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- Published: 18 August 2017 18 August 2017
Thales Statement Tonearm
Swiss manufacturer HiFiction AG has announced the new Thales Statement tonearm, a component manufactured from the ground up and featuring the precision methodologies associated with the company’s renowned arms and turntables.
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- Written by Peter Katsoolis Peter Katsoolis
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 15 August 2017 15 August 2017
VTL MB-185 Series III Monoblock Amplifiers
According to the late, great Harvey Rosenberg, Buddha is said to have said: “I would rather have a cup of tone, than an ocean of power”. Well, in the VTL MB-185 Series III Signature monoblock power amplifier, we may have just found both. VTL, short for Vacuum Tube Logic, have been in the business of making high quality tube-based amplification (and only tube-based amplification) since 1987. The VTL MB-185 Series III Signature monoblock power amplifier is the latest and best iteration of an increasingly refined lineage that can be traced back to the classic VTL Deluxe 225, a power amplifier that, like the subject VTL, achieved its legendary status by applying the company’s cutting edge technology to the uniquely musical qualities of the EL34 valve power tube.
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- Published: 09 August 2017 09 August 2017
New Model 535 Power Amplifier from Jeff Rowland Design Group
Jeff Rowland Design Group has announced its new power amplifier using the company’s most up-to-date technologies including the highly-engineered Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS).
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- Published: 06 August 2017 06 August 2017
Fully Spec’ed – Spec Corporation’s New RSA-777EX Integrated Amplifier
An update to the Spec RSA-717EX has been announced by Spec Corporation in the new RSA-777EX (EX stands for Export version), an evolutionary refinement of the Japanese company’s ‘shokunin’ and ‘Real Sound’ Class-D amplification philosophies.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Features Features
- Published: 05 August 2017 05 August 2017
Australian Hi-Fi & AV Show 2017 - Part Five
The wrap-up of the last rooms for what was, universally speaking, a rather successful Sydney audio event. Kudos to the Chester Group and its Australian media partner Nextmedia Publications.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
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- Published: 05 August 2017 05 August 2017
Australian Hi-Fi & AV Show 2017 - Part Four
At the Australian Hi-Fi & AV Show 2017, pro audio made a worthwhile appearance too...
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- Published: 05 August 2017 05 August 2017
Australian Hi-Fi & AV Show 2017 - Part Three
Upstairs on level 21 the throngs were quite strong, especially on Friday afternoon and throughout Saturday. Sunday may have been a little easier to navigate with, seemingly, marginally reduced attendee numbers...
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
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- Published: 04 August 2017 04 August 2017
Australian Hi-Fi & AV Show 2017 - Part Two
We continued along the more open spaces of Level 2 of the InterContinental Hotel where the larger rooms permitted bigger audiences...
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- Published: 04 August 2017 04 August 2017
Australian Hi-Fi & AV Show 2017 - Part One
After what felt to many audio enthusiasts like an eternal absence from Australia’s biggest metropolis – in preference for staging at friendly rival town Melbourne – audio show specialists The Chester Group has brought the Australian Hi-Fi & AV show back to the harbour city at one of the most prestigious hotels, the InterContinental Sydney. The venue is close to some of the city’s best restaurants, the shopping district, historical ‘The Rocks’ area, Sydney’s glorious harbour and the iconic Opera House.
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- Published: 02 August 2017 02 August 2017
Telos Audio Design QRC - A Quantum Leap?
At the recent Australian Hi-Fi & AV Show, Taiwanese firm Telos Audio Design celebrated the Australian debut of their latest product, the Quantum Resonator Conditioner (QRC).
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Ed Comment Ed Comment
- Published: 01 August 2017 01 August 2017
Sentient Times!
Hurrah! ‘Champers’ flutes are a-clinkin’ here at SSA Central. Today we celebrate SoundStage! Australia’s first-month anniversary! And what a month! News stories, tick. Tuscan factory tour, tick. Long-lost music resurrection, tick. Evolving reviews of top-notch product, tick. And all this, considering such a recent genesis, with the result of pleasingly high visitor numbers from around Australia and the world.
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- Published: 01 August 2017 01 August 2017
Vermouth Audio Little Luccas Mk.II Limited Edition Loudspeakers
As audio enthusiasts we take for granted the audio powerhouses from the United States, Europe, Japan and even Australia. Indeed, we expect these countries to produce quality products whether they outsource elements of production, as is the case nowadays in order to save costs, or whether they are wholly manufactured at the country of origin. As may not be commonly known to the wider audio community, Indonesia has a vibrant audio manufacturing base and enthusiast community – it is after all a country with a massive population – and one of the shining examples of that country’s audio marques is Vermouth Audio who offers a large range of cables and an expanding line of quality speakers. Here we look at the flagship standmount in the attractively-styled Little Luccas Mk.II Limited Edition.
