor. The muscular GT-5000 fits the bill by not only featuring Yamaha’s updated engineering and latest refinements of proprietary technologies, but by also being rather… Tremendously Gigantic.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Features Features
- Published: 13 July 2020 13 July 2020
Mark Levinson and Master Class Video Interview
SoundStage! Talks: SoundStage! Australia Editor-in-Chief Edgar Kramer chats to Mark Levinson regarding Daniel Hertz and Master Class "Digital Cello Palette" Sound Enhancement software.
Gryphon Audio Drops VANTA Flagship Cables
Danish high-end specialist Gryphon Audio has announced VANTA, a new flagship über cable line comprising the full gamut of audio wiring options.
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- Written by Stephen Dawson Stephen Dawson
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 July 2020 01 July 2020
Rega Research Aethos Integrated Amplifier
British firm Rega Research is known for one product category above all: turntables. But the Rega Aethos is not one of those. It’s an integrated amplifier. Indeed, it doesn’t even have a phono input. But even so, the Rega Aethos is definitely an amplifier for the lover of analogue music.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Features Features
- Published: 01 July 2020 01 July 2020
Perfecting a Room – Vicoustic Room Acoustics Products
Having the best audio system in the world can amount to naught if it sits within the context of a room which suffers from a mediocre acoustic signature. Yes, every room has an inherent acoustic signature, or profile… sounds produced within it are influenced by the room’s dimensions, the materials employed in its construction, the objects within it and the relationships between its boundaries. Different loudspeaker designs will have distinctive environmental interactions ultimately resulting in varying degrees of influence on the sonic performance.
