The 2002 Montreal Festival of Sound & Image!

Acapella, Accustic Arts, Shanling     Tri-Cell, an Ontario dealer, was exhibiting a collection from its fine line of products. Most prominent were the Acapella Violon 1 loudspeakers featuring a hybrid design involving cones for low frequencies, horns for the mids and ion tweeters for the highs.  Accustic Arts Drive 1 CD player, Hovland preamp and Accustic Arts AMP II-AC power amplifier drove the Violons to a very good effect. We were treated with a very open and dynamic sound with loads of drive. The Acapella ion tweeters were on separate display for all to truly appreciate.   In the same room was a tube CD player from China by Shanling: The CD-T100, distributed in Canada by Charisma Audio from Ontario. Talk about gorgeous! Even the remote control is top notch. This unit has a built in 100 step volume control allowing it to be connected directly to a power amp. Maybe we can get one of these for a review - yum, yum.   next room: