Innholdsfortegnelse for July - August 2015 i Australian HiFi

A confession. I now have a Spotify account… and not a paid one. I have the free one. Mind you, I’m not exactly happy that I have a Spotify account at all, because the technical standard of its streams (320kbps... and less on the free version!) is not up at the quality level I want, but I wished to hear some music from a band I’d been told I would like and it turned out that I had to have to have a Spotify account to hear their stuff because that’s the only place I could get to hear it. And it’s that which intrigued me. I had been under the impression that the only people who made money out of Spotify were the Spotify’s owners and the record labels.…

Pathos has released its Aurium headphone amplifier, which has a Pure Class-A valve preamplifier stage, a MOSFET power stage with zero feedback, and adjustable output impedance (16 –1k ). ‘The Aurium delivers the performance that audiophiles have been accustomed to when listening to Pathos components,’ said Nigel Ng of Advance Audio, which distributes Pathos in Australia ‘exquisite musicality, transparency, dynamics and a total lack of listening fatigue. It’s also packed with innovative circuit ideas, such as the use of a high-precision Burr-Brown device to adjust volume, rather than an ordinary potentiometer.’ The Aurium has four line inputs (one of which is balanced), and a pair of balanced outputs (XLR) and unbalanced outputs (RCA) and is rated with a frequency response of 10Hz to 80kHz, and THD of less than 0.1%.…

Buoyed by the success of its STR-DN1050 and STR-DN850 AV receivers, Sony has released two new models that have improved analogue and digital circuitry, as well as built-in Google Cast. The two new models, the STR-DN1060 and STR-DN860 are both 7.2-channel models, and both have a Pure Direct mode to enable the highest quality signal path in stereo mode. The STR-DN1060 7.2-channel AV receiver is rated at 165-watts per channel and has built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AirPlay, Spotify Connect and Google Cast. It also has 4K with HDCP 2.2 upscaling and pass-through, ten high-definition inputs, and support for two separate powered zones, as well as full Smartphone connectivity options with MHL 3.0 and Screen Mirroring. ‘Supported by the largest capacitors and transformer in its class, its legendary Sony sound really connects…

Canada’s Kronos has released its Sparta 0.5 turntable, which is optionally able to use the company’s patented suspended dual-platter counter-rotating technology, which it claims reduces vibration and improves the quality of music reproduction. ‘Kronos has received multiple international audio press awards since the technology was introduced in 2012,’ said Boris Granovsky, of Absolute HiEnd, which distributes Kronos in Australia. Louis Desjardins, Kronos’ CEO and designer, told Australian Hi-Fi Magazine that in its basic form, the Sparta 0.5 is a single-platter design, but by adding the Sparta Upgrade Kit, can be converted to a dual counter-rotating platter design. ‘We are very excited to offer this new option to the audiophile market,’ he said. ‘Our goal has always been to provide high-performance turntables that utilise innovative engineering solutions.’ ‘We are committed to…

CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 851E AND 851W PRE & POWER AMPLIFIERS Brand: Cambridge Audio Model: 851E & 851W Category: Pre & Power Amplifiers RRP: $2,499 (851E) & $3,499 (851W) Warranty: Two Years Distributor: Synergy Audio Visual Address: 107 Northern Road Heidelberg Heights VIC 3081 (03) 9459 7474 info@synergyaudio.com www.synergyaudio.com • Chic styling • Enormously powerful • Volume control If I had a dollar for every time someone told me ‘there’s nothing new in amplifier design’ I’d be rich. Yet all the people telling me that are wrong. On the contrary, there’s so much new in amplifier design that it’s very difficult to keep up with everything that’s going on in the field. Anthony Barbetta’s work on wideband, current-sharing, MOSFET power amplifiers with multiple feedback loops has been ground-breaking. Mark Alexander’s current feedback…

YAMAHA CD-S2100 CD PLAYER Brand: Yamaha Model: CD-S2100 Category: SACD/CD Player RRP: $2,999 Warranty: Five Years (+ One year replacement warranty, see copy) Distributor: Yamaha Music Australia Pty Ltd Address: Level 1, 99 Queensbridge St Southbank VIC 3006 1300 739 411 (03) 9693 5111 www.yamahamusic.com.au • CDs & SACDs plus it’s a DAC• Sound quality• Technical performance • Source switching delay• Silicone disc supports• CD-Text It’s great to see a major multi-national company such as Yamaha is still waving the flag for all us die-hards addicted to shiny silvery discs, though with its latest CD-S2100 Yamaha is laying off its bets by including both digital SPDIF and USB inputs on it, so those of you who prefer to listen to the streams of 0s and 1s stored on your computer’s hard drive (or NAS) can do…

