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  • Toronto Audiofest 2024: Marantz โ€“ Bowers & Wilkins

    Bowers & Wilkins speakers paired with Marantz amps created a cozy, living room-like atmosphere, while the 702 S3 Signature speakers and Marantz M1 dazzled with sleek design and rich sound.

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  • The Best Gold Series by Monitor Audio Was Just Released

    Big news from Monitor Audio. The revered British speaker manufacturer, and multiple product-award recipient, launched its all-new Gold Series 6G speaker range.

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  • Review: Yamaha NS-800A Loudspeaker

    The Yamaha NS-800A rivals speakers three times its price, delivering a luxurious sound, piano-gloss finish, and instrument-like musicality. Built on the same vibration-control principles as Yamahaโ€™s grand pianos, it preserves sonic energy rather than deadening it.

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  • An Evening With DALI’s Epikore 11 Loudspeaker, Featuring Accuphase, Esoteric, Stable 33.33, Andrรฉ Thรฉriault, Luna Cables

    At Audiophile Experts, the DALI Epikore 11 stunned with its immense soundstage and visceral bass; paired with top-tier gear, it rekindled the magic first heard at Toronto Audiofest, reports Robert Schryer.

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  • A new Reference Speaker from Alta Audio

    The Goddess of Love Inspires Aphrodite, the New Four-way Reference Speaker from Alta Audio Designed to be Best-in-Class.

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  • Focal Launches the Aria Evo X Line

    Las Vegas (CES) โ€“ January 9, 2024 โ€“ Focal presents Aria Evo X, a line of high-fidelity loudspeakers for the home to follow in the footsteps of the Aria 900 range, which has enjoyed a decade of success. With revamped technologies and a brand-new finish, the Aria Evo X loudspeakers step it up another notch…

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  • Next-Gen Record Doctor X Cleans Records with Greater Efficiency

    Its vacuum swing arm allows for simultaneous cleaning of both record sides.

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  • TAF2023: Audio Note UK

    Regular visitors to the Toronto or Montreal Audiofest have come to expect something unique and special at an Audio Note UK exhibit: a live cello performance by the companyโ€™s music ambassador, Vincent Bรฉlanger, who plays his instrument while accompanied by instrumental music played back by an all-Audio Note system. As usual with one of these…

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  • TAF2023: Triangle, EverSolo, Perreaux, XLO, Tidal

    Prices listed in CA$. Something most of us can relate to is how important speaker placement is. When I entered retailer Elite Audioโ€™s room, it was immediately apparent the folks setting up this system knew how to position speakers in a difficult room. The speakers โ€” the chic-looking Triangle Magellan Cello 40th Anniversary Edition in…

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  • TAF2023: Atoll Electronique, Final Audio, Atohm

    Prices listed in CA$. Many exhibitors at this yearโ€™s Toronto Audiofest were showcasing panel-style loudspeakers, including electronics manufacturer Atoll Electronique, who was presenting the North American launch of the companyโ€™s SDA300 Signature Streaming, DAC Amplifier ($6,999, and hence the SDA in the model name), paired with a pair of Final Audio Model 7 Hybrid electrostatic…

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  • TAF2023: Bowers & Wilkins, Classรฉ Audio, DR Acoustics

    First things first; I hadnโ€™t expected the Bowers & Wilkins / Classรฉ Audio room to smell as good as it did! A sweet mixture of herbal and fruity scents, perhaps? I can remember only a few rooms Iโ€™ve visited at shows that enveloped both my sense of smell and of hearing. The Bowers & Wilkins…

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  • Zu Audio Soul 6 Loudspeaker Review

    Doug Moore dives deep into Zu Audioโ€™s Soul 6, praising its bold, crossover-free design and immersive midrangeโ€”while noting some setup quirks and bass limitations that may vary with room and taste.

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  • T.H.E Show 2023

    From reel-to-reel romance in British Audio Guysโ€™ room to the ultra-luxe finesse of Lansche speakers with Thrax amps, Jonson Lee captures T.H.E. Show 2023โ€™s sonic splendorโ€”with Katli, AGD, and Audio Limits all making standout impressions.

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  • AXPONA 2023, Part 1

    Back in full force, AXPONA 2023 saw 366 exhibitors take over 12 floors of Chicagolandโ€™s Renaissance Hotel, with standout launches from Luxman, DALI, Innuos, and Cabasseโ€”and plenty of eye-watering cable prices to match.

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  • “No, I have the best system in the world!” #11: The Vibrant Echoes of a California-based Audiophile

    JJ ditched vinyl for digital ease, but itโ€™s his careful speaker setup, Anthem room correction, and a surprising Ethernet filter from Network Acoustics that helped his compact listening room transcend its limits.

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