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About twenty years ago, Bi-wiring speakers was all the rage. That's where you run one set of speaker cable to the high frequency input on your speakers and a separate set to the low frequency input. In this process you do away with the high to low frequency metal jumpers on the back of the speaker.

Normally the jumper links that come with a set of speakers are bits of metal and not made to perform well sonically. The positive effects of Bi-wiring were 90% the effect of getting rid of those crappy jumper links.

These days when a client comes in asking about Bi-wiring, we make sure they first try some good quality jumper links.

Like a good quality speaker cable these will define the image, you'll hear more of the tail-end of the notes - the ringing of the piano strings dying slowly away into silence...

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This is the new top spec drive belt from Rega. These reduce WOW or flutter in the rotation of the platter because they are made to an exacting standard with no impurities whatsoever.

These belts now come as standard with the Planar 8 and Planar 10 but are highly recommended with the Planar 3 and Planar 6 especially if you have the Neo TT PSU.

It can be a nice upgrade, however, for any Rega Turntable.

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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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The ISIS is a twin line RCA to RCA coaxial interconnect, especially designed to provide superior signal transfer quality between your high-end turntable and pre-amplifier at a very affordable price.

Where high-end turntables often are supplied with meagre interconnects, significant improvements in sound quality, resolution and imaging can be achieved by upgrading to The Isis.

The Isis can also be used as a high quality pair of RCA's. 

Twin lead 19 strands per lead coaxial cable with a high flexibility and a steel-wire ground-lead / strain relief in its centre. With durable
bright red HULLIFLEX®(*) outer jacket. Comes with gold plated C - 4.0 (RCA) connectors.

Please call us to make sure we have the length you require in stock.

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Every now and then Loewe bring out a television product that throws down the gauntlet for design and performance so as to let the other television manufacturers know who really is the boss.

When your newest model television has evolved to minimalist thin screen how do you actually make it beautiful and something special?

An alien species coming to visit would conclude that most of the human race is in religious servitude to mysterious black rectangles that transmit controlling information for several hours a day.

Well this Loewe TV made in a piece of stone is a graven image to which all other Televisions are subservient.

This will be available in two sizes, being the 55 inch for $12,999 and the 65 inch for $15,999 ... there will be slate grey and clay white finishes and very limited quantities.

The Loewe iconic has been awarded the Gold medal for design by the IFF 2023

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The reference Aura MC stage is the culmination of decades of electronic design development. We have created the ultimate, fully adjustable, three stage, all symmetrical pre-amplifier designed purely to extract the very best performance from your moving coil cartridge and vinyl playback system.

Built into a completely re-designed custom case, the Aura is dedicated to moving coil cartridges and stays clear of any compromises. We have avoided including any superfluous functions as they obstruct the signal path and degrade the sound quality. The Aura phono pre-amp incorporates remarkable and innovative design ideas. If you are a vinyl connoisseur, then the Aura MC is an absolute must for demonstration.

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The perfect little subwoofer to match with your other Bluesound units. 

Adds a deep bass that's tight and controlled and a bit more audiophile than other offerings in this category.

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3 Metre Pair Bananas or Spades. The Oval Chocolate 12/2 is a 12 gauge cable utilising a hollow oval cross section & braided oxygen free copper. An alluring, attentive sound is now avilable from your recordings. Rated for in-wall use. Learn More

A superior high quality CD player where no detail has been overlooked in the circuitry design. Extensive measures have been taken to make sure the inherent jitter from the loading mechanism doesn't reach other sensitive circuitry.

A 32bit DAC is paired with 192KHz Upsampling capability giving tremendous results. 

This high quality DAC can be used separately as well. This means you have a multitude of different options for your digital sources - 2 Coax, 2 optical inputs and Type B USB. You also have the option of RCA or balanced XLR out.

Feature packed unit that doesn't disapoint musically.

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This is the amplifier to buy that is actually a lot better than  "if you need something to get you by" or "you're just starting out"" with a system. It's $399 so it is hard to go wrong but don't mistake it as just being a cheap  device by any means. 

This is the lineal descendant of the original NAD 3020 amplifier and is out of the original factory that made that product in the 1970s ... the green powerr button is still retained from that original design icon.