How does one discern what’s to be reported from vast oceans of high-end exotica from all corners of the globe, especially given the encouragement of the surprisingly decent room acoustics at the High End Munich Show? The answer is that one covers as much ground as possible, pen and pad in hand, listens intently, takes notes and hopes that slivers of brilliance will cut across the homogenous shadows. Most systems engaged me in some way or another but I was also impressed by the wise system choices, skilled room set-ups, and selections of demo music. A few exhibits were especially popular with the punters—an educated audience—in terms of bums on seats, which made photography somewhat of a trial. Interestingly, it seemed to me that there was a correlation between ascending…

If you have had any doubt about where technology trends in televisions are going, then wonder no more – 4K, or Ultra High Definition, is the future. It will continue to expand its dominance as the market continues to favour this new format. We’ve seen this trend with all the major players in the last 12 months, and now with the arrival of the 2015/6 models from Panasonic in our showroom, it’s more obvious than ever that 4K Ultra HD is clearly where the new baseline standard for televisions is headed. In fact this year, for the first time, 4K models make up the majority of Panasonic’s new range. There are 23 models across eight specification levels for 2015/6 and 60 percent of those come with Ultra High Definition! CX…

The current resurgence in headphone sales continues unabated, with people now gravitating to better and better units, and many discovering for the first time how good headphone listening can be. A general rule of thumb is that a good pair of headphones will give the same performance as a pair of speakers costing 10 times their value. Coupled with this rise in popularity is a raft of new brands coming onto the market – many of them at the top end of the food chain. Despite this the undisputed performance leader is a company that has been around for close to a century. The company Stax was formed in 1938 – although, in its early days it was a manufacturer of microphones, moving on to phono cartridges, tone-arms and then…

Following the High End Audio show in Munich this year, I had the opportunity to visit the production plant of Triangle loudspeakers in Soissons in northern France. I believe that you can learn a lot about the soul of a product by seeing it in production. Like many good speaker companies the premium models in the range are still produced in their own premises – in this case the Signature and the Magellan series. All other series are produced in China, with one important difference being that Triangle has their own staff based there to oversee production. Even more impressive is that all development is still done in Soissons – no development work is outsourced, something that is becoming something of a trend at the moment. Triangle also designs all…

Triangle loudspeakers have arrived at Len Wallis Audio! We would like to invite you to our Showroom on the evening of Tuesday the 25th of August from 6.30pm, when we will be holding a special event to introduce the much-awaited French-manufactured Triangle loudspeakers. The night will feature demonstrations of the best from this phenomenal-sounding loudspeaker product range, including the Triangle Esprit EZ, Magellan & Signature Series. It would be an understatement to say that when we unpacked these gems and listened to them for the first time in our showroom we were unprepared for the impact. Every detail has been meticulously thought through, with each component being made from the finest raw materials resulting in a perfect marriage of technology and aesthetics. Even better, the owners of Triangle also have…

Bose has a long history of unique and innovative audio products, and when the SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker launched in 2013, it proved to be no exception. From the time of launch it was a sterling sell-out success worldwide and very quickly became one of Bose’s bestselling products in the company’s history. Even the most jaded of audiophiles could be impressed by what this little device could deliver. The sound quality and volume simply trumped everything else in the category by such a margin it really was the only choice for a quality sub-$300 portable Bluetooth speaker. Enter the MkII Fast-forward to present day and the new SoundLink Mini II is surely going to continue the success of the original. Dimensionally it is identical to the original – the same…

Goldmund has released the latest incarnation of its famous Telos 360+ monobloc power amplifier. The Telos 360 dates back to 1982, when it was first introduced by this famous Swiss manufacturer. ‘Although the schematic diagrams for this new Telos 360+ are very similar to the original Goldmund model, they do show refinements implemented by nine generations of Goldmund engineers,’ said Boris Granovsky, of Absolute HiEnd, which distributes Goldmund in Australia. ‘Each one of those nine iterations has bought the amplifier closer to perfection, with the internal circuitry of this model improved over the Telos 350+ to provide the strongest “Driver Control” ever achieved, resulting in surprising clarity and exceptional dynamics.’ A particularity of this new model is that it runs much cooler than previous versions, despite having a rated power…

