Made for listeners with 2023 requirements but a penchant for physical media, this network player is a sonic marvel, writes ANDREW BAKER.
Sound and Vision
Reviews and general editorial content about stereo hi-fi systems, multichannel home theatre systems, televisions, projectors and all things audio visual
Amazon Echo Studio’s 2023 revamp: smart as!
PAT PILCHER is gobsmacked at the beaut sound and stupendously smart capabilities of the new iteration of Amazon’s Echo Studio speaker.
Turning it up to 11: The Wand got the power!
The maker of NZ’s own The Wand turntable has come up with a battery power supply to take it just that bit further, reports ANDREW BAKER.
This nicely priced Technics system does it all
ANDREW BAKER gets to know an ingenious sound system that does it all and sounds great for a comparatively small price.
Perceptual listening is the brand new thing
Witchdoctor hi-fi guru ANDREW BAKER has heard a lot of speakers in his time, but this amazing new brand takes the cake (and wins the award).
Gauder Akustik Arcona 100 MK2 Floorstanding Loudspeakers REVIEW
German speaker design may be all about maths and physics but these Gauder Akustik beauties found a place in GARY STEEL’s heart.
This Melbourne hi-fi show is worth a trip across the Tasman
Delayed for a couple of years by the dreaded Covid, the StereoNET Hi-Fi & AV show in June is a must for Kiwi audiophiles.
Perreaux’s silky smooth and grunty amp a total winner
NZ’s legendary amp brand Perreaux rolls out the first product under its new ownership, and ANDREW BAKER can’t stop listening.