Soul Note - a new name to take notice!

When the Ex-Marantz engineers were laid off from the merger of Denon and Marantz, they did not sit around waiting - from the ashes rose a new phoenix - Soul Note. 100% Made in Japan, the new components are musically engaging to listen to. Four models are offered - a CD player, a DAC, a preamp with a good built-in headphone amplifier and an integrated amplifier. New products in the horizon includes a couple of power amplifiers and even a USB DAC is on the way. WE have the first four on demo in the store now. Do drop by for an audition with ProAc loudspeakers.

Walker Audio have just updated its Proscenium Black Diamond turntable - Walker have found that lowering the air pressure to yield enormous sonic benefits. More important is achieving the perfect pressure for isolation, rigidity and resonance control. The results is said to be as much as 50% improvement to the sound of the Black Diamond. The upgrades can be retro fit to any Black Diamond. Call us now for more information of check out Walker's webpage for additional information!

ProAc Tablette Anniversary
ProAc famous Tablette is now even better than before. The Tablette Anniversary commemorates the thirty years of the most successful model in the ProAc line up. The Anniversary is the ninth model in the line, it comes with all new drive units, a larger enclosure and a state-of-the-art crossover design.

Starting with the drive units, the tweeter is a new design with a 20mm fabric dome and a special design faceplate that reduces phase anomalies. The woofer is also new – using Kevlar membrane and a larger drive unit –  from 4.5” of the Tablette 8 to the 5” of the Anniversary. As a result, the new Tablette Anniversary is able to produce more bass extension and power, conveying more of the scale and emotional content of music reproduction. The soundstage is larger and depth presentation is significantly improved. This is the ultimate Tablette loudspeaker!

ProAc Studio 115
With new drive units, a slimmer cabinet and a new crossover design, the new Studio 115 takes over from the successful Studio 110 compact monitor. The Studio 115 is all new – from the carbon impregnated polypropylene cone of the midbass drive unit (taken from the highly acclaimed Studio 140 MK2), a new 25mm tweeter to the slimmer cabinet, treated with bitumous damping to increase inertness. The Studio 115 is designed to work with all levels of quality equipment, from a modest set-up to a true high-end system, producing highly musical results.

Karan have completely updated their line up of amplifiers – the new amplifiers have grown up significantly with more power, more refinement and greater transparency. Oh yes, thy weigh more too! The old models are great sounding amplifiers, the new models are just better in every respect!

KR A400 stereo power amplifier replaces the KR A270
KR A600 stereo power amplifier replaces the KR A450
KR A900 monobloc power amplifier replaces the KR A650
KR A2000 monobloc power amplifier replaces the KR A1200

The preamplifiers are also updated – The Preamp is now in Mk3 while the popular Karan Integrated the KA I180 is now Mk2.

On demo at the store now!

ProAc Studio 140 Mk 2 on demo at the store now!

The new Mk 2 version sports totally new drivers! A new 25mm silk dome tweeter and carbon filled polypropylene 6.5-inch cones as per the Studio 130. The dual midbass drive unit qualifies this speaker as a two-and-a-half way design. Like all the new ProAcs, the Studio 140 mk 2 is a ported loudspeaker but you may not find th port anywhere, that is until you turn the speaker upside down. The port is located at the bottom and fires downwards. The downward firing port makes it easier to place in any room compared to rear ported designs.

The Studio 140 mk2 can play perceptibly louder, bass goes deeper and the sound stage gains more presence than the Studio 130. If you are looking at the Studio 130, do have a listen to the Studio 140 before putting your money down, you might just get the 140 mk2 instead. Well you'll never know till you check these guys out!