Ullo geezers, this is the inaugural blog for myself at Carlton Audio Visual's new website. This is the informal type stuff where I can say wot I like without having to worry about being in a journalistic type style....cool as.

Rab here again. We love the new AVR3805 Denon Receiver. Troy and co will post a detailed reveiw but I was immediately taken with its appearence and facilities, somebody did say it looked like "an old Sony" which is not a bad thing but I think it looks classic Denon. Terrific remote although opinions divided on its looks but it is a two part touchscreen type that seems to be very responsive. Check out the info pages on the site.

The new Sharp XV200 projector is doing very well, running a DVI input it makes a terrific, smooth image. Some of us have a preference for the Marantz VP16 which we are still flogging at 7K as well.

Ive had the PMC OB1 in the reference room for the past week, god they are sweet thing when they are run in. I've been playing them with a Musical Fidelity Tri Vista amplifier and Moon Eclipse CD player hooked up with Nordost flatline. I think I am in love with the flatline cables, I dont mean to be perverse but when you climb up through the range of the cables one just exposes more and more of the music. If any of you are interested in having a go on these cables in our reference room then make an appointment with one of us. The demo is a real eye opener for cable cynics. Nordost have kindly provided us with an alloy hot box of cables to test out in this fashion.

So Ive just about got the two Drummond St rooms where I want them now...

Room One

Stereo System:

Occasionally I am reminded of the old Ivor Tiefenbraun of Linn fame philosophy that he used to create the charisma of the original Linn Sondek LP12 turntable in the UK in the late seventies.

One of Carlton Audio Visuals longest supplier relationships is with the distributor of Mission loudspeakers in Australia. We greatly value this English loudspeaker product and our relationship with its Australian distributor. Thus we were deeply chagrined to hear first through the ever present industry rumour mill and then by formal notification that the UK company holding the manufacturing rights to Mission - Symphonix Limited - has had an administrator appointed "to assist in stabilising the business".

We've had the good fortune to be loaned the Chord SPM14000 mono power amplifiers and they are amazing...
I have always theorised that a good enough amplifier will be able to force a recalcitrant loudspeaker to operate to near perfection. Whilst I would hardly call the Mission E83 Elegantes recalcitrant the wall of sound that they produce along with complete depth perception and transparency is simply wonderful. The loudspeakers just disappear into their own soundstage, the sheer grip that these amplifiers are able to exert is stunning.