DESIGNER, MANUFACTURER AND IMPORTER OF QUALITY AUDIO GEAR.
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CONTACT: Please email me at soultosoleaudio@gmail.com with all enquiries
ALTA AUDIO
Alta Audio are one of hi fi’s best kept secrets but not for much longer! Michael Levy is a speaker designer who “thinks outside the box” and has designed a remarkable hybrid transmission line/ported system that means all of his speakers deliver a full range listening experience. The ALEC is an absolutely beautifully finished “real home”-sized floorstanding speaker, that does not ‘loom over the room’, but whose bass output has been measured down to a subterranean 29Hz! A hugely musically satisfying model. Each model performs well above it’s price point and they have been garnering emotional responses with many ‘hardened’ reviewers who are basically shaking their heads in disbelief. The reviews of all the models are spectacular with some saying they are the best speakers they have ever heard, regardless of price!
PERLISTEN AUDIO
PERLISTEN AUDIO is an extraordinary new speaker company that I am extremely excited to be importing and distributing throughout New Zealand. They have only been distributing and selling for a few months and have already have won international awards and huge praise from every magazine, online review site, and customer forums that has listened to them. The only domestic speaker series on the planet to attain the THX DOMINUS classification…….designed and manufactured by loudpeaker geniuses.
Perlisten will explode across the high end speaker world in 2022 with the S-Series flagship range already selling and will have the more economical R-Series in full production in early 2022.
Twittering Machine review says: “The Perlisten S7t are among the most remarkable speakers I’ve had the pleasure to experience…….The S7ts jumped to the head of my Favorite Gear of 2021 list and I recommend them without reservation.”
The flagship S7T Tower Speakers function both as a high quality pair of speakers for a 2 channel system or as the front speakers in the best surround sound AV system you will ever hear!
More information will be added soon and the first pairs are arriving in early January.
Hold off buying any other brand until you get to hear these remarkable speakers!
They will be stocked and able to be demoed and purchased in Auckland at Rapallo AV in mid-late January 2022
COPLAND AUDIO
***Here are recent reviews of the Copland CSA-100 Amplifier***
Copland CSA100 Hi Fi News review August 2020
Hi Fi Choice Copland CSA100 Review August 2020
I am very excited to be importing Copland Audio into New Zealand
They are a small, premium manufacturer of valve and hybrid valve/solid state amplifiers and DACs from Denmark. They are renowned for their very high quality build and stunning Scandinavian design.
Established by Olé Möller in the mid-eighties who still owns and runs the company to this day.
Ken Kessler of Hi Fi News awarded the CTA-408 integrated amplifier an “Outstanding Product” Award and said:
“This just may be the best-value high-end integrated of the decade. I love it…..”
Full review here:
Copland CTA 408 Hi Fi News Review
ATOLL ELECTRONIQUE
ATOLL ELECTRONIQUE WEBSITE
I am very privileged to be importing the extensive range of Amplifiers, CD Players, Streaming Amplifiers and other components from Atoll Electronique from France.
The Atoll Electronique Company was founded in September 1997 by 2 brothers: Stéphane & Emmanuel Dubreuil. Right from the start the philosophy was to address a lack in the market: no reasonably priced true high-end audio electronics for budget-conscious audiophiles.
Their whole range is designed, tested and manufactured in Normandy, France. They have quietly built up a large range of different components over the last few years and are now garnering much international notice.
They are beautifully designed and built. They sound excellent and they are priced extremely well for a European sourced product line. Finally a product line from Europe that does not break the bank!
These will be stocked NZ-wide so please contact me to find out your nearest stockist.
“LITTLE FWEND” Tonearm Lifter
$420.00
The “Little Fwend” Tonearm lifter has one job to do and it does it beautifully, smoothly and gently and will do this for years and will look good doing it!
You drift off to sleep, you pop out of the room, you get THAT phone call and you can now do all this safe in the knowledge that the record you are playing will keep spinning round but your tonearm and your cartridge will gently lift off at the end of the LP.
