Monitor Audio new Shadow: Star of the Show award CES

I will have detail for South Africa release soon...

Monitor Audio were last week proudly awarded a 'Star of the Show' award for the newest range - the Shadow series launched at the CES 2012 show in Las Vegas.


"As the international media partners for the show, our team of experts have spent the week scouring the rooms of the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas for the hottest audio products unveiled at CES 2012." stated by What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision magazine "We’ve been spoilt for choice, with products ranging from a dinky £150 DAC/headphone amp, to an intriguing new take on an AirPlay music system and the most amazing-looking high-end speakers."


The winners were presented with their awards by What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Editor Dom Dawes.


Full details on our new award-winning Shadow series will be launched on the website shortly.

Awards for Marantz SR6006

The Marantz SR6006 "creates a devastatingly convincing cinematic experience" in Sound Vision Install magazine (Dec 2011).

Marantz's new AV receiver, the SR6006, has received a terrific write up in the latest issue of Sound Vision Install magazine.

In this article the SR6006 is descirbed as a "powerful AVR which offers high-quality audio processing and creates a devastatingly convincing cinematic experience" (Dec 2011).​

All the Flagship Speakers

Some of the best brands are available to us in South Africa. Here is some of them available to us which the brand considers their Flagship units. Some are ugly, some beautiful, some huge, some slim, but all of these manufacturers have one goal, making the best speaker available to the market. More will be added soon...


Jamo R909

Cost: Will update soon


Spec:  

• System Type : 3-way 
• Power : 800 
• Sensitivity : 89
• Frequency Range (Hz) : 35Hz-30kHz
• Impedance (Ohm) : 4
• Weight (kg/lb) : 63.1 / 139.1
• Product dimensions (mm/in, HxWxD) : 1276 x 488 x 541 / 50.2 x 19.2 x 21.3

Klipsch Palladium

Cost: R234 900

Spec

• System Type : 3-way 
• Power : 400 W
• Sensitivity :99db@2.83V/1m
• Frequency Range (Hz) : 35Hz-30kHz
• Impedance (Ohm) : 4
• Weight (kg/lb) : 74.9 / 165
• Product dimensions (mm/in, HxWxD) : 1422 x 368 x 629 / 56 x 14.5 x 24.7

Revel Salon 2

Cost: About R200 000

Spec 

• System Type : 4-way 
• Power : 500/1000 W
• Sensitivity : 86.4db@2.83V/1m
• Frequency Range (Hz) : 23Hz-45kHz
• Impedance (Ohm) : 6
• Weight (kg/lb) : 80.7kg
• Product dimensions (mm/in, HxWxD) : 1353 x 356 x 584 / 53.25 x 14 x 23

JBL Everest DD6600

Cost: About R315 000 EACH


Spec

• System Type : 3-way 
• Power : 500/1000 W
• Sensitivity : 96db@2.83V/1m
• Frequency Range (Hz) : 45Hz-50kHz
• Impedance (Ohm) : 8
• Weight (kg/lb) : 142kg
• Product dimensions (mm/in, HxWxD) : 969 x 1109 x 469

Martin Logans CLX Art

Cost: About R296 000.00


Spec

• System Type : Electrostatic
• Power : 450W
• Sensitivity : 90db@2.83V/1m
• Frequency Range (Hz) : 56Hz-23kHz
• Impedance (Ohm) : 6
• Weight (kg/lb) : 50kg
• Product dimensions (mm/in, HxWxD) : 1448 x 218

Paradigm Signature S8

Cost: About R88 000.00 to R93 000.00


Spec

• System Type : 3-way
• Power : 250W
• Sensitivity : 92db@2.83V/1m
• Frequency Range (Hz) : 39Hz-45kHz
• Impedance (Ohm) : 8
• Weight (kg/lb) : 45.3kg
• Product dimensions (mm/in, HxWxD) : 1232 x 210 x 521

Bowers and Wilkins Nautilus

Cost: R589 990

Spec

• System Type : 4-way
• Power : 300W
• Sensitivity : 92db@2.83V/1m
• Frequency Range (Hz) : 10Hz-25kHz
• Impedance (Ohm) : 4
• Weight (kg/lb) : 44kg
• Product dimensions (mm/in, HxWxD) : 

KEF Muon 

Cost: About R1 200 000.00 each estimated

Spec

• System Type : 4-way
• Power : 400W
• Sensitivity : 90db@2.83V/1m
• Frequency Range (Hz) : 25Hz-60kHz
• Impedance (Ohm) : 4
• Weight (kg/lb) : 115kg
• Product dimensions (mm/in, HxWxD) : 2000 x600 x380 / 78.8 x 23.6 x 15

KEF Blade

Cost: R275 000.00 pair estimated

Spec

• System Type : 3-way
• Power : 400W
• Sensitivity : 90db@2.83V/1m
• Frequency Range (Hz) : 25Hz-33kHz
• Impedance (Ohm) : 4
• Weight (kg/lb) : 57.2kg
• Product dimensions (mm/in, HxWxD) : 1590 x363 x 540 / 62.5 x 14.3 x 21.2

Bowers and Wilkins 800 Diamond

Cost: R199 990 (From Feb might be R219 000.00)

Spec

• System Type : 3-way
• Power : 1000W
• Sensitivity : 90db@2.83V/1m
• Frequency Range (Hz) : 28Hz-45kHz
• Impedance (Ohm) : 8
• Weight (kg/lb) : 102kg
• Product dimensions (mm/in, HxWxD) : 1180 x 450 x 645 / 46.5 x 17.7 x 25.4

Home Theatre and Hi-Fi Reviews: Boston Acoustics A-250 5.1 Package

Home Theatre and Hi-Fi Reviews: Boston Acoustics A-250 5.1 Package: In my sound room I have a Boston Acoustic system set up with the Yamaha RX-A810 and BD-S671 Blu Ray Player. Much has been said by many re...

Most Expensive speaker in the world, $6.95mil

Some dream of a Kef Muon, other a B&W 800Diamond, some Martin Logan, other B&O.

But sometimes it can go gracy, solid 18 karat Gold, 1000watts of beauty. When you buy this you are rich, stinking rich, horribly disgustingly stinking rich

Now I do not know how it sounds. Hopefully someday Shape Audio will send me a pair to review :-)

Visit their website

http://www.shapeaudio.com/

When you consider the most expensive Home Theatre is $6million it does pt things in other perspective.



Can read more over here

Bowers and Wilkins XT Discontinued

No more XT series available in South Africa.

I will strongly recommend the Bowers and Wilkins CM8 for an alternative.

New Boston Soundware S5.1

Big Brother of the famous XS 5.1 now in stock!

subwoofer 8" 100 watts                         10" 200 watts
mid-bass 2½"                                         3½"
tweeter ½"                                              ¾"
price R6 000.00                                     R8 800.00

SoundWare S 5.1

Based on the award-winning system XS 5.1, the S5.1 comes with a larger 10" vented subwoofer with a 200-watt amp (300-watts peak).

With 5 slightly larger satellites (13.8 x 13.8 cm) bearing ¾" tweeters and 3½" mid-bass drivers, the S 5.1 system offers even greater acoustic performance and higher output.

Available now in gloss black or gloss white.