THE HOME ENTERTAINMENT SPECIALISTS     

About Us




9, SILVER STREET
YEOVIL, SOMERSET
BA20 1HW

(GRADE 2 LISTED)

E-Mail:
mikemanning1@me.com
Opening Hours:
Tuesday to Friday
9.15am to 5.30pm
Saturdays
9am to 5pm
Closed Mondays

HOW TO FIND US

Click Here for directions.


2012 . . !

Are you ready for it. We can supply a range of super gifts/presents to give to your loved ones on during this festive New Year.
Headphones, iPod Docks DAB Radio etc or even complete systems.

Roberts Radio, Vita Audio, Grado, B&W, Geneva, Yamaha, Onkyo, Philips Sennheiser, Audio Technica and many more.

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We have just moved into our all new store at 9, Silver Street in the middle of Yeovil after 24 years in our previous premises.
This Grade 2 Listed building used to be the 'Kings Arms' pub.
Now the only things 'on tap' are great sounds with fantastic home cinema and, of course, multi-room systems.

We have tried to make your experience as pleasant as possible with surroundings more in line with the your own home...i.e. 'real life', not just a shop filled with shelves and shelves of black boxes.
Great equipment demonstrated in realistic surroundings by knowledgeable staff who really care about the end result.....a happy customer!
See us on    YOUTUBE

Mike opened his first shop in Yeovil over 24 years ago, stocking and demonstrating a range of quality hi-fi products not before available outside of the larger towns.

Mike's enthusiasm for music, especially live concerts, led him along the road in search of a realistic and enjoyable sound system for the home. On his quest Mike admits that he made many mistakes, often being seduced by 'flavour of the month' magazine reviews and cosmetic appeal. The pressure of the commission based salesman also took it's toll.

In an endeavour to fulfil his desire, Mike decided to make a career change, leaving the security of a family based business, to work in a reputable hi-fi shop for over twelve years before branching out on his own.

The staff at Mike Manning Audio stores are all music and home cinema enthusiasts, NOT commission based salesmen. Between them they have amassed over 50 years experience of demonstrating, selling and installing 'quality' audio and video equipment. Their customer's have learned to trust their judgement and expertise.

Over the last few years Mike Manning have also become much more involved with 'custom install' of 'multi-room' systems both in domestic as well as commercial environments.

Demonstrations, of both Hi-fi and Home Cinema, are carried out in a relaxed and un-pressured manner, making it a more pleasurable experience choosing your heart's (and Ears) desire.

Mike Manning Audio is an independant company NOT a franchise!
The product range that we demonstrate and sell is carefully chosen
by us for it's performance. not review or commercially led.


Remember... Experience Counts

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THE BEST IPOD DOCKS.?

 

What's New!          Click here for . . Special Offers Page

 
HI-FI & AV ELECTRONICS from: ANTHEM - NAIM AUDIO - DYNAVECTOR - DENSEN - EXPOSURE - REGA - OLIVE - PROJEKT - OPPO BLURAY - ONKYO - YAMAHA....TV & PROJECTORS from: PHILIPS - SIM 2 - OPTOMA - LINSAR - JVC.... SPEAKERS from: B&W - FOCAL(JMLAB) - SPENDOR - SHAHINIAN - NEAT - PARADIGM - PIEGA - Q ACOUSTICS - VELODYNE - DEFINITIVE TECHNOLOGY - REGA... IPOD DOCKS/RADIOS etc: GENEVA - B&W - VITA RADIO - ROBERTS RADIO... HEADPHONES from: AUDIO TECHNICA - GRADO - B&W - SENHEISSER.... TURNTABLES from: AMADEUS - PROJEKT - REGA PHONO CARTRIDGES & ACCESSORIES from: DYNAVECTOR - ORTOFON - GRADO - TELLURIUM Q - WIREWORLD . . . . WE HAVE OVER 25 YEARS OF INDEPENDENT EXPERIENCE . . YOU CAN'T BEAT IT!!! . .
 
     
   
 
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OH, THIS IS JUST GETTING TEDIUS!

Tellurium
..... another Great Review!!!

 
 
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NEW For 2012 - Exposure Electronics and Neat Loudspeakers
 
 
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An IPOD DOCK makes an ideal Present at ANY time of year
 
 
We carry the BEST from GENEVA, B&W, VITA AUDIO, ROBERTS RADIO
 
 
Click the picture above for more information
 
     
 
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A LITTLE LIGHT RELIEF . . Click the OPPO logo below . . YOU REALLY MUST READ THIS
 
 
 
 
NOW...YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY WE DON'T NEED TO SELL OTHER BLU-RAY PLAYERS
 
 
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NAIM RELEASE THE EXCITING NEW ADDITION TO THEIR RANGE
XP5-XS POWERS SUPPLY
In stock and on Dem now..!
 
 
XP5 XS
 
 
CLICK ABOVE FOR FULL DETAILS
 
 
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WE HAVE ONLY BEEN WAITING A FEW YEARS.........
 
 
DYNAVECTOR HX-100 / L-300 & L-200 II PRE & POWER AMPLIFIERS
 
 
HX200
 
 
SIMPLY STUNNING . . Phone us on 01935-479361 to Book your Demo now.
 
     
 
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IT'S HERE!
 