There are a High version and a Low version and a new Disco version specifically designed for the Technics 1210/1200
It is very delicate and precise, and it operates like a precision instrument.
LITTLE FWEND:
The lifting Mechanism: Safe. Smooth. Silent. Those were the most important aspects of the design. We experimented a lot finding the right relationship between spring compression force, travel, dampening and friction. Little Fwend lifts the tonearm smoothly and controlled with minimum use of force (and a little help from Newtons fwends). Little Fwend can lift tonearms with cartridges set up to 5 grams VTF.
Release Antenna: High carbon steel Roslau piano wire. Very low lateral force is required to release the mechanism.
Rubber Beam. Neoprene rubber padding lets the tonearm rest safely and stable even with the level a few degrees off both horizontally and vertically.
U-SPIN revolving Record Storage System
I have designed and manufactured the U-Spin; a fantastic revolving record storage system manufactured from great looking, strong 20mm bamboo panels. Sanded and oiled to a silky finish.
This is great news for folk with large collections and to save covering all your walls with record storage shelves.
The U-Spin is only 680mm (27 inches) square at the base. Each storage bay hold approximately 65 LP’s. A 5-layer high unit stands 1830mm high and will store approximately 1300 LP’s. A heavy duty mechanism means it revolves easily.
The units are purchased per layer and can be assembled up to 5 layers high. This size will have a weight of about 400kg (880 pounds) so make sure it is placed in a suitable spot.
They can be transported flat-packed and assembled in under an hour.
TUI RECORD BROWSER
TUI Record Browser Brochure
VPI TURNTABLES
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VPI design and manufacture, at their own New Jersey plant, one of the finest ranges of Turntables in the world.
http://www.vpiindustries.com/
SUGDEN AUDIO
The exclusive New Zealand importer of the extraordinary Sugden Class A Amplifiers and CD Players from the UK.
http://www.sugdenaudio.com/default.htm
KONDO / AUDIONOTE COMPONENTS AND CABLES
http://www.audionote.co.jp/en/index.html
The KONDO ONGAKU is the most famous and best-reviewed amplifier in history and has been declared the best amplifier in the world in England, the USA, France and Italy.
This is the amplifier that inspired the worldwide single-ended movement.
ALLNIC AUDIO
I am thrilled to be representing Allnic Audio in NZ.
Allnic Audio are a high end audio company from South Korea who produce a beautiful range of valve amplifiers, DACS, cables and are especially renowned for their stunning phono stages which range in price from the aspirational $5995 H-1202 up to the majesty of the $59,000 H8000 DHT.
The new ALLNIC $7995 AMBER and $5300 ROSE are the best cartridges I have ever heard. Hugely dynamic and spacious. Demo models are available to try.
The new $23,5000 T-2000 30th Anniversary integrated amplifier is a revelation. A stunning sounding amplifier which can be 60watts in Triode mode or 120watts in Pentode mode.
High Fidelity Allnic T2000 Review October 2021
AMG TURNTABLES
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The wonderful AMG Viella V12 Turntable has taken the high end audio world by storm in the last few years. Brand new and yet instantly a unique mature product with it’s remarkable 12J2 12 inch tonearm. It is now joined by the beautful AMG Giro Turntable with the 9W2 9 inch tonearm
BLACK RHODIUM CABLES
Black Rhodium Cables are hand made in UK by Graham Nalty and his dedicated team and make a large range of award winning cables at all price points and perform fantastically. 5 Star reviews in all the major hi fi publications including a “Speaker Cable Of The Year” in Hi Fi World a couple of years ago. I usually have a variety of demo cables available for home demonstrations.
FUNK FIRM PRODUCTS
I am now stocking the exciting new Houdini Cartridge Isolator and the renowned Achromat Turntable Mat from Funk Firm. Improve your system with these stellar products.
Many outstanding reviews online.
DS AUDIO Optical Phono Cartridges
DS Audio are manufacturing an extraordinary range of optical cartridges that are taking the vinyl playback world by storm. Digital Stream Corporation invented the optical mouse alongside Microsoft and have put their intensive knowledge into making, what some reviewers are saying, are the finest phono cartridges in the world.
