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The brand new, top of the range Marantz integrated AV receiver is in a class of its own. Capable of some of the most advanced processing available in the residential home theatre market along with some serious grunt in amplification but with a warmth and musicality to the sound that is special for Marantz.

Previously the kind of EQ, bass control and room management technologies that the Cinema 40 has, were only present in units over the $15K mark and that was $15K for a preamp. Cinema 40 has capacity for 4 subwoofers and the suite of processing to go with it, that means your subwoofers won't cancel each other out. Yes this is often the problem with simply adding more subwoofers. Once you hit 2, subwoofers on opposing ends of the room generally create inverted sine waves that will cancel the effect of the existing subwoofers.

Interestingly, this unit also comes with the option to upgrade to Dirac Live, opening up another level of EQing possibilities previously unheard of at this pricepoint.

 "Home cinema Hi Fi" on the Marantz cinema 40  

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Don't be fooled by the unassuming looks of the Kama's. They are packed with features that enable them to easily compete with the best in their class. And, like all Legend loudspeakers, they are still designed and built in Australia. 

Simply put Dr Rod Crawford is one of the very best loudspeaker designers in the world and the Kama 12 is right on the crux point of quality and value. Just come and touch these speakers ... then hit them hard with your knuckles ... and you will see that their constructional quality is way ahead of anything else at this price point by a huge margin.

These are ridiculously cheap for their quality ... lets not beat around the bush, we have speakers from overseas that retail for $10,000 that are still not as sonically accurate or as well engineered as these.

Legend Kama homepage. 

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• Class leading sound quality
• Hand crafted bass reflex tuned and damped enclosures
• Ruark Audio long throw 75mm woofer with powerful neodymium magnet system
• Ruark Audio 20mm treated textile dome tweeter with neodymium magnet system
• Linear Class A-B Amplifier, 20 watts nominal output
• 2m quality braided speaker interconnect
• Auto mono operation (can also be used as a single unit)
• Built in high quality Bluetooth Audio receiver with aptX provides CD quality sound with compatible devices
• Intuitive control system
• Pin-point LEDs show system status and source
• Compact infrared remote control included
• Digital optical TOSLINK input with adjustable attenuation
• Output for active subwoofer
• Line-in audio input with switchable attenuation
• Finishes: Rich Walnut veneer or Soft Grey lacquer; lead grey fabric grille
• Dimensions: H170 × W130 × D135mm each
• Weight: 3.5 Kg per pair

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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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One the marketplace has been waiting for ... Yamaha’s take on flagship surround sound. The RXA8A is a beautiful piece of audio engineering.

The question is .... does this mean that this new beast is now a contender against the no compromise Denon AVCA1H and Marantz Cinema 30?

You are going to have to come to Carlton Audio Visual and try them together to see which suits your taste best :-) .

Yamaha RXA8A official page 

"What Hi-Fi?" on the RXA8A 

"StereoNet" on the RXA8A 

"Audio Esoterica" on the RXA8A 

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The DL-103R is an updated version of the classic DL-103. It provides improved sound by using 6N copper coils wound with precision to the cantilever shaft. Audio lovers will delight with detail that is brought out by this outstanding phono cartridge.

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The Denon AVC-X3800H is a game changer in the AV market place. The biggest and most exciting change for me with this unit is the capability of having 4 subwoofers! 

Not only do they add the extra two sub-outs they've upgraded the processing faculty around the subwoofers. So you can choose to put all four subs in mono, that's pretty standard...but you can also choose to match those subs up with Front Right, Front Left, Rear Right and Rear Left speakers!! EQs and chanel adjustment can be made individually to each pair of speakers and sub to make this a worthwhile exercise.

At the moment the only unit we have that truly capable of pulling off more than 2 subwoofers is the Trinnov Altitude 16 that retails for $25,995! So to have something that gets even remotely close to that in the sub $3K price range is truly spectacular.

There's an optional upgrade with the AVC-X3800H to have the high end Dirac Live room optimisation system installed. A worthwhile upgrade especially if you're going to add two extra Subwoofers.

But all of this really equates to a unit that will live with you for many upgrades to come. I feel that Denon is demonstrating a move to offering upgrade paths, where it can, rather than a churn and burn consumerism. 

 

What Hi-Fi? on the Denon AVCX3800H

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The AVR-X2800H is, like its predecessor, a class defining unit. This is a solid amp with features galore.

The AVR-X2700 was so good and so popular, they haven't changed much with the new version. But they have improved the sound quality. Bigger broader soundstage and a nicer high frequency sound. 

