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DarTZeel Integrated amp 2x220w dual mono fitted with MC & MM phono stage.

Welcome to darTZeel’s way of looking at the world

Our true passion for music reproduction, which we have nurtured for 30 years, led us on a long quest to design audio machines that can convey the emotions at the heart of a musical performance.

We are very proud to introduce the long-awaited result through our darTZeel product line.

Most consumer products today—even some very expensive audio components—are designed primarily from the standpoints of manufacturing efficiency and cost savings.
We beg to differ. [link]

Audio Reference Co for HiFi stereo equipment & audio gear, amplifiers, DACs, CD players, blu-ray players, music servers, loud speakers, turntables, cables, racks, acoustic panels and home theatre.

We import and source for you 'best-of-class' HiFi gear from excellent, affordable entry level through to unique, specialised high-end components.

We invite you to bring your own music in for a personalised audition in our contemporary studios. Whatever your budget, we'd like to show you how our gear can enhance your enjoyment of music.

Now Open Greenslade House!

AudioReference and Greenslade Gallery (formerly La Mezz Gallery) now operate from Hamilton's iconic Greenslade House.

We ask for your patience over the coming weeks as we settle in and create a wonderful new audio & art experience for you!

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We are the appointed NZ importers/distributors of the following highly regarded brands:
Atoll, Bel Canto, Brinkmann turntables, Clearaudio turntables, EAT Tubes, Echo-Hush acoustic panels, Exposure, Finite Elemente racks, Gemme speakers, Hyperion speakers, Ktema speakers, Lyngdorf, MSB DACs, Music Hall turntables, Neotech cables, Primare, Rethm speakers, SGR active speakers & amplifiers, Solid Tech racks, Triangle speakers, Tri-Triode Corp, Ultrasone headphones, Usher speakers, Yter cables.

We are also the Hamilton/Waikato agents for:
Cambridge Audio, Furman power conditioners, Magico, Paradigm, REL subwoofers and Sonos.

You're welcome to buy online (Please note: Not all our products can be sold this way) or better still, come and experience a personal audition in our Hamilton studios at the Audio Art Cafe. We welcome your questions & comments and invite you to sign up for our newsletter that will keep you in touch with the latest components and items of interest.

To avoid overlapping with another client's audition experience and to ensure we can can give you uninterrupted time, please phone Terry on 021 880 884 to arrange an appointment.


I look forward to helping you enjoy your favourite music on some of the best audiophile gear available!

Terry Humphries


Currently on SPECIAL @ only $4,995 (NRP $12,250)
A standout discovery at the Munich High End show, recommended to me by Srajan Ebaen (6Moons) to take a serious look at.
These unique high efficiency speakers offer wonderful access into the fullness, richness and beauty of music, retaining all the delicacy and timbre sometimes lost with others. I am currently driving them with our beautiful little TRI TRV-A300SE 300B 8w class A single ended valve integrated amp, the outcome is something to behold. If these speakers are within your budget then I encourage you to book an audition, you won’t be disappointed. [link]

MASSIVE DISCOUNTS - only a few items left:

TRIANGLE Magellan Cello loudspeakers: special $7995 (NRP $16,666)

ESOTERIC high-end UX1-Pi SACD/CD/Universal player: special $12,500 (NRP $29995)
This is my personal demo unit.

NEOTECH interconnect & speaker cables: special LESS 50% off RRP

Music Hall turntables:
MMF5.1 - special $1,200 (NRP $1500)
MMF7.1 - specail $1,795 (NRP $2450)

Clearaudio Emotion Smart turntable with Satisfy tonearm, Classic cartridge & Smart phono - special $2,125 (NRP$4250)

Clearaudio Solution AMG wood turnrable with direct wired Unify carbon tonearm no cartridge: special $6,500 (RRP$9999)

Atoll (French) IN30 2x50w integrated amp, black - special $475 (NRP $1100)

Arcus (German) Incatare DPA300S 250w @ 4ohm stereo amp - special $1,999 (NRP $5500)

Gemme (Canadian) speakers:
Vivace - special $3,500 (NRP $9950)
Tanto - special $5,000 (NRP $11500)
Katana - special $7,500 (NRP $14950)

Rethm Saadhana high eficiency (98dB) speakers - special $4,995 (NRP $12250)

Primare SPA22 latest Home Theatre surround sound processor 5x120w, HDMI 1.3 1080p etc - special $3,375 (NRP $6750)
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