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It’s time to celebrate! Join us this month as we kick off our first monthly brand focus to celebrate 20 years of STL Audio in NZ! There's no better brand (or industry figure) to start with than one of the most respected and worshipped pro audio innovators there has ever been...Mr Rupert Neve. In the early 1960’s Rupert Neve started his first of many pro audio companies that over his 70+yr career created a legacy that will continue for a very long time. It’s hard if not impossible to find an equa …

2023 is here and it's time to celebrate! 2023 marks 20 years of sharing our passion for Recording Studios and Pro Audio brands with New Zealand. That's 20 years since we started our Trade Me store, and 14 years of running our online store: STL Pro Audio. We are extremely proud of what we have achieved with your support, it's been an incredible ride and we have plenty more planned.To celebrate the 20 years, we'll be featuring one of our brands each month and offering a giveaway from them. We …

SAMAR AL95 Overhead Video DemoIf you've been a subscriber of ours over the years, or seen any our YouTube videos, you'll see that we're big fans of shootouts for ribbons as overheads. We're always on the hunt to get the best out this part of recording drums.We knew that the SAMAR ribbons where an amazing microphone after demoing on acoustic guitar and guitar amps, but when we got a chance to try them on a drum kit we couldn't believe it. So we spent a day creating some videos of the SAMAR AL9 …