Australian HiFi

One of Britain’s oldest loudspeaker brands, Rogers, is now again available in Australia. The new distributor is Melbourne-based Audio Magic. ‘Rogers has been internationally synonymous with quality audio equipment since 1947,’ said Aleksandar Maksimo

Australian Hi-Fi Magazine is proud to be a member of the world-wide Expert Imaging and Sound Association—EISA—which each year gathers together expert reviewers from 62 technology magazines and websites specialising in hi-fi, home theatre, in-car elec

Wilson Benesch labels its P1.0 as a ‘floor-standing/two-way design’, a description which should immediately result in questions from the floor, the most obvious one being why it’s called a ‘floor-standing’ design when, as you can see quite plainly fr

Dynaudio’s Sub 6 Active DSP subwoofer is clever… very, very clever. It’s so clever that when it knows what main speakers you’re using it will automatically adjust its output level and crossover frequency and frequency response so that you get perfect

Sometimes I know the price of equipment I am reviewing and sometimes I don’t. I sometimes check it before I start, so I can judge the product in its context, but occasionally, just for the fun of guessing, I do much of my listening in the dark as to

Tom Waters: Do you have a first memory, a first unforgettable musical experience that left an impression? Stuart Jack: It was probably a journey rather than any one experience. I was influenced primarily by my dad who always appreciated good sound.

Halcro is very likely the most famous Australian hi-fi brand you’ve never heard of. Indeed you’re more likely to be familiar with the name of the company that founded it—Minelab—than you are to be with Halcro, since you can buy a Minelab metal detect

The exotically named Ella is the top model in the Blue range of headphones—a range that is rather less well-known than Blue’s range of microphones, which includes the famous Yeti model—and features 50mm square magnetic planar drivers. Blue’s Ella de

Due to the growing market for records back in 2017, the ageing pressing plants around the world became increasingly unable to keep up with the mounting numbers of orders. Now, with demand for vinyl at a 25-year high and news that vinyl is on track to

These days, just because you’re travelling does not mean you have to settle for second-rate sound quality. You can listen to high-quality music from your notebook computer, iPhone or Android phone without making do with mere Bluetooth connectivity, e

How many of you have recently had the opportunity (or necessity) to shop for a new lounge suite? I lately did just this, and the one thing that struck me was the amount of furniture that is driven by design and not by what its main purpose should be,

I have a mate who I’ll call Marty. He doesn’t want me to reveal his real name not because he craves anonymity, but because his real name is, get this, Fosset. Being named Fosset is a continual embarrassment to him, so his mates call him Marty while p

Knockdown-rebuild projects provide homeowners with the opportunity to create a home that is perfectly tailored to their individual needs, and for many, this includes state-of-the-art home automation. Such was the case in this stunning new home built

In recent times there has been a trend towards high-quality all-in-one amplifier+CD+streamer+tuner (or variations on this) units. This type of product was once the domain of lesser quality systems, i.e. if you couldn’t afford or didn’t have the space

The new ‘GZ1000’ Panasonic TVs have now arrived, and they are every bit as good as we hoped. It is easy to see why Panasonic is the brand of choice for most Hollywood colourists; while the colours may not ‘jump out at you’ in the showroom, closer scr

We now have a select range of the new PrimaLuna products on display – and we still have some remnants of the previous series left at clearance prices, check the specials section of our website! This brand of valve-based electronics has become synonym

We have recently put our first pair of Meridians DSP5200SE digital/active floor-standing speakers on the floor. These are an impressive speaker – in every sense of the word. The build quality is impeccable, and they would visually suit almost any env

While the two Mu-so wireless streaming speakers were somewhat of a departure from Naim’s usual product offering, they quickly established themselves as being among the best on the market. Naim have now released the Mk.2 versions of both models. We al

Acclaimed international jazz artist Lyn Stanley enthralled a packed house at Len Wallis Audio on the last Saturday in August. It was not only Lyn’s considerable talents as an entertainer that had everyone so enthused – although that was a highlight –

As many of you know, we have been singing the praises of Linn turntables for a long time – in fact a good number of you own one. Since day one, Linn have always preached that the most important component in any good audio system is the source, and so

The AudioQuest family of DragonFly portable DACs has a new member – the Dragonfly Cobalt. Even the most affordable of the Dragonfly family – the DragonFly Black – has been praised by Darko.Audio as “the quintessential everyman hi-fi product”, bringin