Being January, it's time for Las Vegas to get busy with CES and T.H.E. Show. This year we're super excited to be unveiling a brand new digital and analogue preamplifier in our Audiant range of audio components.

The new Audiant DAC Preamp features the latest Sabre³² Reference 32-bit DAC from ESS Technology and utilises fully balanced preamplifier circuitry from input to output.

Featuring 24-bit/192kHz asynchronous USB, an AES/EBU digital input and balanced XLR analogue inputs; the Audiant DAC Preamp is equipped to deliver a transparent and engaging sonic performance.

With dynamic range exceeding 140dB the Audiant DAC Preamplifier is a leader in its class, but more importantly, it allows the full potential of high definition 24-bit recordings to be realised.

Ultra-low total harmonic distortion ensures fine details are accurately resolved, providing new levels of clarity and precision afforded by 24-bit/192kHz recordings.

Add other aspects – including I²S re-clocking, discrete shunt regulators, direct coupled signal path and an estimated retail price of US$2995; and it's clear the Audiant DAC Preamp offers unsurpassed performance in this category.

Check out the Audiant DAC Preamplifier datasheet for a full run-down of features and specifications.

Come along to T.H.E. Show, room 4060 of the Flamingo Hotel, and audition the Audiant DAC Preamp yourself and witness firsthand why we are so excited by our new digital and analogue preamplifier.

At Perreaux, aspiration has never been a problem. Neither has execution. Our standards can be an issue but perseverance gets us up that mountain. So at Perreaux we have taken our strengths, overcome our weaknesses and have developed a stunning new amplifier.

It is with immense pride, satisfaction and even a little bit of love, that we bring to you AUDIANT 80i. We would like to say it was inspired by a cool blue day in Otago, or by the way clean linen flutters in a spring breeze. But it wasn't, it is another Perreaux product inspired by nothing more or less complex than MUSIC. An amplifier designed, engineered and manufactured to the highest standard by people who share your obsession with sound.

Arriving with a full array of inputs to suit almost any need, AUDIANT 80i will make the most out of any source you care to attach. Multiple digital connections to the internal DAC, make computer based integration easy, while the refined and composed onboard phono stage allows you to continue enjoying vinyl playback.

A Hi-Fi component that has all the control and finesse that people have come to expect from Perreaux aligned with a sleek and thoroughly modern look. AUDIANT 80i is our graceful combination of form and function, expertise and precision. When it was finished, we stood back and realised that we didn't just hit the target. We split the arrow.

EDIT: We've added a few more images to our Flickr page, take a peek.

Since the release of the éloquence 150i and 250i integrated amplifiers we've been working feverishly to bring you a transport – which not only matches the amplifiers aesthetically but also integrates seamlessly and complements their open and natural sound.

We're proud to say that a prototype of the éloquence Transport will be winging it's way to the US this coming Monday to make its presence felt at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2009 early next month.

Designed to provide the optimal digital interface to the internal digital to analogue converter (DAC) available for the 150i or 250i integrated amplifiers, the éloquence Transport delivers every subtle detail and nuance without falter while reinforcing the clean, natural and open signature of the DAC and amplifiers.

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Perreaux Launches the World’s Most Powerful Integrated Amplifier

DUNEDIN, New Zealand (March 27, 2009) – New Zealand hi fi amplifier manufacturer Perreaux is proud to announce the launch of the éloquence range, including the 250i – the world’s most powerful Class-AB integrated amplifier.

“The 250i delivers in excess of 350 Watts of continuous power into an 8 Ohm load before clipping,” says Perreaux Engineering Manager, Clinton Jensen, “making it the most powerful Class-AB integrated amplifier in the world.”

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We are getting so close to releasing our éloquence 150i & 250i integrated amps...

Why the holdup you may well ask... well apart from having to work each night until past 10.00 o'clock on production, we are putting in our maximum effort to checking and finessing every aspect of the new products.

The feeling around here is very upbeat... these units are something very special... can't wait to show them to you.

Not much longer now... promise.

Martin

Here we go again... it's Christmas... please don't let the hype and ceremony get in the way, because for me, it's not about having the most lavish gifts, biggest leg of roast meat or finest laid table. For me Christmas is a time to kick back, relax with friends, family and think of others. In doing so, realising that maybe my problems and needs are not quite and big as I thought they were. It's also a time to enquire how others are getting on, get the neighbours over for a beer and a chat etc. I recall Christmases past when we were so busy running around to really appreciate the things that matter, like spending lots of time just hanging around catching up with family and appreciating for the smaller things. So do it... play cards, wash dishes together, tell stories, and most importantly... let your love for one another really shine...make it a special christmas...and come back to work in the new year feeling refreshed, relaxed, happy and rearing to go.

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PHEW!! What a hectic couple of weeks. The éloquence 150i and 250i integrated amplifier prototypes are on their way to The Netherlands for their debut at the VAD Show. We only just made the courier pick-up by the skin of our teeth, with the FedEx driver having to wait while we finished shrink-wrapping the pallet. Never the less, they're on their way and fingers-crossed nothing happens to them in transit - delays, damage or otherwise.

If you're attending the VAD Show, or are contemplating it, feel free to stop by room 41 to discover why these exciting new amplifiers have kept us focused and driven for the last 12 months. Included with the amplifiers are the optional 24-bit/192kHz DAC and MM/MC Phono modules.

So do pop-in, Guido or Olaf of E-Audio Benelux will be more than happy to demonstrate to you the result of obsessive craftmanship that is our éloquence range.

VAD Show - 18th & 19th October, NH Koningshof, Veldhoven, The Netherlands.

We know you've all been eagerly awaiting a CD player to grace the Silhouette Series, and on a couple of occasions we have prematurely gotten your hopes up. But we're very pleased to announce that the Silhouette Series SXCD Compact Disc Player is at long last officially released.

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You are passionate about your music. A very long time ago already you made the transition to CD and have also got a foot into the convenience of the ipod revolution.

However... you never bothered to sell off your old vinyl collection, and for all those years it has languished in cardboard boxes in a cupboard. It’s time to rediscover your old collection and while you’re at it marvel at how far the technology has come.

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Perreaux has a long history of designing and producing phono preamplifiers. Throughout the 70’s and 80’s LP and 45 records were the only viable method of producing stereophonic music. The quality that it offered was taken for granted. Naturally Perreaux was also active during this time, producing preamplifiers such as the SM2 and SM3 that incorporated excellent phono preamplifier input stages. Many of these products are still in use today.

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