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Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 11 December 2022 11 December 2022

Silent Angel Introduces Bonn NX Network Switch

Digital specialist Silent Angel has announced its new flagship Bonn NX Network Switch encompassing the full suite of the company’s data transfer technologies.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 11 December 2022 11 December 2022

McIntosh Laboratory Unveils MC451 Dual Mono Power Amplifier

The latest recipient of McIntosh Laboratory’s proprietary ‘Hybrid Drive’ technology, the new MC451 Dual Mono Power Amplifier, promises to deliver the best of both worlds in amplification.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 06 December 2022 06 December 2022

Crystal Cable Introduces Diamond Series 2 Cables

Progressing from a long run of market success with the original release, Crystal Cable now announces the new ‘Diamond Series 2’ complete line of cable solutions.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Ed Comment Ed Comment; Published: 05 December 2022 05 December 2022

The SoundStage! Australia Products of the Year Awards 2022

I’m in a state of exuberant rejoicing. Almost globally united, we are pulling ourselves up from the miasmic chemistry of virus-and-vaccine to a reinvented, measured form of normality. And yes! We are beginning to travel again… Hallelujah! It would be fair to say that the SoundStage! Network’s been accumulating a legit bounty of frequent flyer miles. We at SoundStage! Australia have been clocking our own fair share of flying time too. In fact, in the few weeks preceding these Awards, we’ve flown twice to the USA to visit three major high-end companies: Magico, Wilson Audio and Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems. Prior to that, we of course flew to Mecca-Munich.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 05 December 2022 05 December 2022

Rotel All-In-One S14 Integrated Network Streamer

Rolling-on from a spate of releases, Rotel now announces the new S14 Integrated Network Streamer, a one-box digital and amplification solution.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 03 December 2022 03 December 2022

Melco Announces New S100/2 Switch

Japanese digital specialist Melco has released the S100/2, a re-engineering of its audiophile grade switch which has received much industry acclaim.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 December 2022 01 December 2022

Alare Remiga 2 Loudspeakers

There are all sorts of beautiful things. And then there are truly, undeniably, jaw-droppingly beautiful things which stimulate emotions. Italian company Alare’s new Remiga 2 loudspeakers are in the super-model stratosphere of the latter. This is the most stunning loudspeaker design I’ve ever had the pleasure of, for hours, visually stalking in my listening room. It’s the archetype for the cliché “pictures don’t do it justice”, no matter your lens quality or photographic artistry. But will the beauty translate to substance when it comes to performance? Will a tabula rasa design from a new loudspeaker company with familial roots planted in successful electronics have the chops to compete against the established competition? Tearing away past the exquisiteness, I launched to the skies on a flight of discovery…

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 18 November 2022 18 November 2022

Degritter Mk II Ultrasonic Record Cleaner & Software Upgrade

In a dual-pronged strategy, vinyl cleaning specialist Degritter launches a brand new Mk II model while also releasing a firmware upgrade for the highly acclaimed original cleaner.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 17 November 2022 17 November 2022

Yamaha YH-5000 Headphones

Slated for arrival in early 2023, Yamaha’s new YH-5000 spare-no-expense flagship open-back headphones see the company introducing advanced proprietary driver technologies.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 15 November 2022 15 November 2022

ZenSati Zorro Cable Loom

Epochs ago, at CES Las Vegas, I recall being Pied-Pipered to an exhibit which was bleeding seductive tunes through the Venetian’s corridors. There, I discovered a system made up of top-notch electronics, ginormous speakers and bijou-like cables networked like giant intersecting webs. These cables were the latest products from new Danish company ZenSati which, at the time, hit the high-end market with all wheels screeching. Man, that system sounded super-hot. That’s also where I met ZenSati’s charismatic founder Mark Johansen. Since that time so long ago, the company has carved a deep fissure into the obesely-bulging cable space. As high-end-centric as ZenSati cables are – like the über sILENzIO and #X – the ‘Zorro’ cable loom under examination here is the entry-point. It’s also its newest line and the most cost-effective since ZenSati’s inception. On paper, these cables should provide a tasty portion of its more exotic siblings’ performance. Let’s test the theory with some hands-on and ears-up practice…

Details: Written by Mark Busby Mark Busby; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 15 November 2022 15 November 2022

Vertere Acoustics Sabre Moving Magnet Cartridge & PHONO-1 MkII L Preamplifier

This review covers two award-winning analogue products from UK company Vertere Acoustics. The highly-acclaimed Sabre Moving Magnet cartridge and its mate the equally-celebrated PHONO-1 MkII L phono stage, which also allows for Moving Coil operation.