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Turntables

Audio-Technica's AT-LP70x turntable under test at Sound+Image magazine — **Audio-Technica AT-LP70x turntable** (Image credit: TAG Australia / Firefly)

**JBL TT350 turntable** (Image credit: Amber Technology)

**JBL Spinner BT turntable** (Image credit: JBL Australia/JF)

RP3-50 — **Rega Planar 3 50th Anniversary Edition** (Image credit: Synergy AudioVisual)

Turntable: Cambridge Audio Alva TT V2 — **Cambridge Audio Alva TT V2 turntable** (Image credit: Future)

Audio-Technica AT-MC2022 review (Image credit: Audio-Technica)

**Pro-Ject X2 B / Phono Box S3 B turntable & phono stage** (Image credit: Pro-Ject)

**Audio-Technica Sound Burger 2022** (Image credit: audio-technica)

**Cambridge Alva TT V2 turntable** (Image credit: Cambridge Audio)

Music Hall Classic turntable — (Image credit: Music Hall)

Air-supported turntable: Holbo MkII Airbearing — Holbo MkII Airbearing Turntable System (Image credit: Studio Kai)

Turntable: Audio-Technica AT-LPW50PB — **Audio-Technica AT-LPW50PB turntable** (Image credit: Audio-Technica)

**Music Hall mmf-1.5 turntable** (Image credit: Music Hall)

Mo-Fi StudioDeck Plus — **Mobile Fidelity StudioDeck Plus turntable** (Image credit: Mobile Fidelity)

**Yamaha GT-5000 turntable** (Image credit: Yamaha)

Hi-Fi Amplifiers & AV Receivers

**Anthem MRX SLM compact AV receiver** (Image credit: Audio Active / Firefly)

**Halcro Eclipse Stereo amplifier** (Image credit: Halcro)

Electrocompaniet SA2 — **Electrocompaniet Rena SA2 streaming amplifier** (Image credit: Audio Dynamics)

**Yamaha R-N1000A smart streaming amplifier** (Image credit: Yamaha Music Australia)

**Advance Paris A12 Classic amplifier** (Image credit: Advance Paris)

Marantz Cinema 30 AV receiver with the front flap up in a Sydney beach room — **Marantz Cinema 30 AV receiver** (Image credit: Masimo Consumer Australia/JF)

**Roksan Attessa Streaming Amplifier** (Image credit: Roksan)

**Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 800.2 amplifier** (Image credit: Musical Fidelity)

Marantz Cinema 30 AV receiver — **Marantz Cinema 30 flagship AV receiver** (Image credit: Masimo Consumer Australia/JF)

All-in-one system: Marantz Model 40n — **Marantz Model 40n** (Image credit: What Hi-Fi?)

Denon PMA-900HNE review — **Denon PMA-900HNE streaming stereo amplifier** (Image credit: Sound United Australia)

**Yamaha R-N2000A smart amplifier** (Image credit: Yamaha Music Australia)

**McIntosh C12000 / MC450 MKII four-box pre-power amplifiers** (Image credit: McIntosh)

Marantz Model 40n review — **Marantz Model 40n streaming amplifier** (Image credit: Sound United)

Perreaux 200iX Integrated Amplifier — **Perreaux 200iX integrated amplifier** (Image credit: Perreaux)

**Canton Smart Amp 5.1** (Image credit: Canton)

Smart Stereo Amplifier: Marantz PM7000N — **Marantz PM7000N smart stereo amplifier** (Image credit: Marantz)

Stereo Receiver: Yamaha R-N303D — **Yamaha R-N303D stereo receiver** (Image credit: Yamaha)

Adcom GFA-585se Power Amplifier — **Adcom GFA-585se stereo power amplifier** (Image credit: Adcom)

Stereo Amplifier: Electrocompaniet ECI 6 DX MkII — **Electrocompaniet ECI 6 DX MkII stereo amplifier** (Image credit: Electrocompaniet)

Integrated Amplifier: Rotel A14 MkII — **Rotel A14 MkII integrated amplifier** (Image credit: Rotel)

**Classe Delta Pre & Delta Stereo Power amplifiers** (Image credit: Sound United)

**Yamaha Aventage RX-A8A AV receiver** (Image credit: Yamaha Music Australia)

Phono stage: Gold Note PH-1000 — **Gold Note PH-1000 phono stage** (Image credit: Gold Note)

AV Receiver: Anthem MRX 540 — **Anthem MRX 540 AV Receiver** (Image credit: Anthem)

**PS Audio Stellar M1200 mono amplifier** (Image credit: PS Audio)

Yamaha RX-A2A — **Yamaha Aventage RX-A2A AV receiver** (Image credit: Yamaha Music Australia)

Dan D’Agostino Progression Integrated — **Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems Progression Integrated amplifier** (Image credit: Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems)

