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Cleaning up your power distribution into your HiFi system can make massive improvements to your existing gear. If you are looking for an upgrade to your system but not sure where to put your money, power can be the perfect place to start.

Compared to other upgrades it can be relatively affordable. Buying a whole new pair of speakers or a new amplifier can cost in the thousands and depending how much you're upgrading not give you as much as dealing with your power supply.

Adding a V5 Sirius will let you hear more details in the music, more nuances that were previously masked by noisy mains or RFI. 

It's been a very popular addition to customers systems.

Look deep into the mind of a man and you will find music ... Marantz is made to help you find yourself.

The original PM-12 was solely created for the Japanese market, and quickly proved to be the next chosen one. European sound engineers combined it with achievements made developing the famous PM-KI Ruby, and thus the PM-12 Special Edition was born.

Hi Fi News on the PM12SE and the SA12SE 

Marantz official site for the PM12SE 

This is the third version of this very capable amplifier to be released and it is exceptionally innovative. To our knowledge this is the first piece of proper Hi-Fi to have a Google Cast built into it.

So it has all the Cyrus One attributes of clean midrange articulation with excellent spatial rendition. The Cyrus techs have engineered a Google Chromecast into the digital preamplifier section that allows for broad spectrum access of all the streaming services.

Cyrus One Cast official website 

The flagship of the collection is not just a speaker, it’s a piece of interior design. Olympica Nova V will fill your room with a warm and engaging sound.

The X-A600 power amplifier is a big, commanding power amplifier. At 200W into 8Ohms and 300W into 4Ohms, this isn't a unit to be sneezed at. It is more than capable of powering some hard to drive demanding speakers. And more than that, it'll sound musical, lithe yet sonorous. 

On demonstration now!

As a kid growing up in a HiFi store and taking dance classes, when customers had left the store (sometimes when they were still there), I would dance around the shop stupidly. Practicing my moves, trying my pirouettes. I'm glad we didn't have smart phones back then as I'm sure there would be lots of video evidence if we did!

And the amount of times there was that skipping record sound stopped me in my tracks with the feeling of 'uh oh, now I've broken something...'

Even if you don't have quite the same urges to bust out contemporary ballet moves to Peter Gabriel, Turntable Isolation is very important! And the difference that a zaZen makes on a Rega turntable is palpable. 

Increased bass, increased detail...all the good things. If you'd like a $399 upgrade for your turntable, take one of these.  

Only BLACK available.

A clever and convenient all-in-one system combining an amplifier with the Turntable. Included in this set up is also a phono preamp which means all one needs for a complete system is a set of bookshelf speakers.

This is a space saving unit designed with apartments and a minimalistic aesthetic in mind.

Combine this with a set of Pro-Ject Box 5 Bookshelf speakers for the perfect matching set.

This fifth generation iteration of the Amati Homage loudspeaker is now on demonstration at Carlton Audio Visual. They are named after the 16th Italian luthier, Andrea Amati, who was the first in a long lineage of celebrated Cremonese violin makers including Antonio Stradivari.

Like the best violins of that era, the sound of an Amati speaker has always been rich, vibrant and brilliant yet can deliver details at an almost imperceptible whisper changing between the two effortlessly.

It is so hard for a speaker to recreate the sound of a Violin accurately. Vibrato and the lower harmonics in the sound can so easily be lost leaving a glassy sound to the treble and losing the soul of the music. As a professional string player, I still feel that Sonus Faber Reference and Homage series do this better than any other loudspeaker I've heard (I have heard many loudspeakers!) 

One of my reference CDs is Richard Tognetti playing the Bach solo partitas on a 1743 Guarneri violin and yes that's another Cremonese Violin maker. On these speakers, suddenly you can tell he's playing one of the best instruments in the world.

It is possible that these are the most long term listenable of any high end loudspeaker. The vision of Sonus faber is to deliver the music but to avoid that analytical coldness that so many of the highly revealing ultra high end transducer brands are designed with in order to make a quick sale in a competitive demonstration situation. With the Homage series on the other hand it is possible to have a long term musical relationship with the loudspeaker where the romance dosn't fade ....

A classic integrated amplifier that takes it cues from its celebrated 30 year heritage. The best Nait amplifier to date.

Naim put the money into their componentry where it counts and where there is auditive sound benefit, not where corporate bosses enforce an obscure cost/benefit analysis. That's why Naim has such a cult following in the HiFi industry. And their reputation is again reinforced with this super amplifier. On sheer tactility and product feel you know thios is going to be a really special amplifier before you even switch it on. Think a good modern Bentley ...

