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Again Advance Paris has produced a high quality CD player that out does its competitors with some very cool features for its price point. 

This CD9 is a modest $1299 and for that you get an analogue tube output stage....oooohhh la la.

Advance Paris is the refashioned French brand, Advance Acoustic. They have changed their name and completely redesigned their units. They sound a lot more musical than they did previously.

Come have a listen to the new range at Carlton Audio Visual now.

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A serious 2 chanel amplifier containing ECC81/12AT7 Tubes used in its preamplification stage. Included on this unit are balanced and digital inputs as well as HDMI Arc. But more than that this is a solid amplifier with musicality, depth and grace in the sound that is worth throwing into the mix of $3K amplifiers.

On demonstration at Carlton Audio Visual now.

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A physically big and an aurally big amplifier. This is the big, reference integrated in the Advance Paris range.

Formerly Advance Acoustic, Advance Paris have changed their name and gone through a complete redesign of their range. This unit has more control and more depth to the sound than their previous models.

A complete class AB dual mono design, this unit is doing things properly.

On demo now at Carlton Audio Visual.

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This is the non Pro version of the PB-1000. It is a revamping of the earlier version of this subwoofer in order to be able to sell it on a bidget.

Still a very good subwoofer but it doesn't have the 12" driver (only a 10") as well as only one bass port.

The Pro version also boasts in app adjustability for on the fly tweaks to your system and the newer and heftier amplifier module that is capable of higher output.

Black Ash finish only.

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Welcome back from the 1970s ... The Ruark R810 a high end music centre that has been sent forward in time but stealthily upgraded with all the contemporary digital music replay formats and a gorgeous compact 4 inch OLED colour display hidden in the retro wooden venting that has become the design hallmark of this new Ruark series.

Ruark R810 official site. 

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This is the much anticipated Cyrus Stream XR - the high end streamer from the boutique British manufacturer.

Cyrus has always produced musical streamers without a brittle harshness to the sound that often creeps in to this purely digital medium. They have a lyricalness akin to vinyl that is effortlessly listenable.

The new Cyrus streamers, the Stream XR included, now use the BluOs software also used in the Bluesound gear. But they haven't deviated from the path of the essential Cyrus sound. Both of the new Cyrus streamers exude that classic Cyrus musicality...but now with a seamless, easy-to-use software interface! 

You can now pair a Cyrus Streamer with a Bluesound all-in-one speaker for an easy to set up multi-room audio system. Win all round.

The Stream XR has the highly lauded QXR DAC onboard. A DAC that eeks out the finest details of music against an inky blackness devoid of background noise.

Expect a wider soundstage and musical emotionality.

This unit can also be paired with the Cyrus PSU-XR power supply which will make this great unit, an epic.

We love this upgradability. Being able to invest in a piece of high quality HiFi that will stay with you on the upgrade journey.

These units have already been extremely popular and we have pre sold a handful before they even arrived in Australia and we expect them to be one of our most popular high-end digital front ends. 

Read more about the Stream XR at the Cyrus website here

On display now at Carlton Audio Visual.

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Soundsmith cartridges are handmade in the USA and are little jewels to adorn your most beloved Turntables. 

They are a Moving Iron design - the third, less talked about category of cartridge design. This design uses less mass than a Moving Magnet design so it's more reactive and dynamic.

The Paua MkII uses a new Aluminium Cantilever which is stiff where it's needed but is also acoustically dampening in critical areas.

An important factor when we choose we high-end cartridges to stock is their retipping service. We like to recommend cartridges that when something happens to the stylus there's a skilled in-house retipping service. Soundsmith offer just that.

And isn't the new sea shell casing just beautiful!

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The Yamaha NS-800A speakers have just landed at Carlton Audio Visual. We've had them running in and stretching their wings in the main demo space.

The NS-800A feature the same innovative cabinet design as the top of the range NS-5000 speakers. That is to say that instead of packing the insides of the cabinet with acoustically absorbing material like foam, Yamaha uses their 'absorber tubes'. These don't completely dampen the sound rather they keep a freshness and pep to the music.

Even without being fully run-in, these speakers are exciting, forward and immeadiate. They don't quite have all the pep of the NS-5000s but that's to be expected given that the NS-5000s are nearly triple the price.

They also don't feature the Zylon drivers of the NS-5000s having instead a pulp (paper) mix in the driver. The Zylon evidently works to give the higher range of speakers extra punch and attack.

But the lineage is still clear and if you love that Yamaha pure and fast sound, you're going to love these.

What I've also noticed is unlike a lot of bookshelf speakers, the mid-range is still quite present with the NS-800a. They are quite consistent throughout the frequency sweep and don't show the characteristic hole in the mids which plagues many a lesser set of bookshelves.

You won't be dissapointed by their bass either. Rich and full. Surprising for a bookshelf speaker, even one like this, that is on the larger side. But more importantly articulation and attack are not lost in the bass either. This can be another pitfall of less efficient bookshelves that find it difficult to articulate bass lines and give you more wooliness than crispness.

 

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Quickly becoming Carlton Audio Visual's go-to in-ceiling speaker when the client is after a beefy, big and involving sound that doesn't compromise on detail. These are a clever design that hide completely in the ceiling.