**Marantz SR8015 AV receiver** (Image credit: Marantz)

**Halcro Eclipse Mono amplifier** (Image credit: Halcro)

**Marantz NR1711 AV receiver** (Image credit: Marantz)

**NAD M33 BluOS-enabled DAC/amplifier** (Image credit: NAD)

**Gryphon Essence preamplifier and Essence Stereo power amplifier** (Image credit: Gryphon)

**Focal Arche DAC and headphone amplifier** (Image credit: Focal)

Rotel Michi S5 / P5 preamplifier & stereo power amplifier (Image credit: Michi)

**Yamaha RX-V6A AV receiver** (Image credit: Yamaha)

Stereo Loudspeakers & Subwoofers

**Richter Merlin S6plus loudspeakers** (Image credit: Richter / Firefly)

**VAF i73 MKV stereo loudspeakers** (Image credit: VAF Research / JF)

**Krix Neuphonix Mk2 stereo loudspeakers** (Image credit: Krix)

**AudioSolutions Figaro M2** (Image credit: Audio Solutions)

**PSB Synchrony T800 stereo speakers** (Image credit: PSB)

**Serhan Swift mµ2 Mk II standmount speakers** (Image credit: Future)

Sonus faber Duettos — **Sonus faber Duetto streaming standmounts** (Image credit: Synergy Audio-Video/JF)

**KEF Blade 2 Meta** (Image credit: KEF)

**Vivid Audio Kaya S12 loudspeakers** (Image credit: Avation/JF)

**March Sointuva WG speakers** (Image credit: Future)

**Revival Atalante 3 loudspeakers** (Image credit: Audio Marketing)

**Dali Oberon 9 loudspeakers** (Image credit: Australian Hi-Fi)

**Krix Phoenix Mk2 loudspeakers** (Image credit: Krix)

Richter subwoofer — **Richter Thor 10.6 subwoofer** (Image credit: Richter)

**Paradigm Founder 40B loudspeakers** (Image credit: Paradigm)

Loudspeakers: Sonus Faber Lumina II — **Sonus Faber Lumina II loudspeakers** (Image credit: Sonus Faber)

**Rogers LS 5/9 studio monitors** (Image credit: Rogers)

**KEF KC62 subwoofer** (Image credit: KEF)

Floorstanding Speakers: Wilson Audio SabrinaX — **Wilson Audio SabrinaX floorstanding speakers** (Image credit: Wilson Audio)

Active Bookshelf Speakers: Elac Navis ARB-51 — **Elac Navis ARB-51 active bookshelf speakers** (Image credit: Elac)

Revel 226Be — **Revel F226Be floorstanding speakers** (Image credit: Revel)

**Bowers & Wilkins 805 D4 standmount loudspeakers** (Image credit: Bowers & Wilkins)

Subwoofer: Velodyne DB-12 — **Velodyne DB12 subwoofer** (Image credit: Velodyne Acoustics)

Bookshelf Speaker: Polk Audio Reserve R200 — **Polk Audio Reserve R200 standmount speakers** (Image credit: Polk Audio)

Floorstanding Speaker: Paradigm Premier 800F — **Paradigm Premier 800F floorstanding speakers** (Image credit: Paradigm)

**Harbeth Compact 7ES-3 XD loudspeakers** (Image credit: Harbeth)

**Revel Performa3 M105 loudspeakers** (Image credit: Harman)

**Klipsch Heresy IV loudspeakers** (Image credit: Klipsch)

**Bowers & Wilkins 702 Signature floorstanding loudspeakers** (Image credit: Bowers & Wilkins)

**Krix Hemispherix SPS stereo in-ceiling speakers** (Image credit: Krix)

**Richter Merlin S6 loudspeakers** (Image credit: Richter)

**Richter Harlequin S6 floorstanding speakers** (Image credit: Richter)

**Bowers & Wilkins DB4S subwoofer** (Image credit: Bowers & Wilkins)

**Magico ASub subwoofer** (Image credit: Magico)

Sources & DACs

Hubbl Hub TV streaming box — **Hubbl streaming box** (Image credit: Future)

**Denon DNP-2000NE audio streamer** (Image credit: Masimo Consumer/JF)

DAC: Weiss DAC502 — **Weiss DAC502** (Image credit: Weiss)

**Aqua La Scala MkII Optologic DAC** (Image credit: Aqua)

**Denon DNP-800NE streamer** (Image credit: Denon)

**Questyle CMA Twelve DAC & headphone amplifier** (Image credit: Questyle)

**Lumin U1 Mini network music streamer** (Image credit: Lumin)

Systems

Audio Active — **Theory Audio Design theatre audition and interview** (Image credit: Theory Audio Design)