Naim products bought from us, a genuine approved Naim dealer, include the full 2 year warranty.

Here's Kevin from Upscale Audio talking about the Supernait 3...and SPIVs and commissions in the HiFi business (Carlton Audio Visual agrees with Kevin in this respect)

Naim SUPERNAIT 3 Official site.

This is Van den Hul's Balanced digital cable. Minimal signal attenuation, very high fequency bandwidth, stable and precise transmission of the signal at 110 Ohms, effective insulation mean this cable stands out from its competitors on performance.

Blue Horizon’s Ultimate Spike Shoes are designed to sit beneath spikes of floorstanding speakers, speaker stands or other cones.

They serve a dual purpose, they protect flooring and enhance sound quality by suppressing resonance that leads to sonically damaging microphony in audio components. It is the second of these functions that sets them apart form other spike shoes on the market. 

A true classic English speaker taking its aesthetics and ethos from the 60s. The cabinets are made from a relatively thin wooden casing which like a hand made violin will flex ever so slightly at lower frequencies where we don't hear as much and are rigid where it matters for the upper bass, mids and treble.

A gorgeous warmth to these just oozes out of them. Whereas the new tech D series Spendors are for seekers of truth and accuracy these Classic series are all about the emotional engagement.

This is how they've made speakers for the BBC for decades and those that love the 'Classic' sound will fall in love with these.

The Pro-Ject T1 is a great entry Turntable with a glass platter, a nice tonearm and a good quality factory fitted cartridge.

Only available in Black.

A perfect turntable for a teenagers first turntable with a couple of extra features like the acoustically dampening glass platter setting itself apart from the pack.

The matching power amplifier to pair with the 8 source, 8 zone (or 16 zone) Matrix Switch by Control4.

Creating one of the most versatile custom audio pairings available.

Perfect for larger homes that need the amplification to drive speakers throughout a home. It is also perfect for commercial uses where it's small footprint and 'rackability' give it advantages over other units.

Most of today's amplifiers are built without a specific phono cartridge input. The Phono Box E is an ideal phono preamplifier for these hi-fi systems, accepting MM cartridges. The analogue output of the Phono Box E can easily be connected to the line-input of your amplifier.

Genuine replacement 2m blue stylus. Physically 2M styli will fit on alternative 2M cartridges bodies, but 2M Series cartridges’ engines, coils and magnets configurations are not quite identical: Red and Blue are identical, so are the Bronze and Black and so are the true mono variants 2M Mono and 2M 78.

Years of experience in making high quality headphone amps have been distilled into the design of the MX-HPA. As a result, this fully-balanced headphone amp offers an awe-inspiring listening experience.

The MX-HPA’s technical performance is stunning. Typically, distortion from 20 Hz to 40 kHz is less than 0.005%. Signal-to-noise ratio is better than 120dB (‘A’ weighted). Frequency response is ruler flat from 10 Hz to 20 kHz (-0.1dB).

The MX-HPA is capable of a short-term peak of 10 watts (for one cycle) and has two gain positions: 18dB (8X) and 24dB (15X). Inputs are either balanced or single-ended. The MX-HPA will automatically convert single-ended inputs to balanced. The MX-HPA is genuinely fully balanced from beginning to end.

Epos has risen, like a Phoenix from the flames and has come out with a new version of their classic ES14, the ES14N!

They state that they have deliberately gone for a 'non lifestyle, classic' aesthetic with their design but I can't help thinking they have time morphed from the 90s. Of they fit in perfectly in the downstairs of Carlton's main demonstration area, that also hasn't seen a redesign since the 90s!

But the 90s are cool again, aren't they!?

There are of course more technical reasons behind their choices in box and driver design and you can read all about that here at the official Epos website.

After initially feeling that these were a slightly bass shy design it transpired that after running in, the ES14 became one of the deepest note capable designs we’ve heard from a box this size. They do that trick of allowing a new listener to hear bass notes clearly in a familiar piece of music that have been previously undiscerned. Also they offer you spatial awareness, detailed treble and engaging mids that are the hallmark of a classic design. Totally worth a listen.

Epos ES14N speakers and stands package $8795

On display now at Carlton Audio Visual

A review by "LowBeats" publication on the ES14N

A review by AV forums on the ES14N