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A versatile phonostage that is great value for what it does.

We love our vinyl at Carlton Audio Visual and we have some very fancy phono stages for people who want the best experience possible from their cartridge and their turntable setup. This phono stage doesn't fall into the super fancy category but it will take you to the beginning of the good stuff in vinyl. Mainly because it gives the Moving Coil option and all the adjustability that generally only the much more expensive phono stages will get you.

Of note as welll, it has both balanced and unbalanced connections. Another feature generally only seen in quite high end units.

 

 

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This Italian loudspeaker company is known for its gorgeous craftsmanship and visually striking designs, and the Serafino was an undeniable beauty—both “modern and lux.” A large speaker, the Sonus faber Serafino is deft with all musical styles, but masterful with voices. This is the stuff of desire and dreams; they define the idea of “pride of ownership.

The new Serafino Generation 2 are on display here at Carlton Audio Visual in a dedicated space connected via Audio Research electronics. Contact us for an Audition.

 Sonus faber official site on the new Homage series 

 Soundstage Australia reviews the Serafino G2 

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The original Electa Amator was one of the foundation models for Sonus faber that set the seductive timbre and musicaity allied to unique cabinetry artisanship that is very much the signature of this brand.

The Electa Amator III is immensly tactile with its combination of wood marble and leather, In my mind it feels like one of those precious pieces of preserved Roman art that is found in the corridoors of The Louvre rather than a mere loudspeaker.

These speakers do not come with the stands. Their matching stands which have a base of Carrara Marble can be purchased separately for $2995.

Sonus faber Electa Amator III official site

 

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This will be the last of the made in England Naim amplifiers as the factory is moving to Eastern Europe. Everything made in the Salisbury factory will instantly become a classic. Stock available now while they last.

Naim Nait 5Si is the latest iteration of an amplifier 30 years in the making. Naim is an iconic british HiFi brand that continues its 40 year legacy of design and manufacture in Salisbury, U.K. The very first NAIT amplifier was built at a time when Mr. Tiefenbrun of Linn Acoustics was proclaiming that all that matters in a HiFi system is your source, namely your turntable. For the purest reconstruction of pace, rythym and timing one needed to perfect the source of the electronic signal path and then keep everything as simple as possible through the amplifier and speakers which inherently (according to Tiefenbrun) don't have much impact on the sound.

At this time, there was an effort to frame the amplifier in a marketable sense as just something that outputed current but wasn't part of the HiFi craftmanship and nuanced engineering that really created a true HiFi experience. 

Although I'm appreciative of how much of a difference fantastic source material makes to a HiFi system (I even own a Linn Sondek Turntable) my experience and those of countless other HiFi shoppers would indicate that the amplifiers and speakers control an enormous amount in terms of what one hears musically out of a system. And given in this day and age when many of us own multiple HiFi sources (Turntable, CD player and streamer), switching between them and keeping our amplifier and speakers constant, it's more important to get your amplifier and speaker combination right.

And Naim sought to redirect this discourse, marketing the NAIT as a delicate piece in the HiFi system capable of transforming your musical experience. They even went so far as to refuse to publish the output values of the amplifier in an attempt to get people to think about the musical qualities of a unit rather than merely to compare its Watts with another unit. Alas, we still cling to comparing each amplifier by its rated watts which can be a wholly unhelpful exercise - that is an essay for another time!

But I digress, we should be talking about the Nait 5Si! A faithful and timeless amplifier that it is, it delivers a crisp sound that's not full of colouration but will add excitement and a sense of immediacy to the music. 

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

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Cleverly designed insertion points or ends that are convex spherical lenses that better focus the light of the signal. An optical cable uses light to transmit a digital code through a cable and these insertion points becoming critical in their effectiveness.

Because the light can so easily diffuse and get lost if the area of contact is not good, Van den Hul has specially designed this contact are to have more surface contact to inhibit light leakage.

This is one of the better Optical cables we have and we think it sits in a sweet spot of performance and value.

Please call us to check if we have the length you require in stock.

