LATEST CONSUMER ELECTRONICS NEWS
Streaming Movies: An Alternative To Watching Movies From a Disc
A few years back I remember a friend explaining the concept of an MP3 to me, how CD quality audio could be compressed and file sizes made smaller to the point where it could easily be [...]
Monitor Audio Gold GX200 Speakers Review
My first encounter with the Monitor Audio Gold GX series speakers was at the Salon Son & Image, which took place earlier this year in Montreal. It was their good looks that first attracted me, but [...]
PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Mark II
Today, December 1st, PS Audio will officially update their PerfectWave DAC to the Mark II version. The Mark II incorporates a number of new upgrades / features including: - Completely new digital processing board that handles [...]
AVID Pulsus Phono Preamplifier Review
AVID HiFi is the brainchild of Conrad Mas, who as a young man thought he could design a better mousetrap (strictly speaking a turntable) and took the next twenty years tinkering away in order to prove [...]
First Watt SIT-1 & SIT-2 Amplifiers
First Watt is a Nelson Pass, of Pass Labs fame, audio product company that focuses on amplification products. First Watt's aim is to provide high performance amplificaiton products that don’t fit into the traditional commercial product line-up, such as [...]
Soundmatters foxLv2 Pocket-sized Music System
Soundmatters, founded by former NASA engineer/audio legend Dr. Godehard Guenther, has just announced a holiday sale for the foxLv2 purist non-Bluetooth ultimate portable. The foxLv2 will be discounted from Cyber Monday, November 28 up to December [...]
Audioengine 5+ Premium Powered Speaker System
The Audioengine 5+ (A5+) active speakers promise to deliver audiophile-quality sound and features at a price that appeals to just about everyone. The new A5+ incorporates the same award-winning design as the original A5 but includes [...]
CANADA HiFi December/January 2011/2012 Digital Edition is Now Available!
The digital edition of the December/January 2011/2012 issue is now online in the Digital Editions section! Here’s what you’ll find inside this issue: - Headphone Amplifier Buyer’s Guide + Suggested Portable/Desktop/Full-size Headphone Amps - Holiday Gift [...]
Trends Audio BA-10 Bi-amp Audio System
Trends Audio has just introduced their new BA-10 Bi-amp Audio System. The BA-10 System combines their PA-10.1D Tube Pre-amplifier with two TA-10.2 SE Power Amplifiers. In the bi-amplifier configuration, each TA-10.2 amplifier is presented with [...]
Velodyne vPulse In-Ear Headphones
Velodyne, has just introduced its first product in a new line of high performance headphones – the vPulse in-ear headphone. The vPulse has been designed to provide high definition sound from portable media devices and audio/video [...]
Epson MG-850HD projector with stereo speakers and iPod, iPhone and iPad dock
Epson’s new MG-850HD projector aims to deliver both an entertainment and presentation experience. This high-brightness projector is equipped with 10W stereo speakers and a built-in dock for iPod, iPhone and iPad, providing instant high quality sound [...]
BenQ Joybee GP2 DLP LEP Mini Projector
BenQ has just introduced a successor to its GP1 mini projector, called the BenQ Joybee GP2. The GP2 features the same elegant black and white housing while adding a number of enhancements including an intuitive user [...]
Energy Power Bar Elite Soundbar
Energy, one of the audio product companies within the Klipsch Group, has just announced their new Energy Power Bar Elite, which is the second soundbar in the Energy Power Series. The new Power Bar Elite incorporates [...]
Onkyo CS-345 CD Mini System
Onkyo has just release a new compact home music system for iPod/iPhone. The new system is the CS-345 CD Mini System. The CS-345 is very compact, allowing for it to be used in smaller rooms such [...]
Micromega AS400 Integrated Amplifier Review
My dad bought a Leak Stereo 30 amp, back in the sixties. It was one of the first, perhaps the first, stereo transistor integrated amp. Until recently, not much has changed in the world of amplification. [...]
Sennheiser HD200 and HD400 Series
The well known audio product / headphone specialist company, Sennheiser, has just announced its new HD 200 and HD 400 series headphones. There are six new models, as follows: HD 219, HD 229, HD 239, HD [...]
PNY Smart Active High Speed HDMI Cable
PNY Technologies, Inc. ("PNY") has just announced a new cable in their Smart Active High Speed HDMI Cables line. The 16ft. White Smart Active HDMI Cable is an active cable with HDMI type-A connectors that comes [...]
V-MODA Crossfade LP2 Metal Headphones
V-MODA, has just released their latest product in their Live PlayTM series – the Crossfade LP2 Metal Headphones. This new LP2 builds on the foundation of the former Crossfade LP, with DJ-approved acoustics, military-grade durability and [...]
