Month: February 2016

Abtec Audio Lounge Makeover 2016

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Abtec NZ has been at the forefront of Car and Home Audio since our opening in February 1993. Abtec NZ opened it’s doors at 49 Hutt Road, Petone April 2013. Now in February 2016 our Petone store has had a full makeover bringing the best of both worlds together, Car and Home Audio all under one roof and with addition of a full installation workshop at 49a Hutt Road, Petone. We also provide a full mobile installation service locally for Home Audio products and delivery is also available if required. See below photos of our Petone store after it’s new makeover 2016. Main...

Sony MDR-Z7 Headphones and PHA-3 Portable DAC and Headphone Amp Review

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Released in late 2014, these Sony personal audio products are part of an ongoing roll out of numerous products rated for playback of high resolution audio. The products under review here are the Sony MDR-Z7 Headphones, the Sony PHA-3 battery powered DAC/headphone amp and the Kimber Kable MUC-B20BL1 balanced headphone cable. Despite that they were not the most neutral sounding products I’ve heard, I nevertheless fell in love with their open sound and their special qualities in the treble. I also found all three of these products to be very well made and one would expect them to retain their...