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

April 21, 2018 // 1 Comment

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 Hi-Fi [...]

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

April 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Magnepan 30.7 Demo Event at Hifi Centre

March 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Magnepan 30.7 demo event at Hifi Centre March 10th

March 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Vivid Audio Giya G1 Series 2 demo event at Element Acoustics – UPDATE

February 23, 2018 // 1 Comment

February 27, UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled for Saturday March 3, at 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 4 p.m. February 23, UPDATE: Due to blizzard-like conditions today in [...]

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

November 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: A Hifi Centre Interview

July 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

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

July 8, 2017 // 1 Comment

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: Classé and B&W spark synergy

July 2, 2017 // 2 Comments

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

June 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Lifestyle. The phrase keeps creeping into the audiophile conversation. Seems that regular people are being courted by traditional, stalwart high-fidelity manufacturers more, [...]