Read What HiFi's glowing review here

And see the full specs at the US Denon website here

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Quite easily the best 4 zone 8 channel package one can purchase. Perfect for implementation where existing speakers are wired back a central point. Did we mention the app control is the simplest to use. Learn More

Belt Drive fully automatic turntable ... 

Drunkeness or narcolepsy are no obstacle to playing records with the Denon DP300. With full automatic needle on and needle off the record, and front mounted controls that can be used with the lid down, this will get you through the night.
This is the classic mid priced Japanese turntable that to be honest was always outpointed on sound quality by Rega and Thorens but has its niche because of fully automatic operation allied to a reasonable tonearm and cartridge with a good acoustic plinth design. This is actually a surprisingly competent vinyl replay machine that age has wearied and is of fundamentally good quality and value.

 

Denon Homepage on the DP300F turntable 

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The new 'entry level' Denon Receiver will suprise you with how much is packed into this box.

Yes of course it cuts some corners and doesn't offer the power and features of their higher end units. But pair this up with some efficient speakers like Monitor Audio Bronze Series or the Acoustic Energy AE100 series and you'll be thoroughly entertained with a capable, do-it-all system.

Read more about the AVR-X580BT on the official Denon website here

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A small soundbar on a budget. It will never get you to a place of real Home Theatre immersion but maybe that's not what you'll need it for. 

Denon is a universally respected HiFi brand and given the popularity of soundbars by middle income earners, it's no wonder they've come out with a range of different units to suit a variety of budgets.

If you're a real audiophile looking for good quality sound in a soundbar form, I'd suggest you look at the DHT-S516 though.

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Another exciting new offering from Denon as the replacement of the AVC-X4700.  Actually it dosn''t really look that exciting, in fact it looks exactly the same as the other Denon'amplifiers from the last thirty three years that we have been selling them. The good thing ... the really good thing about this do everything amp, is that it carries that cusp of technologies that will carry a potential owner for another ten or fifteen years of ownership . Without having to replace an amp every fifteen years because it has outdated HDMI switching, or a urine weak power supply that breaks down at every voltage surge. This is an amp that will go the distance.

This unit is crafted in the Japanese factory of Denon, their premium factory in Shirakawa. The AVC-X4700H did not have this luxury and the move over to Japan prompted a complete redesign of the unit's internal structure. They now use a Monolithic Amp Layout as opposed to a vertical layout. Solid heat sinks and a more discreet amplifier module design for much superior clarity and definition are instantly recognisable in this new design. See the attached images of the internal amp module output stages of the 4700 opposed to that of the 4800.

This unit will also come with the option to have 4 subwoofers each independently controllable, as with the AVC-X3800H. And the optional addition of Dirac live as well. 

"Audio Science Review" on the AVC4800

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There can be only one and this is the current evolutionary pinnacle of single box multichannel home theatre amplifiers. Carlton Audio Visual had a terrific relationship with the original Denon AVCA1SE that was a 29kg five channel x 170 watt super amplifier from the year 2000. Now its 2023 and we have the only fifteen channel x 210 watt with 4 independent XLR and RCA subwoofer outputs. The amplifier is made in Shirakawa in Japan which is actually fittingly not far from the Kure Naval Arsenal where the flagship 65000 ton Battleship Yamato was constructed in 1941 ... with nine 18 inch guns the Yamato is a perfect analog for the AVCA1H. The AVCA1H has the largest power supply ever in the history of Denon theatre amps... the main transformer weighs 11.5 kg whereas the previous model AVCX8500 had a transformer weighing in at 8.1kg Learn More

A really solid 50 RMS per channel amplifier with the excellent Australian incepted Heos streaming engine built in. This amplifier is very high value for very sensible coin ... a classic darlington transistor output stage with good current makes for an amp with excellent grip and control great at bringing difficult speakers to heel.

What Hi Fi on the Denon PMA900HE

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This CD player is a solid performer. There are no plastic bits in this CD player - it is made out of real metal. Reliable and clear sounding unit at an affordable price point.

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This is our budget sacd player. SACDs are a special type of CD that stores more information on them than ordinary CDs. They store the music in DSD format so instead of taking little slices of the music very quickly and piecing it back together into an analogue sound wave at the other end, it stores the whole nice analogue sine wave.

This makes them more musical, less digital sounding.

It's a great option to have on a CD player to be able to read the full SACD layer but it normally comes with a hefty (above $5K price tag). 

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This humble little injection moulded moulded belt drive P Mount fully automatic turntable is a nostalgia trip back to my early retailing days in the seventies. Yet it still sells through several times a week. A very neat device with switcheable built in Phono stage that can be plonked into a modern system and reintroduce you to the joys of vinyl.

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