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- Published: 01 February 2024 01 February 2024
Steinway Lyngdorf Announces New Model C Loudspeaker System
Under the Steinway & Sons sub-branding, Steinway Lyngdorf has unveiled the new Model C, a direct descendant of the Model D, the company’s first landmark loudspeaker design.
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- Published: 01 February 2024 01 February 2024
DALI Epikore 11 Loudspeakers
I love Nordic design. The aesthetic simplicity, the elegance, the uncomplicated style. In audio, that near-minimalism belies a profoundly deep engineering intellect farmed from advanced public education. From folkeskole to University higher education, the system mines and develops social and technological advancement. The Danes are at the pinnacle, punching way, way above their mere six million population. In high-end audio, and likely other industries too, Denmark’s an authority. Driver design near-ubiquity and an abundance of powerful, prestigious brands collectively verges on market domination. DALI is the Danes’ biggest market-wide flag bearer, growing from a seedling, nurtured to evolved bloom, by the entrepreneurial spirit of industry trailblazer Peter Lyngdorf. And the Epikore 11 is the loudspeaker giant’s latest offering. Oh, and did I mention I’m a Nordic Noir fanatisk? Looking at you Sarah Lund and Birgitte Nyborg…
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- Published: 31 January 2024 31 January 2024
Linn Launches Range-Topping Klimax Solo 800 Amplifier
Linn has spared no expense in the production of the new and highly advanced Klimax Solo 800 monobloc flagship amplifier.
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- Published: 30 January 2024 30 January 2024
ATC C4 Sub Mk 2 Subwoofer Landing in Australia
ATC draws on its considerable professional and high-end audio engineering expertise to produce the new C4 Sub Mk 2 active subwoofer system, and it’s slated for arrival in early March 2024.
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- Published: 15 January 2024 15 January 2024
REL Acoustics No.31 Reference Series Subwoofer
The world of subwoofers is often somewhat muddied by the fact that subs seem to be viewed as both an afterthought, or add on, to “more desirable” components, or indeed be completely misunderstood with regards to their function, and the overall expected outcome, from their integration to a hi-fi system. Let’s clear up some of the myths, perceptions, and questions, and dig a little deeper into the REL Acoustics No.31 realm of sub bass.
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- Published: 15 January 2024 15 January 2024
Factory and HQ visit – Yamaha True Sound: The Concept, The People and The Room
As I enter the sprawling reception area of Yamaha Corporation’s Hamamatsu headquarters I find, dead-centre in the space, an arrestingly realistic, life-sized sculpture. It’s by artist Junya Okabe from BLAST and part of the ‘Animals As Art’ series, depicting a dormant, yet protective polar bear mother, cub resting by her side. Yet, despite being inactive, the exhibit symbolises an attentiveness, given its location at Yamaha HQ. There’s a of sense serenity; the majestic animals appear… comforted, calmly nestled by the passive enjoyment of music. That, right there, represents Yamaha, the world’s largest and longest-running electronics and musical instruments company. So, I’m here to experience the company’s maxim philosophy permeating across all of its audio products which, in two simple words, encompasses an ideology shared by all music lovers. Yamaha calls it ‘True Sound’.
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- Published: 10 January 2024 10 January 2024
Sonus faber Announces New Advanced Flagship Loudspeakers
‘Suprema’, a new super-ambitious tour-de-force design, offered for US$750,000 and comprising two towers per channel, hits the über high-end market for Italian loudspeaker specialist Sonus faber.
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- Published: 10 January 2024 10 January 2024
McIntosh Laboratory Launches Its Most Powerful Amplifier Yet
With the new MC2.1KW amplifier, McIntosh Laboratory hits the 2024 New Year with a double whammy – its most powerful amplifier ever to celebrate the company’s 75th Anniversary.
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- Published: 19 December 2023 19 December 2023
SoundStage! Talks Australia Video: From Australia to Japan to Learn About Yamaha’s "True Sound" Pursuit—Part 2
SoundStage! Australia editor-in-chief Edgar Kramer visits Yamaha HQ in Hamamatsu, Japan, to visit the flagship 5000-series production facility and to learn about the company's "True Sound" design philosophy. Full Feature to come to www.SoundStageAustralia.com soon.
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- Published: 18 December 2023 18 December 2023
IOTAVX Electronics Now Available in Australia
In addition to a recent full handover of the company from founder Ian Vermeulen to long-time company associates from German audio specialist HifiPilot, the IOTAVX brand is also newly available in Australia.
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- Published: 15 December 2023 15 December 2023
Innuos Pulsar Network Music Player
In an age where music streaming now accounts for around 65% of total music revenues [source: The global music market was worth $26bn in 2021 - BBC News], the link to the internet has become critically important. Much like the move to separate the input stage and output stage of the integrated amplifier in our parent’s generation, the last decade has seen the emergence of high-quality music streaming devices designed to complement high-end stand-alone DACs. Products like Innuos’ Pulsar, an upper tier music server/player, allow for the optimal retrieval, decoding and signal preservation of today’s high-resolution recorded music.
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- Published: 14 December 2023 14 December 2023
SoundStage! Talks Australia Video: From Australia to Japan to Learn About Yamaha’s "True Sound" Pursuit—Part 1
In this episode, editor Edgar Kramer is at Yamaha HQ where he was the first western journalist to experience the near-finished True Sound room. In this superb acoustic space, Edgar interviews key Yamaha personnel to get insights into the True Sound philosophy.