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 [...]
Integrated vs. Separates: Finding the Right Fit for Your Hi-Fi System
When it comes to building a high-performance home audio system, one of the most important decisions you’ll make is choosing between an integrated amplifier and separate components. While some enthusiasts chase ultimate flexibility with separates, [...]
IS YOUR DAC TRULY NEUTRAL?
Timing, Filtering & Perception: Why Digital Audio is Never Truly Neutral. Is your DAC truly neutral? Many believe a DAC is a transparent conduit, simply passing along what was encoded. But anyone who’s explored digital [...]
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 [...]
HIGH END MUNICH 2025
So from all the news coming into us from Munich, it seems that yet again the High End show has been a huge success! Below are some of the initial figures, as well as [...]
B&O BEOPLAY HX WIRELESS HEADPHONES
Driver type Electro-dynamic driver w/ Neodymium magnets, 40 mm diameter Impedance 24 Ohm +/- 15% Effective frequency range 20 – 22 000 Hz Sensitivity 95 dB, 1 mW @1 kHz Sound codecs aptX TM Adaptive/AAC/SBC [...]
MQA LABS: Digital Audio with an Analogue Soul. How QRONO d2a Improves Digital Audio Playback
Background The early days of digital audio promised, and mostly delivered, a better way to store and transfer audio recordings. Compared to the best analogue sources like open reel tape and vinyl, digital audio offered [...]
NAD ELECTRONICS’ MASTERS M66 BLuOS STREAMING DAC-PREAMPLIFIER
As NAD Electronics’ most advanced pre-amplifier to date, the Masters M66 BluOS Streaming DAC-Preamplifier marks a bold chapter in high-fidelity design. Combining cutting-edge digital innovation with uncompromising analogue performance, the M66 sets a benchmark for [...]
Editorial May 2025
May 2025 Traveling is a thing that eats into one's time at an alarming rate. So much so that April disappeared. But another thing that eats time is listening to technical music. If I am [...]
LOCAL FOCUS: MIRROR EDGE NETWORKS
Coming up soon, the next installment of our Local Focus features, this one focusing on Mirror Edge Networks. But in the meantime, take a look at one of Managing Director Morgan Irwin's insightful and informative [...]
LOCAL FOCUS: ANR MEDIA
ANR Media: Crafting Cinematic Experiences Beyond Expectations! In the heart of Johannesburg, ANR Media has established itself as a powerhouse in the South African AV landscape—redefining home entertainment one custom cinema room at a time. [...]
LOCAL FOCUS: CINEMA KING
Meet Morne Seyffert... My passion for audio started as a young boy listening to my Dad's vinyl records on his old Sansui hi-fi way back then. Then time came to get my own hi-fi and [...]