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NEWSLETTER No.253

It’s been a very big couple of months for Len Wallis Audio. We have greatly expanded our offering of Naim Audio electronics to include the ‘300 and ‘500 range of pre and power amps, we now (finally) have a pair of the fabulous $85k Sonus Faber Il Cremonese Ex3me speakers on the floor and we have also received stock of the new Sonus Faber budget Lumina range of speakers.

Starting at $1,595 a pair for the Lumina 1 bookshelf model the Lumina series makes Sonus Faber accessible to a much larger audience. It is a very small range – consisting of three models only - but it still encapsulates all the qualities (performance + finish) that has made this Italian brand famous.

The big news is that we have been appointed as Sydney’s newest McIntosh outlet. The decision to add a new range of electronics to the Len Wallis Audio stable is never taken lightly, the last time this happened was many years ago when we took on the Naim range – which proved to be a very wise decision. After months of consideration and auditioning we decided to do it again... McIntosh needs no introduction to anyone with a fleeting interest in our industry. Founded in 1949 McIntosh has come to represent to the audio industry what Harley Davidson represents to the motor bike world. Performance, reliability and tradition.

To round out our now extensive selection of high-quality electronics we have also just added the top-of the range EVO 400 series of amplifiers from Prima-Lunar. We have been a stockist of Prima Luna for many years but have not ranged the 400 pre, power and integrated amplifiers until now. Prima Luna is universally regarded as one of the industry bargains, and listening to this series shows why – great performance and realistic pricing. For example, the EVO 400 integrated sells for $7,295 – this is an impressive amplifier for that money.