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Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Wrapping up with Igor Kivritsky

May 7, 2018 Rafe Arnott 1

The 2018 Vancouver Audio Festival (VAF) had a charm about it that most shows lack, and that’s not because AXPONA, or RMAF don’t have style or class, or great people, vendors, and attendees… it’s strictly […]

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Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Gryphon Audio turns up the heat with Diablo and Pantheon

May 3, 2018 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Gryphon Audio turns up the heat with Diablo and Pantheon

For those attending Hi-Fi Centre‘s Audio Festival this year, there were some familiar brands to hear new gear from, new brands with new gear to hear from, and then there was Gryphon Audio who’ve never […]

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Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Bryston meets with Sonus Faber

May 1, 2018 Rafe Arnott 1

Sonus Faber is an Italian loudspeaker brand with a storied history, and designs which have been lauded as timeless classics. Bryston is an award-winning Canadian high-fidelity manufacturer with decades of experience in amps, pre-amps, speakers, […]

Canada

Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: McIntosh Labs and YG Acoustics

April 29, 2018 Rafe Arnott 2

Walking into this room at the Vancouver Audio Festival was a bit like turning the fairy tale Beauty & The Beast into a visual audiophile metaphor. Scoping out the massive McIntosh Labs MC 1.25KW mono […]

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Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Devialet energizes with Bowers & Wilkins

April 28, 2018 Rafe Arnott 1

Some think they’re beautiful, others feel they emulate what artificial intelligence will look like in the far future. I’m in the former camp, and have always admired what Bowers & Wilkins do design-wise because the […]

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Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Klipsch Heritage pairs with McIntosh for vintage vibe

April 25, 2018 Rafe Arnott 7

I can remember seeing my first pair of Klipschorns many years ago, and being entranced by their majesty, their size, their build quality, and most importantly their sound. A sound which seemed to be calling […]

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Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Saturday sunshine crowds ’em in

April 22, 2018 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Saturday sunshine crowds ’em in

What a difference a day makes. In the weather at least, because despite going from a torrential downpour to blazing sunshine, and blue skies, there was no difference in the turnout at the Vancouver Audio […]

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Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Shelter from the storm on Opening Night

April 21, 2018 Rafe Arnott 1

First the rain came straight down. Then the rain came sideways. Then it seemed to be coming up at me from the ground as I ran from a coffee shop to make my way to […]

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Vancouver Audio Festival 2018 kicks off this Friday

April 19, 2018 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on Vancouver Audio Festival 2018 kicks off this Friday

Time is rapidly approaching for Vancouver-area audiophiles to get their sonic freak on with Hi-fi Centre  once again hosting the Vancouver Audio Festival which runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday evening, and 10 a.m. […]

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Vancouver Audio Festival returns April 20-21st at Hifi Centre

April 15, 2018 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on Vancouver Audio Festival returns April 20-21st at Hifi Centre

Hi-fi Centre is playing host once again to the Vancouver Audio Festival from April 20th, to 21st. This is the second time the downtown dealer has stepped into the void left by the cancellation of […]

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Magnepan 30.7 Demo Event at Hifi Centre

March 17, 2018 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on Magnepan 30.7 Demo Event at Hifi Centre

Somnambulists. A lot of them. Walking in circles, and randomly bumping into each other. That’s what the Magnepan 30.7 demo event at Hifi Centre in Vancouver would have looked like if you peeked through the […]

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Magnepan 30.7 demo event at Hifi Centre March 10th

March 6, 2018 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on Magnepan 30.7 demo event at Hifi Centre March 10th

Something Wicked This Way Comes. Remember the book by science-fiction legend Ray Bradbury? The story arcs through the tale of a small town gripped in blood-chilling fear following the arrival of a spectral travelling carnival […]

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B&W 700 Series launch event at Hifi Centre in Vancouver on November 18

November 15, 2017 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on B&W 700 Series launch event at Hifi Centre in Vancouver on November 18

It’s a B&W 700 Series launch event, and it’s taking place at HiFi Centre in Vancouver this coming Saturday.  HiFi Centre owner, and manager Igor Kivritsky said “We’ll have all models on display in each […]

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Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: A Hifi Centre Interview

July 9, 2017 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on 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 fidelity. The goal was […]

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Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: Sonos wants to get you into great sound

July 8, 2017 Rafe Arnott 1

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 budget-oriented PLAY:1, PLAY:3, and PLAY:5 speakers a number of times, […]

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Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: NAD shows off the power of a digital hub with Sonus Faber

June 29, 2017 Rafe Arnott Comments Off on 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, and more. There’s been a realization that there’s a lot of money to […]

Canada

Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: Focal Stella Utopia with Naim Statement

June 27, 2017 Rafe Arnott 1

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 piece, so that explains why […]

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Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: High Fives on Day Two

June 25, 2017 Rafe Arnott 2

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 those tasked with room demos had been […]

Canada

Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: Opening Day

June 24, 2017 Rafe Arnott 4

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. It’s slated to be the hottest day […]

Canada

Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: The gear to lend an ear to really hear

June 22, 2017 Rafe Arnott 2

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 were curating in the suites of listening […]

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