Editorial April 2024
April 2024 The Great Construction continues. Slowly. What started off as a two week 'just tile the damned room and paint it' has revealed several, ahem, challenges. OK they're not challenges. They're bloody expensive problems [...]
Editorial March 2024
March 2024 It's been a long term dream of mine and it's finally beginning. Whether it takes a year or three remains to be seen but the Great Construction Project of 2024 has commenced - [...]
Magellan Audio RFI Filters
VITAL STATS Length Approximately 900 mm (20 mm thick) Construction Blended materials, endcaps made of Kiaat wood PRICE R8 500 (Pro Version) SUPPLIED BY Magellan Audio 083 325-6017 / phisci61@gmail.com The short [...]
NAD C658 BluOS Streaming DAC
VITAL STATS Model C 658 Formats supported MP3, AAC, WMA, OGG, WMA-L, ALAC, OPUS High Res MQA, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, Supports converted DSD playback Sampling rates & bit depth 32bit/192kHz; 16-24bit Frequency Response 20H z [...]
Editorial February 2024
February 2024 2024 has leapt off with a massive bang and not on the AV side I am afraid. "Real Life" has kept me away from my toys far more than I would have liked [...]
T+A DAC 200
Frequency response 0.1 Hz – 200 kHz Signal-to-noise ratio 110/114 dB Inputs USB, AES-EBU, BNC, 2x coaxial, 2x optical, HDMI, optional USB for powering external devices Outputs Balanced and Single-Ended Dimensions 10 x 32 x [...]
Editorial January 2024
January 2024 It's going to be a big year no matter which we slice or dice it. Events in the world at large are happening everywhere and the winds of change are ever blowing. Locally [...]
PSB Alpha T 20 Loudspeakers
Frequency Response On Axis @ 0° ±3 dB 36-21 000 Hz On Axis @ 0° ±1 ½ dB 54-20 000 Hz Off Axis @ 30° ±1 ½ dB 54-10 000 Hz LF Cut-off -10 dB [...]
Cinema Architects – Cinema 1 Feature
The all-new Cinema Architects Experience Centre had much to live up to. Especially when it came to cinema rooms. Having won multiple awards for Best Home Cinema, it had to create a memorable experience. The [...]
Editorial November 2023
November 2023 Black November or otherwise? I see that some are now punting that Black November specials should be vetted for being 'specials'. Who would have thought that a retailer in these tough times might [...]
NAD C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier
Continuous output power into 8 ohms >80 W (20 Hz - 20 kHz at rated THD+N, both channels driven) Continuous output power into 4 ohms >100 W Signal-to-Noise Ratio >84 dB (A-weighted, 500 mV input, [...]
Editorial October 2023
October 2023 The war of the formats ala continua... We haven't had much to say in recent times over the war of formats. It's the ongoing unstoppable object meeting the immovable force debate and as [...]