ASIA EXPO: Simplicity Control Adds Mavis And Lu Kang

The Singapore distributor has already detailed two serious high-end systems for this year’s show, including Room 3601A with Magico, EMM Labs, J.Sikora, Critical Mass Systems and KECES, and Room 3701B with Master Fidelity, Soulution, Alsyvox, Albedo Silver and J.Sikora.

Room 3602 looks to add a different flavour to that wider story. Rather than simply chasing the largest or most visually imposing system in the building, this room brings together several brands with distinct design philosophies, ranging from hybrid tube amplification and Taiwanese loudspeaker craft to Japanese digital cabling, anniversary Luxman electronics and glass-diaphragm speaker technology.

The headline new-product angle is Mavis Audio’s Extreme 600, which Simplicity Control says will be shown in Asia for the first time. The Vietnamese-designed amplifier is intended to operate either as an integrated hybrid tube amplifier or as a tube hybrid power amplifier, with Mavis describing a single-ended Class A zero-feedback tube driver stage supported by a solid-state output stage using output transformers.

The Extreme 600 is not short of ambition, with Mavis listing the output at 100 watts per channel in Class A, 300 watts per channel into 8 ohms and 600 watts per channel into 4 ohms, with a tube complement of two 6SN7 and two EL34 valves. At 82kg, it also has the sort of physical presence that tends to make a point before the first track starts.

The Extreme 600 will power Magic S2 loudspeakers for what Simplicity Control describes as a powerful and musical presentation. While final system details may still be confirmed at the show, the pairing should give visitors a useful chance to hear how Mavis Audio’s hybrid approach handles scale, control and tonal density in a real-room demonstration.

Lu Kang Audio also forms part of the Room 3602 mix, bringing a Taiwanese loudspeaker voice to Simplicity Control’s showcase. Managing Director Rox Shih is expected to attend, giving visitors a chance to hear more about the company’s design philosophy and its focus on building speakers for music rather than specification-sheet theatre.

KECES returns as another part of Simplicity Control’s broader expo presence. While Room 3601A gives KECES a more extreme high-end role through the world-first showing of the UltraVault power conditioner, Room 3602 will give the Taiwanese electronics brand a more approachable context. Ronald Liao, Managing Director of KECES Audio, is expected to attend and discuss the company’s focus on more accessible electronics for younger listeners.

Luxman will add a familiar Japanese hi-fi name to the system, with the D-100 and L-100 Centennial models listed for Room 3602. The D-100 Centennial is Luxman’s 100th anniversary digital player, built around the company’s latest disc transport, dual-mono ROHM DAC configuration and LIFES 1.1 analogue output circuitry. The L-100 Centennial integrated amplifier, meanwhile, is rated at 20 watts per channel into 8 ohms and 40 watts per channel into 4 ohms, with Luxman positioning it within its Class A tradition.

There is also a cable and materials story in the room. AIM, the Japanese cable specialist, will be represented by Akira Oshima, Chief Branding Officer, who is expected to discuss HDMI and LAN cable design. AIM describes its current range as spanning Ethernet, HDMI and USB products, drawing on more than four decades of transmission technology and manufacturing experience.

GAIT adds one of the room’s more unusual talking points. The Taiwanese company, formally Glass Acoustic Innovations Technology, develops glass acoustic diaphragms and speaker drivers, with Sales Driector Leo Ho expected to attend and discuss glass cone material as a loudspeaker technology. It should give Room 3602 a useful technical edge, particularly for visitors interested in how new diaphragm materials are being explored beyond the usual paper, aluminium, ceramic and composite approaches.

Mavis Audio designer Nguyen Hoang Thi is also expected to attend, giving visitors a chance to ask directly about the Extreme 600’s no-feedback hybrid amplifier architecture. That should help Room 3602 feel less like a static brand round-up and more like a working conversation between designers, distributors and listeners.

Across its three rooms, Simplicity Control is clearly trying to show different sides of the high-end audio market. Room 3601A is the large-scale statement system, Room 3701B leans into digital precision, ribbon-panel loudspeakers and top-tier analogue playback, while Room 3602 looks more varied and exploratory. That may make it one of the more interesting stops for visitors who want to hear emerging brands and less familiar engineering ideas alongside established hi-fi names.

You’ll find Simplicity Control in Room 3602 at the StereoNET Asia Hi-Fi & AV Expo Singapore 2026, held at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre from 10 to 12 July.

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