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One of the best known and highly regarded British brands, today’s Arcam is considerably more sophisticated, yet retains the easy listening character and simplicity of the original products. And rather than just components, Arcam now deals in complete systems.

Audio Analogue are a new addition to our range. Truly Italian in both their design and manufacture, they still present a completely modern face with components we have selected – the lyrically entitled Paganini 192/24 CD player and Puccini Settanta integrated amplifier

From the most venerable British loudspeaker designers and manufacturers – Bowers & Wilkins, better known to most of us as B&W comes the Zeppelin. As radical and uncompromised as their legendary Nautilus loudspeaker line, Zeppelin redefines the quality of sound you can enjoy from a self contained, iPod playing system.

Cambridge Audio components make a great start for anyone interested in better sound on a tight budget. They are a fantastic alternative to the big mass market brands because they genuinely try to make better sounding models and forget about feature overload and grossly overstated claims.

Control 4 We’ve got it all under control – home theatre, whole house sound and lighting. You’ll discover that Control 4 is a completely new approach to home automation – more powerful, more flexible and more cost effective than anything that has come before. Yet it is amazingly simple to use and understand.

Vinyl records can still sound fantastic and we’ll show you through the best value models in the Dynavector range and take the mystery out of buying a new cartridge for your turntable. If you still enjoy playing records, a new Dynavector Cartridge may well be the greatest improvement you ever make to your system. The trick is to work out which model best suits you.

Eichmann design a range of innovative sound enhancing products in Australia for music and cinema enthusiasts around the world. At Totally Wired we have found the Eichmann products offer exciting and obviously audible improvements with any worthwhile system. You can choose individual Eichmann products or by combining the elements, progressively experience the cumulative improvement of taming both electrical and mechanical resonance.

Grado are famous for their remarkable headphone and phono cartridge designs. Company founder, Joseph Grado is credited as the inventor of the stereo moving coil phono cartridge.

InFocus & Runco DLP Projectors Nothing beats projection for watching films at home. It is important to understand when evaluating DLP projectors that even when comparing two projectors that use the same DMD chip, that all projectors won’t look the same. The final picture quality produced by each projector will vary significantly based on how well each system addresses all of the parameters that determine the final image quality.

Image Loudspeakers Time and timber are essential parts of the New Zealand made Image loudspeaker range. Time is the 25 years of experience behind the designs plus the hours spent carefully assembling and hand finishing each loudspeaker. The Image range has progressively grown to 15 models – from entry level compact speakers to awesome state of the art floor standers, stereo and surround sound systems. With the Image range you have the freedom to choose the models that best suit your own special requirements; to choose the perfect system to suit your room, personal tastes and overall budget.

Totally Wired have been NZ’s longest running independent Linn dealership.A Linn Sondek LP12 turntable has been a permanent fixture in our home for over 20 years. And there have been very few Linn products that we haven’t sold or listened to.

Loewe (say it ‘ler-va’) televisions and systems are the intelligent choice for the quality conscious viewer. Loewe offer a wide range of distinctive styles and finishes, sizes and technologies that there’s a Loewe model perfect for you. Loewe have always – and in all ways, been at the top of their field. Fore mostly in picture quality, followed by user-friendliness and flexibility, completed with stylish looks. For Loewe, quality has remained their focus hence the new Loewe LCD, flat panel screens are without a doubt the best.

Lutron Along with music, lighting control is major lifestyle improvement that you can have in your home. When building or renovating lighting control systems as are a worthwhile option. The secret to great lighting is being able to control it. A little expert advice can make all the difference when it comes to developing a home environment that’s not only suitable but special. If you are renovating or building a new home contact us about getting a lighting plan designed for you.

Meridian You may be surprised to learn how far back our association with Meridian Audio goes – and we have never forgotten how they have always embraced technology that other companies have shied away from and then belatedly adopted – active speakers that have the amplifiers built in, switched mode power supplies, state of the art CD players, Advanced surround sound solutions for both music and film followed by DVD players that define both picture and sound quality. And let’s not forget speakers that are uniquely and truly digital.

