RICHARD VAREY goes hands-on with the 432 EVO Standard music server and discovers a way to make music both pleasanter and healthier.
Sound and Vision
The Sounds – And A Few Sights – Of Japan
SIMON BROWN hit the Tokyo International Audio Show late last year. He reflects on the Japanese audio scene.
Cleaning Up The Sound With Amari
RICHARD VAREY gets his records spick and span with two new cleaning options.
Casting It All To The Big(ger) Screen With New Chromecast
It’s one the least-hyped pieces of hardware recently launched by Google, but does the latest Chromecast’s low profile mean it isn’t a good buy? PAT PILCHER checks it out.
Record-filing Blues And The Loss Of The Man-cave
GARY STEEL has a mid-to-late-life crisis as he loses his man-cave and pontificates the importance of exactitude in the filing of record collections, and other related ephemera.
It’s Tiny But This Kiwi Amp Is Feature Packed
RICHARD VAREY checks out a Kiwi-designed desktop amp that blows the lid on his preconceptions, and proves to be so much more.
The Helsinki Ear Pleaser
PAT PILCHER does a Helsinki soundcheck with the latest Vifa portable Bluetooth speakers.
Focal Expands Kanta Loudspeaker Range
Focal is soon to release three new premium Kanta range speakers. Following the resounding success of Kanta N°2, Focal has launched three new premium loudspeakers: Kanta N°1 bookshelf, Kanta N°3 floorstander, and Kanta centre speaker. This means the Kanta range of loudspeakers now boasts four models. Kanta is optimised for […]
Sonus Faber’s Affordable Sonus Faber Speaker Range
It’s called the Sonetto speaker range and it arrives in New Zealand next month, direct from Sonus Faber in Italy.
GoldenEar’s DigitalActiv3 Powered, Wireless Speaker Due Next Year
While the industry gets first look/listen to GoldenEar’s new DigitalActiv 3 powered/wireless bookshelf speaker at CEDIA trade show, the public will have to wait just a little bit longer. That is, until some time in 2019.
Amari Turntables And Holo Audio DACs Now Available In NZ
There’s a new importer of high-end hi-fi brands in town, with SoundWe setting up an Auckland showroom. Selling hi-fi in NZ can be a loser’s game. It’s a crowded market, sales are sluggish, and it’s hellishly hard to find stockists for quality gear. None of which seems to concern […]
Sumiko Goes With Sound Group In NZ
Soundgroup has announced that it is to distribute Sumiko cartridges in New Zealand.