LATEST CONSUMER ELECTRONICS NEWS
Onkyo’s New Streaming Options
Onkyo has just added announced new streaming capabilities for its remote control apps for iPod Touch/iPhone and Android/Kindle platforms, and introduced a USB Bluetooth adaptor (UBT-1) that provides such capabilities. The upgraded Onkyo Remote 2 App [...]
MartinLogan Mikros 70 Earphones
MartinLogan has just announced their new Mikros 70 reference in-ear headphones. Designed by MartinLogan’s in-house team, the Mikros 70 reference in-ear headphones are purported to provide a level of performance that is in keeping with their electrostatic [...]
ModWright Instruments KWA 150 Signature Edition Amplifier Review
ModWright Instruments may not be a familiar name to you. If it is, you may know the company for its custom work in improving the sound of various popular CD and video players. But quietly this [...]
Klipsch Image S4i Rugged In-ear Headphones
If you’re into outdoors adventures and looking for a durable in-ear headphone, you might want to consider Klipsch’s new Image S4i Rugged, the company’s latest in-ear headphone model engineered to withstand the elements. Combining award-winning sound, [...]
Meitner MA-2 Integrated Playback System
These days, music listeners want more from their digital devices than mere CD playback. “More” is just what the Meitner Audio MA-2 Integrated Playback System delivers. Made in response to popular requests, the new Meitner Audio MA-2 [...]
Krell Phantom III Stereo Preamplifier
Krell has just introduced the new Phantom III stereo preamplifier, the company’s first preamplifier to include either an optional digital input module or a headphone input. The digital module features AES/EBU, coaxial, and optical digital inputs [...]
Core Audio Technology – Kryptos Music Server
The Kryptos Music Server is the latest product to be released by Core Audio Technology. This new product combines audiophile-grade components with ultra high-bandwidth (18 GHz) linear power supplies, dedicated to each device, to provide cutting [...]
Marantz SR5007 Receiver and UD5007 Universal Player
Marantz has just announced two new products – their SR5007 Networked Receiver and the UD5007 Networking Universal Disc Player. The Marantz SR5007 is a 7.2 channel receiver that carries Marantz’ signature circular display and a number [...]
Energy Power 10 and Power 12 Subwoofers
Energy, a Klipsch Group, Inc. brand, has just announced the launch of its Energy Power 10 and Energy Power 12 subwoofers. Aligning with the brand’s Energy Power entry-level speakers currently in stores, these subwoofers accommodate [...]
D-Link MovieNite Plus DSM-312 Streaming Media Player
D-Link has just announced their new MovieNite Plus (DSM-312) streaming media player. This new media player provides for watching 1080p HD videos, movies and TV shows from VUDU, Netflix, YouTube, Facebook and soon to come Hulu [...]
Introducing Angie’s Audio Corner Store in Richmond Hill, Ontario
Yesterday I had the pleasure of receiving a guided tour of Angie’s Audio Corner, a brand new unique audio store located at 12261 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, ON, L4E 3M7, (Tel: 905-773-7810). Angie Lisi, owner of [...]
Anthem 3D Upgrade to Processors
Anthem, sister company of Paradigm, has just announced a 3D upgrade to their Anthem Statement D2v and Anthem AVM 50v AV processors. The latest generation Statement D2v 3D and AVM 50v 3D have 8 HDMI inputs [...]
Disney Pixar’s Brave Showing in New Dolby Atmos Surround Format in Select Theatres Across North America (Toronto made the list!)
Dolby Laboratories has just announced the names of select movie theatres that will screen Disney Pixar's Brave in Dolby Atmos, the new audio platform that promises to change the experience of sound in entertainment. The world [...]
Monster Diesel VEKTR Headphones
Monster, in association with Diesel have announced availability of their new on-ear VEKTR headphones. The new VEKTR on-ear headphones have been designed to provide users with a comfortable, yet stylish listening experience. The VEKTR headphones feature a distinctive diamond-cut [...]
Samsung Display is the World’s Largest Display Manufacturer
Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (Samsung Display), has just announced that it has begun conducting business as a newly merged corporation with Samsung Mobile Display and S-LCD corporations. This new merger makes Samsung Display the world’s largest display manufacturer, with [...]
Pioneer S-MM251 Computer Speakers
Pioneer has announced their new S-MM251 USB-powered computer speakers that incorporate an integrated digital-to-analogue converter (DAC). The enclosures are designed to enhance low frequency reproduction, while remaining stylish. The S-MM251 can be connected easily to virtually any laptop or desktop computer, [...]
Rega RP3 Turntable Review
Just a little over three years ago I joined the CANADA HiFi contributor team and my first assignment was a review of the then new Rega P1 turntable which was published in the February/March 2009 issue. [...]
NUForce DAC-100
NuForce, Inc. has just announced their new DAC-100 digital-to-analog converter, which supports USB and S/PDIF with integrated headphone amplifier. The DAC-100 accepts up to four digital input sources and features a digital volume control, a high-power [...]