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We really really like the way that Rega do things. As a small family business with particular ... and peculiar ... proclivities we believe that Hi Fi should be as good as possible at making music and last you a healthy lifespan and be as inexpensive as possible.

The Rega Io is exactly those things.

"Tone Audio" reckon the Rega Io is a future classic 

"What Hi-Fi?" on the Rega Io 

Official manufacturer's site for the Rega Io 

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The Moonstone is an affordable high-performance moving magnet cartridge that utilizes the powerful mechanically-generated electromotive forces of the moving magnet to help give your playback extra punch and convincing realism. Exceptionally well-balanced and dimensionally dense, the breathtaking dynamics of the Moonstone outperform many comparably priced moving coil cartridges without requiring the huge investment in preampfification.

For some Turntables including Regas, we will need to fit a 2mm spacer on you tonearm for this cartridge. Like the HiFi Guru Spacer

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A 65" OLED TV has become the standard size and type of Television for most Australian homes. And the new Sony A95L will soon take its place as the reigning king of residential homes.

This is a fairly big TV but it has very low reflection and won't stick out in a living room as a big shiny black thing in the corner. Its low reflection also helps with the image quality and viewability.

Couple that with incredible contast, dark blacks and brilliant colours, smooth motion and all of Sony's innovative image tweaking tech and you have yourself a spectacular TV equally at home with live sports as it is with Movie night.

We and our customers find the Sony TVs particularly easy to use and navigate. As you'd expect with a modern TV of this calibre, all of the apps you could ever want are built-in and easy to find.

We will match Sony Australia's online price for this unit. 

The price listed is for a 65" but it also comes in a 55" and a 77". Please call us for information regarding the latest prices and availability for these units.

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We have a trade-in unit available of an older version of the Naim HiCap (that is the non DR version). 

This is the perfect unit to pair with a range of Naim products to dramatically improve their performance.

Included is a SNAIC cable and a Mains cable. This unit does not come with a box. 

I was absolutely astounded the difference it made when we paired it with a Naim Supernait. So much more detail and depth to the music. The change was evident from the very first note.

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A lovely piece of work and a notable inclusion to the Marantz range ... one absolutely loves the adjustable Phono MC input impedance. The original Marantz Consollette made in New York in 1953 had phono equaliser controls on the front. These are made with love in the Japanese factory and will be in great demand.

The phono tech in this amplifier makes it an awesome choice for a good quality turntable based setup.

By the way it's hard to overstate just how pretty this amplifier is and even more so if you put it together with the matching Cd Player Streamer component.

StereoNet on the Model 30 release 

"Hi-Fi News" loves the Model 30 

Marantz UK site for the Model 30 amplifier 

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EVO3 Ascension takes IsoTek’s power cable designs and technical innovations to a new level. This unique design consists of deep cryogenically treated silver plated Ohno continuous cast copper conductors, wrapped in a dielectric of air, with partial FEP contact, before a further extruded FEP sleeve seals the construction. Each of these individual conductor assemblies are wrapped in Mylar with a further OFC shield before being given a slight rotational twist with FEP tubes of air. Ascension drops the noise floor to an inky black level, opens the soundstage with holographic images, air and space and unparalleled micro dynamics.

Available in C15 and C19 versions.

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This price won't last long...get in while it's going. Very limited stock. Call us for more information

This is the outright king of video performance in DLP 4K projectors for this money. The image is shockingly sharp when first encountered and this is an ideal upgrade if you have an older Sony /Sharp type device that is ready for a contemporary upgrade.

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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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A set of wireless earbuds by the experts at Yamaha. Sounding better than the apple earbuds but not going to break the bank. These are a nice option to make your ears feel loved.

Super easy to use with voice activation, gaming mode, double device bluetooth connection and dual on each earbud for clearer calls.

These come in a range of colours generally we keep the black, grey and beige in stock but we can get the others. Please call us to check specific colour availability.

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Chord's Toby is a dedicated power amplifier designed to match the Hugo TT. It's a sleek design that's done in Chords trademark Aerospace grade Aluminium chassis and will even fit nicely on a desktop.

Not that this power amp has the pedigree of a desktop amp...this is a serious Greyhound...fast and clean...don't let your fluffy bunny rabbits out near this guy.

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This is the model 130 node that slightly confusingly has less numbers on the box than the earlier model. This is the update for the model 2i and Bluesound has made some quality-of-life improvements under the hood of the new products with a new quad-core ARM Cortex A53 processor and a new DAC that operates at 32-bit/384 kHz and supports audio resolutions up to 24-bit/192 kHz.

The new units also include HDMI eARC and also have a lower signal-to-noise ratio of -113 (down from -110dB) and THD+N of 0.002% (down from 0.005%). The inclusion of the HDMI makes the new Node more media-center friendly, with the ability to hook it up to your TV and entertainment system. There have been some design improvements with an enhanced full-glass touch interface and precise volume slider.

As well as listening to the NODE through a conventional hi-fi system, users can also listen via headphones or even Bluetooth headphones thanks to an aptX HD transmitter as well as receiver.

