The Home Media team have years of experience within the audio industry and are truly passionate about the latest and greatest kit on the market… so from our HQ in Maidstone, Kent, we are perfectly placed to advise you and make recommendations about the best setup for your home and your wants and needs, whatever your budget.
While it’s true that ‘more expensive’ need not always mean ‘better’, when it comes to audio equipment, often it pays off to pay for genuine quality, from trusted brands. Read on for the Home Media team’s top five luxury audio products – just some of our favourite products (in no particular order!) from brands we know and have loved for years, that come recommended for very good reason.
Avalon Acoustics PM1 Floorstanding Loudspeakers
Avalon Acoustics’ passion, combined with over 30 years within the music industry, drives the design and creation of their world-renowned, award-winning audio products. Always striving to reach ‘higher ground’ and reach audiophiles’ minds through music, their engineers and master craftsmen hand build beautiful loudspeakers that consistently deliver precise and elegant nuances of sound.
Each model in the Precision Monitor (PM) range is designed to produce accurate, balanced timbre and the PM1 delivers over and above the brief. Producing pin-sharp, immersive sound with wonderful texture to captivate listeners time and time again, the PM1 offers endless detail with incredible subtlety. Standing at 37” high, with sleek, classic faceting – which helps to reduce refraction as well as giving the product’s distinct aesthetic – this loudspeaker is a feast for the eyes and as well as the ears.
Meitner Audio MA3 DAC/Streamer
The ‘younger sibling’ of EMM Labs, Meitner has been known for decades in the audio industry for sophisticated digital and analogue equipment, equally suited within home audio systems as in leading state-of-the-art recording studios – their primary aim remaining making high-end audio more accessible.
Building on the success of its world-class predecessors, the beloved DA2 V2 and DV2 convertors and integrating networking audio streaming functionality of the NS1 streamer, the MA3 serves one main purpose: to take your musical enjoyment to the next level. Delivering top-tier performance every time, this perfect package of charm and control will never let you down.
DS Audio W2 Optical Cartridge & Equaliser Package
DS Audio (part of Digital Stream Corporation) has years of experience specialising in laser and LED optical technology, which led to a new approach to the build of phono cartridges and the application of new optical systems to reduce, if not eliminate, interruptions caused by electric signals and friction in more traditional cartridges. DS Audio cartridges have all the look of their conventional predecessors, but with a lighter, more agile response and signal.
With DSC’s technology behind it, the W2 package combines fantastic musical control with effortless presentation, including a natural rose quartz LED indicator, crafted by hand, as an added eye-catching detail to boot. The optical cartridge for which the brand is renowned, working alongside an equaliser housing 12 capacitors, makes for a powerful musical output, revealing new low-level detail to bring new heights of enjoyment to your favourite records.
Vitus Audio RI-101 MkII Integrated Amplifier
Vitus Audio are known in the industry as a manufacturer of solid, dynamic products that perform at the very highest levels and meet the demands of moving trends, with equipment consistently producing trademark accurate sound that is ever faithful to the original artists.
This integrated amplifier builds on the success – and the signature aesthetics – of its predecessor the RI-100, coming with improved features including additional cooling vents, EI-core and more, enabling it to provide 300 watts into 8 ohms, driving exquisite audio performance with effortless control and ease, all whilst reducing interfering noise. Your music is in good hands; you can have full confidence in this component, and its manufacturer, which is constantly striving for new levels of audio perfection.
REL Acoustics Carbon Special Subwoofer
From their inception, REL’s driving force has been the love of sound – the pursuit of the perfect sound experience, striving for better through innovation and advancement in technology and design. This passion is poured into the creation of each of their subwoofer models, constantly challenging themselves to improve upon the engineering and designs that have come before.
The Carbon Special Subwoofer packs a remarkable punch, smoothly and effortlessly, from its moderately sized chassis, delivering airy, delicate highs and powerful, deep bass with equal ease. This limited availability model – the product of the latest engineering hand in hand with cutting-edge components – promises much, but consistently performs at almost-too-good-to-be-true levels.
The Home Media team are always ready and willing to chat through the products they believe in and are here to recommend the audio products that will be best suited to you and your budget. Give us a call on 01622 676703 to chat – or pop into the store to browse our kit.