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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Features Features
- Published: 15 April 2026 15 April 2026
SoundStage! Lead-In Video: First Look: JBL’s New Summit Makalu Flagship
In this SoundStage! Australia Lead-In, editor-in-chief Edgar Kramer delivers his first impressions of the new JBL Summit Makalu loudspeaker before the full written review arrives on SoundStageAustralia.com.
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- Written by Mark Busby Mark Busby
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 15 May 2026 15 May 2026
Onkyo ICON Series P-80 Network Preamplifier and M-80 Power Amplifier
The P-80 Network Preamplifier and M-80 Power Amplifier are part of a new range of flagship products from Onkyo under the ICON series. They are both bang-up-to-date with the latest digital connectivity and analogue options, plus they hark back in time via the M-80 amplifier’s stylish real VU meters. Sporting network, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and Class-A/B amplification, the review samples’ black chassis duo looks great straight out of the box. Before diving into the many music options available, it’s worth mentioning I’ll be tackling the analogue functionality of the P-80, with the digital features and performance aspects coming soon in a follow-up by editor Edgar Kramer. First, I’ll kick-off with a short look at the history of Onkyo the revered Japanese company behind these new flagship products.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Features Features
- Published: 15 May 2026 15 May 2026
Dealer Visit – Pura Sound Opens New High-End Audio Showroom in Melbourne
In a bold move away from its nascent origins in Brisbane back in 2017, where Pura Sound kicked-off its retail and distribution operations, the company has opened a new bespoke showroom. There, Australian audio enthusiasts can discover and experience a handpicked array of sought-after niche high-end audio, showcased in a spacious and acoustically tuned demonstration studio. Clearly, proprietor Robert Campbell has curated a product selection that is bound to stimulate, and indeed satiate, the appetite of any music lover worth their salt.
Lumin Introduces N1 Audiophile Network Switch
Lumin continues to expand its digital signal chain with the introduction of the new N1 ‘Audiophile Network Switch’, offered in chassis finishes to match the company’s highly acclaimed components.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 May 2026 01 May 2026
Gryphon Audio Designs Antileon Revelation Power Amplifier
At Denmark’s Gryphon Audio Designs, black has been the new black for decades. Nothing in high-end hi-fi makes a statement quite like a ‘Gryphon’ power amplifier. Yeah, big, black, bold, badass. Antileon… running in egg-frying Class-A. And now, after multiple generations spanning decades, the company’s hero-character and symbol of strength, quality and performance, spawns a successor. Antileon Revelation, a pivotal lion-like behemoth, wings forward beyond its EVO predecessor. Have the company’s engineers surpassed the award-winning formula? Can the new cub roar as convincingly, and even more powerfully, than Antileon EVO?
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- Category: News News
- Published: 30 April 2026 30 April 2026
Linn’s Own Pistonik Drivers Now in 360 Loudspeakers
Linn’s 360 flagship loudspeakers are now the recipients of the Scottish company’s new proprietary Pistonik Motor System driver technology.
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- Written by News Editor News Editor
- Category: News News
- Published: 28 April 2026 28 April 2026
Musical Fidelity Debuts M5xi and M6xi Integrated Amplifiers
Inspired by the company’s Titan amplifier powerhouse, a literal giant, Musical Fidelity has updated its core amplifier model line-up with the new M5xi and M6xi integrated amps.
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- Written by News Editor News Editor
- Category: News News
- Published: 22 April 2026 22 April 2026
SVS Announces New 3000 Micro R|Evolution Compact Subwoofer
Billed as a “new Reference standard for compact subwoofers”, low-frequency transducer specialist SVS has launched the new 3000 Micro R|Evolution high performance subwoofer.
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- Written by News Editor News Editor
- Category: News News
- Published: 24 April 2026 24 April 2026
Wilson Audio Introduces Autobiography Loudspeakers
Wilson Audio has announced Autobiography, an advanced new flagship loudspeaker system that takes the company’s WAMM Master Chronosonic concept and drives it to an even higher level of sophistication and architectural complexity.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Features Features
- Published: 15 April 2026 15 April 2026
SoundStage! Lead-In Video: Gryphon Antileon Revelation: First Listen—The Next Class-A Giant
In this episode of SoundStage! Australia Lead-In, Edgar Kramer previews Gryphon Audio Designs’ new Antileon Revelation stereo power amplifier—a fifth-generation evolution of one of high-end audio’s most iconic class-A designs.
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- Written by News Editor News Editor
- Category: News News
- Published: 09 April 2026 09 April 2026
Göbel High End Launches New Divin Monarque Loudspeakers
In an effort to cater to the requirements of somewhat smaller listening environments, relative to the demands of the monumental Divin Majestic flagship, German loudspeaker specialist Göbel High End has launched the new spare-no-expense Divin Monarque loudspeaker system.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 April 2026 01 April 2026
Audio Research LS-2 Preamplifier and S-200 Stereo Power Amplifier
When iconic American brand Audio Research launches a new component, the high-end audio world pays attention. New releases from the company have always been a superbly balanced mix of tradition and innovative advancement. A merger of established amplification circuitry that tips the hat to modernisation. Valves and solid-state? You got it. In this review, the company’s newest products, the LS-2 preamplifier and S-200 power amplifier, combine the tech to provide what is, potentially, a Goldilocks formula. But really, how did they perform? Well, read on…
