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Details: Written by Barry Jones Barry Jones; Category: Features Features; Published: 07 April 2019 07 April 2019

Sennheiser UAE Event: Exclusive Listen to AMBEO Soundbar

As the lights dimmed inside our room at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Dubai, it started to rain, a crash of thunder followed and then it poured – At least that’s what Sennheiser’s new AMBEO soundbar would have us believe. The rain from the Dolby Atmos demo actually sounded as though it was above us as well as all around us and the rumble of thunder was convincing. The clarity and quality of the spatial presentation was very impressive.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 03 April 2019 03 April 2019

Power to the People – McIntosh’s New MPC500 Power Controller

McIntosh has announced the new MPC500 Power Controller, a surge protection device that is aimed at safeguarding your audio against the potential devastation of AC-conducted events.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 02 April 2019 02 April 2019

Parasound Ships NewClassic 200 Pre Preamplifier

Renowned for its extremely high value high-end John Curl-designed Halo products, Parasound now offers its 200 Pre as its newest full feature preamplifier in the entry level NewClassic line.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 April 2019 01 April 2019

Dynaudio Confidence 20 Loudspeakers

Back in the late 1980s, an Australian company had the rights to use the Dynaudio moniker across a line of exceptional locally-manufactured speakers sporting full Danish driver arrays – head-to-toe metal jacket. Including the fabulous Esotar tweeter (in those days, Dynaudio supplied its state-of-the-art drivers to the OEM and DIY spaces). I lusted after those beautifully-finished designs. Especially after hearing them several times at a Sydney city store but, alas, at the time I was a student and the price of admission, despite the great value offered, was way beyond my financial capabilities.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Ed Comment Ed Comment; Published: 01 April 2019 01 April 2019

Demystifying Audio & The Hunter

Sydney, Australia’s largest city, enjoys a very strong audio enthusiast community. Both on a social level, within tight small cliques, and by way of a more formal structure, or body. In the case of the latter, and as is common in many endeavours and hobbies, back in 2007 a core group of Sydney audiophiles banded together in order to form the Sydney Audio Club (SAC). Their mission was to formalise meetings where members could share their love of music and simultaneously sample the audio treasures local manufacturers and retailers could present. Since that inaugural meeting near 12 years ago, SAC has grown exponentially and enjoys ongoing enthusiast and industry support.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 19 March 2019 19 March 2019

Vermouth Audio Mixes a New Reference Cable Cocktail

A new flagship cable range from Vermouth Audio has been announced, with the company now adding a loudspeaker cable to the Reference line-up.

Details: Written by Tom Waters Tom Waters; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 15 March 2019 15 March 2019

Meridian 857 Reference Two Channel Power Amplifier

Meridian Audio is a name known to most if not all audiophiles. It’s an established audio company that dates back to 1977 – only a handful of high-profile, high-end audio companies can tout a longer history. But longevity in the audio business doesn’t, on its own, keep the doors open. Meridian Audio has continually succeeded by being one of the best audio and acoustic engineering companies in a market known for intense competition.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 12 March 2019 12 March 2019

Reinvented Network Player from Ayon

After what may seem like… umm, aeons, an updated Network Player from Ayon has been announced with the company enhancing the S-10 platform to S-10 II status and making it a far more capable offering.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 06 March 2019 06 March 2019

REDGUM Audio RGAP Cables

Australian electronics specialist REDGUM Audio has announced the RGAP ‘Audio Pipeline’, a new audio cable which the company states offers an outstanding performance versus value ratio.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 03 March 2019 03 March 2019

Boulder Amplifier 2108 Phono Preamplifier

Boulder Amplifiers continues to expand its product portfolio with the announcement and immediate launch of the new 2108 Phono Preamplifier, a reference-level component at the opposite end of the scale to the company’s recently-released 508 phono stage.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 March 2019 01 March 2019

Wilson Audio Specialties Sasha DAW Loudspeakers

Given its heritage and historical importance to Wilson Audio, the most appropriate subject for a homage to David Wilson is Sasha (the momentous WAMM Master Chronosonic also has a powerful past significance and, therefore, culminated as Wilson’s magnum opus). David Wilson’s commercial launch into high-end audio came via the Sasha DAW’s blood line descendant, the audio universe singularity that was 1985’s now iconic WATT (Wilson Audio Tiny Tot) and its subsequent augmentation via the twin driver ‘Puppy’ bass module.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Features Features; Published: 01 March 2019 01 March 2019

Store Feature – Sound Gallery, Melbourne

While many enterprises are spawned by ambitious business minds with financial gain being the main driving force, some endeavours are the result of a dynamic individual who has been incentivised to transform a passion into a business’ core purpose. Loving the fundamental business mission, and with a healthy dose of tenacity and acumen hopefully, will result in success and financial comfort. In the case of Sound Gallery, proprietor John Ong’s passion for music, and his sheer drive and pleasure to see others enjoy it too, has resulted in an invitingly cosy and product choice-rich stop where a customer’s audio journey can take a leap forward.