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Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 12 January 2021 12 January 2021

Hi-Fi Collective Collects MELCO

Japan’s Maki Engineering Laboratory Company, more widely known as digital source specialist MELCO (MELCO Syncrets Inc.), has joined the expanding ranks of distributor Hi-Fi Collective.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 11 January 2021 11 January 2021

Sound Gallery Now Stocking Gryphon & Wilson Audio

Premier Melbourne audio dealer Sound Gallery has contacted SoundStage! Australia to announce the specialist store has now added Gryphon Audio Designs and Wilson Audio to its list of high profile audio brands.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 22 December 2020 22 December 2020

Aesthetix Brand in New Partnership

Nirvana Sound is steadily growing its stable of esoteric high-end brands and its latest acquisition is the highly respected American electronics specialist Aesthetix.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 21 December 2020 21 December 2020

Audio Physic Announces New Cardeas Loudspeakers

The new Cardeas loudspeakers embody German maker Audio Physic’s latest thinking in acoustic transducer design subsequent to a re-examination of every design and engineering aspect.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Ed Comment Ed Comment; Published: 15 December 2020 15 December 2020

The SoundStage! Australia Products of the Year 2020 Awards

Sixteen days left of 2020. Please. We all want it gone. Surreal, right? Bring back civility and the social conventions the crisis violently demolished. Let’s morph the so-called “normality” of the past into a better status quo. A purge, an evolution, an improvement. Here ‘Down Under’ we may have eradication even prior to any vaccine. A triumph… and like the virus, hopefully contagious too. So we now have an opportunity to progress and a reason to celebrate. With purpose… Here’s our own global fireworks festivity as we bring to you the SoundStage! Australia Products of the Year Awards 2020.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 07 December 2020 07 December 2020

SOtM Under New Australian Partnership

Korea’s digital and analogue audio signal flow all-rounder SOtM has announced a new local distribution arrangement via SOtM Australia.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 December 2020 01 December 2020

Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference Series 3

Digital technology has advanced in quantum jumps over the last few years. Intergalactic leap-frogging. Despite this evolutionary path, or perhaps because of it, it’s alleged in some circles that only a few hundred green ones are required to provide as-good-as-it-gets sonic performance. Ones and zeros are said to be… well, just ones and zeros. This school of thought is represented via semi-generic brands, many of which manage to provide decent enough build and sound quality. Definitive audio performance? Umm… Yeah, Nah. Not even. Notwithstanding this narrow view of the universe, there are many specialist companies producing truly exceptional digital playback systems at the actual state-of-the-art. Both in terms of excellence in applied technologies and engineering while aiming for the highest levels of audio performance. Among these is Berkeley Audio Design’s Alpha DAC Reference Series 3, an all-out assault on digital playback.

Details: Written by Stephen Dawson Stephen Dawson; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 December 2020 01 December 2020

Copland CSA 100 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier

Copland is a Danish electronics company. Its products consist of integrated amplifiers, preamps and power amps, along with a high-end DAC. Most of the amps are valve-based. But the CSA 100 seems to be the entry level integrated amp and is a hybrid model. That is, line amplification is handled by a single double-triode tube, with a MOSFET circuit providing the grunt needed to drive loudspeakers.

Details: Written by Barry Jones Barry Jones; Category: Features Features; Published: 24 November 2020 24 November 2020

Line Magnetic Australia Event at Perth’s Frank Prowse Hi-Fi

It’s official. Australia is now confirmed as ‘A Warm Place’ thanks to Line Magnetic showcasing its range of tube audio electronics and vintage-inspired horn loudspeakers at one of Perth’s premier audio dealers, Frank Prowse Hi-Fi.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 24 November 2020 24 November 2020

Esteemed Classé Audio Back in Australia

Bowers & Wilkins Australia, the newest entrant into Sound United’s conglomerate of high profile audio marques, announces local distribution partnership for Classé Audio.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 20 November 2020 20 November 2020

Balanced Audio Technology VK80i Integrated Amplifier

Topping off a spate of new and updated releases, valve and solid state amplification specialist Balanced Audio Technology (also affectionately known as BAT) has announced a new valve-based integrated amplifier.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 20 November 2020 20 November 2020

Dynaudio Heritage is... Special

Making products for many decades allows a company to proudly refer to its history via a release which encapsulates its core values. To this end, Dynaudio announces its new Heritage Special limited edition loudspeakers.