December 1, 2020

Vancouver Virtual Audio Festival: Naim, Focal and Ansuz

The system – a Classic tier of English hi-fi that personifies PRaT (Pace, Rhythm and Timing) paired with three-way French floorstanders getting help with power courtesy of the Danes.
December 1, 2020

Vancouver Virtual Audio Festival: Linn, Bowers & Wilkins and Transparent Cable

The system – iconic enough to build an entire brand around, Linn’s LP12 turntable was what your eyes kept going back to. Paired with the company’s Selekt DSM DAC/network player/integrated amplifier handing off the digital signal (everything here gets converted to 24-bit/192kHz) to a pair of B&W 702 Signature loudspeakers.
December 1, 2020

Vancouver Virtual Audio Festival: Vinnie Rossi, Lumin, Totem Acoustic and Antipodes

The system – unique hybrid design 300B tube/solid state integrated amplifier designed by circuit wunderkind Vinnie Rossi paired with a two-stage server/streamer/DAC setup and physically modest Canadian-made, two-way floorstanders.
December 1, 2020

Vancouver Virtual Audio Festival: Tannoy, McIntosh and Volumio

The system – classic British loudspeakers paired with American tubes and a dose of modern European power treatment and cabling to deliver an updated take on the heritage sound.