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SpectraFlora Launches New Aphelia 8 Loudspeakers
SpectraFlora’s new Aphelia 8, which was shown at the recent Australian Design Show, expands the company’s portfolio with a downsized version of the flagship Celata 88.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 15 June 2025 15 June 2025
Focal Diva Utopia Active Wireless Loudspeakers
The wireless speaker space has been an instrumental disruptor in terms of the way the mass market now consumes music. Overwhelmingly, wireless speaker technology has been concentrated in the extremely affordable section of the market. There are literally hundreds of inexpensive products from the portable to the sizable. For the average consumer, the value on offer is indisputable. Mostly, these products feature streaming technologies of all casts (pun intended), heavy DSP, long-life battery power, weather sealing and more. They provide easy access to music to an audience which may, we positively propose, eventually discover the wonders of high-end audio. It’s at that point, at that now realised singularity, that Focal’s Diva Utopia enters stage left. It aims to provide convenient functionality in a package which, in one step, transcends the category from mass market ubiquity to, in comparison, a level way beyond the stars. Yeah, a high-end, wireless loudspeaker system designed to perform at ‘audiophile’ levels.
Wilson Audio Announces Sabrina V Loudspeakers
First previewed at High End Munich 2025, the new Sabrina V loudspeaker amalgamates with its stablemates by incorporating Wilson Audio’s ‘V’ material while introducing the new H-Material and upgrading key design areas.
StereoNET Hi-Fi & AV Show Expands in 2025
Since its inception, the StereoNET Hi-Fi & AV Show has consistently grown in scale, cementing its status as Australia’s premier hi-fi and audiovisual show. In 2025, the bar is raised once again, promising to deliver the biggest event yet.
Lumin Debuts New U2X Network Transport
Lumin has announced the new U2X Network Transport, a two-chassis flagship music streamer the company claims is “the ultimate in digital output”.
Linn Launches Klimax Solo 500 Monoblock Amplifier
Following the success of the company’s flagship Klimax Solo 800, Linn has announced its smaller sibling in the new Klimax Solo 500 monoblock power amplifier.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Features Features
- Published: 01 June 2025 01 June 2025
SoundStage! Australia’s Favourite Exhibits at High End Munich 2025
What a fabulous finale! An au revoir for the ages to the Bavarian capital at High End Munich 2025. München, du wirst uns fehlen. Excitement awaits the industry in beautiful Vienna… but that’s a story for the future. For now, we rejoice at the delights provided in spades at Munich’s last hurrah. I have to take this opportunity to mention the special part HIGH END Munich has played in this publication’s story. Back in 2017, at a meeting at the show’s vibrant Press Centre, SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and I signed on the dotted line and committed to bringing SoundStage! Australia to life (fun fact: this year, the SoundStage! Network celebrates a whopping 30 years online). Then, just as fast as a flashing 300B, we were up and running in July of that very same year. The rest, as they say, is… you know. So, what vibed with me? What were the coolest exhibits of 2025?
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
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- Published: 15 May 2025 15 May 2025
High End Munich 2025
High End Munich 2025 will once again hold the largest international audio industry event at the sprawling MOC – Event Center Messe München – from Thursday, 15 May to Sunday, 18 May 2025.
Gryphon Audio To Debut New Antileon Revelation Power Amplifier
Gryphon Audio takes its original Class-A amplifier, first introduced with the DM100 and furthered with the Antileon concept, to new heights with the new Antileon Revelation power amplifier.
IsoAcoustics Launches New GAIA Neo and GAIA-TITAN Neo Isolation Footers
Debuting at High End Munich 2025, the new GAIA Neo and GAIA-TITAN Neo isolation devices promise to nullify vibrational distortions for electronics and loudspeaker systems.
International Audio Holding Introduces Sphinx & Element Series Loudspeakers
Previously a brand featuring International Audio Holding’s most advanced engineering, the re-emerging Sphinx marque introduces the new Element loudspeaker line.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 May 2025 01 May 2025
Linn Klimax Solo 800 Monoblock Amplifier
Perhaps through sheer innovation, skilled engineering and a tendency to divert from mainstream market conventions, Scotland’s Linn has become one of high-end audio’s most successful brands. Linn stands out from the black box bunch with sophisticated products featuring advanced engineering, elegant industrial design, and proprietary technologies that all trumpet a “We’re doing things our way” ethos. Partly due to that distinctive spirit and through its lengthy history, the company has been fervently embraced by a loyal customer base. Yet, with Linn’s new Klimax Solo 800 monoblock amplifier, it would seem that, on the surface, the company signals its flagship amplification as a more… traditional product. Hmm… that’s not Linn. Yeah, within its elegant chassis lies a stream of innovative technologies which, once again, deviates the Klimax Solo 800 from amplifiers that, in comparison, may seem simply… conventional.
