From the Desk of Len

FROM THE DESK OF LEN WALLIS

This is written during lockdown — something that I hope will have passed, or at least close to it, by the time you read it. We spoke in the last newsletter of some of the ramifi cations that the pandemic has had on us all, but there are some additional long-term consequences that are being played out at the moment.

One of the obvious effects of a worldwide pandemic is that factories the world over closed for a period, or if they didn’t, they reduced their output. This has been further exacerbated by a global shortage of chipsets (due to both the pandemic-induced slowdowns and a couple of major fi res). As a result, shipments of stock are being severely hampered — with some companies already informing us that any orders placed now will not be supplied this side of Christmas.

The second problem is that we are also witnessing price rises. The cost of manufacturing has risen for most companies due to factory slowdowns and the increased cost of parts and raw materials (for example the price of aluminium has risen by over 30% this year). Compounding this, the price of shipping has skyrocketed in recent times. Many companies have already implemented price rises or have announced their intention to do so.

We are suggesting to our clientele that if they are looking to invest in new equipment prior to Christmas that they should not leave this until the last moment.

PURCHASING FROM LEN WALLIS AUDIO DURING NSW LOCKDOWN

As the NSW lockdown continues the Len Wallis Audio retail division will be temporarily closed to the public until further notice. To continue taking care of your needs, we have a number of ways in which you can still safely shop with us, including: • Purchase on-line or by phone and have your purchase delivered • Free delivery on any order • Contactless Collection from our loading dock at the rear of the store

If you need help and advice with a purchase we encourage you to call us on

(02) 9427 6755

You can also email us at:

sales@lenwallisaudio.com.au

With the relaxing of rules surrounding the construction industry our Custom Installation Division continues operations, albeit in a limited capacity and with strict conditions imposed. Please give us a call if you have any questions regarding this sector of our business. For the latest developments visit our dedicated webpage at lenwallisaudio.

com/about-us/covid-19/

Reavon UBR-X100 & UBR-X200

UNIVERSAL 4K ULTRA-HD BLU-RAY PLAYERS

THE ULTIMATE DISC AND FILE-BASED ENTERTAINMENT SOURCE

The Reavon UBR-X100 is fully digital, and the perfect movie source. Playing 4K Blu-rays including Dolby Vision HDR compatibility, plus standard Blu-rays, 3D Blu-rays, DVDs, DVDAudio and CDs, the UBR-X100 is elaborately engineered for disc playback, with ultra-rigid construction using a 1.6mm-thick chassis base reinforced with a 3mm-thick steel plate underbase. The result is significantly low noise and even more rigid and stable chassis structure.

In addition to disc playback via dual HDMI output terminals, the UBR-X100 can play audio and video content from an external drive via USB or DLNA, supporting MKV and M2TS video, FLAC, AIFF, DFF and DSF music, even JPG and TIFF photos. Audio is output via the second HDMI output, or from optical and coaxial digital outputs.

And it’s geek heaven, with its information screen showing not only the usual disc detail, but mastering information such as MaxFALL and MaxCLL HDR settings, bit-rates and more.

The Reavon UBR-X200 includes everything on offer from the UBR-X100, but adds analogue outputs, backed by Burr-Brown Audio PCM1690 Series DACs, and a low-noise low-EM military-class toroidal transformer. This flagship player offers RCA unbalanced and XLR balanced audio outputs, plus individual 7.1-channel surround outputs for movie and music surround sound, including decoding of Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, in addition to lesser formats.

This is the EISA-winning flagship UHD disc player that everyone is talking about – and given the demand for previous players of this quality, we suggest you contact your nearest Reavon dealer without delay!