Ullo geezers, this is the inaugural blog for myself at Carlton Audio Visual's new website. This is the informal type stuff where I can say wot I like without having to worry about being in a journalistic type style....cool as.

Occasionally I am reminded of the old Ivor Tiefenbraun of Linn fame philosophy that he used to create the charisma of the original Linn Sondek LP12 turntable in the UK in the late seventies.

One of Carlton Audio Visuals longest supplier relationships is with the distributor of Mission loudspeakers in Australia. We greatly value this English loudspeaker product and our relationship with its Australian distributor. Thus we were deeply chagrined to hear first through the ever present industry rumour mill and then by formal notification that the UK company holding the manufacturing rights to Mission - Symphonix Limited - has had an administrator appointed "to assist in stabilising the business".

We've had the good fortune to be loaned the Chord SPM14000 mono power amplifiers and they are amazing...
I have always theorised that a good enough amplifier will be able to force a recalcitrant loudspeaker to operate to near perfection. Whilst I would hardly call the Mission E83 Elegantes recalcitrant the wall of sound that they produce along with complete depth perception and transparency is simply wonderful. The loudspeakers just disappear into their own soundstage, the sheer grip that these amplifiers are able to exert is stunning.