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While perusing products at the 2008 Festival Son et Image this past April in Montreal, I stumbled across a number of products that captured my attention. One of these products was a set of 5.1-channel speakers [...]

Do you remember the days when a personal computer could only beep and produce a few single tones? The computer's musical abilities have come a long way in the past 15 years. The development of sophisticated [...]

Our first encounter with Canadian-based Sinclair Audio was more than two years ago when the company asked us to review their very first product offering, the Brighton Series speakers. We enjoyed the speakers enough that we [...]

High fidelity stereo performance from an affordable and compact system? Many audiophiles would turn up their noses. The average person would call it a bluff. Most people assume that a high fidelity stereo experience requires big, [...]

Looks may be deceiving, but weight will always set things straight. This is what was running through my mind when I picked up one of two modest-sized cardboard boxes containing the latest speakers to arrive at [...]

Summer, the season of tempest and sizzles, floras and faunas, frenzies and feuds. To me, all the world is a stage; beauties and beasts its actors. My audio system to complement all the festivities? A Monitor [...]

At a certain phase in life, a modern man dwells in a space lesser in size than a three-door garage. So fitting big, booming speaker boxes in there is out of the question. One then tries [...]

The Accentus A-104SE speakers arrived at my door in two large cardboard boxes, typical of full size floor-standing speakers. Normally I can handle moving the speakers one at time to my second floor living room. But [...]

Those who enjoy listening to music at home, appreciate music equally when traveling. Whether staying at a hotel or going to the cottage, I find music to be an indispensable part of my lifestyle. Most portable [...]

I have a funny feeling that the regular UPS driver in my neighbourhood isn't too thrilled about making deliveries to my house. I'm pretty sure of this because I tend to have the largest, heaviest boxes [...]

Let's face it. Most iPod docking stations are glorified alarm clock radios. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Who doesn't have one in their bedroom? And if you've got an MP3 player it makes sense [...]

Canadians have long been able to purchase US-made SVS products from the company's website. But we've always had to wait longer and pay more for these products than US customers. That's because until recently, SVS did [...]

The Stylus 470s are a brand new pair of outdoor speakers from Paradigm aimed at audio enthusiasts that demand accurate sound even outdoors. Each speaker has a two-way, acoustic suspension (non-ported) design that unites a 7-1/2 [...]

The Infinity Outriggers are a medium-sized pair of outdoor speakers that are quite appealing to the eye with their curved front baffles and off-white finish. The holes in the metal grille are very fine and do [...]

The JBLs are an attractive pair of compact, weather-resistant outdoor speakers that come in an off-white finish. Each speaker features a two-way design that combines a 4 inch woofer and a 3/4 inch tweeter. The speaker [...]

With the introduction of flat-panel TVs a few years ago, an all new category of speakers emerged, namely flat TV-friendly speakers. Their compact size and eye-catching designs certainly made them attractive to the consumers from the [...]

Do you ever stand outside and listen to everything around you? Notice how many sounds you can hear at various levels without the fatigue or wondering "what is making that sound"? Unless one of those sounds [...]

Not every room has the space for five speakers plus a subwoofer. In fact, most rooms don't. Then there are those of you who want to experience surround sound but don't want to be surrounded by [...]