Plus it's got some very handy features and rather good sound:

• Phono stage on board with MM AND MC option!
• 30W per chanel (not huge, but enough for efficient speakers)
• Tone Controls
• Headphone out

 

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Uniti Atom is a beautiful, compact multi-source music player that will seduce you with its amazing sound quality and outstanding feature-set.

It has become the undisputed king of compact one piece streaming high fidelity amplifiers and now has a remarquable record of use in the field with zero issues hrdware or software for reliability.

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

"What Hi Fi?" loves it ....

What Hi-Fi? on the Naim Atom .

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A relatively small size of Television that is still German made and exceptional quality. These units have been very popular for people who don't want the huge gaudy monstrosities so ubiquitous in the TV market these days.

This is an elegant solution for a high quality yet petite set with all of the modern streaming capabilities built on board as well.

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Rotel is one cool and dedicated family owned company with fantastic provenance and a continuous fifty year history of distribution in Australia. They make all their own components in house with meticulous attention to detail. Even their basic model A10 amplifier has hand wound OFC copper toroidal power supply and purpose made capacitors. Before he left us Mr Ishiwata has colluded with Rotel to rebuild two of their highest value A11 series components and thus we have the Rotel CD11 Tribute Compact Disc Player and A11 Tribute Amplifier.

But there is a catch .... there is no surcharge ... making these the best Hi Fi value since ... the NAD 3020 amplifier of 1979 ...? StereoNet on the Rotel Tribute components

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Fantastic deal on all PrimaLuna models. 20% off until the 31st of March.

The mid-sized integrated amplifier from PrimaLuna. Decked out with EL34 and KT88 tubes, this is a well-made amplifier that doesn't cut corners and delivers all the punches.

Listen to Kevin from Upscale Audio talking about this amplifier

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This is a must-have accessory for anyone with a decent cartridge or anyone who doesn't have 20/20 vision...! Perfect for a gift for any vinyl loving relative or friend!

We're all about protecting vulnerable cartridges from their owners!

It sits neatly on the side of your HiFi rack and is completely run by LEDs. 

You can even toggle through the different lighting mood temperatures...got a date, switch it to the warm glow setting.

Great value too and an elegant solution for a Turntable.

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This new Creek 4040 is an absolute cutie of small form factor high fidelity amplification in homage to the original 4040 that was ... forty years ago ...

The original model 4040 amp was so sonically polite and self effacing that it was very hard to sell in comparative demos but loved forever by those who took it home. Having played it now this a really serious contender for a jolly brilliant amplifier with bells and whistles of something much more expensive ... for some reason a Renault Alpine or Crighton CR700 come to mind ... something small that is much higher performance than its size suggests.

 Stereonet on the Creek 4040 

 Creek 4040 official website 

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The brand new Monitor Audio Platinum PL100 3G have just been unboxed last week. These are a seriously nice speaker. Solidly made with a classic Monitor Audio liveness transparency and fun!

Darren is our resident Monitor Audio fanatic having owned a pair himself. His verdict? - 'hmmm, very good!'

Don't trust Darren though, come in and listen for yourself! We're putting some good mileage on them running them in so they're ready for a good demo listening session.

These will be a very popular speaker, no doubt.

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These days it's so hard to find a half decent small monitor TV. The Asian TV brands either simply start at 55 inch or if they have a smaller set, they are horrible things that look bad when they're on and even worse when they're off.

Also the last thing you want when space saving on a small TV is to find that you need a whole extra sound system to go with it because the in-built speakers are firing onto your wall and they're crappy little things anyway.

This is where the Loewe We. SEE 32 is different. It has an on board front firing 80W sound bar that integrates with the monitor looking just as stylish as the monitor itself. They come in a funky range of colours as well as a subtle grey to look the part in any room. Their build quality and picture is well above the competitors in this size of Television.

This unit comes with your streaming apps loaded onto the TV boasting all of the conveniences of a modern Smart Television. Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video and Freeview Play are all ready to go and the remote control has easy buttons to navigate straight to them.

Come and see these units at our Lygon st. showroom and have a play on one yourself!

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LEO GX.1 is a breakthrough in digital audio system clocking — the first master clock ever
that can feed a DAC directly with a working signal so precise we had to use new
benchmarks to measure its performance. Wider staging, pinpoint locational accuracy, and
an expanded dynamic range are just some of the benefits you’ll hear when you implement
LEO GX.1’s one-of-a-kind approach to clocking that literally bypasses the traditional
limitations of internal DAC clocks.

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