What a HUGE day!!! We hit the road early to get to the showgrounds before 7:30am, (arrive around 7:45 go figure!), and who was there already to greet us? The one competitor that travelled the furthest to get there, Jody Green from Taupo in the infamous Yellow Honda City. This year saw a Lighter turnout than previous years, but oh what a turnout of amazing people!!! Although lighter on numbers this year, we still had an action packed and fun filled day. The day started off strong with 2 big hitters in the SPL scene in Joseph George, and Anthony...
Well it’s that time again, time for the V4 & Rotary SPL & Sounds Alive Sound Off South Island Champs Dec 2016! Well for our first ever Timaru event is was great day and a big thank you to for everyone supporting us at South Island’s dB Drag SPL & Sounds Alive Event! This year’s round up it was good to see more newcomers entering the events and taking part of the fun that is dB Drag. In the end of the day it is about two things, having fun and seeing how many dB’s you can squeeze out of your Car Audio Setup! The highlights of...
Vinyl is the format that just refuses to die. Back in the late 1990s its days seemed numbered, but since then, slowly but surely, sales have been building. And we’re glad. It’s a format we like, and it’s capable of a terrific sound, provided you take a bit of care – and this is where vinyl is different from other formats. Unlike the digital alternatives, a lack of care in installation can cripple the final sound. Now there are some great ‘plug and play’ turntables on the market, and for more complex decks, many dealers will help you set it...
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS Built-In CD Player Digital AM/FM Radio Bluetooth with aptX, AAC, & NFC Support 1x USB-In, 1x Aux-In, 1x Headphone-Out 1x USB-Out for Charging Portable Devices Built-In Clock with IntelliAlarm Controllable via free DTA Controller App Includes IR Remote Control Listen to a powerful and versatile desktop stereo with the black Yamaha TSX-B235 Desktop Audio System. It outputs 30 total watts and has a built-in CD player to play your CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs, including MP3 and WMA files. You can store your 30 favorite AM and FM stations as presets for quick tuning. The system features a USB...
With Record Store Day fast approaching, we’ve rounded-up a selection of the world’s most expensive turntables – and they’re quite a sight… We’ve seen plenty of different turntables pass through our test rooms over the years, from brilliant budget decks that deliver excellent performance per pound value, to high-end players that have us eagerly revisiting our record collection. But there’s still a world of super-high-end turntables that we tend not to get our hands on too often, preferring as we do to feature products that the majority of us are more likely to buy. The staggeringly-capable Kronos turntable is the...
We purchased the new Magnum Term-LAB plus the Magnum Clamp Testing Kit late last year, we have now just had time to install the software on our new laptop. Now before we check out the photo’s here is what Wayne Harris President and CEO of WHE, Inc. has to say… I am really excited about the Term-LAB Magnum. With more than 16 times the resolution of the original Term-LAB, the addition of Bluetooth, an integrated Broadband RTA, and modular digital architecture, the new Magnum is going to revolutionize sound measurement …. AGAIN! General Info and new features; WHE, Inc. is...
It’s not just vinyl that’s enjoying a resurgence – now the cassette tape format is set to get a serious upgrade. Vinyl may have been grabbing the headlines, but the cassette tape has also been riding the retro wave and seeing an increase in sales, releases and new products. Now an upgraded version of the format, HD Cassette, looks set to give a further boost to the classic audio format. Using updated machinery and manufacturing methods, the new cassettes will offer HD sound, unchewable tape and up to 360 minutes of storage space. The HD tapes feature Shush technology, which...
In 2015, LP and EP sales rose to their highest level since 1988 The sale of vinyl albums in the U.S. brought in more money than the recording industry made from advertising on the free tier of services like YouTube and Spotify last year, according to the RIAA. Vinyl LP/EP sales rose 32% in 2015 to $416 million, their highest level since 1988, the U.S. record industry group said. That’s still a fraction of overall industry revenues, which edged higher by 0.9% over 2014 to an estimated $7 billion. But it’s more than the revenue generated from on-demand, ad-supported streaming,...
Easter is here again! Hooray!! This year we will be closing and spending time with our families… We will be closed…. Good Friday 25th March 2016 Holy Saturday 26th March 2016 Easter Sunday 27th March 2016 Easter Monday 28th March 2016 Our Abtec Petone team will return back to our normal business hours Tuesday 29th March 2016 Have a great Easter break, and a big thank you for supporting us!!
It’s that time again, time for the V 4 & Rotary Jamboree Sounds Alive & Extreme Bass Battle Sound Off March 2016! Its hard to believe its been a whole year since the last sound off (Many thanks to Aaron Bublitz, when I arrived, most of the competitors were already and prepped. First runs of the morning were the “Kiwi Classes” and I was amazed on how smooth this ran, with a lot of the competitors getting personal best’s or very close to it. Once we had all the runs completed for the “Kiwi Classes” everybody had a quick break. One...
