A mono pair of CH Precision M10s ($210,000/pair as reviewed) declares its presence in capital letters. Each channel consists of two large units, each almost 2' high, linked by a total of four umbilical cords. While the "lighter" amplifier unit weighs almost 117lb, the toroidal transformer–based power supply unit tops out at nearly 172lb. That's a lot of metal.
Essentia Technology & Michell at Montreal Audiofest 2026
Apr 07, 2026
In our latest video interview from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Ken Micallef speaks with Essentia Technology co-founder Leoni Alexander-Tomas, and later with Jonathan Nye and John Rowland of Michell, about the British company's gear they were repping at the show, including the Michell Revolv turntable, Michell Gyro turntable, and Michell TecnoDec turntable.
Audiophile Experts Room at Montreal Audiofest 2026: Revox, Accuphase, Dali, Stable 33.33, Lumin
Apr 07, 2026
In his final update from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer caps off the show with his visit to Audiophile Experts Room, where he checked out a system that included a Revox B77 MkIII reel-to-reel machine, Accuphase C-3900S preamplifier, and Dali Kore speakers.
Centre Hi-Fi Room at Montreal Audiofest 2026: Advance Paris, Triangle, Technics, Dynavector, AudioQuest
Apr 07, 2026
In one of our late-arriving updates from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer visits the Centre Hi-Fi Room, where he checked out a system that included Triangle Duetto 40th Anniversary speakers, a Technics SL-1300GPK turntable, and an Advance Paris 190Wpc A-I190 integrated amplifier.
When people ask me what I do for a living, I reply that I'm a turntable setter upper. That seems to me like it should be descriptive enough, but it typically results in follow-up questions that have me explaining a whole audiophile subculture that few nonaudiophiles even realize exists.
On Thursday April 2nd at Park Avenue Audio in NYC, Ideon Audio introduced their latest and greatest creation, the Axiom DAC. Walter Schofield, Co-Managing Director of the 2WA Group with Walter Swanbon, did the introductions. Miguel Barrio reports.
In our latest video interview from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer speaks with Simaudio Product Director Dominique Poupart about the equipment shown in this room, including the Moon 371 streaming integrated amplifier (recently reviewed by Sasha Matson) and Dynaudio Contour 20 Black Edition speakers.
In our latest video interview from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer speaks with a rep from Winnipeg’s Altitudo Audio about the gear shown in the two systems on active display this room, including the Audiovector R 10 Avantgarde Arreté in Canadian Birdseye Maple speakers, Elac Concentro 2.0 M 807 speakers, and Zesto Bia 200 amplifier.
In our latest video interview from Montreal Audiofest 2026, Robert Schryer speaks with a rep from Atelier Audio about the equipment shown in this room, including a Yuki AP-01 turntable, Voxativ T-211 integrated amplifier, and Voxativ Ampeggio AC-1.9 (2026 edition) speakers.