SPL Audio, KEF, Stable 33.3, Luna Cables - Toronto Audiofest 2024
This was one of my favorite demos at the show. It sounded so well balanced, it seemed to deliver everything in the right proportions. Bold but not in-your-face; tonally ripe but not too warm; detailed but not stringent; effortless but weighty, and so on.
Star Electronics: Yamaha, Weiss Audio, Luna Cables - Toronto Audiofest 2024
Toronto retailer Star Electronics's room was offering some substantial sound, and by substantial, I mean thick toned, resoundingly harmonic, with solid, well-defined bass. Being demoed was gear by Yamaha, but this was not your daddy’s, or your youngers self’s, Yamaha, when the manufacturer’s audio products were entirely targeted to the mainstream market.
Toronto Audiofest 2024 Starts Now!
Toronto, here I come! Land of the CN Tower, Canada's Wonderland, the Blue Jays, Drake's NBA-sized basketball court in his mansion, and, of course, the Toronto Audiofest, where hundreds of audio brands representing the latest, greatest audio gear and accessories are displayed for our amusement.
Vinyl Sound: MoFi Electronics, Mastersound, Solidsteel, HiFi Rose, IsoTek, Cardas Audio - Toronto Audiofest 2024
Another great-sounding room was the one hosted by retailer Vinyl Sound, a name that, as proprietor of the store, you have to live up to—you have to sell turntables!
Wynn Audio: Børresen Acoustics, Aavik Acoustics, Ansuz Acoustics - Toronto Audiofest 2024
Some systems are sleepers in the unassuming sense. They don't come in big parts, or take up a lot of space, or use a dozen components to pass the signal through. So you sit down to listen to them, expecting something good but forgettable, and boom!