Home Theatre

The uncompromising replacement of the AVC-X8500 is here!

13 channels of serious, classy amplification with all the features and standards you could ever want.

When you have a peek under the bonnet of this machine, you realise what over engineered quality it really is. Each of the 13 channels has its very own PCB board to avoid crosstalk and distortion between the channels. Each HDMI port supports 4K at 120kHz. There are no fewer than 9 audiophile grade DACs servicing the inputs again individually so there's nominal to no crosstalk or distortion.

A pure, yet beefy sound that has come to epitomise the Denon sound signature. 

This unit will be a hit with those who demand the best from their Home Theatre.

What Hi Fi on the AVCA10H

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The all new Sony L series now comes in a 98" version for those who like their TV BIG but more and more for those who would prefer a TV to a Projector in their main Home Theatre Space.

For many people who are setting up a Home Theatre in a multi use, Open plan Living space, a Television is more convenient. Capable of performing when the curtains are open and the light is streaming in just as it's at home being fired up for a night going through the Blockbusters.

This Sony LED TV is perfect for this scenario. 

It features Sony's XR chip giving it superior contrast, imaging, upscaling and motion clarity over its 77L, 80L and 85L siblings.

All of your smarts are easy to use with a google operating system. 

Now playing in our main showroom on Lygon st. Come and see it for yourself. 

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Bigger, brighter and more beautiful, the future is Laser. 

This is Epson's first real 4K unit but more than that, it will actually pixel shift that whole 4K matrix. This means it'll be BETTER than 4K...and that's unheard of in the residential projector market.

It's also a 3 chip LCD design meaning there is zero rainbowing. Rainbows are nice after rain but not on your projector screen. There really aren't many projectors with 3 chips under the $10K mark.

Traditionally this place in the market has been dominated by Sony projectors in Australia. But this Epson may just trump them!

Read some of the glowing reviews coming out of the USA.

Here's one from PCMAG 

And this one from AVS Forum here where they promptly gave out a Top Choice Award to it as best in class.

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Introducing the 212/SX, 1000W of goodness with a rear firing, down firing and two active 12" front firing. Upgraded with carbon fibre blades behind the drivers to stiffen yet in doing so adding nominal weight to the drivers.

This means more control, faster, even more agile and extended low bass.

Official Rel 212 site

"Home Theatre Hi Fi Secrets on the Rel 212SX

 

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A remarkable technical achievement for Sony that breaks new ground in the marketplace. It has been a long wait to get one on demonstration and supply issues will plague this very high demand device.

Between this and the new Epson LS12000 there are some serious advantages for a consumer of good home cinema to consider an upgrade to these products honed by fierce competitive evolution.

Sony XW5000ES official site

StereoNet Australia reviews the Sony XW5000ES

"Expert Reviews" on the Sony XW5000ES

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The Bild i series of Televisions is a quality affordable OLED TV. Classier than your off the shelf mass market Asian brands. Even the finish on the metal bezel oozes quality as well as the glass on the front of the sets being super low reflection.

You now get all your smarts built into the TV and easily accesible via the remote control.

As well being an awesome, natural yet brilliant picture. It doesn't feel like you step into an oversaturated alien landscape when you watch a bild i TV. That is the effect you can get looking at even some of the super expensive, super bright Asian TVs.

The picture is sharp but not jagged and the colours are lifelike but not overly saturated.

This 77" offering may seem imposingly large but because the picture quality is so good and because the TV balances brightness and contrast so well, it doesn't feel overwhelming when you're watching it.

Come in and give it a test run for yourself. On display now at Carlton Audio Visual.

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It's a terrible thing to have a high end single box surround receiver that becomes outdated due to changes in HDMI and audio codecs. Often that means discarding a perfectly good multichannel receiver because of changes to digital encoding practices. Turning what was five years ago your pride and joy into 15KGs of consumer electronic waste looking for a cosy grave in Northern Suburban landfill ...

Then you buy the replacement model from the same brand and you discover that while it ticks all the feature boxes with bluetooth, wi-fi, dlna. snaggle waggle ... unfortunately it dosn't sound as good with music and dynamic theatre as the model you've just discarded.

So the first reason you buy a Surround pre and Power combination like this one is to get off the aforesaid Hamster wheel of Built In Obsolescence and waste.

The second reason is that it sounds fantastic.

Home Theatre Review on the AV8805

Home Theatre Review on the MM8077

When you graduate to a pre and power amplifier like this you have the best of both worlds. The very sensitive low noise circuitry of the preamplifier and processor is separated from the high current demand of the power amplifier and is able to do its job of recovering all the residucal fine detail of the signal to the best possible degree.

Meanwhile the power amplifier can be unleashed from the sensitive circuits of the pre-amplifier where its mass of current can be detrimental. Liberated and with massive current reserves, the power amplifier is able to grip and modulate the reactive load of the loudspeakers with unmitigated force complying with the complex demands of the sinal produced at the preamplifier stage.

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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

For the month of October, Krix are celebrating their 50th anniversary and are offering some package deals. 50% off subwoofers when you purchase one of their 5-speaker packages.