Italian loudspeaker manufacturer Sonus faber has released a range of speakers with interchangeable side panels, so you can change the colour of your speakers as your moods change. There are three models in the Chameleon range, and the side panels of all can be fitted with White, Black, Metal Blue, Metal Grey, Orange or Red side panels. The smallest of the three is the Chameleon T, a two-way bookshelf/stand-mount speaker with a 150mm bass/midrange driver and a 29mm fabric dome tweeter. It’s rated with a sensitivity of 87dBSPL, a nominal impedance of 4 and measures 315×185×283 mm (HWD). Chameleon T is a three-way floorstanding model with two 180mm bass drivers that are crossed at 250Hz to a 150mm midrange driver, which in turn crosses to a 29mm fabric dome tweeter…

Marantz has launched its new flagship 11.2 channel AV pre-amplifier, the Marantz AV8802. This new pre-amp is based on Marantz’s highly-acclaimed predecessor (the AV8801) and features unique 3D-sound options, plus nearly unlimited connectivity and flexibility, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth both built in, along with Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, Audyssey MultEQ, Audyssey DSX, DTS Neo X, HDMI, with DTS:X surround to be offered as a software update. The AV8802 has audiophile-grade 32-bit/192kHz DACs onboard plus the latest HDMI version with 4k 50/60Hz 4:4:4 resolution along with HDMI scaling 1080p, 4k 50/60 Hz. It can handle most digital audio file formats, including MP3, WAV, AAC, WMA, AIFF, along with HD Audio streaming (FLAC 192/24, DSD, ALAC) with gapless playback. It also connects to the Internet and comes with support for Spotify, Flickr,…

Exposure has upgraded its mid-range ‘twenty series’ integrated amp, the 2010S2-D, by changing one of the six line-level inputs to a direct, fixed-gain AV input, to enable easy integration within a surround sound system. As with all models in Exposure’s ‘twenty’ series, special high-quality capacitors are used in the signal path and the circuit topology has been mapped with a view to keeping signal and power supply paths short, and high-performance Toshiba bipolar output transistors are used as output devices. The power supply in the 2010S2-D comprises a bespoke 200-watt toroidal power transformer that feeds two reservoir capacitors, with cascode circuitry to improve immunity to noise and ripple on the power supply rails. Although the 2010S2-D does not come standard with a phono stage, Exposure provides the option to fit…

Sennheiser has launched its first closed-back audiophile headphone model, the HD 630VB. Uniquely, it has a rotary bass control built in to allow wearers to customise the bass response according to their personal preferences. ‘The HD 630VB is a milestone product for Sennheiser,’ said Axel Grell, of Sennheiser. ‘For the first time, we have translated our longstanding experience in the field of high-end audio into a closed-back design. It combines the brilliant sound of open audiophile models with excellent ambient noise attenuation, so the new headphones deliver an impressively spatial sound image, while allowing for the users to enjoy their listening experience without any distractions.’ Sennheiser developed a new proprietary high-performance transducer specifically for the HD 630VB whose voice coil is wound with aluminium wire. According to Sennheiser total harmonic…

LABORATORY TEST REPORT Newport Test Labs’ tests of the Cambridge Audio 851W’s power output showed that it certainly isn’t shy on power delivery. On the test bench, with both channels driving 8 loads, the 851W was able to deliver 223-watts (23.5dBW) of power at 1kHz and only slightly less at 20Hz (220-watts/23.4dBW) and at 20kHz (206-watts/23.1dBW). When driving 4 loads, it delivered 351-watts per channel with a 1kHz test frequency, but slightly less at 20Hz (336-watts) and 20kHz (318-watts). The amplifier proved to be perfectly stable into 2 loads, and able to deliver over half-a-kilowatt (509-watts) at 1kHz with both channels driven into 2 . Newport Test Labs tested the power output of the 851W in its bridged mode as being 650-watts into 8 . The complete set of test…

