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WELCOME TO THE SHOW! Hi-Fi shows are always interesting, always thoughtprovoking, always educational, and very often great places it you’re looking for a one-off hi-fi bargain (it’s amazing how often exhibitors will give you a fabulous price on a product, just so they don’t have to repack it and put it back on a showroom floor). But visiting a show isn’t always a whole lot of fun… at least not unless you’ve done some preparation, and given some thought to your visit. Here, we look at tactics that will guarantee a great day out… or even a fabulous weekend!
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ORGANISERS Justin Bird - Director justin@chestergroup.org Roy Bird - Founder & Chairman roy@chestergroup.org Scott Humphrey Marketing & Creative Director scott@chestergroup.org Phil Nease - Sales Manager phil@chestergroup.org www.vancouveraudioshow.com www.chestergroup.org Vancouver Audio Show ‘15 is owned and organised by Chester GRP Exhibitions (CANADA) Ltd. All Rights reserved. E&OE
First, you’re going to enjoy the show a lot more if you have the company of a likeminded friend, not only for conversation, but also so that you can compare notes, so make a few phone calls right now. While you’re at it, remember that queuing for tickets is rarely any fun at all (though we have met some like-minded audiophiles in hi-fi show queues!), so take a few moments before you continue readying to buy your tickets online, right now. You’ll also save a few bucks on the entrance fee. While you’re at it, think about investing in a weekend pass… the number of times we’ve got home on Saturday night and realised we really wanted to have another listen in a specific room… well, so often we’ve now wised-up! Arriving early at a show means you’re going to beat most of the crowds, because few people like waking up early on a weekend, even audiophiles. The rooms will be less crowded (particularly on Sunday mornings!) and corridors will be easier to negotiate. (To be frank, we’ve also found the staff in demonstration rooms a lot chattier in the mornings than they are late in the afternoon…. though early on Sunday mornings, some are not at their best.) And if you really don’t want to arrive early, a good trick for latecomers is to start your show at the room that’s the furthest away from the entrance and work
backwards, since most people start at the beginning and work forward. This way, you’ll at least start auditioning in uncrowded rooms! You’ll also have more fun if you pre-plan your room visits. Make sure you go to the rooms you most want to see first, and hear the gear you most want to hear. This is important because your hearing will be at its best early on (aural acuity tends to fade with increased exposure to sound… especially loud sounds) and also your musical interest will be at maximum. (If you use the same music repeatedly, your passion for it will diminish after hours of repeated playback, even if you’re listening to one of your all-time favourites.) Speaking of which, take a few demo discs, so you can be sure of hearing music you like, rather than music the demonstrators think will best showcase their systems. And if you’re a fan of electronic delivery, take some music on a stick, plus have a few ready to go on your phone … we really wouldn’t advise taking your laptop!
Greg Borrowmen
Editor, Australian Hi-Fi Magazine
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MAKE THE MOST OF THE SHOW PLAN, OR WANDER... You can plan your journey around the Hotel using the maps and room listings in this show program, or just wander the floors listening out for beautiful sounds. Look out for our show staff who can point you where you want to go. RELAX... Remember to spend time relaxing and listening — that’s what hotel-based audio shows are all about! It’s not like a big open-floor exhibition hall where you might walk past a dozen small stands avoiding eye contact — everyone at this show is here to answer your questions, and to demonstrate the joys of quality audio in real room environments. So don’t rush, and don’t be shy.
Bryston West Coast premier of the BDA3 DAC, visit the Hi Fi Centre in Room #530.
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Element Acoustics showcase the newest Burmester loudspeakers BA 71; making it the Canadian debut. Room #404.
AudioQuest West Coast premier of the NightHawk Headphones. Visit Hi Fi Centre in room #521 where they will be taking preorders. Visit SONY in rooms 423 & 425 and check out the Sony Walkman® ZX2 and the HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Audio Music Player with 1TB HDD.
Hi-Fi Centre will be showing the E.A.T. Forte-S turntable. This is the first time a Forte-S is going on public demonstration in Canada.
