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Planète Haute Fidélité at Montreal Audiofest 2026

In our latest, bonus video interview from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer speaks with Simaudio Product Director Dominique Poupart and two reps from Planète Haute Fidélité about the gear shown in the Canadian retailer's room, including Stable 33.33's 33.3 turntable, Moon by Simaudio 888 monoblock amplifiers, and MartinLogan Neolith speakers.

Rogue Audio at AXPONA 2026

At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Nick Fitzsimmons of Rogue Audio, about the gear shown in the company's room, including the Rogue Audio RP-7 v2 preamplifier, Rogue Audio M-250 Ultra monoblock amplifiers, and Magnepan 2.7x speakers.

mono/stéréo at Montreal Audiofest 2026

In our latest, bonus video interview from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer speaks with Danny Labrecque, proprietor of mono/stéréo, about the gear shown in the Montreal-based company's room, including the Pure Fidelity Symphony turntable, Riviera Levante integrated amplifier, and Jean Maurer JM 370F speakers.

Time is on My Side

Lately, hi-fi's technical emphasis has shifted toward time, away from its longtime main focus on the frequency domain. I'm thinking the trend, which I consider a good thing, started years ago with growing awareness it might be better to accept some aliasing in order to avoid the phase distortion resulting from a "brick-wall" reconstruction filter.

Grimm Audio at Montreal Audiofest 2026

In our latest, bonus video interview from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer speaks with Lemay Audio founder François Lemay about all the Grimm Audio gear shown in this room, including the company's MU1 Roon server, LS1c speakers, and SB1 subwoofer.

Sound Chaser #8: Pulling Mussels from a (Tape) Shell

Each side of the one-sheet lyrics insert accompanying Squeeze's latest LP, Trixies (Love/BMG), has been divvied up into three equal columns that can be folded over to replicate a 4" × 11½" nightclub menu. Subtitled "Trixies Concoctions Menu," the insert conjures the theme of the 13-track song cycle that comprises Trixies, whose storyline traces several scenes set in and around a fictional nightclub.

ATC at AXPONA 2026

At AXPONA 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with ATC's Ben Lilly and ATC importer/distributor Lone Mountain's Brad Lundy about the speaker company's ATC EL50 Anniversary loudspeakers, which were making their U.S. debut at the show.