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Available In store for audition. The Blue Horizon Professional Rack System (PRS) delivers three levels of performance in a highly flexible, upgradable and configurable structure that can dramatically improve your system's performance. Through combining carefully chosen materials combined with a philosophy for flexibility, PRS controls resonance across the full audio spectrum whilst offering an adaptable configurable system that can be easily upgraded or modified as your system grows or changes. If you already own a rack consider adding the Sanctum component shelf under your electronics to dramatically increase performance. Learn More

The new Bronze 100 Bookshelf speakers are the large bookshelves in Monitor Audio's 6th Generation of the ever popular Bronze Range. They replace the Bronze 2s but have been completely redesigned from the bottom up, not just tweaked here and there.

We're very sad to see the last of the Bronze 2s walk out the door because they've been such an awesome speaker for so many of our customers...in fact they were Carlton Audio Visual's best selling speaker if their generation

So the Bronze 100s have very large shoes to fill. Are they up to the task?

Yes they are. Actually, we think they're better.

An even bigger sound but with more tightness in the bass and that bit of refinement in sound that was lacking with the Bronze 2. There's no front firing port on the new Bronze 100 but this is a good compromise with this speaker and goes a long way to improving the sound. If you are worried about speaker placement being too close to a wall, a couple of foam bungs in the ports will solve that.

 

Actually the Bronze 100s are really good at low volumes and retain an even frequency balance across a wide spectrum of volume operations. Just generally many speakers are tuned so that they are only offering a full and balanced sound over a relatively narrow volume range. The Bronze 100s are a slightly unfashionable size but this gives them a particular advantage in this respect. They are one of the great all round loudspeaker designs for their sensible asking of the monies.

 

Hi-Fi News have granted the Monitor Audio Bronze 100 "Outstanding product" Award 

On demo now.

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Modeled on the High End Invictus Turntable, the Tornado Neo offers the best of Acoustic Signature design at a modest price point.

Complete with 4 silencers on the platter that dampen vibrations, capacity to have up to 3 different tonearms and diamond coated spindle on the bearing, this is a serious turntable from a company that's serious about turntables.

You won't find any mention of colouration, bloom or muddiness in descriptions of this turntable. If you're after the fluffy uncontrolled vinyl sounds of the 70s, there are many other options out there. If you want to hear what modern turntable design of the 21st century can do when every detail of the Turntable is examined for its inertia and low resonance properties, you must look at an Acoustic Signature. The result of though-out engineering coupled with an exposed yet beautiful industrial design is a turntable that is sounds devastatingly clear and musical and shows off its engineering prowess with a raw beauty.

 

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Perfect for custom audio installations where multiple rooms (or zones) are in play that need separate sources of music to play independently to each. 

This is the ultimate way to build such a system providing the cross polination of up to 8 sources of music into each of those 8 zones. 

We normally pair these up with a Control4 system for the best in customer interface and useability.

This can be used in large residential and commercial applications.

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The Sort Kone is a directly coupled and mechanically tuned resonance control device, using a sophisticated new approach to the problem of supporting sensitive electronics. 

Whereas most equipment supports are referred to as Isolation Devices, this actually completely misunderstands the nature of the problem. The most harmful mechanical energy doesn’t enter the equipment from outside; it’s generated internally by the audio circuits and their power supplies. Transformers, power supply capacitors, even the active devices themselves, all vibrate as they operate – and those vibrations occur right where the fragile signal is, creating timing errors that smear and distort the music. The Sort Kone is designed specifically to deal with this threat to audio fidelity.

Sort Kones provide a “blacker” background to your music. With it comes greater focus, instrumental color, depth, transparency and dynamic range. Your system will sound more natural and more lifelike, your music more lively and engaging, the musicians like better musicians – simply because you’ll finally be able to hear the notes they’re playing, the way they play them and precisely when. So, release the hidden performance that’s lurking in your equipment.

• Three-part construction employs superior materials in a mechanically tuned configuration.
• Bypasses soft feet fitted to equipment to provide a direct mechanical ground path for internal energy.
• Can be used in triplets, quartets or even larger numbers.
• Height: 56mm
• Four levels of price and performance, depending on materials employed:

TC – titanium post and base in combination with an upgraded ceramic coupling ball.

