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Hi from Mounty County.. The staff and service from Eastern hifi are second to none. A cannot rate these people high enough... I recently purchased a Yamaha cd player from Eastern hifi. I had been looking for months in Australia. But have had no luck I emailed Eastern hifi, they responded that same day. We corresponded with each other for two days. Which included they sale of my item. Within a week of my first email. I was at home annoying my son with all of my 90's hip hop. I can't thank the team at Eastern hifi enough..

Michael

Thanks for your advice. It was Well worth paying that little bit extra compared to a chain store. Job well done. I will return!

V S

Hamilton

Hi, just want to say was a pleasure in dealing with you guys, got a mean set up with my new massive Polk rtai7,s, monitor fx surrounds and monitor 8" ceiling speakers. My Dolby atoms set up will be awesome. Can't wait to hook it all up. Great service and advice, and fitted my budget perfectly. I'll be back to upgrade my front speaker and subs in the near future.

Hayden

Graham, it has been great to deal with you and your staff. The service has been first rate. Communication has been great and took time to know my requirements and made suggestions instead of just selling a product. Happy to deal with you again for my future hifi needs

A O

Sydney, Australia

I purchased a pair of Dynaudio Emit 20’s from Eastern Hifi in October 2023 for a touch under $2k.

I’ve been listening to Polk Audio for 20 + years as I am a fan of Polk’s punch when I listen to rock and pop, and their versatility to play jazz, blues, classical and lighter musical styles well.

I’ve been listening to lighter music as I get older so bought the Emit 20’s. Being worth over twice the price of the Polk Rti A3’s I was expecting them to be a significant step up.

I hooked up the Emits to my 140W per channel Yamaha amp, my Blue Sound Node 2 and ran them in for 100 hours then had a listen and was instantly wowed. The top end was smooth, all there but very easy to listen to. The mids present and almost up front – I heard things before that I’ve never heard before on tracks I’ve listened to many times. The bass was full and rich, tighter and deeper with an almost chesty feel – I wasn’t expecting that!

I then played some old rock tracks, the realm of Polks, and the Emits didn’t disappoint.

I then did a side-by-side comparison with the Rti A3s. Most tracks the Emits won through their tighter deeper bass and clarity in the mid and high end, but still being smooth. The Emits have a soundstage and imaging that gives the music a real sense of depth, more engaging and a more enjoyable listening experience than the Polks can provide. The Polks were better at some older harder rock tracks with the classic V shape sound that suit a lot of 80’s rock, however there wasn’t a lot in it.

Then I had a wee think. The Emits RRP at about $1950 and the Polks RRP at $800. Are the Emits worth 2.4x the price of the Rtis? The Emits sound better, and quite a bit better on some tracks. But over twice as good?  I’m not sure. The Polks are still a ridiculously good speaker for the price. Maybe that’s just the law of diminishing returns in play.

Summary:

The Emit20s are a great speaker, enjoyable to listen to for hours, great presence, depth, soundstage and imaging with full rich tight bass, with great balance between the mids and treble.

MP Wellington (Not an actual MP from Wellington 🙂

Dyne Audio Emit 20’s

I enjoy making incremental gains within a system, changing one piece at a time and absorbing each new item in its own time. And so my old Sennheiser extension cable gave way to the Slinkylinks (custom made/hand made headphone) cable ... The clarity of the music was apparent. Not too bright, not too sharp, just crystal clear. It is a mark of the cable's quality that it gets out of the way of the music, not imposing a distorted character to it. The cable looks fantastic. So good in fact it …

Aaron

Graham, Thanks for your excellent service and advise. I am really enjoying my new Marantz system. It's sounds amazing!

L P

Ohope

Hi Graham, Just letting you know I found the sound from the little amp was AWESOME. It turned up on my doorstep at 7.30 the next morning, and I had it going by about 7.32!!! Tighter bass and much more detailed high end than both the Denon and Onkyo amps I had used. It was a real pleasure to talk to you on the phone and get some good honest advice. (and a good chat too.) Can you let me know if you have any second hand, or reasonably cheap tuners, as I will never use Trade Me again after the great deal and service from you, so will have to bug you when I need something.

S. C

Hamilton

Hi Graham,

The T/9x is mostly broken in now.  100% happy with the upgrade.

It's interesting how the sub "opens up" as it breaks in.  After going from the T/7x and ending it while broken in, it was a stark contrast when first turning on the new T/9x.

It goes from not timing particularly well with the main speakers, sounding a bit stifled with not the extension you're expecting to blending and matching the main speakers seamlessly with awesomely controlled extension.

Very impressed how musical it is - you really can't "hear" it being separate from the mains.

It's one of those products that actually lives up to the marketing and all the reviews I've seen online.  It's often the same story with the reviews, been into HI-FI for decades, tried subs on and off and always ended up going without because they never matched the main speakers until they tried the Rel T series.

Thanks for the fantastic service - it's been a great experience.

Cheers,

Chris

Tauranga

REL T9X Sub bass system

Cheers Graham for your help today, appreciate it.

 

That cartridge sounds amazing...massive upgrade 👌

 

Cheers

 

J

Rega Exact Cartridge