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The New AVI Adm 9T are now shipping!

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:05:27 -0400

TheDigitalMusicExperts.com are now stocking the new AVI ADM 9T. This upgrade to the highly regarded and rave reviewed ADM9.1 offers a number of sound quality and user interface improvements. These improvements include:

1. Updated electronics in the DAC, crossover and amplification stages that result in enhanced measured performance, tighter production tolerances and more ideal digital filter characteristics.
2. A new remote controllable “AV” function that locks the analog input at “Unity Gain”, allowing more streamlined integration of the ADMs into a multi channel home theater system.
3. A modification to the tweeter section that results in a significant improvement in clarity and resolution in the upper midrange and beyond. This modification can be performed on all previous versions of the ADM 9 for a fee, and will be included free of charge on all our remaining ADM 9.1 inventory at special clearance prices.

Finally, due to AVI using highly efficient batch lot production techniques and modern automatic machinery they have been able to make these improvements to the ADM 9T without increasing their prices.

The best bargain in the digital music and computer audio worlds has been made even better!

WADIA 171 iTransport for the iPad & iPhone

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:26:54 -0500

The 171 iTransport is Wadia’s latest addition to their 100 Series product line. The original 170 iTransport has been a huge hit for Wadia as it was the first iPod dock to feature a true digital output. This allowed iPod users to maximize the sound quality of their music libraries as they were now able to use the best sounding Digital to Analogue Converters.

Unfortunately for the millions of happy iPhone users in the world the 170 iTransport was not fully compatible with their favorite portable device. Due to Apple’s rigorous standards the good folks at Wadia had to redesign and reengineer their true digital output dock to be fully compatible with the full range of iPhone products. As the iPad was introduced during the development phase, Wadia decided to delay the 171 iTransport introduction as they wanted their new true digital output dock to be fully compatible with Apple’s latest ground breaking device.

Well, the wait is over and the new Wadia 171 iTransport is now available and is fully compatible with all iPhone and iPad products. The 171 iTransport has all the functionality of the 170 iTransport, but offers improved RF isolation, increased digital connectivity, an upgraded power supply as well as reduced jitter to the mix. All in all, these improvements in connectivity and performance come at a very modest increase in price.

The new Wadia 171 iTransport is the best way to get a pure, bit perfect digital output from your iPhone, iPad or iPod. Couple it with Wadia’s own 151i Power DAC Mini to power your existing speakers, or alternatively use the 171 iTransport’s TOSLINK optical digital output to connect it to the AVI Neutron Five 2.1 System and you will have a truly world class digital music playback system for the 21st century!

Coming Soon - The New AVI ADMS!

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:55:59 -0500

As AVI’s ADM 9.1 approaches two years on the market, designer Martin Grindrod has seen fit to improve upon one of the most innovative high performance audio products introduced in the 21st century. The new AVI ADM 9T offers a number of significant evolutionary improvements to the critically acclaimed and highly popular ADM 9.1 system. These improvements include:

1. Updated electronics in the DAC, crossover and amplification stages that result in enhanced measured performance, tighter production tolerances and more ideal digital filter characteristics.
2. A new remote controllable “AV” function that locks the analog input at “Unity Gain”, allowing more streamlined integration of the ADMs into a multi channel home theater system.
3. A modification to the tweeter section that results in a significant improvement in clarity and resolution in the upper midrange and beyond. This modification can be performed on all previous versions of the ADM 9 for a fee, and will be included free of charge on all our remaining ADM 9.1 inventory at special clearance prices.

AVI has now begun production of the new ADM 9T for the UK and European markets, and we expect to receive our first shipment of these new models after the first of the year. While we are waiting for the new ADM 9T to arrive, we are offering our remaining inventory of ADM 9.1 speakers at a specially reduced price of $1795.00 per pair, including the tweeter modification noted above (see #3). As AVI plans to have a price increase on the new ADM 9T after the first of the year, this is your chance to get all of the performance of an enhanced pair of ADM 9.1s at a substantial savings. Limited quantities available!

The AVI Online Audio Reference Desk

Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:58:33 -0400

Our good friend at AVI (the producers of the stunning new Neutron Five 2.1 system described in our last news update), Ashley James, has carved out a new corner of the internet where he will regularly blog about all manner of hifi related matters.