As a Canadian Premiere, Atoll Électronique Canada is proud to present the new CD400SE. Visit Room #403.
THE POWER OF THOUGHT! THE POWER OF THOUGHT It never ceases to amaze me how powerful a simple thought can turn into a most powerful event. Speaking for myself, if I think I can turn an exciting idea into a reality, and I have always been prepared to give it a try. Happily this approach also underwrites what the Chester Group is all about. Of course, not everything reaches the table of success, but just as in every other aspect of life nothing is guaranteed. But back to the power of thought . . last year, at the Montreal Audio Show, an exhibitor, whom I recognised very well, but couldn’t quite name, approached me. I, of course, said, “Nice to see you again John”.
Now as those around me will know only too well, one of my weaknesses in life is remembering names, so ‘John’ is my default setting, and this tactic ensures I get to know the correct name in response. Anyway, ‘John’ then said to me, “Roy do a show in Vancouver and I‘ll pay you now” . . well offers like that do not grow on trees in this – or any! – industry, but with no venue, date or even knowledge of its potential to hand, all I could say was ‘of course’ I will be in touch. Which, ultimately I’m very pleased to report I did. It’s now just over 12 months since that chance encounter and we have created a most encouraging start here with this new event in the calendar; but isn’t it Pat’s Audio Art will debuting in North America, the Jadis I-50 Class A integrated tube amplifier, Room #626.
fascinating to consider that if I had not been in that room that night, or my colleague had not been either, or perhaps we had been engaging with others, then this show would simply not have happened? A chance encounter, a chance comment, which on this occasion fell on fertile ground. As I say nothing ever amazes me more than the power of thought, and what, in the right hands, it can lead to. We all hope this is the start of something great and sustainable. . thank you ‘John’.
Roy Bird
Found & Chairman, Chester Group Exhibitions
Check out a complete set up with AudioQuest WEL Signature Cabling. Visit Room #526, Hi Fi Centre.
Hi-Fi Centre showcase the E.A.T. Forte-C Sharp turntable, Room #526. Canadian debut of VPI Prime turntable with 3D printing tonearm, Room #402, Element Acoustics.
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Element Acoustics presents Accuphase element-acoustics.com ROOM
402
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404
406
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Brands on show: Accuphase / Crystal Cable / Franco Serblin / Harmonix / JL Audio / Lawrence Audio / Loricraft Audio / Lyra / Siltech / VPI / Weiss Audio
Element Acoustics presents Burmester element-acoustics.com
Atoll Électronique atoll-electronique.ca ROOM
403
ROOM
423
Brands on show: Acapella speakers / Aesthetix / Air Tight / Brinkmann Audio Clearaudio / Dynavector / Phasemation Stax / Synergystic Research / Torus Audio ROOM
KOEX koexact.ca ROOM
421
425
Other brands on show: Pro-Linear / Russsound / Knoll Systems ROOM
Legacy Audio legacyaudio.com ROOM
424
426
Other brands on show: Ayon Audio / Coda Technologies / Mogami / Resonessence Labs
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The Sound Room soundroom.ca
Brands on show: Arcam / Revel / Kimber Cable / Shunyata
The Sound Room soundroom.ca ROOM
6
Other brands on show: Davis Acoustics, SSC
Brands on show: Burmester / Koetsu / Transrotor