LABORATORY TEST RESULTS Overall, the Yamaha CD-S2100 performed brilliantly on the test bench, returning excellent results in most areas of performance tested and perfect results in others. Distortion levels were low right across the board. Graph 1 shows THD+N with a 1kHz signal (CD standard) at a recorded level of –10dB and you can see that there’s a second harmonic distortion component at –132dB (0.0000251%), a third harmonic at –110dB (0.0003162%), a fifth at –133dB (0.0000224%) and that’s pretty much it, with the noise floor down at –140dB. Outstanding! Graph 2 shows distortion with a test signal recorded at –60dB and although there is distortion present (due to the fact the test signal hasn’t been dithered) it’s all more than 120dB down, or 0.0001%. This performance is repeated at –80.59dB—as…

PRO-JECT 1XPRESSION CARBON CLASSIC TURNTABLE Brand: Pro-Ject Model: 1XPression Carbon Classic Category: Turntable RRP: $1,299 Warranty: Two Years Distributor: Interdyn Address: Level 1, 116 Cremorne Street Richmond VIC 3121 (03) 9426 3600 info@interdyn.com.au www.interdyn.com.au • Great sound• Pre-aligned• Cartridge included• Cover included • Speed change• Support feet• Finger-hook Pro-Ject calls this an ‘entry-level’ turntable, but it’s very much above run-of-the-mill units and is also priced over a thousand dollars (two hundred and ninety-nine dollars over it, actually), which hardly makes it ‘entry level’ even in Pro-Ject’s own range (since you can buy the Pro-Ject Elemental for a mere $379 or a Debut Carbon for $599). It does, however, come with a fairly up-market phono cartridge: Ortofon’s 2M Silver moving-magnet cartridge. In essence, the Pro-Ject 1 Expression Carbon is the sixth generation of the company’s classic Pro-Ject 1,…

For years I have been hearing about the High End audio show in Munich, and this year I had the opportunity to attend. To say it was an eye-opener would be an understatement. Firstly the venue is ideal. Spread over three levels, the two upper levels feature spacious rooms where it was possible to get the best performance out of the equipment. If any of those systems weren’t sounding up to scratch (and there were a few of them), they could not blame the venue. Secondly I was blown away by the amount of quality equipment out there that I have not been exposed to. Despite my 40+ years in the industry there must have been a couple of hundred brands that I have never heard of. Admittedly there were…

The fascinating rivalry between SONOS and HEOS looks set to continue with the release of some compelling new products from Planet Denon. HEOS has unveiled a wireless multi-room speaker, a sound-bar and subwoofer solution, and the HEOS Drive Multi-room Amplifier – and that’s not all. Bluetooth for all A drill down through the specifications reveals that you can now add a USB to Bluetooth adaptor to almost any of the products in the range, and this allows for direct streaming from any Bluetoothendowed smart device. This is a significant development for the HEOS camp as prior to this you could only operate over Wi-Fi or Ethernet through the dedicated HEOS App. The addition of Bluetooth reception will allow HEOS owners to use absolutely any music app of their choice and…

This client has always had a strong passion for music. He has enjoyed a variety of different systems in his time, and upon moving to a new property, one of the first jobs on the list was to build his ultimate dream two-channel hi-fi system (although he has other interests as well, and an equal priority was building his own private dirt bike stunt track!). The first piece of the music puzzle was the Naim HDX music server. The customer had previously owned an Olive HD6. After bringing it in for a service one day we took the opportunity to see what new alternatives were about. The Naim HDX proved ideal, as the customer wanted a system that could store and play his extensive CD collection without requiring a traditional…

Among the new wireless multiroom offerings, this brand continues to find favour with our clients (and apparently this is reflected world-wide). It is priced above both HEOS and Sonos, but it is still affordable, and considering the quality of the brand’s manufacture and performance, the additional price is more than justified. Many people are not aware that Bluesound is the result of collaboration between NAD Electronics and its sister company, speaker manufacturer PSB. With a heritage like that it is little wonder that the brand performs as well as it does. The Pulse Mini is Bluesound’s new lower-priced speaker unit offering. It features Bluetooth (with aptX if your phone supports it), an IR sensor (use it as a TV soundbar!), and it retains all the full Bluesound streaming abilities, which…

