Editorial November 2025
November 2025 The most recent MAX live event was an eye opener as we had some new friends attend with SPL cars. Sound Pressure Level competition is about, as you might guess, the loudest car [...]
Editorial October 2025
October 2025 Having spent a day listening to high end car audio using streaming services as a source and DSP to create a sound field in a small space (the car) whilst doing so in [...]
JABRA EVOLVE 2 55 AND 2 65 FLEX HEADSETS
Jabra Evolve 2 55 Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) Yes Speaker size 28 mm Speaker max input power 30 mW Speaker frequency range 20 Hz – 20 000 Hz Speaker bandwidth (music mode) 20 Hz – [...]
MAX live event #2
The second Musical Accuracy eXperience, or Musical Accuracy eXcellence (we're not sure which one works best yet but both end up as MAX) was held 19 October 2025 at Auto24 in Roodepoort. A fantastic venue [...]
AUDIOFLOW LOUDSPEAKER SWITCHES
Sometimes all you need is simple control, allowing you to listen to your music system in the room that you are in, or enjoy music in an occasional space without the expense of multiple amplifiers. [...]
B&O Beolab 90
VITAL STATS Drive Units 18 drive units per unit 7 Scanspeak tweeters, 7 Scanspeak midrange, 4 Heliox woofers Amplification Sufficient? 14 x class D amplifiers (one per channel) Sensitivity 126 dB (123 dB bass) Frequency [...]
Van Den Hul The Orchid Interconnects and The Inspiration Speaker Cables
VITAL STATS The Orchid Inspiration Cable Type Interconnect Speaker Cable Length 0.8m 2.0m Directional Yes Yes Conductors Silver plated OFC Hybrid linear carbon, silver plated OFC Resistance 0,0337 Ω/m (screen), 0,381 Ω/m (conductor) 4 x [...]
Editorial August 2025
August 2025 Hi-fi is a rabbit hole without end. You get sucked in. You back out. You get sucked back in again. It's just plain nuts. Ludicrous. The longer you spend in the game the [...]
Editorial July 2025
July 2025 Rain in July In Johannesburg. When last do you recall this happening? Climate change is a thing! Part of what I do these days is to comment on happenings within the auto industry [...]
Mars SET Valve Amp
VITAL STATS Connectivity WiFi (2.4 GHz), 10/100 Ethernet Specs None supplied Dimensions (HxWxD) 389 x 402 x 158 mm Weight 13.5 kg PRICE R54 900.00 SUPPLIED BY Mars Amps / 072 446 5072 [...]
SONOS Sub
VITAL STATS Connectivity WiFi (2.4 GHz), 10/100 Ethernet Specs None supplied Dimensions (HxWxD) 389 x 402 x 158 mm Weight 13.5 kg PRICE R24 999.00 SUPPLIED BY Cinema Architects 010-601-0653 WEBSITE www.cinemaarchitects.co.za / [...]
Editorial June 2025
June 2025 It's getting chilly in Joburg and that's OK. I have a valve amp from Mars on review and it is warming the room with all of it's 8 watts of output power but [...]