**Ruark R2 Mk4 music system** (Image credit: Ruark / BlueWillow)

**Meridian Ellipse wireless music system** (Image credit: Meridian/Cogworks/Firefly background)

**Aurender A30 digital music player** (Image credit: Aurender)

Music Server: Silent Angel Rhein Z1 V2 — **Silent Angel Rhein Z1 V2 music streamer** (Image credit: Australian Hi-Fi Magazine)

**SugarCube SC-2 Mini vinyl recording system** (Image credit: SweetVinyl)

**Denon CEOL N11DAB** (Image credit: Denon)

**Ruark R3 compact music system** (Image credit: Ruark Audio)

**Denon Home 150 / 250 / 350 wireless speakers** (Image credit: Denon)

Headphones

beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro X LE — **Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro X Limited Edition** (Image credit: Beyerdynamic / Firefly)

**Audio-Technica ATH-M20xBT wireless headphones** (Image credit: Audio-Technica)

B&W Px7 S2 — Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2 headphones (Image credit: Bowers & Wilkins)

Noise-cancelling headphones: JBL Live 660NC — **JBL Live 660NC noise-cancelling wireless headphones** (Image credit: Harman)

Wireless ANC headphones: Yamaha YH-E700A — **Yamaha YH-E700A noise-cancelling headphones** (Image credit: Yamaha)

**Stax SR-X9000 Electrostatic Earspeakers** (Image credit: Stax)

Wireless headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT2 — **Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT2 wireless headphones** (Image credit: Audio-Technica)

**Sennheiser HD 560S headphones** (Image credit: Sennheiser)

TVs & Projectors

**BenQ GV50 portable 2K projector** (Image credit: BenQ/Firefly)

**Hisense C1 projector** (Image credit: Hisense)

**BenQ W5800 4K projector** (Image credit: BenQ Australia / Firefly)

TCL RP630 — **TCL 55RP630 4K Roku TV** (Image credit: TCL Australia/Stable Diffusion 1.5)

BenQ's compact X300G gaming projector — **BenQ X300G compact gaming projector** (Image credit: BenQ Australia / JF-Firefly)

**Leica Cine 1 - 100 Cinema TV ultra-short-throw projection solution** (Image credit: Leica/JF)

**BenQ GV31 portable projector** (Image credit: BenQ/JF)

TCL C845 — **TCL 55C845 television** (Image credit: TCL/JF)

**Optoma L1+ UST projector** (Image credit: Optoma/JF)

**BenQ W4000i** (Image credit: BenQ Australia)

Laser projector: Epson EH-LS12000B — **Epson EH-LS12000B 4K projector** (Image credit: Epson)

TCL TS1832 soundbar and subwoofer — **TCL TS8132 soundbar and subwoofer** (Image credit: TCL)

4LED UHD Gaming Projector: BenQ X3000i — BenQ X3000i UHD gaming projector (Image credit: BenQ)

TCL 65X925 8K Mini LED Google TV (Image credit: TCL Australia)

4K Projector: Sony VPL-VW790ES — **Sony VPL-VW790ES 4K projector** (Image credit: Sony)

portable projector: BenQ GV30 — **BenQ GV30 portable projector** (Image credit: BenQ)

Mini LED TV: TCL 55C825 — **TCL 55C825 Mini LED TV** (Image credit: TCL)

**BenQ TK700STi gaming projector** (Image credit: BenQ)

**Hisense 65SX 4K television** (Image credit: Hisense)

Epson EH-LS300 — **Epson EpiqVision EH-LS300B ultra-short-throw projector** (Image credit: Epson)

**Optoma P1 projector** (Image credit: Optoma)

Soundbars

**Yamaha True X soundbar system** (Image credit: Yamaha Music Australia/JF)

**JBL Bar 1300 soundbar system** (Image credit: Harman Australia)

**Yamaha SR-C30A soundbar + subwoofer** (Image credit: Yamaha Music Australia)

HW-S800B soundbar — **Samsung HW-S800B S-Series soundbar** (Image credit: Samsung Electronics Australia)

Yamaha SR-B20A — **Yamaha SR-B20 soundbar** (Image credit: Yamaha)

**Polk MagniFi Mini AX soundbar 'lozenge' and subwoofer** (Image credit: Sound United)

**Devialet Dione soundbar** (Image credit: Devialet)

Denon Home 4.1 system: Denon Home Sound Bar 550, Denon Home 150 speakers, Denon DSW-1H subwoofer — **Denon Home 4.1 audio system** (Image credit: Denon)

Soundbar: Samsung HW-Q950A — **Samsung HW-Q950A soundbar system** (Image credit: Samsung)

**TCL Ray Danz TS9030 soundbar** (Image credit: TCL)

**Yamaha SR-C20A soundbar** (Image credit: Yamaha)

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