Reference systems
System design, component matching, installation and final voicing for serious two-channel listening.
- Amplification and loudspeakers
- Power and cable architecture
- Room-aware system setup
Johannesburg · South Africa
High-end audio, considered as a complete system.
HiRes Audio brings analogue, digital and networked music reproduction together with one purpose: preserving the integrity of the signal from source to loudspeaker.
01 / Approach
Engineering discipline.
Musical judgement.
Exceptional reproduction is rarely the result of a single component. It comes from careful system matching, clean infrastructure, considered setup and many small decisions made well. We combine technical rigour with long listening experience to create systems that reveal the recording without losing its humanity.
02 / Expertise
One system. Three disciplines.
Digital audio
Purpose-built digital front ends that make complex technology stable, accessible and musically convincing.
- Roon and HQPlayer systems
- Dedicated servers and endpoints
- DAC and network optimisation
Analogue replay
Turntable, cartridge and phono-stage selection with precise mechanical and electrical setup.
- Turntable system matching
- Cartridge alignment and loading
- Noise and grounding control
03 / Private studio
Listen without pressure.
Our Johannesburg reference studio operates by appointment. Sessions are unhurried and shaped around your system, your room and the way you listen—not a showroom script.
- Format
- Private, by appointment
- Focus
- Two-channel reference audio
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
“The objective is not more sound. It is more of the recording.”
04 / Selected partnerships
Curated, not crowded.
HiRes Audio works with a deliberately focused group of products and manufacturers. Our established T+A expertise is supported by deep practical knowledge of digital playback, analogue replay and system integration. Every recommendation has to earn its place in the complete system.
05 / Contact
Begin with a conversation.
Tell us about your current system, your room and what you would like to improve.
mark@hiresaudio.co.za