Although the term "professional" is often used as part of model designations in consumer electronics, the actual overlap between the audiophile consumer market and the <I>real</I> pro market is quite small. There are speakers in common use as studio monitors that no self-respecting audiophile would want to be caught dead listening to, and the typical audiophile loudspeaker would go up in smoke if asked to pump out the kind of volume that pro application routinely demands. To a lesser extent, the same applies to amplifiers: pro is pro and consumer is consumer, and ne'er the twain shall meet.

The Canadian audio industry has been mounting a challenge to other high-end manufacturers over the past few years. Ask any audiophile about Canadian audio manufacturers and chances are that he or she will have no trouble rattling off a string of respected names&mdash;Class&#233;, Museatex, Sonic Frontiers, Mirage, PSB, Paradigm, Energy. And Bryston.

The Canadian audio industry has been mounting a challenge to other high-end manufacturers over the past few years. Ask any audiophile about Canadian audio manufacturers and chances are that he or she will have no trouble rattling off a string of respected names&mdash;Class&#233;, Museatex, Sonic Frontiers, Mirage, PSB, Paradigm, Energy. And Bryston.

The Canadian audio industry has been mounting a challenge to other high-end manufacturers over the past few years. Ask any audiophile about Canadian audio manufacturers and chances are that he or she will have no trouble rattling off a string of respected names&mdash;Class&#233;, Museatex, Sonic Frontiers, Mirage, PSB, Paradigm, Energy. And Bryston.

The Canadian audio industry has been mounting a challenge to other high-end manufacturers over the past few years. Ask any audiophile about Canadian audio manufacturers and chances are that he or she will have no trouble rattling off a string of respected names&mdash;Class&#233;, Museatex, Sonic Frontiers, Mirage, PSB, Paradigm, Energy. And Bryston.

The Canadian audio industry has been mounting a challenge to other high-end manufacturers over the past few years. Ask any audiophile about Canadian audio manufacturers and chances are that he or she will have no trouble rattling off a string of respected names&mdash;Class&#233;, Museatex, Sonic Frontiers, Mirage, PSB, Paradigm, Energy. And Bryston.

The Canadian audio industry has been mounting a challenge to other high-end manufacturers over the past few years. Ask any audiophile about Canadian audio manufacturers and chances are that he or she will have no trouble rattling off a string of respected names&mdash;Class&#233;, Museatex, Sonic Frontiers, Mirage, PSB, Paradigm, Energy. And Bryston.

The Canadian audio industry has been mounting a challenge to other high-end manufacturers over the past few years. Ask any audiophile about Canadian audio manufacturers and chances are that he or she will have no trouble rattling off a string of respected names&mdash;Class&#233;, Museatex, Sonic Frontiers, Mirage, PSB, Paradigm, Energy. And Bryston.

The Canadian audio industry has been mounting a challenge to other high-end manufacturers over the past few years. Ask any audiophile about Canadian audio manufacturers and chances are that he or she will have no trouble rattling off a string of respected names&mdash;Class&#233;, Museatex, Sonic Frontiers, Mirage, PSB, Paradigm, Energy. And Bryston.

The Canadian audio industry has been mounting a challenge to other high-end manufacturers over the past few years. Ask any audiophile about Canadian audio manufacturers and chances are that he or she will have no trouble rattling off a string of respected names—Classé, Museatex, Sonic Frontiers, Mirage, PSB, Paradigm, Energy. And Bryston.