The "one man" Osborn Loudspeaker Company displayed only a small part of its 40 model range, including the top of the line Grand Monument Reference a very large monolith of a speaker weighing in at approximately 385 pounds each.

The venue for the 3 day Australian Audio & AV Show was the stunning Intercontinental Melbourne The Rialto Hotel a former wool storage facility turned into a glass covered atrium with dual antique brick facades and gothic style glass windows facing and connected to one another via cross-bridges. An elegant ground floor restaurant is on the lower level.

Kyron Audio's Kronos system consisting of a pair of open baffle 3 way speakers and a dedicated amp/preamp in a single box is everything I can honestly say I hate about audio: the amplifiers are Class "D", the system uses DEQX™ digital room correction and there's enough processing going on here to befuddle a mainframe.

Jasmine, better known for its phono preamp has recently developed a cartridge line.

Excess is in the eyes (and bank accounts) of the vinyl loving audiophile. California-based TriangleArt debuted at RMAF its new $129,000 Flagship Ultimate LE turntable.

Jim Hagerman was on hand at RMAF where he displayed his line of phono preamps as well as some of his burn-in products.

Another new VPI turntable? Yes. These guys are prolific! The new Avenger is best described as a "chopped" HRX, re-shaped and re-purposed to be 3 arm capable.

Pear Audio Analogue debuted at RMAF its new bottom of the line Robin Hood turntable priced at "around $3000 with Coronet 1 tonearm.

The photo is of Pear Audio Analogue's new $5995 tubed Reference Preamplifier with built in MM phono section available in a variety of wood fascias but a separate tubed MM phono pre-amp is also available for $4500.