NEXT EVENT | Australian HiFi Show Sydney | 1-3 May 2026
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NEXT EVENT | Australian HiFi Show Sydney | 1-3 May 2026 ⋆
Greg Borrowman of Australian HiFi reviews the Aphelia 8’s. Spanning design, capability and auditioning tracks the article discusses the versatility from both an emotive and technical sound, to placement in your room of choice. Complete with a Test Report by Steve Holding.
“Whether it’s stringed base, synthesised base, backwards base, or the base from various drums that are used across the album <Graceland by Paul Simons>, the Aphelia 8’s delivered the low frequencies wonderfully well. At the same time, the speakers also sounded spectacularly clean and pure with vocals…” Greg Borrowman | Reviewer | Australian HiFi
SpectraFlora Celata 88 wins Aesthetics and Sound Quality Award | SoundStage! Australia Products of the Year 2025
“… Celata 88 can be seen as an homage to vintage designs… SpectraFlora is also cognisant of the demands of modern reproduction and listener tastes. It caters to that by incorporating modern, high quality drivers, a mix of bespoke and premium crossover parts, a meticulous design process, and extensive sessions of scrupulous voicing.”
Edgar Kramer | Editor in Chief of SoundStage! Australia
Sound+Image Homegrown Hi-Fi edition features SpectraFlora
“ All SpectraFlora speakers are designed and built in Victoria, and crucially the company describes them as “boutique but inclusive - not just for hi-fi elitists.”
Featured in COMPLETEHOME:
SpectraFlora loudspeakers : where beautiful Australian design meets breathtaking sound.
“If you love homes that feel considered - rooms that balance texture, light and form - there’s every chance you care just as much about how your spaces sound. That’s the promise behind SpectraFlora, a boutique loudspeaker maker from Victoria that designs for eyes and ears.”
Featured in the Grand Designs Australia Magazine Wishlist | Edition 14.4
“ SpectraFlora loudspeakers : Australian designed and made. Gorgeous sound, timeless design. Customs finished to match your most loved spaces.”
In depth review of the Celata 88 by Edgar Kramer - Editor in Chief of Soundstage! Australia.
“The Celata 88 loudspeakers are the product of an inspired designer who distances himself from the plain run-of-the mill. Dr. Steve Van Sluyter poses the question: Do you accept convention, or do you welcome individuality…?”
Greg Borrowman of Audio Esoterica delivers a review of the Celata 88 that delves into the design influences, innovative technology, and the fact that these are created to be on display proudly in your home.
“…if cabinet size is a deciding factor, you need neither look nor listen any further…just choose your preferred finish.”
Andrew Hutchison of Not an Audiophile podcast interviews 3 innovators of audio related technologies on this episode of Not an Audiophile - including our Founder. We are third on the list…so if you want to hear from Steve start at the 40min mark
“…you’ve got some original ideas and I think that’s to be applauded because this industry is so stuck with very few exceptions in the tried and proven either visual styles or, technical ways of doing things.”
StereoNET’s Deputy Editor - Jason Sexton - announces the release of our gorgeous new model - the Aphelia 8.
“…the Aphelia 8 showcases SpectraFlora’s evolving commitment to high-performance audio that remains deeply rooted in local materials and sustainable craftsmanship.”
SoundStage! Australia announces the launch of the Aphelia 8
“The Aphelia 8’s cabinet is handcrafted in Victoria, Australia, using native timbers which are sustainably sourced.”