Here’s how the DS Audio Cartridges work: The cartridge uses a light source (a miniature LED) that is powered by the included equalizer/power supply (which replaces your phonostage) via the tonearm cables and internal tonearm wiring. The record-groove vibrations transmitted by the stylus/cantilever modulates this LED light via a moving screen, and the modulated light is picked up by a photoelectric sensor. This photodiode converts the light into an electrical signal, sending it back through the tonearm cabling to the equalizer/power supply unit, which amplifies the signal into a RIAA-equalized line-level output. There is nothing digital about the DS Audio Optical Cartridges. They are entirely analog devices.
The brand new DS-E1 cartridge and equalizer have arrived at a much more affordable price of $4995. This price includes the phonostage so this is a highly competitive product in the realm of high quality vinyl playback.
The reviews of this new DS-E1 model are fantastic and it is very exciting to have it available in New Zealand.
KISEKI PHONO CARTRIDGES
I am privileged to be importing the historically important and recently reissued Japanese-made Kiseki Phono Cartridges.
The Purple Heart and Blue have been lauded and praised since their re-introduction.
Many reviewers praising them as being “true” high end at incredibly reasonable prices.
More information coming……
AM AUDIO AMPLIFIERS
I am now privileged to be the NZ distributor of these wonderful amplifiers and accessories.
The 833M Monoblocks are striking looking and strikingly sounding 120 watt Single Ended amplifiers. The huge 833 tube allows this massive power while still being a pure single ended power amplifier……just remarkable.
The RT-2 Silver Preamplifier is SPECIAL!
This reviewer says it goes “toe to toe” with his $70,000 Audionote M8 Preamplifier.
https://www.hifiwigwam.com/audio-music-805s-monoblocks-and-rt-2-preamplifier/
All AM Audio amplifiers are absolutely world class are should be on your short list if looking for the finest sounding amplifiers money can buy.
http://www.livingvoice.co.uk/
The exclusive New Zealand importer and distributor of the remarkable “Living Voice” range of floorstanding Speakers.
Edward Barker of www.6moons.com said of the OBX-RW:
“From my vantage point, it’s the most desirable speaker available today.
I say that without apologies, caveats, disclaimers, quibbles, or even the false glow of first acquaintance … It’s a remarkable achievement”
SPATIAL AUDIO
http://www.spatialaudio.us/
Spatial Audio are based in Utah USA and design and manufacture a fantastic range of innovative Open Baffle Speakers. Clayton Shaw is the genius behind the company. His driving philosphy is to make the best speaker possible and to sell at the most reasonable price possible. These are a clean, modern, strikingly good looking design built to a high standard.
The M3 Turbo S ($5750) utilizes four custom made 15 inch drivers and the M4 Turbo S ($4600) utilizes four 12 inch drivers. Both models use Clayton’s best M25 compression driver for treble and midrange which blend in seamlessly with the powerful drivers. Clayton is so confident in his speakers he offers a limited 20 year warranty.
The brand new X1 UNIWAVE is a truely remarkable new type of speaker available from November 2016.
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CANARY AUDIO
I am very privileged to be presenting the USA-built CANARY AUDIOproducts to NZ consumers for the first time.
Beautifully built, and absolutely beautiful sounding valve-based Monoblocks, Stereo Amplifiers, Pre-amplifiers, Phono-amplifiers and CD Players.
TSAKIRIDIS DEVICES Valve Amplifiers
The 45watt RMS “Aeolos Super”
Tsakiridis Devices are a family company designing and hand manufacturing a large range of integrated amplifiers and preamplifiers and power amplifiers along with a sophisticated valve testing machine and power conditioners.
They are extremely well priced for European-made valve amplifiers with their best selling “Aeolos” retailing for $3495.
They perform well above their price point with one dealer saying the Aeolos is easily the best “EL34” based amplifier he has ever heard.
They have a modern dynamic fast sound with very good bass and the valve “openess” across the spectrum.
