MIRROR EDGE NETWORKS – KALK BAY INSTALLATION
Mirror Edge Networks presents its Cape Town Dolby Atmos home cinema in St James, Cape Town. This exciting project was carried out from 15 July 2022 to 15 August 2022 by Morgan Irwin and Daniel [...]
Editorial April 2026
April 2026 The great big listening room gig is completed bar fine tuning. The system is sounding magnificent even if I so say so myself and I am really, really enjoying time spent in front [...]
PASSING THE BATON
The life of a music lover can be a lonely one. We often see photos of areas in homes where the real music lives, usually bare, removing anything that may “affect the sound”, with exactly [...]
SAMSUNG CES 2026: AN ENTERTAINMENT COMPANION FOR EVERY MOMENT SEEN & HEARD
The Entertainment Companion zone at The First Look 2026 marked a new chapter in Samsung’s visual display evolution; building on nearly two decades as the world’s No. 1 TV brand. The space was divided into [...]
Editorial March 2026
March 2026 Things are happening. I had a chat with Heinz Lichtenegger, the owner of Musical Fidelity who happened to be in South Africa. It just so happens that I am also listening to new [...]
LOCAL FOCUS: SMUTS FOR CINEMAS
It’s not all ways just about your TV room or Cinema screen size and audio gear that defines the space where you want to enjoy your music and movies. That’s only the surface layer. [...]
FiiO Q11 DAC/HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER
DAC CS43198 Max Output power (3.5 mm) 310 mW (16 Ω，THD+N<1%.USB IN) Max Output Power (4.4 mm) 650 mW (32Ω，THD+N<1%,USB IN) Frequency Response (both) 20Hz~ 20Khz, curve amplitude change ≤ 0.1dB Maximum supported sampling rate [...]
FiiO/JADE AUDIO KA11 AND JA11 DAC/DONGLES
KA11 DAC Chip Cirrus Logic CS43131 Decoding formats Supports up to PCM384 kHz/32-bit, DSD 256 Input Type-C or Lightning Output 3.5 mm single-ended Output Power L+R≥200 mW+200 mW (32 Ω, THD+N<1%, USB IN) / L+R≥245 [...]
Editorial February 2026
February 2026 December was so relaxing I needed January off as well! But things are progressing albeit slowly in the wacky wild world of Audio. The home system has been challenged and the never ending [...]
ANALOGUE VS. DIGITAL SOURCE
The analogue vs. digital source argument for producing vinyl records just does not want to stop, and will probably continue for a long time. While it would be great to have all-analogue production steps for [...]
THE HUNT FOR PRE-OWNED OG VINYL RECORDS
When I started collecting vinyl records again back in 2004, there were not too many local suppliers. I was fortunate then to find someone who managed to get us what we wanted. Today there are [...]