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- Written by Barry Jones Barry Jones
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 15 November 2019 15 November 2019
McIntosh Laboratory MTI100 Integrated Turntable
I’ve never actually owned any McIntosh audio gear, but when I think of the brand the words ‘classic’ and ‘classy’ spring to mind, and in the case of their new MTI100 so does ‘cool’. As an audiophile, I’ve had positive experiences on occasions where I’ve heard McIntosh amplifiers powering speakers like B&W’s 800D and Sonus faber’s Amati Homage. From the moment I first laid eyes on the MTI100 in my local audio store, I’d been eager to review it – when companies like McIntosh, Linn and Naim turn their efforts to unique products such as this, new benchmarks are often set, the whole industry moves forward and everyone who listens to music benefits.
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- Written by News Editor News Editor
- Category: News News
- Published: 14 November 2019 14 November 2019
Astell&Kern Awarded for New Luxury Player
The A&ultima line’s flagship SP2000 high-end portable media player has earned South Korean digital specialist Astell&Kern a CES 2020 ‘Honoree’ award.
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- Category: News News
- Published: 12 November 2019 12 November 2019
Rega Research Planar 10 Needle-Drops in Australia
Renowned analogue specialist Rega Research has released its flagship turntable, the new Planar 10 disc spinner with matching arm and cartridge.
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- Category: News News
- Published: 11 November 2019 11 November 2019
Audio Research Reference 160S Amplifier Lands in Australia
As a further extension of the latest-generation ‘Reference’ products from iconic American high-end specialist Audio Research, the new Reference 160S amplifier hits our shores post its announcement at High End Munich in May 2019.
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- Category: News News
- Published: 11 November 2019 11 November 2019
Brinkmann Audio Announces New Taurus Turntable
Launched at High End Munich 2019 earlier this year to much fanfare, the new Brinkmann Audio Taurus turntable takes the company’s sophisticated Direct Drive technology to the next level.
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- Written by News Editor News Editor
- Category: News News
- Published: 06 November 2019 06 November 2019
Summer Sounds Sorted
Major Australian distributor Interdyn is promoting the ‘Sounds of Summer’ with a campaign offering audio enthusiasts the opportunity to further enjoy the natural partnership between Hi-Fi and music.
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- Category: News News
- Published: 05 November 2019 05 November 2019
Bluesound & KEF Team Up
Digital solution specialist Bluesound has joined forces with loudspeaker giant KEF in a bundled offer which represents superb value by providing a turnkey sound option with an AU$400 saving.
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- Category: News News
- Published: 03 November 2019 03 November 2019
Audio Solutions Introduces New Virtuoso Loudspeakers
After making quite the splash at High End Munich 2019, Lithuania’s loudspeaker specialist Audio Solutions is now set to make a big impression in Australia with the announcement of the new Virtuoso line and the arrival of Virtuoso M.
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- Written by Tom Waters Tom Waters
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 November 2019 01 November 2019
Weiss Engineering DAC502 Digital-to-Analogue Converter
Weiss Engineering is a venerable technology company with leading experience and engineering in the digital domain. Daniel Weiss joined Willi Studer of Studer fame in Switzerland as an electronics engineer in 1979. His work included the design of a sampling frequency converter and the digital signal processing electronics for digital audio recorders. In 1985 Weiss founded the company “Weiss Engineering Ltd”. From the outset the company concentrated on the design and manufacture of digital audio equipment for Mastering Studios. How will Weiss Engineering’s professional expertise fare with the DAC502, a consumer level Digital-to-Analogue Converter?
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- Category: News News
- Published: 31 October 2019 31 October 2019
Pro-Ject VC-E and VC-S2 Record Cleaners in Australia
Giant analogue specialist Pro-Ject recently announced two new record cleaning machines in differing sizes to cater to all ‘vinylphile’ space and record ‘cleanliness’ requirements.
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- Written by Peter Katsoolis Peter Katsoolis
- Category: Features Features
- Published: 30 October 2019 30 October 2019
Nordost Event at Audio Connection Australia
Who’s up for a bit of Hi-Fi dominance and submission? On 15 October, at Audio Connection in Sydney, attendees got to experience exactly that in the form of the latest Nordost QRT devices, the QPoint Resonance Synchronizer and QSource Linear Power Supply. First introduced at Munich earlier this year, the devices have already garnered a number of awards for their ability to “synchronize” the performance of individual system components. The indefatigable Björn Bengtsson of the Nordost design team was on hand, en-route to the Melbourne Hi-Fi Show 2019, to demonstrate the rather obvious improvements these products bring to even the highest calibre of audio systems.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Features Features
- Published: 24 October 2019 24 October 2019
StereoNET Hi-Fi Show Melbourne 2019 – Part 2
Chris Murphy from Hi-Fi Collective at the tune-spinning is usually synonymous with wisely-chosen music that avoids audio show clichés. In a lengthy audition (by audio show standards), Murphy spun a variety of music with a common theme: beautiful song writing. Lucinda Williams and Bruce ‘The Boss’ Springsteen among others were delightfully and quite captivatingly rendered via the new and very, umm…
