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- Published: 01 November 2023 01 November 2023
Magico Launches M7 Loudspeakers
A direct trickle down from the company’s flagship M9 released back in 2020, acoustic transducer specialist Magico has announced the new M7, a penultimate model to the über ‘M’ line of loudspeakers.
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- Published: 01 November 2023 01 November 2023
Aqua Acoustic Quality La Diva M2 CD Transport
“A pure CD machine”. That’s the headline grab Italian digital specialist Aqua Acoustic Quality uses for La Diva M2. The CD transport thoroughly expresses the company’s digital engineering chops; it’s a no-holds-barred disc spinner aimed at uncompromisingly extracting the best possible performance from the polycarbonate pits. It has also been made to couple to the company’s acclaimed resistor ladder-based digital-to-analogue converters. The silver disc is at the cycling point of ‘old-is-new-again’. Much like the gloriously sounding yet cumbersome reel-to-reel tape, and the nostalgic yet tragically flawed cassette (really?). Let’s not even mention the ongoing and celebrated vinyl renaissance. CD’s popular resuscitation? Yep, vibing that way. How timely then, that La Diva M2 CD Transport is here for a spin. It may be a convincing rejuvenation of the still excellent four-decade old laser reading technology.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
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- Published: 01 November 2023 01 November 2023
Sonus faber Serafino G2 Homage Loudspeakers
Oh. My. Goodness! That was my primal auto-response. It was an instinctive reaction for the intro to this review of Sonus faber’s insanely beautiful Serafino G2 Homage. Man these things are jaw-dropping, eye-popping, stunning. Master violin artisan Santo Serafino would be like “Now that, is a tribute…” In its newest iteration, Serafino is perfectly proportioned, exquisitely built and masterly styled. As part of the Homage series, it stands as the penultimate offering topped by the larger Amati Generation 5. Yet, Santo Serafino would also be asking “like my instruments, does its beauty also allure with irresistibly seductive sound?”. Well, let me tell you the Serafino G2 story…
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- Published: 25 October 2023 25 October 2023
dCS Releases Vivaldi Transport II Upsampling CD/SACD Transport
In an affirmation of what may be a revival of the silver disc’s popularity among audio enthusiasts, dCS has launched Vivaldi Transport II, a state-of-the-art ‘Upsampling CD/SACD Transport’.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
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- Published: 24 October 2023 24 October 2023
Standout Rooms at StereoNET’s Melbourne Hi-Fi & AV Show 2023
Like a foghorn blaring over Albert Park lake, StereoNET’s Hi-Fi & AV Show summoned audio and music lovers from around the country and delivered a bigger and super-varied audio feast at its traditional venue, Pullman Melbourne Albert Park.
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- Published: 23 October 2023 23 October 2023
SoundStage! Talks Australia Video: From Italy with Luxury: Livio Details the Sonus Faber Serafino G2 Loudspeaker
SoundStage! Australia’s editor in chief, Edgar Kramer, talks to Sonus Faber’s chief of design, Livio Cucuzza, about the Serafino G2 loudspeaker’s design, technology, and performance targets for the penultimate model in the company’s upmarket Homage series.
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- Published: 15 October 2023 15 October 2023
Titanic Audio Model A Moving Coil Cartridge
One of the more recent arrivals to Australian shores in the analogue space is the Titanic Audio’s line of cartridges and analogue accessories from Ireland. The company’s main core products are a new range of Moving Coil cartridges which have been a welcomed addition to the product selection available to Australian vinyl lovers. With a nod to the rich history of ship construction in Belfast, Titanic Audio have produced cartridges with ship-like profiles, complete with portholes, lines and machine cut body art. This review explores the sound and construction of the Titanic Audio Model A Moving Coil (MC) cartridge which has a medium voltage output, features cutting edge construction and an unusual conical shaped stylus.
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- Written by Tom Waters Tom Waters
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- Published: 15 October 2023 15 October 2023
Weiss Engineering HELIOS Digital-to-Analogue Converter
Switzerland’s Weiss Engineering is renowned for its no compromise approach to gear for professional mastering studios around the world. For years Weiss has been at the forefront of digital engineering, and each generation of its products has raised the bar even further. The new HELIOS digital-to-analogue converter is the company’s latest high-end Hi-Fi flagship product.
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- Published: 06 October 2023 06 October 2023
Sonus faber Introduces Duetto Active Wireless Loudspeakers
The new Duetto speakers from Italian specialist Sonus faber combines the latest wireless and multi-format playback technologies with the company’s “decades old philosophy of the most natural sound reproduction”.
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- Published: 04 October 2023 04 October 2023
Lumin Announces L2 Music Library and Network Switch
In a continuing campaign of product releases and enhancements, Lumin augments its digital product stable with the new upmarket L2 Music Library and Network Switch.
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- Published: 03 October 2023 03 October 2023
Meze Audio Shows 109 PRO Primal High-End Headphones
Romanian Personal Audio specialist Meze Audio has unveiled the new 109 PRO Primal special edition luxury headphones which marry organic materials with the latest in headphone technology.
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- Published: 03 October 2023 03 October 2023
Cyrus Audio Introduces New TTP Turntable
In an early start to Cyrus Audio’s 40th Anniversary celebrations in 2024, the company has announced the TTP Turntable, finally filling a gap in the electronics and digital specialist’s product portfolio.