The Mola-Mola Makua Control Amplifier and Kaluga Monobloc power amplifiers are now available from Pure Music Group. The Mola-Mola Kaluga Monobloc amplifiers use the latest generation Hypex Class-D N-Core amplifiers that Mola-Mola says it has modified for use in the Kaluga, which it rates with a power output of 400 watts into 8 and 800 watts into 4 . ‘They will drive pretty much any speaker load with a finesse usually only found in single-ended triode tube amplifiers,’ said Warwick Freemantle, of Pure Music Group, ‘and weighing only seven kilograms each and with a footprint no bigger than a shoebox, they are the most user-friendly of amplifiers.’ The Mola-Mola Makua is a fully balanced analogue line preamplifier that has the shortest signal paths possible to ensure a transparent gain stage…

Naim’s Mu-So one-box Wireless Music System has won a prestigious Red Dot Award for Product Design. Simon Matthews, Naim Director of Design, commented: ‘The Red Dot Award is welcome recognition of the countless late nights spent by the team at Naim in making the Mu-so music system a gateway to a deeper, more intense experience of music for a wide audience.’ The Mu-so is an elegant one-box wireless music system that puts six speakers and 450-watts of amplification in a single, compact enclosure whose connectivity includes high-res music streaming, AirPlay, Spotify Connect, Bluetooth (aptX), internet radio and app control. ‘Combining Naim’s expertise in streaming, amplification and loudspeaker technology, Mu-so is the stage music deserves, bringing users closer to the songs that inspire their lives,’ commented Chris Murphy, of N.A. Distributors,…

Cambridge Audio has announced a new CX series that it says offers a unique combination of class-leading sound, advanced networking capabilities, large colour displays and exceptional build quality and design. There are six products in the new Cambridge Audio series: CXN network music player, the CXA60 and CXA80 integrated amplifiers, the CXC CD transport and the CXR120 and CXR200 AV receivers. ‘ The new range is the result of Cambridge Audio’s long tradition of hi-fi excellence and culmination of over 40 years digital expertise, and is designed to fit modern life beautifully and simply, while at the same time delivering class-leading audio performance,’ said Philip Sawyer, of Synergy AV, which distributes Cambridge Audio in Australia. ‘All models in the CX series enjoy a unique ‘floating’ aesthetic and uniquely bevelled base,…

British-based valve specialist Icon Audio has replaced its first CD player, the CDX1, with the CDX2, which is said to deliver comparable sonics at a substantially lower price. The new Icon Audio CDX2 has a 192kHz/24-bit upsampling DAC, but according to Icon’s founder and chief designer David Shaw, it’s the use of a valve output stage that allows him to avoid what he refers to as ‘the mechanical and soulless presentation that some CD players have.’ To achieve that end result, the CDX2 uses an all-triode Class-A output stage using either special quality TJ Full Music or original Mullard 12AU7 valves. All digital and analogue circuitry is hand-wired using full-sized high-quality components. ‘The aim was to craft a CD player with real warmth and dexterity…with that magical vinyl sound, in…

Denon has released the totally portable HEOS 1 as part of its established series of HEOS wireless multi-room sound system components. It becomes the first product offered in the HEOS line-up that has been designed specifically for indoor/outdoor operation. ‘We are thrilled to introduce HEOS 1 as our entry-level wireless multi-room sound system,’ commented Joe Salamanca, HEOS Product Manager for Australian distributor, QualiFi. ‘When combined with the HEOS 1 Go Pack the water-resistant design and added Bluetooth capability allows users to listen to their HEOS 1 in their back yard, at the local park and anywhere a wi-fi connection is not available.’ As with other models in the HEOS series, the HEOS 1 features audiophile-grade synchronisation, so users will find great stereo imaging when using two HEOS 1s as a…

SUNFIRE XTEQ 12 SUBWOOFER Brand: Sunfire Model: XTEQ 12 Category: Powered Subwoofer RRP: $3,199 Warranty: Two Years Distributor: Qualifi Pty Ltd Address: 24 Lionel Road Mt Waverley VIC 3149 1800 242 426 (03) 8542 1111 info@qualifi.com.au www.qualifi.com.au • Tiny size• Automated calibration• Massive bass • Loudness Although Sunfire is now owned by CoreBrands, which in turn is owned by Nortek, the Sunfire company and brand was established by none other than Bob Carver, one of the most controversial audio electronics designers in America. Home Theatre Review magazine dubbed him “one of the five most influential people in the history of audio” (but regrettably failed to mention the names of the other four!) His claims to fame are many, but include the fact that ‘way back in 1972 he designed what was then the…