Element Acoustics presents Acapella element-acoustics.com ROOM
40
Brands on show: Devialet / Nordost / Nottingham Analog / Sim Audio / Sound Smith / Wilson Audio
FIFTH FLOOR ROOMS
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505
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504
506
512
Commercial Electronics commercialelectronics.ca ROOM
504
Brands on show: B&O / Elac / Focal / Roksan / Thorens
Commercial Electronics commercialelectronics.ca
ROOM
506
Commercial Electronics commercialelectronics.ca ROOM
505
ROOM
521
ROOM
523
Brands on show: B&O / Elac / Focal / Roksan / Thorens
Hi Fi Centre hificentre.com Brands on show: AudioQuest
Hi Fi Centre hificentre.com
Brands on show: Naim / Vicoustic
ROOM
512
ROOM
Brands on show: Primare / E.A.T. / Vienna Acoustics / IsoTek / Sumiko / Vicoustic
Audio Note audionote.co.uk
Hi Fi Centre hificentre.com 526
Brands on show: Auralic / Audio Research, / Hifi MAN / Koetsu / REL / Sonus Faber / Vicoustic / E.A.T
ROOM
Hi Fi Centre hificentre.com
ROOM
528
Hi Fi Centre hificentre.com 524
Brands on show: B&O / Elac / Focal / Roksan / Thorens
ROOM
530
Brands on show: Mcintosh
Hi Fi Centre hificentre.com
Brands on show: Bryston VANCOUVER AUDIO SHOW ‘15
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SIXTH FLOOR ROOMS Liquid Sounds liquidsound.ca ROOM
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Brands on show: Pro-ject / Nordost / Totem / HEGEL / Fidelity Acoustics / Vicoustics
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Plurison plurison.com ROOM
623
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Brands on show: Devialet / Phantom by Devialet
Liquid Sounds liquidsound.ca ROOM
624
ROOM
Pat’s Audio Art patsaudioart.com
Brands on show: Magico / Nordost / Devialet / Vicoustic
Brands on show: Naim / PMC / Rega
628
Pat’s Audio Art patsaudioart.com ROOM
626
Pat’s Audio Art patsaudioart.com
Brands on show: Jadis / Spendor / Chord / Vetere
Brands on show: Vertere / Nola / VTL
ROOM
630
GROUND & SECOND FLOOR
ROOM
HOTEL LOBBY
ROOM
BACCARAT
Liquid Sounds Liquidsounds.ca Brands on show: Nordost Cables
Megan Audio Audiophile used Vinyl Records
ROOM
BACCARAT
Second Impression second-impressions.com Laliq
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ROOM
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Yana Imaginative Audio yana-online.com Brands on show: Astell & Kern / AudioQuest / Mark Levinson / Martin Logan
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Here’s just a taster of the many new products on show over the weekend. Look out for many more.
Brand Atoll Electronique
Product Title Canadian Premiere CD400SE
Exhibitor Atoll Electronique Canada
Room 403
Audio Research
PH8 Phono Preamp
Hi Fi Centre
526
Audio Research
Reference 75 Power amp
Hi Fi Centre
526
AudioQuest
NightHawk Headphones
Hi Fi Centre
521
AudioQuest
WEL Signature Cables
Hi Fi Centre
526
Auralic
ARIES STREAMER
Hi Fi Centre
526
Auralic
Vega DAC
Hi Fi Centre
526
Bryston
BDA3 DAC
Hi Fi Centre
530
Bryston
BDP2 Digital Player
Hi Fi Centre
530
Bryston
BP26 Preamp
Hi Fi Centre
530
Bryston
MIDDLE T SPEAKERS
Hi Fi Centre
530
Element Acousitcs
404
Pat’s Audio Art
626
West Coast Premiere
West Coast Premiere
Canadian Debut
Burmester
BA 71 Loudspeaker
Chord
Hugo TT DAC
Devialet
Devialet 800
Liquid Sounds
624
Devialet
Devialet Phantom
Plurison
623
Devialet
Devialet Phantom Silver
Plurison
623
Devialet
Spark & Dialog
Plurison
623
Devialet
Devialet 400
The Sound Room
430
E.A.T.
Forte-S Turntable
Hi Fi Centre
524
E.A.T.
