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CANADA HiFi Feb/Mar 2016 Issue is Now Available Online and On Your Tablet!
Please choose your preferred format below: Digital Format (for computers and tablets) PDF Edition (ideal for printing) Apple Edition - open the CANADA HiFi app on your tablet / smartphone (App can be downloaded HERE) Android [...]
MoFi Distribution – Distributor for TAD Labs
MoFi Distribution has announced that they are now the North American distributor of Technical Audio Devices Laboratories (TAD). Formerly distributed by Pioneer USA, TAD has chosen to now partner with MoFi Distribution, given the companies experience [...]
InfoComm: The World’s Largest Audio Visual Technology Event
InfoComm is an annual AV event that happens in Las Vegas. Last year was its most successful year, where it saw a total of 950 exhibitors and 40,000 people that came from more than 100 countries [...]
Computer Audio Design CAD1543 MKII DAC
Computer Audio Design (CAD) has announced a refit to its unique CAD 1543 DAC, which will now be known as the CAD 1543 MKII. The upgrades include the use of proprietary EMI/RFI reduction materials, improved DAC [...]
Meridian Audio Offers MQA Firmware Update
Meridian Audio has announced the pending release of a firmware update for its MQA-compatible products. This MQA firmware update applies to the following Meridian products: Explorer2, Prime Headphone Amplifier, 808v6 Reference CD Player, 818v3 Reference Audio [...]
Onkyo W800BT BlueTooth Wireless In-Ear Headphones
Onkyo has just unveiled a new an innovative in-ear headphone product - the Onkyo W800BT, which they company says is the "world’s first True Wireless in-ear headphone". These new in-ear buds have no cables, whatsoever. Simply [...]
Audience Au24 SX Cables
Audience cable has announced its new flagship line of cables - the Au24 SX series, which includes interconnects, loudspeaker, phono and digital cables that have been developed for use with the finest of audio systems. Au24 [...]
Ported vs. Sealed – Sound Subwoofer Advice from SVS
Should I go with a Ported or Sealed Subwoofer? One of the first questions many people ask when deciding to purchase or replace a subwoofer is: Should I go with a ported or sealed box design? [...]
Salon Son & Image 2016 announce a unique media partnership with Norris-Whitney Communications Inc.
The Chester Group recently announced that Norris-Whitney Communications Inc. will be partnering with Salon Son & Image 2016 (SSI) to support its efforts in broadening the show’s audience and introducing the Pro Studio industry to High-end [...]
Bank & Olufsen BeoSound 35 Wireless Music System
Bang & Olufsen has announced their new BeoSound 35, which has been developed to offer well-balanced sound to fill an entire room with a sound stage. Featuring an intuitive interface, distinct Bang & Olufsen design, several [...]
Constellation Audio Inspiration Integrated 1.0
Constellation Audio has just recently announced their new Inspiration Integrated 1.0 integrated amplifier, which was demonstrated at CES 2016. The Integrated 1.0 joins its preamplifier and amplifier line-mates within Constellation's Inspiration Series, which is aimed at [...]
Sony Electronics at CES 2016
At CES 2016, in addition to a number of new television products, Sony released a plethora of Audio, Digital Imaging and Life Space electronic products. Sony’s ever expanding range of audio products offers different ways to [...]
Panasonic DMP-UB900 Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray Player – Announced at CES 2016
Panasonic has just announced the company's very first Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray player called the DMP-UB900. Ultra HD Blu-ray is the next-generation video disc standard that not only delivers high-quality 4K-resolution pictures, but also supports HDR [...]
Hegel H160 Integrated Amplifier Review
The story begins in 1988 while a man named Bent Holter was completing his Master’s degree in semiconductor physics at Norway’s Trondheim University. During his spare time from school he was also playing music in “The [...]
Will 2016 Be the Year of Virtual Reality? Exhibits at CES 2016 Indicate Yes Indeed!
As expected, the CES 2016 show floor is filled with virtual reality headsets, accessories and software. In our previous news post we talked about the big name of VR - Oculus Rift, but the Rift is [...]
Oculus Rift VR Headset Price and Release Date Announced at CES 2016, Oculus Touch Controllers Details Also Revealed
After years of development, the highly anticipated Oculus Rift virtual reality headset will finally begin shipping this March for $599 US. The Oculus package will consist of the Rift headset, an Oculus Remote, an Xbox One [...]
Samsung Smart Family Hub Fridge at CES 2016 – The future of the refrigerator
We don't normally talk about refrigerators in our publication - that is unless they are loaded with audio / video technology like this one! The Samsung Family Hub Refrigerator is a sophisticated multi-tasker that reconnects families, [...]
Sony BRAVIA X93D 4K TVs Revealed at CES 2016
Unlike Samsung and LG Electronics, who are trying to push the boundaries of TV with technologies such as OLED and 8K, Sony has a more down-to-earth goal with its newly announced X93D series of BRAVIA, [...]