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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Features Features
- Published: 01 July 2020 01 July 2020
Perfecting a Room – Vicoustic Room Acoustics Products
Having the best audio system in the world can amount to naught if it sits within the context of a room which suffers from a mediocre acoustic signature. Yes, every room has an inherent acoustic signature, or profile… sounds produced within it are influenced by the room’s dimensions, the materials employed in its construction, the objects within it and the relationships between its boundaries. Different loudspeaker designs will have distinctive environmental interactions ultimately resulting in varying degrees of influence on the sonic performance.
Audio Research LS28SE Preamplifier Now Shipping
While the LS28 Special Edition was announced several weeks ago, Audio Research is rolling the new anniversary preamplifier off the production line making it now available in Australia.
Bowers & Wilkins’ New 700 Signature Edition Loudspeakers at SoundStage! Australia for Pre-Review Audition
Bowers & Wilkins announces the revision of its successful 705 S2 and 702 S2 with a number of important technical enhancements, and a stunning new finish, warranting their tagging with the company’s prestigious ‘Signature Edition’ moniker. We were thrilled to be offered the opportunity to review the range-topping 702 Signature Edition loudspeakers which were delivered to SoundStage! Australia HQ days prior to the press announcement.
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- Written by Peter Katsoolis Peter Katsoolis
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 15 June 2020 15 June 2020
MSB Technology Premier Digital-to-Analogue Converter
Once much maligned, digital audio is now the most likely to be at the vanguard of advancing the state of the art in high-end audio. In this endeavour, there can be few companies with as distinguished and successful a pedigree as MSB Technology. Since its DIY beginnings in the 1980s and still family owned the company has continued to grow, stunning the competition with stratospherically priced fare like the Reference and Select line of Digital-to-Analogue Converters. Hearing the flagship Select in unfamiliar territory at recent audio shows and demonstrations, it took me no time at all to appreciate that I was in the presence of sonic greatness. For most of us, however, no matter how incredible the sound quality of these exalted devices, they remain the realm of aspirational fantasy. When MSB recently introduced the more affordable Discrete DAC and its bigger brother (sister?), the Premier DAC, I jumped at the chance to experience in my own system MSB’s trickle down technology in action.
Magico Reveals a New Flagship
Magico, American maker of some of the most acclaimed high-end loudspeaker designs, has announced its newest flagship featuring all-new drivers, a bespoke in-house-designed analogue crossover and a unique double-walled carbon fibre sandwich enclosure design.
Richter Audio Unveils Harlequin S6 Loudspeakers
Australian loudspeaker manufacturer Richter Audio expands its high value loudspeaker offerings with the announcement of the soon-to-be-available Legend Harlequin S6 small footprint floorstander.
REL Acoustics New 212/SX Subwoofer
With the aim to implement refinements to the highly-acclaimed and award-winning 212 sub-bass platform, REL Acoustics has announced the all-new 212/SX high output subwoofer system.
New Integrated Amplifier From Audia Flight
Audia Flight has unveiled the FLS 9, its newest integrated amplifier which carries-on the company’s thorough engineering and sophisticated design to a new entry-point.
New Australian Partnership For Q Acoustics, QED Cables & More
In a newly-established partnership, the Armour Home range of brands has found a new Australian home, joining BusiSoft AV’s ever-expanding product portfolio.
AURALiC Announces New G2.1 Digital Products
Following the universal acclaim bestowed upon AURALiC’s G2 series digital products, the company now follows the success story with the announcement of the evolutionary G2.1 update.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 June 2020 01 June 2020
Mark Levinson N° 526 Preamplifier with DAC & N° 534 Power Amplifier
It’s near-winter mid-May and the Blue Mountains are now splashed with hues of red and covered in brittle tree-fall. It’s conducive to calm, cosy music listening. In able assistance is the latest Mark Levinson pre/power combo in for review. I’m immersed in its analysis. Through that time, I ponder on the genesis of high-end audio, what products and personalities were responsible for its most forceful bloom in the early 1970s. Also in my thoughts are the joys of my own experiences with the brand and, just as joyfully, my many engaging conversations with Mark Levinson the man so many years ago now. Then, as I conclude an engaging four hour listening session, in as unexpected a way as fate could muster, a WhatsApp notice pops up on my iPhone. After so many years, the man himself, Mark Levinson is on the line…
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- Written by Travis Kelly Travis Kelly
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 June 2020 01 June 2020
Fischer & Fischer SN/SL 370AMT Loudspeakers
It was with some trepidation that I awaited delivery of the Fischer & Fischer SN/SL 370AMT loudspeakers. While many old and new audio delicacies have graced my room (with many now tucked away in cupboards and corners, awaiting that day), I can honestly say I'd never had a pair of Rock speakers through the door. I say "Rock" with a capital "R", because I'm not referring to the musical genre, but rather to the construction of the cabinets. Yes folks, just when you thought this hobby couldn't get any more esoteric, along comes German boutique manufacturer Fischer & Fischer with a pair of floorstanding speakers made of slate! Half a billion year old slate in fact, although what acoustic benefits the age of the slate may impart remains unknown. But do read on…