Our go to In Wall speaker for those not wanting to sacrifice the sound of their high end towers for an In Wall Speaker. Appreciate the stunning realism of a high-end floorstanding or centre channel speaker with this uniquely designed in wall speaker.

This package offers a fantastic way to get Krix surround sound into your home!

The pricing on this package is for:

Epix (x3) Black grills

IW-50 (x2) White grills

Seismix 3 mk 7 (x2) Black woodgrain 

Call us for pricing on different colour combinations.

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We got our hands on one of these and it is the state of art preamplifier without getting into Trinnov level pricing and open decoding architecture, Very limited availability and brilliant value. Learn More

16 channels of bespokely engineered D-class amplification, each rated at 200W each, this is a serious amplifier for someone who wants to do Home Theatre right. 

Pair this with the Marantz AV10 and you have one of the very best sets of surround sound amplification that is available on the market today.

Ultimate control and effortless versatility in the sound. Let an action packed movie roar and thump or switch the system into music mode and let it demonstrate precision and elegance.

Read more about this unit and get all of its specs here. The official Marantz website 

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For the month of October, Krix are celebrating their 50th anniversary and are offering some package deals. 50% off subwoofers when you purchase one of their 5-speaker packages.

The mighty Neuphonix is the top of the range of Krix floorstanding home speakers. There's no finer way to break one's own ribcage than to put a kick drum in the chamber and pull the trigger on the Krix flagship speakers. A true three way cross over ensures the crisp mids and high notes are not muddled by the awesome power of the 4-driver bass array.

This pricing includes:

Neuphonix Mk 2 Black Ash/Blackwood/Atlantic Jarrah

Epicentrix Mk2 Black Ash/Blackwood/Atlantic Jarrah

Dynamix Mk 4 Black Woodgrain

Volcanix Black Woodgrain

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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.

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 perfect complement for the perfect cinema preamplifier ... the Amplitude 16 has been the subject of much critical acclaim including the EISA Award.

Trinnov Amplitude 16 official site

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The Bild S is German Television manufacturer, Loewe's, reference set. When on, it's an image that draws everyone in to stare at open mouthed. It's realism and depth is awe inspiring. A boldness of colour that is mesmerising and lacks the artificiality seen on other TVs. 

This set sets itself apart not only by its image quality but the finish on the unit as well. With a double layer of glass, a motorised screen that slides up to reveal the soundbar as well as a slim bezel that feels like it's hewn from alien rock. The whole unit is machined and engineered to a premium specification.

The Bild S looks and feels expensive without being over the top and ostentatious. It blends into a room when its not on. Not drawing attention to itself until its switched on and it beckons you in.

Because of the high quality of materials and precise construction, the Bild S offers a longevity that's not afforded by other Asian manufacturers. For those who'd like to buy just one TV that will last a decade or more, Loewe is the one. I have a 10 year old Loewe Television at home and the picture quality demolishes most modern, Asian sets you can buy these days.

In the Loewe tradition, the soundbar on the Bild S consists of a front firing, sleek looking 2 x 60W stereo array. The set is more than capable of punching out an engaging soundtrack. There's no need to add a bulky cumbersome sound system to these sets. For those who want a stand alone, do it all Television, the Bild S is perfect.

These Televisions are loved by interior designers and Audio Visual enthusiasts alike. Elegance and performance in one package.

For more information, check out Loewe's Bild S home page here

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The new Sony Projector 8. Utilising the incredible XR processing chips as well as the very best of lenses means this projector has set a new standard for Home Theatres in the $20K range.

2700 lumens is brighter than the previous 7000 model.The laser light in combination with the pimped out lens makes this epic brightness possible.

Lens memory is also a significant feature that allows you to easily experience trues wide screen cinema in your very own home.

A couple of nice tricks means keystoning will be a breeze. You can put this unit directly onto the ceiling and have it image perfectly with its zone by zone adjustment capabilities.

Altogether an astonishingly vivid, realistic picture not previously attainable in this price bracket.

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We have this set up as an Atmos reference system in one of our buildings and, though I say so myself, we have done some absolutely fabulous work in Melbourne and Victorian homes with this system.

Designed for larger dedicated home cinemas with an acoustically transparent screen, the MX-30 will deliver your favourite movie soundtracks with supreme definition and accuracy, right through the picture and into your seat. Larger bass drivers and compression high frequency drivers provide an extended frequency response at higher sound pressure levels.

https://www.krix.com.au/mx-30/

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The Sony VPL-XW7000 is on demonstration here at Carlton AV and it is indeed a special projector ...

This is a contemporary reference for pure image quality in home video projectors. The dynamic range of colour and brightness allied to a very natural image feel makes this XW7000 the home cinema aspirational projector of the moment.

Sony Australia VPL-XW7000ES official site

”What Hi-Fi” reviews the Sony VPL-XW7000ES

Pdf download of VPL-XW7000ES specification

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Following in the tradition of the groundbreaking Altitude32 processor, the Altitude16 brings Trinnov’s award-winning Speaker/Room Optimizer technology, immersive audio capabilities, active crossovers, and unmatched bass management flexibility to a new, slightly smaller form factor with tremendous value.

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