Great Gift Ideas from Totally Wired

Are you looking for something special for the music lover in your life? Or planning a wickedly self indulgent christmas? Whatever the case we've got a fantastic line up of options for you. Great sound is more affordable than you might think and we've got something to suit almost everybody. Here are some of the highlights for the 2011/12 festive season.

Tivoli Radios and Systems

Wouldn't you love a Tivoli Radio for christmas? Tivoli's make great gifts but why wait - if you check out our big Tivoli section you'll find everything you ned to know about all the different models, easy ordering information, galleries and for those interested a little more about these great little radios, historical info on Henry Kloss and Tivoli Audio. From the original Model One table radio to the newest Model 10 - we've got them all. Totally Wired is New Zealand's best Tivoli dealership - we carry every available model and finish, know the range inside out and are avid Tivoli listeners at home.

Totally Wired support World Wide Fund for Nature. Your purchase will indirectly help the survival of New Zealand’s special Hector Dolphins. Find out more here. Christmas Gift with Purchase – for the month of December all Tivoli, Geneva and NuForce purchases over NZ$ 200 come with a WWF fold up carry bag.

"The new 'Connector' from Tivoli is the perfect iPod or iPhone dock to run with your Tivoli radio."

The Perfect Christmas Gift for any Tivoli owner! The Connector – NZ$ 199

You may be aware that you can plug an iPod into any Tivoli radio, Music System or NetWorks. The simplest way to do this is via a 3.5mm lead into the auxiliary input or headphone jack on the PAL. Next step up and better again, is via a dock which will charge your iPod at the same time. Now you can have a a dedicated Tivoli dock made to match the beautiful woodgrains of the most popular Tivoli finishes. The 'Connector' has everything you could ask for in a stand–alone dock.

Geneva systems

The innovative new Model XS from Geneva Lab is the ultimate compact and portable Hi-Fi system. But it's not just for travelers - the Geneva XS (that's eXtra Small) is also perfect as a bedside radio and music player for stay-at-homes. Covet it as a designer must-have, give it as a carefully chosen gift, or just enjoy it for the excellent sound and innovative features.

Whatever the motivation for wanting the newest model from Geneva, you'll find it's a small package with big surprises. The first being the sound quality. Regardless of how cool it looks, how sharp the combination of technology and price, the Geneva XS is made to be listened to and the good news is that it really does perform. And the XS is just the start of the range. Check out the bigger and better Model S and Model M systems.

Get into Wireless this Christmas

Sonos make it easy with affordable new models including the new Play 3 wireless speaker system. You'll be amazed to learn all the things Sonos can do - music replay from your computer, internet radio and streaming services. Set up is completely foolproof and the Sonos wireless system means you never have to worry about cables again. Have music in any room, anytime.

Also check out the new B&W Zeppelin Air It's the definitive AirPlay capable speaker system from the UK's most esteemed speaker designer. And if you're looking for the best noise reducing headphones on offer, the new B&W P5s will be on your list.

Meet the Future

NuForce is our kind of company. Based in California and devoted to the development of exceptionally fine consumer–electronic products, they have blown the hifi game open with their new Icon series. Small, power efficient, digital savvy and almost unbelievably affordable. From a remarkable iPod dock to a highly specified digital preamp the NuForce products are the most exciting prospect we have heard when it comes to delivering great sound to more people.

The new B&W Zeppelin Air

From the most venerable British loudspeaker designers and manufacturers – Bowers & Wilkins, better known to most of us as B&W. 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. And at NZ$ 1395 Zeppelin is more affordable than we ever would have guessed, given both the immediately obvious build and sound quality. This is the class act of iPod systems.

The new Zeppelin 'Air' builds on the strengths of the original Zeppelin. There have been improvements made to the sound quality with driver and electronics enhancement. And Zeppelin is now compatible with all generations of iPod, iPhone and even iPad. But most significantly, B&W are one of the first companies to incorporate Apple AirPlay.

Conran Audio

A creation of Studio Conran, this new speaker dock is an elegant design aesthetic with a stunning audio performance engineered by Q Acoustics.

Combining seriously stunning acoustics with an elegant design aesthetic, Conran has created a contemporary design classic. It is a dedicated 100% pure iPod player that works both docked and wirelessly with iPhones and iPods, and wirelessly with iPads. Bluetooth™ connectivity allows song selection from the comfort of an armchair or, if it’s your thing, while dancing around the room. Furthermore, the Conran dock's in-built Bluetooth™ receiver chip is compatible with apt-X, the new high-performance audio coding technology which transmits CD-quality full-bandwidth stereo over Bluetooth™ connections. apt-X is fast becoming the next 'must have' technology feature in high-end consumer audio devices with pre-installed or dongle-enabled Bluetooth™ Stereo capability.

New Life for Vinyl

The Spin Clean is a cheap and cheerful device that really works - it comes in a happy yellow box, includes everything you need to thoroughly clean a large number of records and costs just $180.

One of our clients tells us - “Hi sharon please convey to john that i am very pleased with the results of the 30 or so LPs I have cleaned so far, it has reduced the hiss and improved the clarity significantly. many of these LPs have not been cleaned for near 30 years but have always been well treated, says a lot for the longevity of vinyl”

We’ve got everything you need for vinyl playback - great new turntables from Thorens, Well tempered and Project, a selection of cartridges from Ortofon, Dynavector and Nagaoka, phono stages from Dynavector, Cambridge and Project, cleaners, anti-static record sleeves and more.

Headphone Heaven

Massage your frontal lobes with sweet sounds from our ever expanding range of personal listening options.

The new B&W P5 headphones - the very first from the renowned brand - are everything the reviewers say; a real luxury product.

The Grado range is being continually improved and offers everything from the best selling value model - the SR60i right through to ultra exotic state of the art models.

With many headphones, a dedicated amplifier will transform the sound and new models now feature digital inputs including USB. This means you can enjoy levels of resolution and fidelity that were simply not possible in even the recent past. New models from Firestone Audio show you how it’s done. Making your iPod sing is just the start of what we can do. 

HRT

After much waiting we’ve finally got stock of the new MK2 versions of the HRT Music Streamers. These have to be the best value for money products we have when it comes to making music. To recap, the Music Streamer is a simple little box that connects directly to your computer via USB cable - it converts from digital to analogue in a far better fashion than the internal electronics in your computer or laptop. And then feeds this music into your audio system. The HRT Music streamer works brilliantly with almost any breed of computer or music software. There are two models - the entry level Music Streamer MK2 at $299 that is the rival of any $1000 CD player. And the Music Streamer + Mk2 at $599 which is literally twice as good again. Michael Jones at www.audioenz.co.nz has some pretty nice things to say about the entry level model right here.

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