In the above video interview on our YouTube channel, Robert Schryer speaks with Barcola Bistro Audio and Harmonic Audio owner (and chef!) Fabrizio Caprioli about the gear shown in Harmonic Audio's nook at Montreal Audiofest 2026.
Bonus coverage concludes! Harmonic Audio's demo at Montreal Audiofest 2026—hosted by owner Fabrizio Caprioli, who is also the owner and chef of Barcola Bistro Audio, which is both a fine record shop and fine dining Italian restaurant!—was unconventional.
Held in a narrow passage abutting an escalator, it featured vintage gear, some on static display, and crates of mostly jazz LPs that visitors could browse while a system comprising a turntable, high-efficiency speakers, and single-ended tube amplification played in the background. (Ken Micallef left with a bundle of records, of course.)
But oh, what sound! Despite the less-than-ideal listening conditions—you'll no doubt hear some of the intruding ambience during our interview clip—but I can assure you that it was tactile, immediate, explicit, and effortless.
Equipment list (all prices in Canadian dollars): Analog sources: Turntable: Denon DP-3000NE ($3300); Cartridge: Denon DL-301 MkII ($600); Phono stage: Faber's Power GM v.3.0 (shown below; $19,500, as distributed in Canada by Harmonic Audio). Preamplifier: Refurbished H.H. Scott 130. Amplifier: Harmonic Audio Bowie ($21,000). Horn speakers: Harmonic Audio Mellophone ($14,800/pair; shown above). Power cables: Harmonic Audio, Faber's Power. Signal cables: Harmonic Audio.
