Welcome to our Showroom

Seeing is believing.

Actually, when it comes to Hi Fi gear, seeing and hearing are both critically important.

We'd like to invite you to experience some of the finest audio and home theatre gear available in our purpose-built studio in Te Rapa, Hamilton.


Click here for a link to a street map with the location of our studio, or visit our contact page for further details.


LATEST RELEASE: we are pleased to announce the arrival of Luxman into NZ. We are privileged to be 1 of only 11 other international distributors.

Luxman D06 CD/SACD player & L505U Integrated amp:

Luxman was created in 1925 when radio broadcasting started in Japan and is one of the worlds longest established audio companies and has long offered its great acoustics to the audio world. Luxman has been highly rated both at home and abroad as an excellent brand for high quality audio products.
"At Luxman, we work for our products to deliver the passion of each music piece expressed by composers, players, and recording engineers to listeners,using Luxman enthusiasm with the same the level of zeal as artists and engineers".
Luxman recently commemorated the 80th anniversary of thier foundation, and are still working to find further excitement through excellent music and to share the pleasure with its clients and users. [link]


The TRI 35SE 2x45w integrated tube amp has become hghly regarded internationaly and at $3,300 (sells in Europe for approx 3,000 Euro) it represents great value. A serious little integrated amp that adds tube liquidity without sacrificing good bottom end control, with real drive and pace.

Recently reviewed by AudioENZ:
"This combination is worthy of consideration by everyone wearying of the anaemic or fussy performance of their solid-state hardware, and those who want the indispensable discs in their collection to be as arresting as when they were first heard...." [link]


The ultimate Primare Flagship syststm -
1 x CD-31 CD player
1 x PRE-30 pre-amp
2 x A-33.2 120w amplifers.
This system is suitable for bi-amping for ultimate dynamics and control.
There is an open invitation for you to visit our Hamilton studios to appreciate what great audio gear can really sound like. [link]


LOOK - a massive 25% discount special off current Clearaudio EMOTION turntables stock - limited numbers avialable.

What HIFI review:
"Rhythmic control is first rate, the Emotion's iron-fist-in-velvet-glove routine driving music along with class-leading momentum and integration—it's so much easier to sit back and enjoy the music when your turntable can so demonstrably discipline even a wayward performance into a lucid, vivid whole....."

HIFI Choice review:
"All-in-all a great result for a beauty of a deck. It does what is says on the tin, brings out the emotion from your vinyl and as a bonus it delivers the detail and presence too". [link]

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