Robert Schryer

The Motet / Audio Présence Room
Montreal Audio Fest 2022
Robert Schryer  |  Mar 27, 2022

Rooms by distributor Motet always sound great, and this room, belonging to Motet and retailer Audio Présence, was no exception.

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The Nation Imports Room
Montreal Audio Fest 2022
Robert Schryer  |  Mar 27, 2022

I was surprised by the sound quality I heard in the Nation Imports room. Here was a relatively compact system that cost quite a bit less than most systems I heard at the show—yet not only did it hold its own against more expensive fare, in some areas, such as imaging, definition, and the portrayal of female vocals, it beat it.

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The DR Audio Room
Montreal Audio Fest 2022
Robert Schryer  |  Mar 27, 2022

Quebec-based DR Acoustics is a relative newcomer to the audiophile scene, but the company been making headway lately with its line of cables and AC conditioners.

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The Apple Tree Room
Montreal Audio Fest 2022
Robert Schryer  |  Mar 27, 2022

The room occupied by Canadian distributor Apple Tree was a revelation, and probably not in the way you might imagine.

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The Moon by Simaudio Room
Montreal Audio Fest 2022
Robert Schryer  |  Mar 27, 2022

The Moon by Simaudio room was playing music streamed from the company's Roon-ready, DSD- and MQA-decoding Moon 680D streamer DAC ($13,000), connected to a 740P balanced preamp ($11,500), both connected to a two-output 820S optional external power supply ($10,000).

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The Hegel Room
Montreal Audio Fest 2022
Robert Schryer  |  Mar 27, 2022

Without further ado, let's jump right in, starting with the system in the Hegel room, which was bright, clean, and crisp—and that was just the room.

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Le 33ième Montréal Audiofest
Montreal Audio Fest 2022
Robert Schryer  |  Mar 27, 2022

Oh, là, là! It’s back!: the North American audio show with the Euro flair, the Montréal Audiofest—or as I like to call it, the sexy audio show. It’s at its usual illustrious spot, the Hotel Bonaventure. Boy, did I miss it—and miss covering it for Stereophile. It’s always a fun event to visit, and it’s my hometown show, the one I’ve been going to for thirty years—until the Big Bug stopped it. The show runs from March 25 to March 27.

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Monitor Audio Silver 500 7G loudspeaker
Floor Loudspeaker Reviews
Robert Schryer  |  Jan 20, 2022
When I learned that I was to review the new seventh generation of Monitor Audio's Silver 500 loudspeaker ($3200/pair), descendants of the original Silver-series products launched in 1999, I thought back on what I knew about the company and then refreshed my memory. Monitor Audio was founded, in 1972, in Teversham, England, a town bordered by farmland located some three miles from the epicenter of its more famous neighbor, Cambridge.
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Final Words
Toronto Audiofest 2021
Robert Schryer  |  Oct 26, 2021
Let me break it down. On the one hand, handshakes were replaced with fist and elbow bumps, real smiles by eyes smiling over masks, whispers by conversations at regular volume. There were fewer attendees than at prepandemic shows, and fewer exhibitors. That situation will surely improve with time.
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Off the Well-Trod Path
New ProductsToronto Audiofest 2021
Robert Schryer  |  Oct 26, 2021
Olga Oreshyna is an artist who makes, as she calls it, "non-traditional art." She begins by collecting old wood, “with scratches, cracks, knots, and other imperfections that are similar to real life." She carves it into pieces, dries it, colors it with acrylic paint or stain, and “fits [it] to a specifically designated position” among other wood pieces to create a mosaic sculpture.
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