A Complete Guide To Setting Up Your Turntable In 1982, the music industry launched the compact disc (CD) with the bold promise that the new digital format would create “perfect sound forever”. Since 2005, a surprising [...]
Following the Ideal Path to Upgrading Cables. Part 3 of 3: USB Interconnects and Speaker Cables I recently watched English indie band ALT-J perform at Echo Beach in Toronto and what an incredible sonic and visual [...]
Following the Ideal Path to Upgrading Cables. Part 2 of 3: Interconnect Cables You may not spend much time thinking about the cables behind your music system because they remind you of a snake pit from [...]
Following the Ideal Path to Upgrading Cables. Part 1 of 3: Power Cords Let me tell you a little secret about building a high-end music system: Cables play a much more important role in your hi-fi [...]
We should examine the work of a bunch of pioneering guys – Peter Walker, Ivor Tiefenbrun, Julian Vereker, Bob Stuart, Mark Levinson, Dan D’Agostino, Ed Meitner, Dave Wilson, Alon Wolf and Yoav Geva. Who are these [...]
A number of years back, when CANADA HiFi Magazine was just in its infancy, we reviewed an original loudspeaker creation – The Brat , from a company named Fab Audio. The Brat was a creation of [...]
The weather is improving, the raccoons are spilling your compost bins again, and snowbirds are returning from Florida. Time to tune up for your stereo. Actually, unless you’ve got a tube amp, there’s only one component [...]
If you’re in the market for a subwoofer, going “dual” can be a great option for a number of reasons. In this article the SVS Sound Experts explain why. Reason 1: The first reason to go [...]
Heimdall (properly pronounced as “HYM-doll”) is the Old Norse god who vigilantly guards Asgard, the heavenly realm of the mighty Norse gods, including Odin and Thor. If you’ve seen the Marvel Comics Thor movie series, you’ll [...]
Tips For Improving the Sound of Your HiFi and Home Theatre System One of the thrills of being an audiophile is the adventurous journey of squeezing better sound quality from your audio system. The conventional route [...]
