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Vancouver 2018

Canada

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 […]

Canada

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 […]

Canada

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 […]

Canada

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 […]

Canada

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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