Be Weiss – New DAC501 and DAC502 from Digital Specialist

From its days in the professional recording industry until the present day, Daniel Weiss has grown the eponymous company to be one of the leaders in digital design in the high-end audio space. The new Weiss DAC501 and DAC502 promise to take digital playback to another level.

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KEF Makes a Stand

Dedicated stands for the super-selling LS50 speakers have been a major demand from consumers around the world since that soon-to-be-a-classic speaker was released a couple of years ago. KEF has now responded with the newly announced LS50 dedicated counterpart stand.

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New Songstress from Focal – the Kanta №2 speakers

France’s largest speaker manufacturer – and also one of the world’s biggest – has just announced at the Rocky Mountains Audio Festival (RMAF) a brand new, Made in France, floorstanding speaker called the Kanta №2, which is a beautiful Spanish word for 'to sing' (in that language it starts with a ‘C’), a product in the company’s new Classic Home Audio collection. And indeed that’s what Focal engineers and designers have aimed for – an attractive aesthetic with the physical stature to ‘sing’ with a full range sound.

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Cop a Hammering with Richter Audio Thor 10.6 Subwoofer

Richter Audio has announced a newly-revamped Thor Series 6 subwoofer line with the first one off the rank being the Thor 10.6 which will be available in Australia in mid-November.

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Bowers & Wilkins New PX High-End Headphones

The new PX headphones from audio giant Bowers & Wilkins mark the company’s first foray into the noise-cancelling and wireless spaces. B&W’s aim here was not only to encompass the benefits inherent to the noise-free headphone experience but to also incorporate some truly innovative features, class-leading audio performance and the latest Bluetooth technology.

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Reference DAC from MSB Now in Australia

Digital innovator MSB Technology has recently released the new Reference DAC and the first units have landed in Australia. The new digital-to-analogue converter features a number of proprietary and advanced technologies that set it apart from most of its competition.

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Reasons to Celebrate: Harbeth’s Anniversary Models and a Local Gift with Super HL5plus

Harbeth Australian distributor Audio Magic has announced availability in mid-October of the new Harbeth M30.2 large standmount speakers. Harbeth celebrates the company’s landmark 40th Anniversary by releasing the M30.2 in a Special Edition Eucalyptus finish.

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New Class of Integrated Amplifier from Aries-Cerat

Valve aficionado Aries-Cerat has announced the new Genus integrated amplifier. The Genus is an SET (Single Ended Triode) design offering many of the circuit refinements of its larger stablemates the Concero monoblock amplifiers.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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