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Monitor Audio Gold GX 5.1 Speaker System Review
If you have an exceptional memory, you might recall reading about the Monitor Audio Gold GX series speakers in these pages before. I reviewed the GX200 floor standing loudspeakers ($4,995/pair) from this series back in the [...]
Philips Hue Connected Bulb
It should be pretty obvious by now that the home of the near future will rely on smartphones and tablets. At the Guydster studio, we love to use our mobile devices to control various audio and [...]
ModWright Instruments KWA 100SE Amplifier and LS 100 Tube Preamplifier
Earlier this year, in the April/May 2012 issue of CANADA HiFi, Phil Gold reviewed the ModWright Instruments KWA 150 Signature Edition Amplifier. He was so impressed by this amplifier that it ended up finding a permanent [...]
Earthquake Sound Cinénova Grande 7BR
The new Cinénova Grande 7BR incorporates seven independent amplifiers for lower distortion, greater power and enhanced channel separation. Each independent amplifier block uses a variable filter from 20Hz to 5kHz; the filter can be set in high-pass, low-pass, or by-pass mode via [...]
Introducing Guyster – the guy’s guide to everything!
It gives me the outmost pleasure to introduce all readers of the CANADA HiFi magazine to a new project I’ve been working on for the last few months called Guydster – the guy’s guide to everything. [...]
YG Acoustics – the Sonja Loudspeaker
YG Acoustics has just announced their new flagship member of its family of loudspeakers, namely, the Sonja. YG Acoustics approach to development of the Sonja reflects the notion that form follows function in excellent design. The Sonja has pure and flowing [...]
Bits & Bytes – Digital Music Demystified Part II: An Introduction to Digital Music Playback
Back in the April/May 2012 edition of the CANADA HiFi magazine, within the article “Bits & Bytes – Digital Music Demystified: An Introduction to Digital Music Playback”, we explored the basics of digital music playback. This [...]
Sharp ICC Purios LC-60HQ10 4K Ultra HD TV
Sharp is joining the 4K Ultra High-Definition television race with their recent launch of a new flagship television - the ICC Purios LC-60HP10. The new 60-inch features consumer 4K (Ultra HD) resolution - for a total of 3,840 x 2,160 [...]
Mission SX Series Loudspeakers
Mission, a loudspeaker company, has just unveiled its new range the SX Series, which is made up of seven models, including two standmount, three floorstanders and two centre speakers. Mission engineers designed new drivers for the SX Series that incorporate [...]
B&W C5 In-ear Headphones Review
Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) is an audio product company that is based in its home town of Worthing, West Sussex, England and is part of the B&W Group. The B&W Group owns B&W and Classé Audio, [...]
Kaleidescape Store Internet Movie Service
Kaleidescape, Inc. has just announced a new movie service, which Kaleidescape claims is an industry-first. What makes the new movie service unique is that it enables the digital delivery of movie purchases over the Internet with video and [...]
Olive ONE – HD Touchscreen Music Player
Olive Media Inc. has just introduced their new Olive ONE, a all-in-one high definition (HD) music player / touchscreen device that provides simple and easy access to music libraries. Olive brings the high-end music server market to the [...]
3beez Wax Music Management System
3beez, LLC, a new company that specializes in computer audio technology, has just announced their new Wax Music Management System for storing, cataloging, and playing music. The Wax system provides a flexible metadata scheme to allow for effective cataloging of music collections. The system can be accessed remotely via [...]
Schiit Audio Magni Headphone Amplifier and Modi DAC
Schiit Audio has just released their new Magni headphone amplifier and Modi USB DAC. These two new products are high-value, affordable components that benefit from Schitt’s experience. The Magni headphone amplifier has been designed to be [...]
Bryston BP17 Preamplifier
Bryston Ltd. is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2012. As part of this commemoration, they have announced the introduction of the BP17, a state-of-the-art analog/digital stereo preamplifier derived from the preamp section of the B-135 integrated amplifier that was introduced within [...]
NuForce HP-800 Over-the-ear Headphones
NuForce has just announced the HP-800, the company’s first over-the-ear headphones. The HP-800 is said to deliver the kind of performance that sound professionals require at a price point that’s easily accessible to audio enthusiasts. The [...]
Samsung Galaxy Muse MP3 Player
Samsung is giving Galaxy smartphone users an amazing new way to enjoy music on the go with their all new Galaxy Muse MP3 player. With the new Galaxy Muse, using the Muse Sync Android app, Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note [...]
Bose SoundDock III With Lightning Connector
Bose has just released the SoundDock Series III system, the company’s first SoundDock digital music system with the Lightning connector designed for the iPhone 5, iPod touch (5th generation) and iPod nano (7th generation). Now, owners [...]