For those of you who are unacquainted with Ashley, he has developed a well deserved reputation in the audio industry as being quite the character. We have found Ashley to be uncommonly funny, always outspoken, extremely knowledgeable (helped by his technically gifted alter ego and business partner, Martin Grindrod) and perfectly willing to ruffle a few feathers to get an important point across. We expected nothing less from his writings at his blog and, to date, we have not been disappointed.

Please do check out Ashley’s (and Martin’s) thoughts and perspectives on the world of true high fidelity at his new blog. We think you will find his writings both interesting and challenging. Be forewarned though, you may just find Ashley’s straight from the hip, no nonsense writing style to be a tad addictive!

The Digital Music Lover’s Best BET!

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:57:39 -0400

As we have stated before, the AVI-d Digital Lifestyle products are a revolutionary new idea specifically designed for the way we enjoy media in the 21st century. Our good friends at AVI have learned quite a bit since introducing the original ADM 9 back in 2007, and all of those lessons have been now been incorporated into the new Neutron Five 2.1 System.

AVI’s new Neutron Five 2.1 system has been set up in our founder’s living room since it arrived in the US in January, 2010. After extensive audition, “TJ” is convinced that this is the product for all his music and film loving friends and family members. Why does he think this is the case?

“In my nearly 35 years in the consumer electronics and home entertainment industry, I have never come across a product that does so much, so well for so reasonable a price!

While the AVI-d ADM 9.1 main speakers and matching ADM 10” Powered Subwoofer in the ‘Perfectionist System’ that I regularly use at home sounds substantially better, is more compact and much less expensive than any of the numerous high-end component hi-fi systems I have owned over the years, they are still a bit larger and more costly than what ‘non-hobbyist’ friends and family would entertain installing in their homes. All of my friends and family who have heard the digital media playback system in my living room have fallen in love with its outstanding sound quality and ease of operation. The only problem any of them has mentioned has been the size and expense of the system. Well, after exhaustively evaluating the AVI-d Neutron Five 2.1 system at home, I can say without hesitation that this system offers no less than 85% of the performance of my ADM 9.1 based ‘Perfectionist System’ at 70% of its price!”

The Neutron Five 2.1 System is an affordable luxury, one that will allow you to hear more of what the performers, producers, directors and engineers intended in your favorite music and film performances. It is our most versatile and easy to operate system, especially when connected to an Apple TV or Mac Mini using the Front Row graphic interface. This combination is so easy to use, and sounds so magnificent, that even the biggest computer neophytes and technology luddites will be begging to play their favorite songs and videos just moments after hearing what it can do. In fact, we’d wager that you’ll have a hard time getting the remote control out of their hands!

Performance + Simplicity + Affordability = Excellent Value. Indeed.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have regarding this exceptional system.

Exclusive US AVI Clearance Dealer

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

TheDigitalMusicExperts.Com has been appointed as the exclusive US Dealer for AVI Clearance items. The classic Lab Series Integrated Amplifier and CD Player, as well as the Monitor Series Loudspeakers (the Neutron 4, the Pro 9 Plus and the Duo) are priced to move! Click here to get to our AVI Clearance page and check out the best deals on the highest value products in high end audio. Also, stay tuned to our Systems page, as we expect to offer an even deeper discount on a Traditional AVI Hifi system in the very near future.

Exclusive US AVI-d Online Seller

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The AVI-d Digital Lifestyle products are a revolutionary new idea specifically designed for the way we enjoy media in the 21st century. Martin Grindrod and Ashley James at AVI have developed a remarkable new product category, the fully integrated, high performance, powered playback system. The exciting products in the AVI-d Digital Lifestyle range comprise a total state of the art, ultimate performance, bi-amplified active hifi system in a pair of speakers (in the case of the ADM9.1) and a complete, high performance internally amplified hifi system in a 2.1 channel subwoofer/satellite system (in the Neutron 5 2.1 system). Just add a digital source (we recommend the Squeezebox network music players, the Mac Mini or an Apple TV) to either of the AVI-d Digital Lifestyle systems and you will be enjoying the most exquisite sound you have ever heard from from your iTunes library, all in a matter of minutes!