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Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: News News; Published: 21 September 2017 21 September 2017

Official Launch of Bowers & Wilkins 700 S2 Speakers – Hyatt Regency, Sydney

When Bowers & Wilkins announces a new product we, the press, take notice. Especially when it involves an entire new series of speakers in the very important mid-level market sector. Ergo the official Australian launch in Sydney earlier this week where the company’s recently-established subsidiary Bowers & Wilkins Australia presented to dealers and media the new substantially reengineered 700 S2 series of speakers.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 20 September 2017 20 September 2017

On Demand: Definitive Technology's New Demand Series Loudspeakers

A new series of standmount speakers has been released by highly-respected American loudspeaker brand Definitive Technology. The Demand series features a number of proprietary design elements and acoustic principle applications making for offerings with a high level of technology and value.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 18 September 2017 18 September 2017

Gold Note’s IS-1000 Integrated Amplifier and Streamer – an Electronics Swiss Army Knife

Available in Australia now is the Gold Note IS-1000, a ‘Made in Italy’ all-in-one source and amplification system based on the company’s top-level P-1000 preamplifier and PA-1175 power amplifier but with a whole lot more on-board.

Details: Written by Peter Katsoolis Peter Katsoolis; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 15 September 2017 15 September 2017

Harbeth P3ESR Loudspeakers

The Harbeth P3ESR mini-monitor traces its origins to the iconic BBC-designed LS3/5a although it’s anything but a legacy product. In 2017, the Harbeth loudspeaker company is celebrating its 40th anniversary, a testament to the sonic staying power of the still independent UK company founded by the late Dudley Harwood who was then head of the BBC’s legendary loudspeaker R & D team. Since the mid-1980s, it has been singularly steered by Alan Shaw, also a former BBC employee, intent on radically advancing the art of loudspeaker design while building on traditional BBC advanced learning.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Features Features; Published: 15 September 2017 15 September 2017

HQ Dirac-tives – Arcam, Cambridge, United Kingdom

There’s a vibe around university cities. It’s the mix of youth’s energy, stern academia and a predominance of… intelligence. All this, within a melange of the general workings, infrastructures and service mechanisms that are required for any city to function and indeed prosper. Cambridge University has been the heart of its namesake city; a metropolis steadily growing for the last decade or two and where the juxtaposition of historic landmarks and modern technology abound. It’s one of the UK’s main centres of knowledge and development and, as far as our industry is concerned, it is home to a number of specialised audio technology companies of worldwide importance.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 13 September 2017 13 September 2017

New from McIntosh – MA7200 Integrated Amplifier and MAC7200 Receiver

Iconic American audio specialist McIntosh has announced two new amplification products in the MA7200 integrated amplifier and MAC7200 receiver. The MAC7200 is available in all the company’s markets around the world while the MA7200 will only be available for countries outside the USA and Canada region.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 06 September 2017 06 September 2017

Bowers & Wilkins Announces the All-New 700 S2 Series

An extremely important line for Bowers & Wilkins, the new 700 S2 Series of loudspeakers, has been announced for imminent release. The new 700 Series replaces the company’s highly successful CM line, with the new speakers inheriting many of the state-of-the-art technologies used in the flagship 800 Series Diamond.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 10 September 2017 10 September 2017

Aesthetix Mimas Hybrid Integrated Amplifier

Aesthetix has announced the company’s first ever integrated amplifier, which will be available in Australia in October 2017. In keeping with Aesthetix power amplifier designs the new integrated is a hybrid unit aiming at combining the best of valve and solid state technologies.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 03 September 2017 03 September 2017

Innuos Music Servers Hit Zenith

Portugal’s and UK’s Innuos has launched the Mk. II range of servers while also taking into production the Special Edition no-holds-barred Zenith SE flagship of which only 100 units will be manufactured. Australian distributor Maxmedia has received stock of the full range of Innuos digital products from ZENmini entry point to the ZENith SE Mk. II Std Special Edition flagship model.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 September 2017 01 September 2017

Devialet Expert 440 Pro Integrated Amplifier-DAC

Multitasking. Buzz word of recent times and yet, seemingly, when talking ‘tech time’, ages old too. And it’s the zeitgeist of the smart-device in an era where all is contained within a single entity – one ring to rule them all. This new ‘functionality culture’ permeates into other areas of technology where apparent simplicity belies the power of the single device that… encompasses the paradox delivering complex tasks… a multitude of complex tasks.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Features Features; Published: 01 September 2017 01 September 2017

Factory Tour – Audia Flight, Civitavecchia, Italy

Being practically in the geographical centre of Europe, Munich, host of high-end audio’s largest exhibition, presents audio journalists with appealing opportunities to hook-up post-show factory visits. You’re in Europe, right? Why not extend the stay and check out the local operations… after all some of the world’s best high-end producers are based around this gorgeous continent. And when you’re coming from Australia, best make the most of it… you’ve travelled nearly 24 hours just to get there… man, we’re far.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 29 August 2017 29 August 2017

iGalvanic3.0 from iFi

Digital maven iFi, the value arm and sister entity to the high-end’s Abbingdon Music Research (AMR), has announced the new iGalvanic3.0 USB galvanic isolation device aimed at audiophiles seeking high-end performance from their computer-based playback systems.