Yamaha BD-S681 and BD-A1060 Blu-ray Disc Players
Yamaha has introduced its two new Blu-ray Disc players - the new BD-S681 and the high-performance BD-A1060. These latest Yamaha players employ advanced 4K Ultra HD upscaling that make high-definition source material crystal clear on big-screen [...]
Arcam rHead Headphone Amplifier
Arcam has just launched the all new rHead headphone amplifier in Canada. The small, solidly and beautifully built rHead encompasses true linear Class A design, resulting in absolutely no crossover distortion to deliver the purest sound. [...]
SVS Launches SoundPath Pivoting Wall/Ceiling Bracket
SVS has announced its new SoundPath Pivoting Wall/Ceiling Bracket. This new product provides a flexible and convenient speaker mounting solution, which is adapted to virtually any room set-up and provides an enhanced audio experience. This new [...]
Tri-cell Enterprises Introduces New Audio Brands to the Canadian Market: Hana, Okki Nokki, Wells Audio, Vivid Audio, Acoustic Solid, Audiovector, Abis and Transrotor
Tri-cell Enterprises, the Canadian distributor of numerous fine audio brands, has just announced that it will make several great audio brands available to the Canadian market - most previously not available to Canadian consumers. These include: [...]
Devialet Gold Phantom – “The Most Extreme Speaker Ever Made”
Devialet, has announced their new Gold Phantom, which the company claims to be "the most extreme speaker ever made". The new Gold Phantom incorporates the following: - EXTREME POWER: Maximum volume of 108db SPL – equivalent [...]
VIZIO Brings All-New VIZIO SmartCast TVs to Canada
VIZIO has just announced the Canadian launch of VIZIO SmartCast, its next generation smart entertainment ecosystem that transforms how users discover and control their home entertainment. VIZIO SmartCast comes to Canada with three all-new collections: 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, [...]
Akiko Audio RCA Tuning Caps
Akiko Audio has just released their own RCA caps for audio electronics. The new Akiko Audio RCA Tuning Caps, as their name implies, go much further then just isolating RCA input jacks from dust and unwanted [...]
Bryston 4B3 (Cubed Series) Amplifier Review
Bryston Limited is a Canadian audio product manufacturer with a rich 40 year history. Today, Bryston produces a full range of hifi products, including digital audio players, DACs, surround sound processors, preamplifiers, amplifiers, phonostages, loudspeakers and [...]
Technics Grand Class Direct-Drive Turntable System SL-1200G
Panasonic and Technics have just announced details about the Grand Class Direct-Drive Turntable System SL-1200G for audiophiles looking to rediscover and experience the uniquely warm sound quality of analogue vinyl discs. Due to the widespread use [...]
Red Leaf Audio – New Canadian Distributor for Synthesis Audio
Red Leaf Audio has just been appointed as the new exclusive Canadian distributor for Synthesis Audio products. In the heart of Italy there's a group of artisans still making audio equipment the old-fashioned way... by hand. [...]
Integra DRX Series of 7.2 Channel AV Receivers
Integra has just begun shipping its new DRX series of 7.2 channel network AV receivers. The new DRX models encompass a new generation feature set, with: Dolby Atmos, DTS-X, MQA decoding, Tidal, Google Cast for audio, [...]