Home Theatre

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. 

 

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The Baby Mini LED Bravia TV from Sony features the XR processor chip- the King of all processor chips. 

The XR Processor makes colours and motion on this TV some of the best on the market at this price point.

Vivid and accurate colours make for a remarkable watching experience.

This is a Mini LED TV so unlike OLED, the LEDs cannot completely turn off. Some clever digital processing here, however, means that the backlight colour adjustment is handled very well.

The advantage of course of a Mini LED is that it is inherently brighter than the OLEDs making them a little better for Living rooms with lots of windows.

All of your smarts are built into this one package that is very user friendly. 

Of course the Bravia 9 will give you better off axis performance, more accurate colours and calibration capabilities but there's a heftier. price tag to achieve that.

This unit is the perfect TV for a kids Rumpus room, or a main Living Room where TV is a secondary priority.

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The RX-A4A is where the beams cross for quality and value in a serious Home Theatre Receiver. At $2299 it has a very crisp and authoritative presentation that is suited to people looking for a forward sound with one of the safest brand names in the industry.

The Aventage series Receivers offer a unique five year warranty by registration for Australian customers.

The official Yamaha RXA4A website here.

 

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Step it up a notch to OLED with Loewe and you won't be dissapointed. We are down to the last of this mdel now and it is a particular bargain at this price.

OLED TVs do away with the need to have a Backlight on the screen which inevitably causes bleed through onto the panel reducing colour and picture accuracy. Organic LEDs are different from normal LEDs in that they can individually switch themselves off. This is why people first notice the incredible blackness on an OLED screen - a traditional LED or LCD screen always has some residual light shining through. 

The Bild 3.55 is where the OLED screens begin in the Loewe range and like all Loewe products they offer a build quality far and above other manufacturers who also utilise OLED technology.

This has a built-in dedicated soundbar to enhance your listening experience where the bulk of a dedicated sound system isn't practical. There is an Aluminium chassis oozes class and elegance as well as rigidity. The Asian TVs are flexible plastic with poor screen quality by comaprison at this price.

 

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The Zidoo UHD8000 is a videophiles dream. It's a simple way to play high quality digital content without a physical bluray or disc. 

This unit is equipped with all the features and bells and whistles that gets real videophiles salivating. 

But for more everyday users the essential point about this player is it will replay content to the highest standards matchig even Bluray playback quality, all with an unparelleled ease of use. 

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The smallest of Marantz's Power Amplifier range. It's adaptable and can integrate into larger systems. Importantly it has a sonic warmth and the grit (140W RMS) to deliver control to your speakers. Learn More

This is Loewe's newest offering targeting a more entry level buyer than their classic high-end units. 

It's a lot of TV for $2499 though. A classy build and finish that we come to expect from all Loewe products is not missing from the We.SEE range. This TV looks good when it's on and just as good when it's off.

It has an integrated soundbar that is a very capable 80W with a big, clear sound as well as all the smarts like Netflix and Youtube built-in and ready to press play. 

This is a 4K LED Television with HDR10 rating which means it has the tech specs to make a picture look detailed and vibrat.

Come and see them for yourself at our Lygon st. showroom.

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Introducing the UB-9000, Panasonic’s flagship 4K Blu-ray player. Building on their years of experience, the UB-9000 is ready to set new standards for video and audio quality in home cinema.

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Available from End of September in this specification. These players are made in the old Oppo factory and are very capable disc spinners. 4K UHDR Blue Ray Playback along with the esteemed SACD audio format. This new distribution of these products in Australia is also offering the players in full multi zone version. Nice ...

https://magnetar-audio.com/bluray-player-udp-800/

https://www.insideci.co.uk/reviews/magnetar-udp800-uhd-blu-ray-player-review.aspx

https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/magnetar-udp800

https://www.techhive.com/article/1793436/magnetar-udp800-disc-player-review.html

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A new 500W Class D amplifier with 12" CarbonGlas Driver on this new version of the HT1205 sends what was a good unit into the stratosphere!

