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- Published: 23 September 2024 23 September 2024
Michi Releases Q5 Transport DAC
Michi, the high-end division of Japanese electronics specialist Rotel, rounds out its offerings with the new Q5 Transport DAC catering to the venerable CD format while also providing the latest digital-to-analogue converter technologies.
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- Published: 16 September 2024 16 September 2024
StereoNET Hi-Fi & AV Show 2024 Set to Rock Melbourne
Australia’s largest audio and visual entertainment bash is set to showcase some of the best gear in the industry, once again, at the established location at the Pullman Mercure Hotel & Events Centre.
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- Written by Barry Jones Barry Jones
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 15 September 2024 15 September 2024
NAD Masters M66 BluOS Streaming DAC-Preamplifier
NAD the venerable audiophile brand has been around a long time, its reputation built on delivering high performance audio at reasonable prices. I remember as a schoolboy hearing Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon at a Hi-Fi store played with, what seemed at the time, almost unfathomable power through a system which, I later learned, was NAD’s killer power amp of that era aptly named the ‘Powertracker’. It was many years later when I could begin treading the audiophile path, but that NAD experience was still firmly etched in my mind. The NAD Masters M66 BluOS Streaming DAC-Preamplifier arrived at my office in the morning, which seemed to make the day a little longer than usual as I was eager to get this baby home and hooked up for a listen.
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- Published: 10 September 2024 10 September 2024
Shunyata Research Introduces X-Series AC Cables
Cable and power distribution specialist Shunyata Research has announced the launch of Alpha-X and Sigma-X AC power cables featuring a new patent-pending technology.
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- Published: 09 September 2024 09 September 2024
Pitt & Giblin Launches Flare Loudspeakers
Australian loudspeaker specialist Pitt & Giblin has announced Flare, the company’s smallest offering which, in accordance with the brand’s philosophies, employs waveguide and active/DSP technologies.
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- Written by Barry James Johnston Barry James Johnston
- Category: Features Features
- Published: 05 September 2024 05 September 2024
The Adelphi Show Singapore 2024
The Adelphi Centre in Singapore should be familiar to many audiophiles and music lovers alike. The Centre presents a unique offering unlike anywhere else in the world, with around thirty audio stores all in the one location, offering everything from entry level components, head-fi and home theatre, all the way through to esoteric über high-end brands which are the aspiration of audio enthusiasts around the globe.
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- Published: 05 September 2024 05 September 2024
Hana Introduces S Series Mk II Cartridges
Hana’s ‘Master Cartridge Designer’ Maseo Okada elevates the highly-acclaimed S Series cartridges to Mk II status with a number of substantial design enhancements.
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- Written by Mark Busby Mark Busby
- Category: Reviews Reviews
- Published: 01 September 2024 01 September 2024
Mola Mola Lupe Phono Stage
The Mola Mola Lupe phono stage from the Netherlands is a godsend to the vinyl aficionado who has an interest in the black spinning disc. The thoroughly modern Mola Mola Lupe can apply its magic to vintage 78s, to legacy mono recordings and stereo records. The ability to apply specialist playback EQ curves using the Mola Mola Lupe phone app opens new sonic experiences for the listener. The Lupe is the most advanced and flexible phono stage that this reviewer has had the pleasure of using!
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- Published: 30 August 2024 30 August 2024
Marantz Introduces New “Reference Level” 10 Series Collection
The new flagship 10 Series Collection from Marantz will include a trio of refined products covering two source components and the most powerful integrated amplifier the company has ever made.
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- Published: 19 August 2024 19 August 2024
REDGUM Audio To Cease Manufacturing
More than three decades on from its market debut in 1993 with its distinctive integrated amplifier, REDGUM Audio has announced it will cease manufacturing by 2025.
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- Published: 15 August 2024 15 August 2024
Monitor Audio Introduces Gold Series 6G Loudspeaker Line
Monitor Audio takes a clean slate approach to the redesign of the entire six-model line of the highly regarded Gold Series loudspeakers, now evolved to '6G' iteration.
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- Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer
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- Published: 15 August 2024 15 August 2024
Cary Audio SLI-80HS Integrated Amplifier
Contrary to stale audiophilia lore, it can be said that just about all competently designed amplifiers, regardless of technology, can produce a realistic semblance of the tonality of instruments and the human voice. Yet, when it comes to true ‘tone’, many music enthusiasts and audiophiles persist in believing the technology that wrangles the purest timbral qualities is inherent in the perennial vacuum tube (or valve, per UK and Australia). Regardless of the technology of choice, whether valve, transistor, or ‘digital’ amplification, there’s no denying that the relative circuit simplicity of valve-based amplifiers can produce an extremely natural and convincingly realistic representation of instruments and voices. At hand at SoundStage! Australia HQ, and resplendent with an impressive array of ‘glass’ perched on its top panel, is Cary Audio’s SLI-80HS which, while seemingly simple on the surface, holds a couple of aces up its sleeve. Can this unassuming integrated deliver on the promise of purity and musical beauty?