The Bluesound aesthetic remains, with a sleek looking box (in either black or white), and intuitive touch controls. You'll want to put it in a central location and show this thing off. All your music is ready for listening at the touch of a button.

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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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The cable has a balanced design for lower common mode
noise. A unique feature with our patented hollow oval design
is the ground lead surrounds the hot and cold leads to keep
the signal pristine. With its low inductance design and extra
shield it has a very low noise floor for a better Signal to
Noise Ratio (SNR) to help bring out subtle nuances in the
music. With this new design it has the ultimate in shielding
for better ElectroMagnectic Interference (EMI) and
ElectroMagnectic Compatibility (EMC). The Ultimate Power
Oval takes the power cord to the next level in performance
and design. It will work great with any of your equipment
from DAC, Pre Amp, Power Amp. Made in USA

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The Michi M8 Monoblock Amplifier no-compromise Class AB amplifier delivers 1,080 watts into 8 ohms and an astounding 1,800 watts into 4 ohm loads. The design architecture ensures a smooth, accurate and relaxed delivery of the audio to even the most demanding loudspeakers while maintaining critical energy, rhythm and timing.

The stunning control and authoritative power of the Michi M8 Monoblock Amplifier is the result of a perfect balance of science meets art delivering 1,080 watts of Class AB power into 8 ohms and an astounding 1,800 watts to the most demanding 4 ohm loudspeakers. The M8 is powered by a pair of custom engineered, low noise, in-house manufactured toroidal transformers supported by 4 British patented slit foil, high efficiency, low ESR bulk storage capacitors for impactful bass with exceptional control under extreme loading conditions.

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The Maximus Neo fitted with the TA1000 tonearm has been awarded the incredibly sought after “Absolute Sound Product of the Year” by that most prestigious and discerning of publications.

The Absolute Sound on the Acoustic Signature Maximus with TA1000 arm

At Carlton Audio Visual, we have always admired the engineering prowess and refined and complete musicality of Acoustic Signature turntables.

Acoustic Signature are a small company who proudly don't produce turntables for the mass market. Their factory close to Stuttgart, Germany makes everything in house. This is not an assembly line. From start to finish. The aluminium and brass comes into the factory as a raw material and at the end of an 8 week process, a turntable is born.

We live in a world that has been transformed by globilisation where sourcing cheap components from 'off shore' manufacturers is common place. This, of course, has its advantages but asserting control over the whole supply chain is impossible as so many large companies have discovered. Just think of Nike and their struggle to control where and how their textiles are being made. This will be a problem for our generation as we try to be more ethical or more environmentally sustainable or simply strive for quality assurances. For items we care about, for items that will last a generation or two, the only way you can overcome this is by buying from manufacturers who are dedicated in-house builders.

And even at the entry level, Acoustic Signature's Maximus Neo, is made in house and to all the same quality assurances, environmental and ethical standards as their top of the range product.

An Acoustic Signature, will last you a lifetime... and more

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The much anticipated new version of the H190 is here, the H190V. Not only does this new model have a dedicated, high quality Phono stage on board, it has also been redesigned with a lower noise floor amplifier board and new power supplys.

The phono stage itself is based on Hegel's acclaimed V10 phono stage. It is MM (Moving Magnet) only.

Check out this video for more information on the unit here

 

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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:

AC – aluminum post and base in combination with an upgraded ceramic coupling ball.

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The first mini yet mighty speakers that Acoustic Energy released were the AE1 in 1987 that immediately redefined the state of the art of extracting a large sound from small loudspeakers. I particularly recall the retail impact of the AE1 in Melbourne at the the time as I was losing sales of large box JBL and Infinity and Yamaha speakers to this curious then largely unknown English brand.

Their new version of the AE100 is no different. A reworked cabinet design means a larger internal volume for a richer, deeper sound. New, redesigned drivers (that are made in-house at Acoustic Energy) give more definition and accuracy. A new waveguide design also accompanies the new tweeter for better sound dispersion.

Cunningly the cabinet of this small speaker is made of exceptionally high density material rather than the normal MDF of loudspeakers in this category, and in doing so realise a greater internal volume in a cabinet of the same size with lower resonance properties. The result is deeper bass with less colouration than other products of this size and price.

We believe that this is one of the great low cost small size loudspeaker designs. 

Read Paul Sechi's Stereonet review of these little beauties here.

ECoustics reviews the AE100.2

"Pursuit Perfect System" reviews the AE100.2

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The all new, completely redesigned from the inside out.

The old Aquarius EVO3 has been incredibly successful and a clear and easy step up from a basic power board for many of our clients. The V5 is building on that success but offering a lot more in the package.

It still has 6 discreet outlets of conditioned power but it's capacity for instantaneous power has dramatically increased as has the surge protection it offers. The PCB circuit board design has been completely reworked and better components with improved tolerances have been sourced.

Overall this means a more dynamics, bigger sound, simply put, more of that good Hi-Fi stuff for your ears at home.

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