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 [...]
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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. [...]
High End 2017: Kharma! (finally)
Kharma has never been on my radar. Besides being wayyyy out of my league I have always considered the company to be more of a luxury proposition than a true high end [...]
AXPONA 2017: Music From Another Room, Part 3
A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook You can’t just say “It’s awesome, buy it.” Eliciting a gut reaction of confidence in consumers who speak your name in [...]
RMAF 2016: Vandersteen Doubles Down on Bass
Audio-show exhibitors love keeping the lights low. It creates a moody, exotic atmosphere. But for aging scribes like myself, it also presents challenges. The way I do not [...]
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 [...]
KEF and the Public Vinyl Demo: Tell no lies, claim no easy victories
An evening of revolutionaries and the uphill battles of a hobby previously thought to be on the demise by Eric Franklin Shook I didn’t think I’d have the luck of [...]
AXPONA 2016: Quintessence Audio, the essence of luxury
One of the things I always look forward to at AXPONA is seeing how Morton Grove, Ill.-based retailer Quintessence Audio Ltd. chooses to outfit its penthouse-suite space at [...]
Command Performance: Clearaudio Statement with Aesthetix on Dec 12th
On Saturday December 12th, from 12-5pm, Musical Surroundings will demonstrate the one-of-a-kind Clearaudio Statement turntable. This is the FIRST showing of the new Statement [...]
RMAF 2015: Apex Audio, Aesthetix journey to Saturn
Hometown dealer Apex Audio presented some of the most complete, well-thought-out rooms at the Marriott Denver Tech Center for RMAF 2015. I didn’t have an opportunity to [...]