It chaps my ass to know that Music Matters Jazz has come to the end of their run. It’s like watching Bo Jackson’s football career being cut short or imagining Michael Jordan retiring after just three championships. To my ears, everything that Music Matters released...
This story begins at CES 2017 where Audio-Technica introduced a bevy of new moving magnet phono cartridges along with their statement ART-1000 moving coil cartridge to the public. This not so unusual event happened to coincide with my being surprise gifted a pristine record collection, courtesy of my in-laws. Now, strangely enough...
A substantial and well thought out soundbase that ticks all the right boxes and promises great sound from a rather unobtrusive package. The Fluance AB40 is a Stereo, 6-Driver TV Soundbase powered by a 90 Watt Class D Amplifier. The inputs include a Digital Toslink Optical...
The Bowers & Wilkins P9 Signature Headphones represent the top of the company’s offering, and exemplify their 50+ years of developing reference-level audio equipment. With very high quality audio reproduction featuring strong bass characteristics, the P9 Signature Headphones also offer up a high level of styling, craftsmanship, and comfort.
Two girls at a prestigious all-girl boarding school get left behind on campus for the winter break when their parents mysteriously fail to come and pick them up. Meanwhile, a young woman named Joan (Emma Roberts) is making her way to the school and the closer she gets...
Pioneer Home Entertainment USA today unveiled two new 7.2-channel network AV receivers: Elite VSX-LX302 (MSRP $799 USD / $949.99 CAD) and the Elite VSX-LX102 (MSRP $599 USD / $749.99 CAD). Both AV receivers boast supremely clear and accurate Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X™ playback in home theater environments and come with a host of networking and streaming features, including Chromecast built-in...
HIFIMAN, a leading designer/manufacturer of high performance headphones and portable audio products, announced the introduction of two new In-Ear Monitors (IEM) that utilize breakthrough nanotechnology called Topology Drivers.
Paradigm highlighted its Canadian roots at High End Munich 2017, with a pair of red Persona 7Fs. The full Persona line was on display at the show, including the Persona 9H; modelled after Concept 4F, which debuted at High End Munich 2015.
I find it beyond ironic that in today’s resurgence of analogue audio and vinyl in particular, that we quietly, confidently, move forward with digital music, hating to say, the TRUE future of music playback.
Bryston brings to us a recent update to their line of digital components, the BDA-3 external DAC. “What, another DAC” you say. True, we appear to have been tripping over them lately with all the scads of DACs that seem to have been released by every brand under the sun. So, what distinguishes the BDA-3...
Isn’t it fun when you spend lots of time, effort, and money setting up a killer home audio system that really transports you to your favorite music…and then your job or other commitment takes you away from home for extended periods of time?
The image quality of UltraHD Blu-ray continues to meet and exceed expectations with every new disc release. Building upon the success of their UDP-203 UHD Blu-ray disc player, OPPO has introduced the UDP-205. Ultra HiDef videophiles can now enjoy the audiophile experience with this...
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The iconic Seventies movie that launched John Travolta’s career and made The Bee Gees’ a household fixture on everyone’s radios. The story captures th...
After a slew of speaker reviews, something quite different has arrived at my doorstep: the McIntosh D1100 two-channel digital preamplifier/DAC. In this case, “digital preamplifier”...
Nearly 40 years ago, in 1982, the first CDs were released. It’s hard to believe it has been that long. I should know. I was there. Many of you were not even born then, and you may have never seen what CDs eventually replaced: Vinyl LPs. (It is ironic that LPs have come back with a vengeance, with sales increasing every year at an explosive rate.)
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