Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: A Hifi Centre Interview
Igor Kivritsky wanted to make a difference with the Vancouver Audio Festival, and bring some of the expertise that the staff at the Hifi Centre had to the uninitiated of high [...]
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Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: Sonos wants to get you into great sound
Sonos had a strong showing at the Vancouver Audio Festival with it’s PLAY:5 speaker system, and the new PLAYBASE television sound base. I’ve seen, and heard the [...]
Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: Bryston goes active – or what’s in a crossover anyway?
Bryston is a name that has kept high fidelity tongues wagging for decades. The Canadian company is well known for their powerful, authoritative amplification, and for their [...]
Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: McIntosh, Transparent Cable and Sonus Faber
There’s no denying that Sonus Faber, and McIntosh Labs make beautiful-looking gear. The craftsmanship, attention to detail, and handmade nature of their speakers, and [...]
Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: Classé and B&W spark synergy
Almost every time I go to a hifi show there they are. Like peas, and carrots: Classé and Bowers & Wilkins. Now, there’s a reason this pairing has been going on so [...]
Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: NAD shows off the power of a digital hub with Sonus Faber
Lifestyle. The phrase keeps creeping into the audiophile conversation. Seems that regular people are being courted by traditional, stalwart high-fidelity manufacturers more, [...]
Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: Focal Stella Utopia with Naim Statement
They were really big, really red, and I couldn’t tip them over no matter how hard I tried. They were the Focal Stella Utopia loudspeakers, and they weigh 365lbs a [...]
Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: High Fives on Day Two
Smiles greeted me from a number of manufacturer representatives as I headed into HiFi Centre for the second, and final day of the inaugural Vancouver Audio Festival. Seems [...]
Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: Opening Day
Waking up early to already warm temperatures, and sunlight slanting into my bedroom I couldn’t help but wonder if this rare sunny day in Vancouver would mean trouble. [...]
Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: The gear to lend an ear to really hear
With the inaugural Vancouver Audio Festival hosted by HiFi Centre happening this weekend, I thought I’d get the word out on what Igor Kivritsky, and his good people [...]
