If anyone recognises these guys please let us know they robbed Abtec Audio Lounge Petone Monday 18 June 2018 between 1.23pm and 1.27pm. If you have any information re the above or know of someone trying to sell the goods or witnessed the robbery, please contact us or Lower Hutt Police ASAP. Case # 180618-2023 Thanking you in advance. Ashley Burrell
Installed Bluetooth music system with touch and gesture control with TV audio / auxiliary input Systemline E50 from Armour Home has been crowned a ‘Top Product’ award winner in Professional Electrician & Installer Magazine’s 2017 reader poll. The awards, selected on the level of interest and enquiries generated by PE’s 70,000+ readership, are recognition for those manufacturers and suppliers that have made a real difference to the electrical contractor’s ability to get the job done efficiently, safely and professionally, whether this is in the form of innovative products, tools or time-saving solutions. PE Editor, Richard Bowler said: “Our annual awards...
Big, Loud, and Invredibly Fun to Listen To By William Gayde on March 22, 2018 When you’ve decided that your TV or monitor’s built in speakers just don’t cut it anymore, there are plenty of options to choose from. Of course, you can go to your local big box store and grab a pair of cheap bookshelf speakers, but for those that care about audio quality, you’ll want to do some research beforehand. Today I’ll be taking a look at the latest product from Audioengine, the A5+ Wireless Powered Speakers. Audioengine has had a long history of making high quality prosumer...
How to best celebrate 25 years of business success and customer loyalty was never going to be a big challenge for Ashley Burrell, owner of Abtec Audio Lounge, the Petone-based automotive and home audio company. The experienced industry player has hit on a winner idea with a generous giveaway of state-of-the-art American audio speakers worth a massive $10,000. To be in to win the handmade Cornwall speakers entrants simply have to visit www.abtec.co.nz anytime in May and click on the Promos button and leave their details. “I’ve been told this is madness, I’ve talked to the big industry companies and...
Wharfedale has confirmed the release of a new speaker series called Reva. The range comprises two standmount speakers, two floorstanders and a centre channel, with the price of a stereo pair starting at £450. The Reva series, first teased at the Bristol Sound & Vision show in February, aims to build on the Award-winning success of the company’s more affordable Diamond range, refining and upgrading the Diamond design in an effort to deliver better performance for a little more cash. While the Diamond 220 speakers come in at £220, the Revo 1 bookshelf speakers start the new range at £450. They’re joined by the larger...
Easter is here again! Hooray!! This year we will be closing and spending time with our families… We will be closed…. Good Friday 30th March 2018 Easter Saturday 31st March 2018 Easter Sunday 1st April 2018 Easter Monday 2nd April 2018 Our Abtec Petone team will return back to our normal business hours Tuesday 3rd April 2018 Have a great Easter break, and a big thank you for supporting us!!
Just recently I was very lucky to hear the first pair of Klipsch HP-3 Heritage Over ear headphones. Even before opening the box I was very impressed! Usually when a set of Headphones arrive they are in a box just big enough to carry the items, however this was not the case with the HP-3’s. The box the Klipsch HP-3’s arrived in was mammoth in comparison with other Headphones we see day-in and day-out, so mammoth that I could sit a AV Receiver in it! Once I had opened the shipping packaging I was yet again surprised with another box inside that holds yet another box, making unpacking the Klipsch...
This week we tested the Klipsch Forte III speaker, a 3-way model equipped with acoustic horns and a passive radiator. This uncommon speaker was discontinued almost twenty years ago, and Klipsch brought it back into its catalog in response to growing demand for vintage speakers. This speaker can cover a very large bandwidth and boasts an exceptional sensitivity rating. Equally at home with music and movie soundtracks, the Klipsch Forte III can stand on its own and does not need the support of a subwoofer. It is part of the brand’s famous Heritage range, along with its high-end models. Klipsch Forte III:...
STOW, OH, January 9, 2018 — At CES 2018 Audio-Technica is introducing its new AT-LP7 Belt Drive Turntable, which is engineered to deliver a superior high-fidelity listening experience. “For more than 50 years Audio-Technica has earned a reputation for excellence in vinyl playback for our high-quality cartridges, and our turntable business is built upon that success,” said Bob Peet, Audio-Technica U.S. Marketing Manager. “The AT-LP7 extends this heritage as the finest turntable the company has ever offered.” The AT-LP7 offers manual operation and is supplied with the VM520EB Dual Moving Magnet phono cartridge, built-in switchable phono/line preamp with selectable MM/MC...
The speaker system that’s Chromecast-ready Sony has launched the MUTEKI V90DW, a powerful new audio system that brings together brilliant lighting feature options and excellent sound quality to create an immersive listening experience. Standing at an impressive 170cm tall, the tower design of this speaker makes listening a complete, captivating experience. The sound system also features speaker lights and multi-coloured woofer lights that change according to the beat. The V90DW supports music services such as Google’s Chromecast built-in and Spotify Connect. The touch panel user interface backlit, making it easy and convenient to skip tracks at any time of day or night....