Hot Stuff

Before Team New Zealand wrested the America's Cup from Dennis Connor and the New York Yacht Club in 1997, few people outside New Zealand had any inkling of the high-level technology hiding beneath that long white cloud ... unless, that is, they were interested in high-end hi-fi equipment. When it comes to audio electronics, New Zealand looms large on the high-tech map, with amplifier manufacturers Perreaux and Plinius showing the way.