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- Published: 01 December 2021 01 December 2021
The SoundStage! Australia Products Of The Year Awards 2021
I love where I hang my hat. It’s a part of Australia where the beauty and drama of the landscape lures countless visitors from around Australia and the world. It’s a soul-invigorating locale where the land’s palettes and panoramas are ever-changing. The tall, coarse sandstone cliffs often veiled with ghostly mists which are there and then… not. The dense, ragged bush skirting shimmering waterfalls, the unique wildlife… yes, I’m smitten. I also appreciate the importance and inherent meaning of the location where I rest my head. Respect. It’s Ngurra (country) to the Gundungurra and Darug people who continue their traditional custodianship of the land. Kedumba. Place of the shiny, falling waters. Or, lost-in-translation, Katoomba.
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- Published: 12 December 2021 12 December 2021
Marten Announces New Mingus Quintet 2 Loudspeakers
In a refinement of its successful predecessor, Marten’s new Mingus Quintet 2 loudspeakers promise improved performance and enhanced construction finesse.
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- Published: 06 December 2021 06 December 2021
New EGM Audio AC Power Cables Now Available
Cable specialist EGM Audio has announced new AC power cable products spanning a wide cross-section of price points and bespoke design parameters.
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- Category: News News
- Published: 03 December 2021 03 December 2021
Bel Canto Design Sings With New C6i Integrated Amplifier
The new C6i integrated amplifier joins Bel Canto Design’s e.One series upping the features count while offering increased digital resolution and power output capabilities.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 December 2021 01 December 2021
Estelon X Diamond Mk II Loudspeakers
“He who sows the wind will reap a storm” (kes külvab tuult, lõikab tormi) asserts an Estonian proverb. That country’s Estelon, producer of uniquely-styled high-end loudspeakers, has been sowing… and sowing. And the company is reaping… while ripping through the high-end space like a hurricane. Category 5. In a relatively short time, Estelon has raised its profile to a helluva-a-high perch. Deservedly so too. It produces highly desirable and uniquely styled speaker systems which, I’d wager, have raised the eyebrows of the industry’s most robust high-end brands. The winds are about to blow a gale and the impressive X Diamond Mk II heralds the calm before the storm.
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- Category: News News
- Published: 29 November 2021 29 November 2021
M2Tech Drops Class-A Monoblock Amplifiers
M2Tech Rockstar series receives a more traditional analogue addition to its digital components line-up – the pure Class-A Larson monoblock amplifiers.
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- Published: 25 November 2021 25 November 2021
Vertere Electrifies With New Power Supply
A power supply upgrade for Vertere’s Dynamic Groove DG-1 turntable and Tempo motor drive has been announced by the analogue specialist company.
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- Published: 24 November 2021 24 November 2021
MUTEC Announces Upgrade for Reference Master Clock
Professional and consumer digital specialist MUTEC has launched a new upgrade path for its highly-acclaimed flagship REF10 Reference Master Clock.
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- Published: 19 November 2021 19 November 2021
McIntosh Laboratory Unveils New C12000 Preamplifier
McIntosh Laboratory’s new C12000 two-chassis high-end preamplifier combines both solid state and vacuum tube circuitry and multiple input options to cover all sonic bases.
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- Category: Features Features
- Published: 18 November 2021 18 November 2021
SoundStage! Lead-In Video: Estelon X Diamond Mk II Preview
The SoundStage! Australia Lead-In series showcases products that are soon to be reviewed on SoundStageAustralia.com. In this video, SoundStage! Australia editor-in-chief Edgar Kramer briefly describes key aspects and hints at the performance of Estelon’s Classic Series top-ender, the X Diamond Mk II loudspeaker. Estelon is based in Tallinn, Estonia.
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- Published: 18 November 2021 18 November 2021
Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems Upgrades its Momentum Amplifiers
Enriched by the process of creating its Relentless flagship amplification, Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems applies engineering lessons learnt in that process to its new Momentum MxV line.
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- Published: 18 November 2021 18 November 2021
Bowers & Wilkins' 700 Signature Edition Plays the Blues
The Signature Edition version of the 705 standmount and the 702 floorstanding loudspeakers, already available in the stunning ‘Datuk Gloss’ special finish, are now also available in a new and equally impressive ‘Midnight Blue’ metallic tone.