E.A.T. C-Sharp
Hi Fi Centre
526
HifiMAN
HifiMAN Headphones
Hi Fi Centre
526
Jadis
DPMC All-tube Phono Stage
Pat’s Audio Art
626
Jadis
I-50 Class A Integrated Tube Amplifier
Pat’s Audio Art
626
Magico
S3 Loudspeakers
Liquid Sounds
624
Mcintosh
MB100 Media Bridge
Hi Fi Centre
528
Mcintosh
MHA100 Headphone Amp/DAC
Hi Fi Centre
528
Mcintosh
MHP1000 Headphones
Hi Fi Centre
528
McIntosh
MT5 Turntable
Hi Fi Centre
528
McIntosh
XR100 Loudspeakers
Hi Fi Centre
528
Naim
500 Preamp
Pat’s Audio Art
628
Naim
NAC272
Hi Fi Centre
523
Nola
Studio Reference Gold Speakers
Pat’s Audio Art
630
Nottingham Analog
294 Turntable
The Sound Room
430
PMC
TWENTY 26
Pat’s Audio Art
628
Primare
I32 Integrated Amp/Streamer
Hi Fi Centre
524
Rega
RP10 Turntable
Pat’s Audio Art
628
REL
G1 Sub-Bass System
Hi Fi Centre
526
Sonus Faber
Guarneri Evolution
Hi Fi Centre
526
Sony
HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Audio Music Player with 1TB HDD
Sony
423, 425
Sony
Walkman® NW-ZX2 Digital Media Player
Sony
423, 425
Vertere
MG-1 Turntable
North American Debut
Pat’s Audio Art
626
Vertere
RG-1 Turntable
Canadian Debut
Pat’s Audio Art
630
Vertere
SG-1 Tonearm
North American Debut
Pat’s Audio Art
626, 630
Vertere
SG-1 Power Supply
Pat’s Audio Art
626
Vienna Acoustics
Liszt loudspeakers
Hi Fi Centre
524
VPI
Prime turntable with its 3D printing tonearm
Element Acousitcs
402
VTL
S-200 Signature Power Amplifier
Pat’s Audio Art
630
VTL
TL-5.5 II Preamp
Pat’s Audio Art
630
VTL
TL-6.5 II Preamp
Pat’s Audio Art
630
Wilson Audio
Sacha 2 loudspeakers
The Sound Room
430
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North American Debut
Canadian Debut
Canadian Debut
Canadian Premiere Canadian Debut
North American Debut
Canadian Debut
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Acapella speakers
406
Accuphase
402
Aesthetix
406
Air Tight
406
Arcam
426
Astell & Kern
Chandon
Atoll Électronique
403
Audio Note
512
Audio Research
526
AudioQuest
521, Chandon
Auralic
526
Ayon Audio
424
B&O
504, 505, 506
Brinkmann Audio
406
Bryston
530
Burmester
404
Chord Electronics
630
Clearaudio
406
Code Technologies
424
Crystal Cable
402
Davis Acoustics
403
Devialet
430, 623, 624
Dynavector
406
E.A.T (European Audio Team)
524
Elac
504, 505, 506
Fidelity Acoustics
621
Focal
504, 505, 506
Franco Serblin
402
Harmonix
402
HEGEL
621
HiFiMAN
526
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IsoTek
524
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Jadis
630
JL Audio
402
Kimber Cable
426
Knoll System
421
Koetsu
404, 526
KOEX
421
Lawrence Audio
402
Legacy Audio
424
Loricraft Audio
402
Lyra
402
Magico
624
Mark Levinson
Chandon
Martin Logan
Chandon
McIntosh
528
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424
Naim Audio
523. 628
Nola Loudspeakers
626
Nordost
430, 621, 624
Nottingham Analog
430
Phantom by Devialet
623
Phasemation
406
PMC Loudspeakers
628
Primare
524
Pro-Ject
621
Pro-Linear
421
Rega
628
REL
526
Resonessence Labs
424
Revel
426
Roksan
504, 505, 506
Russ Sound
421
Second Impression
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Shunyata
426
Siltech
402
Sim Audio
430
Sonus Faber
526
Sony
423, 425
Sound Smith
430
Spendor
626
SSC
403
Stax
406
Sumiko
524
Synergystic Research
406
Thorens
504, 505, 506
Torus Audio
406
Totem
621
Transrotor
404
Vertere
626
Vicoustic
523, 524, 621, 624
Vienna Acoustics
524
VPI
402
VTL
626
Weiss Audio
402
Wilson Audio
430
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