The Aeolos has Triode/Pentode switching and Low Feedback/Normal Feedback switching.
A huge benefit of the Aeolos is each valve is individually biased and you can choose to use EL34, KT88 or KT120 tubes for more power, instead of the EL34 tubes, which makes these very flexible and a “tweaker’s” dream!
( My latest shipment has the Aeolos installed at factory with KT120 tubes which give more power of around 45watts RMS and a bigger, more powerful bass presentation. )
They also come with a solid 5 year warranty so you can buy with confidence.
Absolute Sound and Hi Fi Plus Review
ENTREQ AUDIO
http://www.entreq.com/
Entreq are based in Sweden and make a range of cables and audio acessories but their most important and remarkable products are their range of Ground Conditioners.
These function by removing the “pollutants” in the delicate audio signal which are then grounded into the passive Entreq Ground Conditioner Boxes. The result is a darker, deeper audio background which does not change the essential nature of your system but boosts all it’s fine points. They have been manufactured and constantly improved for over 7 years and are priced from $549 for the Minimus Ground Conditioner up to the mighty Olympus Tellus Ground Conditioner priced at $13,995.
There is an extensive forum discussion on “What’s Best” forum which extends over 2000 postings and is highly illuminating on the positive benefits of using the Entreq Ground Contioners, cables and their other audio accessories
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?11995-Entreq-Tellus-grounding
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BASTANIS SPEAKERS
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These hugely dynamic, hugely musical Bastanis Speakers from Germany are made by myself here in New Zealand. All drivers and ancillaries are sent direct from Germany and I construct the speakers to Robert Bastani’s strict specifications. The 15 inch Matterhorn Speakers, and slightly smaller 12 inch Wildhorn, are currently in production with a high gloss piano black body and a high gloss Rimu veneer front panel, base, and tweeter pod. Very special speakers, and at 100dB sensitivity, can be powered by tiny valve amplifiers with great success.
http://www.bastanis.com/en/enter/
The exclusive New Zealand importer and distributor of the musically compelling range of J M Reynaud Speakers.
This legendary French speaker manufacturer has been producing speakers for lovers of music for over 40 years.
Sophisticated and musical with a real Gallic poise and finesse.
http://www.jm-reynaud.com/jmr/anglais/accueil_us.php
HIGH FIDELITY CABLES
The most exciting cable development to enter the audiophile world in years
These extraordinary new Interconnects and Speaker Cables using patented Magnetic Conduction technology have amazed audiophiles the world over.
Soul to Sole Audio is now the exclusive importer and distributor of the world famous Benz Micro range of Swiss-made Moving Coil Phono Cartridges.
Pictured is the legendary class-leading “Glider” model which was Absolute Sound Magazine’s Phono Cartridge of the Year 2009. Still at the head of the pack!
DNM
The exclusive New Zealand and Australian importer, distributor, and retailer of the audiophile quality DNM Range of Hi Fi Interconnect and Speaker Cables
SOUL TO SOLE AUDIO
EDGE Speaker Stands compliment the EDGE Hi Fi and AV Racks and are available in the same colour choices.
Designed and Manufactured by Soul to Sole Audio.
The Record Box
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Vinyl is back and The Record Box is the ideal storage solution.
Designed and Manufactured by Soul to Sole Audio.
$189.00
Macro CD, Bluray and DVD Racks
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Designer and manufacturer of the Macro Range of CD and DVD Storage Racks
Hi I’m interested in the gold note turntable series. They look incredible. Are they available in NZ?
Hi Patrick
I have to apologize for my VERY late reply. I have been having website issues and my messages were not showing up. Have finally seen your message from July for the first time!
Yes the turntables are lovely things. I have only just started importing Gold Note and got a Pianosa in as a sample and that was snapped up and sold by a shop! So am about to put through a new order. Is there any particular model that you are interested in? The Pianosa is the cheapest of the Walnut Base models and is very good looking.
It is best if you could email me at soultosoleaudio@gmail.com as I will see that straight away.
Cheers
Stephen