We have these set up in our Control4 demo space and you'll often catch Rab in there playing Cher loudly at 8am. Come in and try them for yourself...and help us to stop the Cher...Please!

There is a left and a right mounted unit of these. Priced per unit but you will need the pair.

White grills available to blend in with your ceilings

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If you have a system you care about and want to get the most out of it, adding Nordost Tyr 2 interconnects will elevate the resolution, depth and spatial awareness of the system.

These are exceptional cables that cannot be underestimated. 

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The brand new Rega Elex Mk 4 is here! Boasting the updated aesthetic but also a built-in DAC as well as an upgraded internal circuitry. So much so that Jason Kennedy from the stereo magazine The Ear has declared "Elex Mk4 gives you 95% of what’s on offer from the Elicit Mk5 at a notably lower price, as mentioned earlier the only real difference ... The Rega Elex Mk4 is a hi-fi bargain, of that there can be no doubt."

The DAC circuitry is based on what was a personal favourite of mine, the now discontinued DAC-R. I'm glad to see that the DAC-R is seeing a revival in the new Elex Mk 4. Two superb performers in the one box....Hoorah!

Read Kennedy's full review here

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Ruark R1S builds on the ever popular Ruark R1 adding WiFi audio streaming and Bluetooth. Giving you a traditional, quality small footprint radio with the mod cons as well.

Many people still listen to radio as their main source of entertainment during the day! The radio is not dead as many may believe. Ruark has recognised this and continues to manufacture radio for the market.

The R1S has an optional remote for $35.

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Marantz has been a stalwart of Carlton Audio Visual since we opened. Consistently rich and warm in sound and very adaptable. Marantz is a big enough company to change their designs quickly to give consumers what they're after. Integrating HiFi quality streaming into HiFi quality amplifiers is one of those adaptations.

The Model 40N is a rich, warm sounding amplifier with an easy-to-use high quality streaming module built-in.

On demo now at our Lygon st showroom

 

 

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We are offering the PS Audio FR30s Ex-Demo for a very special price.

Now on demonstration in a dedicated space in Carlton Audio Visual.

Hi Fi News Verdict:  "The waiting is over, and the aspen FR30 speakers are nothing short of remarkable, setting new standards of focus, openness, weight and control at this price and well above. The build and finish are as immaculate as the sound, the unusual styling works remarkably well in the room, and the listening experience is a revelation. If you're in the market for speakers in this sector, listen to them - they're a bargain."

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Aurender is the new kid at Carlton Audio Visual. The choice for digital streaming options in the realm of real HiFi has blossomed over the last couple of years and for the uninitiated the nuances and the differences between a good digital front end and an incredible digital front end get lost in a lot of computer terminology.

Like a caching server. What is caching? And whiy is it useful in a streamer?

Caching is a temporary storage of information using certain drive and memory chip hardware. Having this caching server on board the streamer means the music files are stored right there at the streamer once selected so data is handled at dramatically increased speeds. It also eliminates annoying drop out problems from sub optimal internet connections.

This all means a better musical experience.

And more than the caching server, the Aurenders examine all the detail within the circuitry and connections in their units to reduce or eliminate noisy electronic componentry corrupting the musical signal. This means quieter noise floor, more detail and soundstage...in essence...more Music, less noise!

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Looking for the iron hand in velvet glove in an amplifier? Then this new top of the range Prima Luna integrated may be the one.

An excellent Ken Kessler review here:

https://www.hifinews.com/content/primaluna-evo-300-hybrid-integrated-amplifier

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This new version of the Elicit builds on the virtues of the Aethos but at a much more reasonable price. Now with an onboard DAC with optical and coaxial input to add to the bare necessities. We have always greatly valued these big hearted Rega amplifiers for their subtle musicality and exceptional usability with difficult loudspeakers. This is taut, punchy, and clear with even difficult load and inefficient loudspeakers.

What Hi-Fi? on the Elicit Mk5

Darko Audio on the Elicit Mk5

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A beautifully finished tall floorstanding loudspeaker built like a high end musical instrument. These are the newest release incorporating the Yamaha harmonious design principle wherein all the drive units are made of the same material being a mix of high tech zylon and original Spruce pulp.

Yamaha NS2000A loudspeaker official site

"Soundstage Australia" on the Yamaha NS2000 The Manager of Yamaha Audio Japan who runs the design team for the loudspeakers came to visit us at Carlton Audio Visual and I made this little video of him discussing the inception of the Ns2000a. His English is a little broken but was very interesting:

 

 

 

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The Leema Antila is a classic CD player. Resolving articulate yet deeply and engagingly musical. 

This is a briliant opportunity to buy our old Ex-Demo stock at a great price. Because this was such a winning formula, Leema haven't changed much in their new version of the the Antila.

There are a few marks and scratches on the unit which is to be expected for a much loved piece of gear that has spent a number of years on the demo floor.

The price of this unit reflects the aesthetic marks on the unit. We have tried to take pictures of all of the slight blemishes.

This unit comes with a box and accessories.

 

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