 

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PHONE US ON 01935-479361 TO BOOK A DEM AND FIND OUT WHY.
(NEW NDX5-XS ALSO IN STOCK NOW)

 
     
 
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CALL US FOR FULL DETAILS OF THEIR EXCITING NEW PRODUCTS INCLUDING..
THE FANTASTIC NEW YAS-101
AT UNDER £250.00 THIS IS THE AFFORDABLE 'SOUND BAR'

 
   
     
 
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HD33
 
 
OPTOMA HD33 'FULL 1080p 3D PROJECTOR' . . Amazing value at under £1400.00
 
 
Phone 01935-479361 to Book your Demo now.
 
     
 
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Q Acoustics Introduces Its New 7000 Series
in stock and on display NOW . . see 1st review here
Q700
 
 
Phone 01935-479361 to Book a Demo.
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CLICK ABOVE FOR MORE DETAILS
 
 
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NEWS
A new beta firmware BDP9xEU-55-0902 was released on Thursday 15th September enabling mp3 playback. The basic changes are as follows:
1. Enable mp3 playback in EU version firmware.
2. Improved the subtitle support in M2TS/TS playback, through USB drive, external hard drive or DLNA streaming. Customers have reported that the movie picture could occasionally freeze up during the playback, while the OSD timing counter was still moving forward. This issue was related with subtitles and has been solved in this release.
Resolved the subtitle flickering or image stuttering issue during some 3D movie playback. This issue has been reported to happen randomly on some 3D movies released in Asia or Europe, sample titles include "Step Up", "SAW" and "Resident Evil: Afterlife".
3. Resolved the image vertical stretch issue observed on some legacy DVD's. Customers have reported that when playing these DVD's using HDMI 1 and setting Aspect Ratio to "16:9 Wide/Auto", the pictures were vertically stretched. This issue could happen to DVD's issued before or around 2000, and sample titles include "The Abyss", "Titanic", "TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH (2002)" and "1941 (1979)".
4. Improved general disc compatibility based on recent and upcoming Blu-ray releases as well as user-submitted disc samples. Sample movies include "Avatar (3D)", "Journey to Mecca" and "Alice (2009 Miniseries)".

Please phone us for upgrade details. Don't forget your BluRay Multi Region Kits fitted In-Store.
 
 
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Try it for yourself..
Tellurium
Try it for yourself..
 
 
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JVC
 
 
The NEW JVC 3D Projectors in stock soon. Contact us for details
 
     
   
     
 
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REGA LAUNCH THE ALL NEW BRIO R 13th July 2011

The long awaited new 'baby' amplifier from Rega is in stock and on dem now.
Have a listen to it against the Exposure 1010' ...book a demo now!

Moving away from the 'full width' design, Rega have built the all new electronics into a half size case just like their DAC.

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Everyone knows how good the Oppo 95EU is as a dvd/blu-ray player, but how good is it as a cd player?
The answer is very good, very good indeed.
Currently we have a '95EU' hooked up to the New Rega Brio 'R' and a pair of Shahinian Arcs with Tellurium cables all round. Quite amazing!
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Oppo Blu-ray and dvd players. In stock and On Dem NOW!
Click here for more details
If you need a Hi-Quality (arguably one of the best) DVD/Blu-ray players on the market but you also need a top flite cd player then look no further!!!
 
ANOTHER STUNNING OPPO REVIEW . Click Here    

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WELL TEMPERED LAB . . 'SIMPLES!'

Well SIMPLEX actually. This new budget priced turntable from the makers of the amazing Amadeus turntables has already received one glowing review (Here) and is rumoured to be receiving another in the July edition of Hi-Fi Choice written by the much respected Jason Kennedy...make sure you get your copy on order. READ IT   Here

At just under £1500 without cartridge this deck is bound to be another winner but....if 'show' and 'constant tweeking' is more important to you than sheer musical enjoyment then this is NOT the deck for you!!

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Grandview Projector Screens

Along with the Top Rated 'Black Diamond' screens we are now proud to announce that we are agents for GRANDVIEW Cyber Series Projector screens.
GRANDVIEWS's range includes manual, electric and fixed models starting from £209. This Canadian based company's models represent some of the best value in projection screens available today.

Please phone or e-mail us for prices and availability.

 
     

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"READ ALL ABOUT IT...!"
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New Rega DAC gets top marks in latest reviews. Best DAC under £1500..?

No, but it's pretty good!

 
Order yours today, Only £439.00 . . . . .
 CLICK BELOW TO PURCHASE WITH CONFIDENCE

   
Mail Order Offer only.

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Since our very first exposure to the Tellurium Q range of cables we have grown to appreciate just 'how good' these cables are at extracting the 'very real' life and soul of musical recordings.

One of our customers commented recently..
'After using the Tellurium Q 'Black' for just a week in my system I reverted back to my old faithfull Kimber 8 cable. Oh, what a shock...where had all the life and musical feel gone?'

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and...

'Hi Mike

The Tellurium Q Black I got from you has now been running for about two weeks, and straight out of the box it was a delight to listen to. The Tellurium married to my Naim Nap 250 power amp seems to refine the huge amount of detail the Nap 250 gave before . Every instrument, every note, every voice seems more open and the musical content more obvious somehow and I was more than happy with the performance of the Nap 250 before the cable was added.
Two 5 metre lengths of the Tellurium Black cost approximately the same as a Naim Power Cord and the improvement the Power Cord gives is considerable just like the Tellurium Q Black, so I think the speaker cable offers excellent value for money and I'm very happy to have included it in my system.
Thanks again Mike for all the advice and help.

All the best

M. G (Dorset)'

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