British company Monitor Audio have been innovators in speaker design for over 30 years. They not only stand out stand out because of the immaculate finish of their speakers but also for their superior sound quality.

Perreaux We’ve been continuously involved in selling Perreaux amplifiers for over 20 years. Over that time Perreaux have been through many changes and designed many models. We’ve watched them evolve and refine the proven concepts established with the first Perreaux designs. Today’s new models are the product of heritage, experience and fresh thinking. Above all they offer you the best possible sound and build quality, whatever level you choose to aspire to.

Pro–ject turntables continue their rapid evolution and refinement – the latest Xpression III is a remarkable feat of both value for money engineering and the shameless appropriation of cool bits of technology.

Quad Over 70 years of continuous design and production of some of the most revolutionary, reliable and best sounding high fidelity components in the world stands as a unique qualification. Quad still stand as a unique company. Their new models – including Electrostatic panel loudspeakers are, if anything, more revolutionary than anything that has gone before.

Rotel The first thing you should understand is that Rotel are truly a specialist hi-fi company. They are a 40 year old, family owned organisation dedicated to the design and manufacture of the finest in affordable, high performance home theatre and high fidelity components. They stand or fall on the quality of their components and systems. So when we say specialist we mean specialist. Rotel inhabit the same territory as companies such as Meridian and Linn. The key difference from other specialists is that Rotel make a serious effort to provide entry level products that are affordable to even the struggling enthusiast.

Slinkylinks An interlink and speaker cable of exceptional sound quality with broad compatibility. Hand made in New Zealand, with the best materials, ingenuity and care. Bottom line – we’ve never heard anything that offers such an improvement for so little. Many of our clients have finely tuned systems that have resolving power than most reviewers struggle to find. Essentially, if someone takes the time and some care with set up, the end results are almost always impressive. And consequently any small subsequent changes made within the system are clearly signalled. It is precisely this kind of person who will most appreciate what Slinkylinks can do – in the case of our own reference system at home, we’ve migrated to all silver terminations (Eichmann Bullet and Bayonet plugs) on every cable and this has more than rekindled our passion for analogue.

With Sonus faber loudspeakers, it’s all about music and relationships. To become a Sonus faber owner is to bypass the bloodless pursuit of the technical and become immersed in the emotional pleasures of music. To be a Sonus faber reseller is a pleasure and a privilege – for us at Totally Wired, Sonus faber embody all the good qualities of audio which bought us to the business in the first instance.

SpeakerCraft Thirty years ago SpeakerCraft was formed by a group of dedicated individuals with a passion for sound. After inventing the in-wall speaker and manufacturing them for the most prominent companies in the business, Speakercraft developed their own brand based on the ever-expanding need for quality sound in the home. Today, they are the largest supplier of custom installed audio/video products in the world having manufactured and sold millions of loudspeakers. Their latest innovative designs utilise some of the most state-of-the-art components and materials, and we are proud to specify SpeakerCraft in all our installations.

Our first choice for record players is actually the longest established. Thorens started in the music business in 1883. By 1903 they were building Edison style phonographs and then it was all ahead from there. Today’s Thorens turntables are a product of tremendous accumulated experience and engineering expertise. The best thing is that they have continued to develop new models and now have an extensive range for you to choose from.

Welcome to the world of Tivoli Audio from Totally Wired. On this page you’ll find easy ordering information, the full line-up of Tivoli products and for those interested a little more about these great little radios, Henry Kloss and Tivoli Audio.

Triad high end architectural speakers offer unique solutions for virtually any audio application. With Triad speakers you can end your search for a custom speaker that is as good as an audiophile speaker but one that is built into your wall or ceiling. Our Triad page will tell you about their special construction and how they could suit your requirements.

Wadia Digital are a high-end audio company dedicated to the development of digital audio technologies, have designed and have built the market’s first digital player dock to retrieve a direct digital signal from an iPod. Learn about the new Wadia iTransport here.

...and Frank turned around and said to me ‘John, sell your Linn’. The new Well Tempered Amadeus turntable is here. You might be surprised that as long-time Linn owners and dealers, we’re enthused about this new turntable, especially because it is so radically different in design from the Linn. But what makes it different is what makes it better.

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