VAF Research

20/08/2026

Have you watched the latest review of our VAF Signature i91 MKIII's yet? We sent Dan from Concord Hifi a pair to play with, and he loved them. See here -

VAF Signature i91bookshelf speakers, a nice sounding and easy on th...

28/07/2026

A great speaker starts with a great driver. One such driver that has been a star in our VAF repertoire for many years is our proprietary 170mm coaxial driver, manufactured especially for VAF by SEAS in Norway.

A coaxial driver is actually two separate drive units in one – where the tweeter is mounted in the centre of the woofer. This allows the tweeter to be perfectly time aligned with the woofer, at any angle, at any distance. It achieves optimum phase and impulse responses, resulting in a very accurate reproduction of spatial information, significantly enhancing imaging and sound stage. An added benefit is a wide and even dispersion, so that ideal sound is available to a variety of seating positions in a given room – making them fantastic not only as stereo speakers, but as surround speakers as well.

This coaxial driver features a woven polypropylene woofer paired with a Sonomex soft dome tweeter providing incredibly transparent and dynamic sound, and is utilised in our Signature i91 bookshelf speakers, compact Signature i90 speakers and our VAF Soundwall. Not only is it an extremely accurate, natural sounding driver, but it is also very robust and reliable – with literally thousands produced over the past 20 years, all still happily providing amazing sound in homes and studios across Australia.

If you’d like to experience the fantastic sound this driver and our speakers produce, come into the Adelaide showroom.

20/07/2026

We packed up our demo Denon X3800 that resided in our DC-Cinema room on Friday, ready to be handed over to a happy new owner, and installed the newly released Denon X3900. Here are some unboxing pics and initial thoughts.

The very first thing we noticed is the amount of plastic packaging has been dramatically reduced from the X3800 (see photo) and the quality of packing/packaging has been elevated closer to Marantz levels. Replacing all the plastic bags containing manuals/accessories is a lovely cardboard box, with everything laid out neatly. Big tick!

Setup was a breeze, the setup GUI was overhauled with the X3800 and that carries over to the X3900.

No time for a full calibration yet, but we did a quick manual setup with speaker levels and bass crossover points. First thing played was the Dolby Atmos mix of Michael Jackson's Thriller via Apple Music. Immediately apparent was a decent sonic improvement over the X3800, detail and instrument separation is a lot better - so it looks like the new Cirrus Logic DAC architecture in the X3900 has been a worthy and substantial upgrade.

The old X3800 held the unbeatable value crown for quality, specs and features for the price. The X3900 with its decent internal quality improvements (along with better packaging), more than easily hangs on to that crown. A worthy successor.

08/07/2026

You may know that as a Sony Pro dealer we demonstrate and sell Sony's range of 4K laser projectors, which are absolutely superb pieces of kit.

A promo is being run until August 31st, trade in ANY make and model of old projector to receive $2000 off the XW5000ES laser projector, for the sale price of $6999. The XW5000 has never been priced this low, an excellent price for a brilliant projector.

Call, email or message us here if you'd like to learn more.

17/06/2026

Recently, we had a customer ask if we could build them a pair of DC-Cinema LCR on-wall speakers in a custom Tasmanian Blackwood timber finish, instead of the standard black textured paint. 'Sure!', we said. The Tasmanian Blackwood veneer was hand selected by our cabinet maker and as you can see, they came out looking absolutely stunning.

The good news? We had one spare pair built, and available for a lucky customer. Priced at $3499, delivered to your door.

This beautiful, custom pair of loudspeakers will not last long, get in touch with us on 08 8363 9996 or [email protected] if you want to snap them up!

01/06/2026

We are thrilled to announce that we are a winner of a 2026 Sound+Image Award, our $1699 VAF DC2S speakers have won 'Standmount Speakers of the Year under $5000'.

$1699 is absolutely superb value, considering they feature beautiful, Australian built cabinets and hand built crossover circuitry including pure copper inductors wound in-house. Built to order for you, with a 10 year warranty.

Read the original review here - https://www.whathifi.com/speakers/hi-fi-speakers/vaf-dc-2s-bookshelf-speakers

Every part of the hand-built crossover is refined for expansive soundstage and exceptional imaging that brings you closer to the music.

15/05/2026

We have exciting news to share – legendary Canadian amplifier, CD player and DAC manufacturer Bryston has joined the VAF stable, and is exclusive to VAF in South Australia.

Bryston electronics are well known for their incredibly pure sonic transparency and performance, absolute bulletproof reliability, and generous warranty. Built to order by a passionate team. All are qualities that align perfectly with a famed Australian loudspeaker manufacturer you may have heard of… us!

For decades, Bryston’s iconic amplifiers and DAC’s have earned a place in thousands of professional studios and homes around the world. Now it’s our turn.

We currently have the new Bryston Bi-200 integrated amplifier on demo, paired with our new VAF Signature i66 MKV’s which is truly a match made in heaven. More Bryston products on demo to follow soon.

The brand page and some of their range is now live on our website, and will continue to be updated.

Interested to learn more? Give us a call if you’d like to come in and demo, and we can talk fantastic VAF and Bryston speaker/amp packages. Have you used and loved Bryston? Tell us in the comments below.

11/05/2026

When it comes to designing loudspeakers, we will do multiple simulations, dozens of prototypes and tons of measurements.

But what is most important is the listening. Ultimately, it's our ears that tell us whether we are on the right track or not, and it is down to the listening that will determine if the design is finally complete.

Here is a recent pic of our designer Nick listening to a prototype pair of our latest release, the i66 MKV.

07/05/2026

29/04/2026

We strongly agree with the positive comments in this Stereonet review of the new Wiim Sound Smart speaker.

Does it sound as good as a VAF loudspeaker? No, of course not! But, if you're in the market for a small wireless speaker to have in your home office, kitchen etc that offers good sound, features and excellent ease of use, this little speaker is fantastic and very well priced. Available at VAF.

https://www.stereonet.com/reviews/wiim-sound-smart-speaker-review