BOSE QUIETCOMFORT QC25 NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONES Brand: Bose Model: QC25 Category: Noise-cancelling headphones RRP: $399 Warranty: One Year Distributor: Bose Pty Ltd Address: 3/2 Holker Street Newington NSW 2127 1800 023 367 (02) 8737 9999 info@bose.com.au www.bose.com.au • Excellent sound, active or passive• Light and comfortable• Bose’s best cancellation yet • Needs cable removed to fit in case Bose is a company that is often a little light on supplying product specifications—apparently instead preferring that its potential customers simply listen and decide for themselves (rather than making often meaningless comparisons between numbers that don’t fully represent performance). And I have no problem with that. What the company does deliver in spades is stories—one might even call them ‘legends’. One of these concerns its late founder Dr Amar Bose when he was on a SwissAir…

Over the years, Musical Fidelity has turned small format ‘add-on’ hi-fi components into an artform. Think X10D, X-Can, V-LPS, etc. – these and dozens more mini components like them have all offered small-form products that have achieved great success. Musical Fidelity has recently announced an upgrade for its ‘M1’ Series, called the MX Series, and once again these are housed in smaller than traditional component-sized chassis – although this time the shape is a little more conventional. The first to arrive is the MX-HPA (above) – a fully balanced headphone amplifier. While not many people have been exposed to balanced headphones, the technology has been around some time – US manufacturer Blockhead released a balanced headphone amp back in 2001, and a handful of others have followed suit since. Balanced…

Creating bespoke home cinema entertainment solutions that fit within almost any room is something we’ve been doing for a long time at Len Wallis Audio. Whether it’s concealed screens that drop from the ceiling, a screen that emerges from cabinetry or a full-blown dedicated theatre room, our motivation is always the same – transform a space into the ultimate media complex, complete with sublime audio clarity and ultra-sharp visuals that are elegantly installed so the client can enjoy that ‘night (or day) at the movies’ experience in the comfort of their own home. This transformation journey was especially significant for the pictured home theatre installation that we recently completed at a residence on Sydney’s North Shore. Our Senior Customer Division Consultant Alberto Vangi worked closely with the client, builder, architect…

We’ve recently refreshed our Bose line-up in the showroom and it’s been enjoyable to familiarise ourselves with the CineMate range. Bose has really set the bar high with this line-up. There is literally a model and price point for everyone. All of these units in the CineMate range take up very little space, are easy to hook up and sound absolutely superb. Bose is known for its ability to almost magically create big sound stages from tiny systems – it’s all part of the appeal. We have to remember, of course, that Bose is a research and development company, not just a company that concentrates on selling. They believe that the premise is to enjoy sound as well as convenience and ease of use. The CineMate 520 5.1 surround sound…

Along with the general trend to higher quality headphones, there is also a trend to convenience – mainly wireless. Sennheiser recently revamped its range of ‘RS’ wireless phones, primarily aimed at the TV market, but have now followed this up with a wireless version of the very popular Momentum headphone – which, as a bonus, also includes noise-cancelling. This is a comfortable, high-performance and relatively lightweight headphone that sells for $799. I believe that the recent CNET review summed this product up nicely when they commented “the Momentum 2.0 is an excellent and well-designed Bluetooth headphone with active noise cancelling which also offers strong wired performance.” However I was surprised at their single criticism – the price, which they thought was too high. I do not know of an alternative…

THE PEACHTREE NOVA 125SE: The Nova 125SE is a 125-watt/ channel integrated amplifier, DAC and headphone amp all rolled into one. It features five inputs – one analogue, two Toslink optical digital, one coaxial digital and a 24-bit asynchronous USB input to connect with your computer or laptop. It also features a switchable valve pre-amp buffer stage (part of the reason that this range is renowned for its warmth of sound) and a high quality headphone pre-amplifier. Now $1,999 in black (down from $2,299) and $1,899 in Cherry or Rosewood. PEACHTREE DEEPBLUE 2  : This Bluetooth speaker has finally made it to the Australian shores. We have been watching reviews on this product and its predecessor come in from overseas for a couple of years now – and they…