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Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: Features Features; Published: 19 December 2023 19 December 2023

SoundStage! Talks Australia Video: From Australia to Japan to Learn About Yamaha’s "True Sound" Pursuit—Part 2

SoundStage! Australia editor-in-chief Edgar Kramer visits Yamaha HQ in Hamamatsu, Japan, to visit the flagship 5000-series production facility and to learn about the company's "True Sound" design philosophy. Full Feature to come to www.SoundStageAustralia.com soon.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 18 December 2023 18 December 2023

IOTAVX Electronics Now Available in Australia

In addition to a recent full handover of the company from founder Ian Vermeulen to long-time company associates from German audio specialist HifiPilot, the IOTAVX brand is also newly available in Australia.

Details: Written by Barry Jones Barry Jones; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 15 December 2023 15 December 2023

Innuos Pulsar Network Music Player

In an age where music streaming now accounts for around 65% of total music revenues [source: The global music market was worth $26bn in 2021 - BBC News], the link to the internet has become critically important. Much like the move to separate the input stage and output stage of the integrated amplifier in our parent’s generation, the last decade has seen the emergence of high-quality music streaming devices designed to complement high-end stand-alone DACs. Products like Innuos’ Pulsar, an upper tier music server/player, allow for the optimal retrieval, decoding and signal preservation of today’s high-resolution recorded music.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: Features Features; Published: 14 December 2023 14 December 2023

SoundStage! Talks Australia Video: From Australia to Japan to Learn About Yamaha’s "True Sound" Pursuit—Part 1

In this episode, editor Edgar Kramer is at Yamaha HQ where he was the first western journalist to experience the near-finished True Sound room. In this superb acoustic space, Edgar interviews key Yamaha personnel to get insights into the True Sound philosophy.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 09 December 2023 09 December 2023

Wilson Audio Surfaces Submerge Subwoofer

Utah-based loudspeaker and acoustics specialist Wilson Audio has announced a new addition to its low-frequency transducer line-up in the new Submerge high-power subwoofer.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Features Features; Published: 06 December 2023 06 December 2023

The SoundStage! Australia Products of the Year Awards 2023

Here we go folks. I’m sitting at my desk looking out at the Narrowneck escarpment – and yes, it’s blue – thinking about what this time of year means for this publication. To me, it literally feels like it was just last week I was compiling last year’s SoundStage! Australia Awards, and now I’m doing the exact same thing again for 2023’s selections. Amazing. Going back and surveying the extraordinary products we reviewed throughout the year, I am pleased with the breadth of categories we, as a dedicated SoundStage! Australia team of authors, smashed through in 2023.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: Features Features; Published: 04 December 2023 04 December 2023

SoundStage! Talks Australia Video: Gilad Tiefebrun on Jony Ive and the $60,000 Linn LP12-50 Anniversary Turntable

Linn's CEO, Gilad Tiefenbrun, talks to SoundStage! Australia's Editor Edgar Kramer about social media platform trials, how he connected to industrial design icon Jony Ive, and how the Sondek LP12-50 Anniversary Turntable came about.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 04 December 2023 04 December 2023

Totaldac Reveals new Amp-1-sublime and d1-driver-sublime

French company Totaldac has announced flagship ‘sublime’ versions of its high quality Amp-1 solid state power amplifier and preamp-with-a-buffer ‘d1-driver’ component.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 December 2023 01 December 2023

Ideon Audio eos DAC, eos Stream, eos Time

As the choices for digital music consumption expand and content providers continue to proliferate, as does high-resolution music availability, hardware makers have had to evolve in synchronicity. The net result has seen a maturing of streaming, clock and digital conversion technologies, with many brands offering multi-box solutions which have elevated the sonic outcome. A native of Greece, relatively new company Ideon Audio is rightfully earning a reputation for excellence via products which provide innovative proprietary technologies, comprehensive functionality and solid build. Importantly, of course, Ideon Audio’s products have also been widely hailed for their excellent sound quality. Here, I’m looking at the company’s entry point 3-box combo featuring eos Stream streamer/server, eos Time (a dedicated USB clock regenerator) and eos DAC digital-to-analogue converter.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 29 November 2023 29 November 2023

Musical Fidelity Announces Nu-Vista DAC and Nu-Vista Vinyl 2 Phono Stage

Further Nu-Vista products have been launched by Musical Fidelity, with the flagship line-up now augmented by the massively-built Nu-Vista DAC and Nu-Vista Vinyl 2 phono stage.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Features Features; Published: 23 November 2023 23 November 2023

Linn Launches Sondek LP12-50 Anniversary Turntable in Sydney

Last Tuesday evening, SoundStage! Australia attended a soirée, organised by Advance Audio Australia, at Rekōdo Restaurant and Vinyl Bar, to celebrate and officially launch the new AU$90,000 Linn Sondek LP12-50 in Sydney. The new turntable is a 50th Anniversary limited-run refinement of the company’s iconic deck and one certain to become a desired collector’s item.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 21 November 2023 21 November 2023

Harbeth's Nelson Subwoofer + Stand Solution Coming to Australia

With an aim to provide the appropriate support platform while also augmenting the low-frequency capabilities of Harbeth’s standmount speakers, the company launches ‘Nelson’.