This is one of the dedicated Home Theatre devices from the Rel lineup that exists to add visceral impact to movies with the maximum sound pressure level for minimum expenditure.

Official Site for the HT1205 MkII

 

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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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This is the brand new slim receiver by Marantz. The Cinema 70s has 7.2 channels with a whole suite of 8K capable HDMI inputs. These will be most useful for gamers where their 4K function is amped up to 120Hz refresh rate with full pass through.

We think the new Marantz look is so so fine. But much has changed under the cover as well as on the outside.

The whole range has undergone a revamp and they are even adding some premium models for the more discerning customers.

See the Marantz US official website for more information here

Please note that the Australian version of this unit does not have a Tuner on board.

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Superb value for a power amplifier. Offering control and headroom as well as musical nuance and clarity. 

This unit is built around the RB-1582Mk II but offers slightly less power at 130W per chanel (as opposed to 200W per chanel).

For those who have some pre out options on a current integrated amplifier, this can be a wonderful, game changing upgrade to bring speakers alive. It can also be used in Home Theatre set ups to take the strain off your surround receiver. Let the RB-1552 MKII power your front left and right speakers and do most of the heavy lifting.

Otherwise a pairing with a quality pre amplifier like the Rotel RC-1572 delivers exceptional musical quality. Taking the sensitive pre-amplifier circuitry away from the beefy power transformers of power amplifiers and putting them in separate chassis instantly takes the musical experience to the next level.

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Are you sick of having to sort through a monstrous Bluray collection? Are you thinking in this world of digitisation, there must be a better way that preserves the audio and visual content of the disc? Of course there is and this is it.

The media palyer for videophiles. Store your movies digitally on the massive 32TB internal hardrive or add the R_Volution NAS that has extra storage facitily and a powerful ripper function.

This unit utilises the Amlogic S928X-K/J chipset which is the fatest, smoothest on the market. This means your end user experience is flawless. 

This is the same chipset used in the Zidoo players but note that this unit is priced more competitively and has more storage on board. It can also be part of a very cool home ecosystem where you can share your digital files throughout different rooms in the home. Take a look at the Player One Mini and the NAS as well.

R_Volution are a French company and the people behind it have been in the media palyer space for decades. They know what they're doing and how to make great products.

This unit is setting a ew benchmark in the media player space.

 

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On Special for Black Friday ending on the 27th of November or when stocks run-out. Please contact us for up-to-date availability on colours.

There is one way to get extreme bass from a small box without going into weird science ... and SVS are following a tried and trusted horizontally opposed drive unit path here to get that deep bass from a tiny enclosure. Other pundits of this design path have been Devialet with their Phantom speaker series and Sunfire with their excellent subwoofers. The SVS however is offering this at a very reasonable price point that has not been hitherto available. You get a very compact and powerful unit that is  excellent at discreetly adding deep bass to a surround system.

Call us for availability of colours/finishes

SVS homepage for the Micro3000 Subwoofer 

 

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The love child between a Surround Sound amplifier and a 2-channel stereo amplifier is the Marantz Stereo 70S.

All of the video processing and HDMI ins and outs as a fully fledged Surround Sound amplifier without all the myriad of speaker outputs that don't always get used.

With Marantz's rich, warm tonality this unit is equally at home playing music as it is a late night movie.

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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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An excellent match for the Sony large screen Televisions ... The Sony HT-A7000 is a premium 7.1.2 setup soundbar recently put into demo at Carlton Audio Visual. It's advertised to support S-Force Pro Front Surround and Vertical Surround Engine technologies for a more immersive listening experience. Its default sound profile is pretty neutral with a touch of extra punch in the bass, making it suitable for listening to most types of audio content. Learn More

This is the power series in the Rel range where you get a lot of spl for the dollar ...

The new MkII version adds a new 300W D class power amplifier and a new carbonglass 10" driver. Delivering twice the volume as the original version this is sure to shatter some bones.

The original was already good, now Rel have upped the ante

Here is a video of John Hunter describing the HT1003, he is the chief designer of this dedicated to bass company:

 

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