Toronto Audio Fest 2018 – Part 1
Kevro International hosted a fabulous sounding Monitor Audio / Roksan Audio system inside their room. The Toronto Audio Fest ran from Oct. 21 to Oct. 23 this year at the Westin Airport Hotel near the Pearson [...]
Meet the Maker: An Interview with Charles Kirmuss of Kirmuss Audio
Charles Kirmuss and Michael Fremer from Stereophile, standing in front of Michael's 30,000+ record collection. Kirmuss Audio has been making some big waves in the audio world over the last several months, since the introduction of [...]
Tech Fails to Avoid When Travelling: 5 Great Tech Gadgets to Take on Your Next Vacation
While you might be tempted to unplug on your next vacation, I’ve got a couple of gadgets you won’t want to leave behind. Plagued with stress-induced headaches my last trip could have been saved with just [...]
Getting Healthy With Tech: 5 Tech Products to Help You Lead a Healthy Lifestyle
For the last month, I have been gorging on cookies and pretty much every sweet treat that came across my desk. Going home for the holidays also didn’t do much for my waistline. From pints of [...]
Meet the Maker: Italian Made Unison Research & Opera Loudspeakers
The consumer audio industry around the world is driven by remarkably passionate and sometimes eccentric individuals. For many of these individuals, audio is not just their business, it is a lifelong hobby. Welcome to NOVO magazine’s [...]
The Journey to Higher Quality Audio With Nordost Leif Cables: Part 2 of 3
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 [...]
Great Recorded Music to Showcase Your Sound System – Part 1
Several months ago I attended a listening session showcasing the awesome Naim Statement amplifier. The entire system, using B&W’s 800 Series Diamond reference speakers had a price tag just north of $400K. That’s a-ton-o-cash for anything, [...]
FREE Admission at TAVES 2018!
This October 12 to 14, the TAVES Consumer Electronics Show will offer FREE admission and bring together over 150 exhibitors from around the globe and offer a richer experience for audiophiles and casual music lovers alike. [...]
Best Vinyl Record Stores in Toronto 2018
The resurgence of vinyl records over the last several years has spurred many new record shops to open in Canada. This in turn, spurred us to generate a list of the best ones we know in [...]
Montreal Audio Fest 2018 Highlights Report – Part 5
Welcome to Part 5 of our coverage of the 2018 Montreal Audio Fest. If you missed the previous parts, you can read them HERE. ELAC America ELAC America was hosting a couple of their own rooms [...]