Features
Visiting Fab Audio – Vintage, Home and Pro Audio Equipment Service
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 Origins and History of Punk Music – Part 2: London UK & British Punk from 1976 through to 1985
In part two of this historiography on punk music, I will examine some of the London UK bands that exploded onto the world stage from 1977 to 1979 and defined the British punk sound and the [...]
The Origins and History of Punk Music – Part 1: From the Late 1960s Through to 1985
In this three-part series of articles on the origins and history of punk rock music from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s, I will examine some of the specific bands and albums which, in retrospect, [...]
10 Tips For Tuning Your Turntable: From Maintenance to Upgrades and Tweaks
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 [...]
4 Reasons To Go With Dual Subwoofers – From SVS Sound Experts
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 [...]
Portable High-Resolution Digital Music Player Shopping Guide
Everything You Need To Know To Find the Perfect Portable Player From the transistor radio to the Sony Walkman to dedicated players like the iPod, each technological jump in portable music systems has been quickly adopted [...]
3D At Home: From A to Z, Everything You Need to Know
Jeremy Phan 3D has already made a big splash over the past year. With movies such as Avatar (which made $2.7B at the box office worldwide), Alice in Wonderland and Clash of the Titans taking viewers [...]
LCD LED-Backlight Tech Explained (with Reviews of Toshiba REGZA 46SV670U, Samsung UN46B6000 and Sharp LC-40LE700UN)
LCD TV (LED-Backlit) Group Test With Reviews of Toshiba REGZA 46SV670U, Samsung UN46B6000 and Sharp LC-40LE700UN Suave Kajko and Neil Underwood Choosing a flat panel LCD TV has recently gotten a little more complicated - for [...]
Getting Set for Blu-ray: Q and A on Blu-ray, HDMI, and AV Receiver Compatibility
Alan Lofft In these economically tough times, prices for Blu-ray disc players and large flat-screen TVs have come down dramatically. So an upgrade to a first-rate surround speaker system, a Blu-ray player, HDTV display or a [...]
Why You Should Calibrate Your TV
In the early 90s, home theatres were almost exclusively owned by the very well to do. A decent home theatre could easily run upwards of $50,000. These early home theatres really didn't pack a lot of [...]
Spears & Munsil High Definition Benchmark Blu-ray Edition
The digital age has provided us with many innovations both in the audio and video world over the past several years. The most dramatic and accessible improvements have been in the video domain with the advent [...]
3D Television: Finally Coming To Your Home Television?
Now that we have comfortably settled into the world of high definition video with readily available, reasonably priced 1080p displays and a variety of content options, be prepared for the latest and greatest video innovation. Television [...]