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Back To Retro: Vinyl Sales Overtake CDs For First Time Since ‘86

April Glover March 3, 2021 No Comments

Sales of the classic vinyl format in the USA have surpasses CDs for the first time in 35 years. According to the RIAA’s year-end report on the music industry, sales…

Audio Active Reveals New High-End Speakers

Jake Nelson March 3, 2021 No Comments

Canadian audio firm Paradigm has launched its new Founder Series of premium loudspeakers, distributed in Australia by Audio Active. The six-model range includes three floorstanders – the Founder 80F, Founder…

Audio Active Scores Two New Brands

April Glover March 2, 2021 No Comments

Melbourne-based Audio Active has partnered with high-end US audio and home theatre brands Pro Audio Technology (PRO) and Theory Audio Design (Theory) for distribution in Australia. The partnerships will be…

High-End McIntosh Audio Gear Coming To Oz

Jake Nelson March 2, 2021 No Comments

Audio firm McIntosh has released a new vacuum-tube headphone amplifier and a two-channel SACD/CD player. The compact MHA200 headphone amplifier is powered by a pair of 12AT7 and 12BH7A dual…

KEF’s New Uni-Core Technology Packs Mighty Bass into Super-Compact Subwoofer

Rose Daisley March 2, 2021 No Comments

Good things do come in small packages and bigger is no longer better when it comes to bass. British audio manufacturer KEF has released a new subwoofer technology called Uni-Core,…

SoundBeamer Hits Kickstarter – Are Days Of Headphones Numbered?

Jake Nelson February 23, 2021 No Comments

Headphone-less private listening is on its way to the masses with Israeli firm Noveto Kickstarting its SoundBeamer 1.0 device, slated for a December release. Previewed to the press late last…

Soundboks Brings “World’s Loudest” Portable Bluetooth Speaker To Oz

Jake Nelson February 16, 2021 No Comments

Danish audio manufacturer Soundboks is bringing what it bills as the world’s loudest portable Bluetooth performance speaker to Australia. The New Soundboks Bluetooth Performance Speaker features a maximum 126 dB…

Former Apple Acoustics Engineer Develops Premium Gaming Headphones

April Glover February 10, 2021 No Comments

Apple’s former chief acoustics engineer Vic Tiscareno has developed a pair of gaming headphones named The Model One. Tiscareno was hired by Steve Jobs himself to head the iPhone maker’s…

Crest Pushes Liquid Ears With New Brand Campaign

Jake Nelson February 2, 2021 No Comments

Brisbane-based The Crest Company is rolling out a new campaign for headphone brand Liquid Ears, aiming to drive sales for its personal wireless audio products to a younger demographic. Liquid…