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- Published: 01 July 2025 01 July 2025
Audia Flight FLS20 SACD/CD Player
Going out on a limb here… in a couple of years’ time, maybe less, the shiny digital disc might just be hip again. Like vinyl became lit a few years ago and still thrives. Mind you, while music streaming has evolved to ‘audiophile’ levels of performance, to many music lovers the CD still has the sonic edge. Of course, countless discs fill collections worldwide satisfying enthusiasts’ music experiences while reflecting the audio zeitgeist. Heck, you can even pick-up a mint previously-loved CD at a suburban market for a couple of bucks and it’ll play like new. For these reasons, and many others, a growing number of audio makers are offering CD players and disc transports with a view to meeting an underground demand. Audia Flight’s elegant FLS20 is a new disc spinner designed to handle both Red Book CD and the niche, yet persistently desirable, SACD format. Plus, the forthcoming streamer board will complete the FLS20’s digital playback suite, offering music lovers a unified digital music playback solution. So, care to go for a spin?
STAX Launches New SR-007S ‘Earspeaker’
Japan’s STAX, a pioneer of electrostatic headphone technology, evolves its iconic SR-007 headphones with the new SR-007S Earspeaker.
Bowers & Wilkins 801 D4 Abbey Road Limited Edition Homage to Famous Studio
Bowers & Wilkins’ new 801 D4 Abbey Road Limited Edition is a tribute to its relationship with the legendary studio that has, for 45 years, employed the company’s speakers as its primary monitors.
SpectraFlora Launches New Aphelia 8 Loudspeakers
SpectraFlora’s new Aphelia 8, which was shown at the recent Australian Design Show, expands the company’s portfolio with a downsized version of the flagship Celata 88.
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- Published: 15 June 2025 15 June 2025
Focal Diva Utopia Active Wireless Loudspeakers
The wireless speaker space has been an instrumental disruptor in terms of the way the mass market now consumes music. Overwhelmingly, wireless speaker technology has been concentrated in the extremely affordable section of the market. There are literally hundreds of inexpensive products from the portable to the sizable. For the average consumer, the value on offer is indisputable. Mostly, these products feature streaming technologies of all casts (pun intended), heavy DSP, long-life battery power, weather sealing and more. They provide easy access to music to an audience which may, we positively propose, eventually discover the wonders of high-end audio. It’s at that point, at that now realised singularity, that Focal’s Diva Utopia enters stage left. It aims to provide convenient functionality in a package which, in one step, transcends the category from mass market ubiquity to, in comparison, a level way beyond the stars. Yeah, a high-end, wireless loudspeaker system designed to perform at ‘audiophile’ levels.
Wilson Audio Announces Sabrina V Loudspeakers
First previewed at High End Munich 2025, the new Sabrina V loudspeaker amalgamates with its stablemates by incorporating Wilson Audio’s ‘V’ material while introducing the new H-Material and upgrading key design areas.
StereoNET Hi-Fi & AV Show Expands in 2025
Since its inception, the StereoNET Hi-Fi & AV Show has consistently grown in scale, cementing its status as Australia’s premier hi-fi and audiovisual show. In 2025, the bar is raised once again, promising to deliver the biggest event yet.
Lumin Debuts New U2X Network Transport
Lumin has announced the new U2X Network Transport, a two-chassis flagship music streamer the company claims is “the ultimate in digital output”.
Linn Launches Klimax Solo 500 Monoblock Amplifier
Following the success of the company’s flagship Klimax Solo 800, Linn has announced its smaller sibling in the new Klimax Solo 500 monoblock power amplifier.
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- Published: 01 June 2025 01 June 2025
SoundStage! Australia’s Favourite Exhibits at High End Munich 2025
What a fabulous finale! An au revoir for the ages to the Bavarian capital at High End Munich 2025. München, du wirst uns fehlen. Excitement awaits the industry in beautiful Vienna… but that’s a story for the future. For now, we rejoice at the delights provided in spades at Munich’s last hurrah. I have to take this opportunity to mention the special part HIGH END Munich has played in this publication’s story. Back in 2017, at a meeting at the show’s vibrant Press Centre, SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider and I signed on the dotted line and committed to bringing SoundStage! Australia to life (fun fact: this year, the SoundStage! Network celebrates a whopping 30 years online). Then, just as fast as a flashing 300B, we were up and running in July of that very same year. The rest, as they say, is… you know. So, what vibed with me? What were the coolest exhibits of 2025?
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- Published: 15 May 2025 15 May 2025
High End Munich 2025
High End Munich 2025 will once again hold the largest international audio industry event at the sprawling MOC – Event Center Messe München – from Thursday, 15 May to Sunday, 18 May 2025.
Gryphon Audio To Debut New Antileon Revelation Power Amplifier
Gryphon Audio takes its original Class-A amplifier, first introduced with the DM100 and furthered with the Antileon concept, to new heights with the new Antileon Revelation power amplifier.
