CANADA HiFi Magazine

Gato Audio DIA-250 / 400 Class-D Integrated Amplifiers

Gato Audio just unveiled a couple new integrated amplifier models at the Munich High-End Show, May 9-12th. The new models are the DIA-250 and DIA-400 Class-D Integrated Amplifiers and both amplifiers have a built-in DAC with coaxial, optical and USB inputs. In additional to the digital inputs, analogue input is supported via both unblanced (RCA) and balanced (XLR) connections and output is via RCA … Continue Reading

Integra DTR-30.5 AV Receiver with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Integra, who designs products specifically for custom installers, has just introduced the DTR-30.5 home theater receiver with new home integration and performance features. Notably this is the company’s first receiver with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth interfaces for modern media connectivity. It is also Integra’s first with 4K pass-through and up-scaling for Ultra HD high definition … Continue Reading

Creative Hitz Headphones / Headsets

Creative understands that smart phones are the centre hub of mobile entertainment and has just released a new series of fun and colorful Creative Hitz headsets. Each product in the new series offers an in-line microphone for calls. The Creative Hitz headsets also reflect the company’s incorporation of a fresh new design theme, with the … Continue Reading

Baetis Audio XR Music Server

Beatis Audio has just released a new music server – the Baetis XR, which follows up the Baetis Revolution server that was released in 2012. The new Baetis XR aims to provide not only high quality audio but also video service. Inside the new XR are what Baetis claims to be specially chosen motherboards and RAM, chosen to … Continue Reading

Geneva Model S Wireless Sound System

Geneva, a Switzerland based sound system company has announced its latest addition to its product family - the new Geneva Sound System Model S Wireless. The new Model S Wireless offers more than its predecessor in the way of completely re-engineered components, higher-grade electronics and speaker drivers as well as wireless connectivity

The new Model S Wireless has been designed to be easy … Continue Reading

Sony XBR 4K Ultra HD LED TVs – Canadian Pricing and Availability

Sony Canada has just revealed the prices and availability for its new 4K Ultra High Definition TV sets showed earlier this year at CES. The new XBR-55X900A (55-inch) and XBR-65X900A (65-inch) 4K Ultra HD LED TVs are priced at $5,499.99 and $7,699.99 respectively and are available now at store.sony.ca/4ktv and various retailers across the country.… Continue Reading

MIT Cables – Stylelink Digital and Stylelink Digial Plus USB Cables

MIT Cables has just announced their latest high-performance USB cables - the StyleLink Digital and StyleLink Digital Plus. The two new USB cables join MIT Cables new StyleLine family of price-conscious audio interfaces.

The new USB cables are claimed to incorporate premium materials withn a carefully designed construction inorder to transmit digital music data in an error-free high-speed data stream. Both the StyleLink Digital and StyleLine … Continue Reading

PMC fact.12 Loudspeaker

Recently shown in Munich, the new fact.12 loudspeaker from PMC is the latest edition to PMC’s fact series of high performance speakers. The fact.12 is the first three-way speaker in PMC’s fact series. Keeping with fact series styling and design, the new fact.12 features a tall slender cabinet and utilizes PMC’s Advanced Transmission … Continue Reading

Klipsch Music Center KMC 3 Bluetooth Speaker

Klipsch has just launched the first product in the company’s new Klipsch Music Center series, called the KMC 3 Bluetooth Speaker. The Klipsch Music Center range of products commemorates the brand’s partnership with Live Nation Entertainment and its sponsorship of the Klipsch Music Center amphitheater in Indianapolis —one of the five most ticketed live music … Continue Reading

Shure SE846 4-driver, 3-way Earphone

Shure Incorporated, has just announced that they will be introducing their latest addition to their Shure Sound Isolating Earphone line – the SE846. The SE846 will take the place as Shure’s flagship universal-fit earphone, supplanting the SE535. The most notable feature of the new SE846 is that it is a quad-driver, three-way arrangement that incorporates … Continue Reading

Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H3 and H6 Headphones

Bang & Olufsen under their B&O Play brand has just launched two new sets of headphones - the new BeoPlay H3 in-ear headphones and the BeoPlay H6 over-ear headphones. The BeoPlay H3 is a in-ear headphone designed to provide authentic sound with simple and superb ergonomic comfort, while the BeoPlay H6 is a super soft, flexible over-ear headphone designed with … Continue Reading

SimAudio MOON Neo Series

Simaudio Ltd. has just introduced their new MOON Neo series. The MOON Neo series emulates the aesthetics of the much more expensive Evolution series at a more affordable level. The Neo series models are claimed to incorporate circuit enhancements that improve sound quality over the standard MOON series.

The new Neo series will replace most models previously available in the MOON series; … Continue Reading

Devialet 110, 170 and 240 Amplifiers – Experience the Devialet Sound on a Smaller Budget

Devialet, the company behind the magnificent sounding D-Premier amplifier, has just announced the addition of three new amplifier/DAC models, two of which now allow music listeners with smaller budgets to experience the magical Devialet sound. The new models include the Devialet 110 ($6,495), the Devialet 170 ($9,495) and the Devialet 240 ($17,495). The Devialet 240 … Continue Reading

Sonus Faber Olympica Loudspeakers

The new Olympica loudspeaker series from Sonus Faber has been created as a homage to master architect Andrea Palladio and his Teatro Olimpico, a monumental theater in Vicenza, Italy. This new range of speakers, designed completely from the ground up, consists of three models called the Olympica I, Olympica II and Olympica III.

Characterized by … Continue Reading

Nordost Valhalla 2 Range of Cables

Nordost is introducing their new Valhalla 2 Reference Cable Range at the High End Show, M.O.C. in Munich, Germany today. This new cable range consists of analog, digital, and tonearm interconnects, as well as loudspeaker and power cables.

The new Valhalla 2 range incorporates Nordost upgraded Dual Mono-Filament technology as well as their patent pending HOLO:PLUG connetor. This connector has been … Continue Reading

Marshall Monitor Headphones

Marshall, the company recognized worldwide for its guitar amplifiers, has just added a new model to its stable of headphones called the Monitor Headphone. Its slim, over-ear construction is said to deliver superior noise isolation without the bulk. The Monitor is embossed with a white script logo and black vinyl leather, evoking the spirit of … Continue Reading

NAD Digital Components – D 7050, D 3020 and D 1050

NAD Electronics has just released three new affordable digital products – the D 7050 Direct Digital Network Receiver, D 3020 Digital DAC/Amplifier and D 1050 USB 24/192 DAC.

These three new components have been released now, in part, to commorate NAD’s 40th anniversary. These products represent NAD’s latest generation of digital components and express a fresh new direction in styling and aesthetics – certainly … Continue Reading

Wilson Audio Duette Series-2

Wilson Audio has just released their successor to their Duette Series, the Duette Series-2. The Duette Series-2 has been designed to be an audiophile-grade stand-mount loudspeaker that can has great flexibility with room placement. The tweeter of the former Duette Series has been enhanced in the new Duette Series-2 through the incorporation of a rear wave chamber, which comes from Wilson’s … Continue Reading

Swann Crimson Eye Helicopter – With Video and Audio Capability

Our friends over at Guydster – the guy’s guide to everything – just posted a review of the Swann Crimson Eye Helicopter, a mini RC copter that’s capable of shooting pictures and video (with audio) as it flies around. Given its audio video capabilities we thought readers of the CANADA HiFi might be interested. Check … Continue Reading

Denon 2013 IN-Command Series AV Receivers

Denon has just added four new models to its line of IN-Command Series AV receivers. The series includes the AVR-X1000 Network Home Theater Receiver ($499 US), the AVR-X2000 Network Home Theater Receiver ($699 US), the AVR-X3000 Network Home Theater Receiver ($999 US), and the AVR-X4000 Network Home Theater Receiver ($1299 US).

Each new model features … Continue Reading