The team in Cardiff have been digging through the shelves, demo rooms, and cherished personal favourites to pull together a set of Black Friday deals that genuinely stand out. No fluff — just great kit, properly reduced, and chosen by people who spend their days listening, comparing, and discussing Hi-Fi. Here’s what made the cut…

Nick Hook - Store Manager

HANA SL Low Output Cartridge

Was £639 - Now £509 - SAVE £130!

This is the HANA SL Mk1 low-output moving-coil cartridge, brand new and boxed. Now discontinued and replaced by the Mk2, this is a gorgeous little cartridge available at a bargain price, saving £130. This HANA cartridge uses a Shibata-profile stylus tip and absolutely lives up to the translation of HANA, which means “brilliant and gorgeous” in the original Japanese.

If you’re looking for a solid-performing cartridge at a great price, then the HANA SL Shibata is for you, and it’ll make your feet tap on this Black Friday deal. With a very natural sound, this cartridge will fit many tonearms and turntables on the market.

SPENDOR A7 (Oak)

Was £3,950 - Now £2,899 - SAVE £1,051!

I was lucky enough to own a pair of these myself! The Spendor A7 is a superb, accurate loudspeaker. Now replaced with the A7.2, we’ve heavily reduced the price of our Mk1 demo model. Excellent condition, supplied with box and packing, but no grilles.

A detailed yet non-fatiguing loudspeaker that works in rooms of many sizes. The rear vented cabinet and slim dimensions make them easy to place and unfussy. Another bargain available in our Black Friday deals.

Kerrin Beckwith - Assistant Manager

Dali Rubikore 8 (Maroon)

Was £5,999 - Now £4,999 SAVE £1,000!

To give myself a refresher on the Rubikore 8, I got them into one of our demo rooms, hooked up to a Naim NSC 222 and NAP 200, and threw on a soundtrack that deserves a big speaker: Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two – A Time of Quiet Between the Storms. Hans Zimmer literally said this soundtrack needs big speakers, and it really shows. They have gravitas. As soon as the percussion hit in the latter half of the track, the hairs on the back of my neck went up.

Dali rubikore 8 - Maroon high gloss finish

There’s a tendency in Hi-Fi to waffle on about specs, and I really don’t feel I need to with these. They’re fairly easy to run and surprisingly unfussy. Our demo room here isn’t the best with big speakers, but these worked perfectly without any huge bass bloom. Great if you like to turn things up — especially if you’re into surround sound.

Matt Aaron - Sales Assistant

CYRUS i9-XR Amplifier

Was £3,595 - Now £2,499 SAVE £1,096!

I remember just over four years ago being introduced to Cyrus’s XR series by the one and only Jason Saxon (Cyrus). Out of all the products, the i9-XR — Cyrus’s flagship amplifier at the time — was the one that stood out for me, with its clean yet precise and punchy performance. Thus began my love affair with Cyrus amplification. The i9-XR very quickly became my go-to amplifier in our store, against which I measured other amplifiers due to its unparalleled performance.

I’ve always said: don’t let its small size fool you into thinking it’s lacking in performance — in fact, it’s quite the opposite. Here are just a few specs below to give you a taste of what I’m talking about. The i9-XR is a Class A/B integrated amplifier pushing out 98 watts per channel into 6 ohms.

The i9-XR also boasts four analogue inputs, and it has a truly fantastic moving-magnet phono stage on board. On the digital side, it has two optical inputs and two coaxial inputs, both utilising award-winning QXR DAC. Speaking of the DAC, the i9-XR has seven filters you can experiment with to fine-tune the sound of your digital sources to your taste.

In my eyes, the i9-XR is a true testament to Cyrus’s years of hard work in amplifier design, and dare I say it, this amplifier has become a design classic. Best of all, you can own this amazing amplifier for a fraction of its original price!

So there you have it — the team in Cardiff’s top picks, straight from the people who know the kit best. That’s just the tip of the iceberg: we’ve got bargains across speakers, headphones, streaming devices, TVs, amplifiers, AV receivers, and more. Click below to explore the full list — but don’t hang around. Once these items are gone, they’re gone!

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Spotted something you like but it’s not at your local Audio T? Don’t worry — just get in touch with your nearest store, and we’ll do our best to get it to you.

Thanks for reading.

Nick, Kerrin & Matt - Audio T Cardiff

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