TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Closing thoughts
By Richard H. Mak At 5 pm on Sunday, I stayed behind to help DVL Audio as well as Audio by Mark Jones with packing up their equipment, and it was at that moment I […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Mundorf and the ANKITS
By Richard H. Mak Born out of Audio Note UK as the Audio Note Kit company, ANKIT is a separate entity operating out of Canada by company director Brian Smith.   The circuits employed in the […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Tri-cell Enterprises demonstrates Acapella, Accustic Arts, Aesthetix, Thoress
By Richard H. Mak Just like every other year, Tri-cell Enterprises always have the most number of room. This year, I counted 4 but I was told there was 5. The room that caught my […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Truely Nola
By Richard H. Mak I wasn’t sure whether the sign posted on the door of Foldback Sound is meant to be humorous or sarcastic, let’s just say his creativity (or lack thereof) has at least […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Monitor Audio climbs the high end ladder
By Richard H. Mak For a second, I thought Monitor Audio had brought in a pair of Dynaudio Temptations into its demo room. They look remarkably similar. The Platinum Series PL-500 II is Monitor Audio’s […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Totem!
By Richard H. Mak Long gone are days with images of native Indian totem poles of the Canadian North. Totem Acoustics has continued to be an innovative company, constantly coming up with new products and […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Harman International shows Mark Levinson, Revel and JBL
By Richard H. Mak Here is a room which I would not have found if it wasn’t for the majestic sound of trumpets from Wagner’s Der fliegende Hollände (The Flying Dutchman).   I followed the sound […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Focus Audio
By Richard H. Mak The Focus Audio Master 2 BE Speakers (USD$ 45,000) may look similar to the pair which was shown in last years’ TAVES, these are in fact the next model up from […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Triangle Art shines in Toronto
By Richard H. Mak Every time when I walk into Triangle Art’s esoterically decorated room, it reminds of me of walking into Le Cirque at Bellagio or Red Square at Mandalay Bay, the dark reddish […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Sonic Artistry and Charisma Audio
By Richard H. Mak Bernard Li of Charisma Audio has always managed to bring in new products for display year after year, and his room often looks completely different from one year to the next.  […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Audio by Mark Jones
By Richard H. Mak Mark Jones has been in the audio business for over 30 years, and a few years ago he went independent, starting his personal brick and mortar shop, Audio by Mark Jones. […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Nordost demos with Tannoy
By Richard H. Mak Situated next door to Mark Jone’s room the Nordost team leaded by Michael Talyor, VP of North American Sales, was busy doing A/B comparisons between different cables.  The demo comparison generally […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Audiophile seminars
By Richard H. Mak There were many seminars this year at TAVES with great attendance by people who came to learn about new technologies and new trends in the Hi-Fi world.  One of these seminars […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Toronto Home of Audiophiles shows Pass Labs / Gershman Acoustics
By Richard H. Mak Francis Chung, President of the Toronto Home of Audiophiles, is the exclusive dealer of Pass Labs and Gershman Acoustics in the greater Toronto area.  I have known Francis for nearly 30 […]
TAVES 2016
TAVES 2016: Titanic sound from VPI and KEF
By Richard H. Mak If you are a follower of Mat Weisfeld’s (President of VPI Industries) Facebook page, you will know that the gloves are off with this table! Harry Weisfeld has been coxed out […]