All units are individually packed so that you can determine the optimum number for your system’s requirements. 

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A large Bookshelf speaker that sits in the reference range of Legend Acoustics.

Dr Rod has made some significant changes to the design of the Kurres. They now feature a Berilium tweeter for even more precision and control!

They are also just that bit more efficient than the older Kurre 12s and have a more dynamic bigger feel to them because of that.

They retain all that we love about the Kurres. Neutral tonality, clarity and precision.

All of that from an Australian manufacturer and handcrafted finish in real wood timbers.

This is a speaker that sounds well and truly above its price point.

 

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A streaming amplifier that will give you wireless capability with existing speakers. 

Bluesound operating system is easy to use making this a hassle free, great sounding product.

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This latest bookshelf sized Gold series speaker from Monitor Audio is the only one in the range (no 50 this time). It strikes me as being the perfect size and this cabinet in combination with the AMT high frequency driver means a true "point-source" presentation is possible especially if you have a good set of stands and some high quality shielded speaker cable.

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The C-digital has been developed to let you hear just how good some of the more affordable digital to analogue converters can be. The Tuned ARAY conductor configuration was developed to improve the performance of digital cables and is an easy-to hear-upgrade. The ARAY design of C-digital will begin to give you an idea of what your system can really do.

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We are looking to move on this exceptional state of the art turntable to make way something even a bit better. So we are offering it at a very special price.

Priced without a Tonearm please talk to us about options for Tonearms.

This is THE Turntable that sits pride of place in the reference system here at Carlton Audio Visual. To put this first into context, our reference system consists of the Sonus Faber Flagship Aida 2 Speakers, Audio Research 160M Monoblocks & Ref 6 Pre-amp with a matching CD9SE CD player and PH9 phono stage. This is it...

Even though we have an extensive range of turntables, we still didn't have the right one for this system. 

It wasn't until Rab went to Munich High-End Hi-Fi show and sat down and listened to the Acoustic Signature's range, that he found THE ONE. He said the Invictus (@ c. $275,000 AUD) was the best turntable he had ever heard BUT this, the Ascona, holds many of the technical details of the Invictus and would also sit perfectly on our ready to go Basso Continuo rack (Invictus was a liiiittle large). 

Most importantly, the Ascona brings to life an analogue recording like nothing we've ever had in store. The 3D image of the music is papable. When we play Adele's 21, I feel like I can take a step and touch the microphone that she's singing into. 

We made sure to have the TA-9000 Tonearm mounted to this beauty.The TA-9000 is in itself an engineering marvel and I'm not the only person to believe that it is simply the very best tonearm money can buy. They make each of these with a Selective Laser Melting Process Machine millimeter by millimeter so that the inner tube is connected to the outer tubing with a precise tree-branch structure that COMPLETELY does away with resonance effects.

We've finished off the set up with a Van den Hul Crimson Stradivarius cartridge. 

 

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A Solid State Headphone amplifier designed to perfectly match the Stax Earphones.

Now on demonstration at Carlton Audio Visual

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This is one of the most effective and versatile stand alone component streaming devices that has effectively killed the Radio Tuner in the Hi Fi scene. Actually Australian designed and also a Bluetooth Receiver and DAC. Very useful.

The HEOS Link HS2 is part of the HEOS wireless multi-room sound system that enables you to enjoy your favorite music anywhere and everywhere around your home. By utilizing your existing wireless home network and the HEOS app on your iOS or Android device, you can explore, browse, and play music from your own music library, from online streaming music services, and from thousands of internet radio stations.

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A sweet little speaker with a sweet sound. These are easy to listen to and very classically British.

If anyone walks into Carlton Audio Visual wearing a tweed jacket, we'd take them straight to these...

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The perfect Subwoofer to add a whole new dimension for some Satellite or Bookshelf speakers. This has all of Rel's finesse and power in a small package. Equipped with RELs signature High Level Speakon connection to get a seamless integration into your speakers. Learn More