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SoundStage! Australia at High End Munich 2022 - The Return of the King
Here’s one word: Wow! Different times, same channel and after an absence of three drought-filled anxious years – Munich High End 2022 has launched… And it’s shouting to the audio world “We’re back baby!” Yes, Hail to the king.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 15 May 2022 15 May 2022
Perreaux Audio 200iX Integrated Amplifier
Many high-end audio companies have flourished as a result of the unwavering vision of one passionate person. A single-minded entrepreneurial idealist developing product/s with a self-fulfilling desire to primarily express creativity or to manifest a subjectively superior conception. It may then also bring about an innovation or fill a niche perceived to be open, or all of those reasons and more. In the case of Peter Perreaux’s ambitions in the mid-1970s, his development of seemingly unbreakable, high performing Hi-Fi and professional amplification products led to forming New Zealand’s famous Perreaux Audio. It’s the story of a ‘Kiwi’ audio company reaching unprecedented global success. Perreaux Audio’s recent renaissance has seen the company offering a growing range of products of which the subject of this review, the comprehensively-featured 200iX integrated amplifier, is its newest star.
KEF LS60 Wireless Loudspeakers
The tremendous success of the LS50 Wireless loudspeaker system has led KEF to naturally-progress its wireless speaker universe with a slimline floorstander packing bass-dedicated drivers and key technology refinements.
McIntosh Laboratory New MCD12000 SACD/CD Player
In a forceful nod to the uptick in global CD sales, McIntosh Laboratory has announced the MCD12000 flagship SACD/CD player, now extending the company’s 12000 series.
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- Written by News Editor News Editor
- Category: Features Features
- Published: 09 May 2022 09 May 2022
SoundStage! Lead-In Video: Perreaux Audio 200iX Integrated 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 introduces the vivid colours of Perreaux Audio's powerhouse integrated amplifier, the 200iX.
New Moon Voice 22 Loudspeakers
Note: The SoundStage Network has produced two videos on the Moon Voice 22, one about the story behind it, the other about its design details.
In an expansion of its large catalogue of highly-rated high-end electronics, Moon has announced its first-ever loudspeaker offering in the new Voice 22 standmount.
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- Written by Mark Busby Mark Busby
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 May 2022 01 May 2022
Soulines tt42 Turntable
It's always exciting to receive a set of top flight turntable components to assemble, set up and review and the following are quite out of this world! Put together with suggestions from premium retailer Sydney Hi-Fi Castle Hill the Soulines tt42 was supplied as a package including the unique Sorane TA-1 tonearm and Soundsmith Sussurro mk II cartridge. All these are individually highly-capable solo artists but how will they perform as a tightly-knit ensemble?
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- Written by News Editor News Editor
- Category: News News
- Published: 26 April 2022 26 April 2022
Lumin U2 Mini Network Player
The U1 Mini was a top tier seller for digital specialist Lumin and with the new U2 Mini Network Player, the company has dedicated significant engineering efforts in order to both update and improve on the popular original.
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- Category: News News
- Published: 22 April 2022 22 April 2022
New Aurender A200 Streamer/DAC Music Player
Despite its standing as the entry point into the company’s digital music player systems, the new Aurender A200 offers a comprehensive playback solution complete with high quality digital-to-analogue conversion.
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- Category: News News
- Published: 21 April 2022 21 April 2022
Bauer Audio’s New shelf Audio Rack
Bauer Audio, the company responsible for the unassuming yet highly-acclaimed dps 3 turntable and the elegant LS 3g loudspeakers, has expanded its product offering with the ‘shelf’ audio rack system.
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- Category: News News
- Published: 19 April 2022 19 April 2022
New AudioQuest Mythical Creature Series Interconnect Cable
AudioQuest is once again demonstrating the Power of the Myth, with the company claiming its new Mythical Creature Series of high-end XLR and RCA analogue interconnecting cable to be its very best yet.
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- Category: News News
- Published: 18 April 2022 18 April 2022
Kyron Audio Gaia Evolution Loudspeaker System
In an extensive evolutionary development from the unique Gaia design launched in 2011, the new Kyron Audio Gaia Evolution introduces both aesthetic refinements and substantial technical enhancements.
