One Good Ear NEWS
UBSound 🇮🇹
As of February 15th, 2025, One Good Earis proudly the new brand Ambassador for UBSound for Canada.
UBSound provide great sound, and appealing looks; designed and handmade in Italy in the heart of the city of Milan.
UBSound: A passion for audio since 2011.
L’Atelier Audio (based in Montréal, Québec)🇫🇷
L’Atelier Audio, based in Montreal, is the Canadian distributor for some truly amazing audio brands: Diptyque Audio, Ferrum Audio, Atlantis Lab and Kora Audio. As of February 2024, One Good Ear will proufly be representing these brands for all of Canada.
We look forward to working with Samuel Furon!
Tri-Cell Enterprises 🇨🇦
October 1st, 2020; One Good Ear has been appointed as the Ontario sales agent for Tri-Cell Enterprises.
-Tri-Cell Enterprises is Canada’s premier distributor of the world’s finest audio brands. Our brands are selected based on musical performance, quality and commitment to products that offers superior value, longevity and upgradability.
- Our services are backed by 30+ years of proven audio knowledge.
- We untangle the audio complexity so you have more time to enjoy the ultimate HiFi experience!
AUDIENCE 🇺🇸
One Good Ear has been appointed as the new Canadian brand Ambassador for Audience Cables, speakers and Power Conditioners as of November 1st, 2019.
Audience is a highly respected American electronics company whose objective is to build the finest possible high performance audio components. It is a leader and trend setter in its unique approach to product design, execution and craftsmanship.
August 1st, 2020; One Good Ear has been appointed as a sales agent for Ontario for Selective Design.
Selective Design offers products that perform at the top of their categories, and feature design differentiation from the pack of uninspired, “me too” alternatives.
Introducing products that offer superior performance and design -
AUDEZE 🇺🇸
As of July 1st, 2020; One Good Ear has been appointed as a sales agent for Ontario for Audeze.
Audeze is a high-end audio headphone and accessory manufacturer delivering the most accurate sound reproduction available today. Their products are engineered with the latest innovations in materials science that produce an astonishingly dynamic enveloping sound with powerful bass, an attractive, inviting midrange and open extended highs.
"I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
PRODUCT NEWS & REVIEWS
What’s New?
Parasound products are known for their robust build, excellent sound quality, and high power output at a reasonable price, featuring Class A/AB operation, heavy toroidal transformer, and design by John Curl
As of February 2026; these World renowned products are being distributed by TriCell Enterprises
Other recent additions to the TriCell lineup:
- OEPHI
- TRILOGY
- EDISCREATION
- LAB 12
- MERASON
- MAGNETAR AUDIO
- MOONRIVER AUDIO
Siltech Cables
As of January 2026, the prestigious award winning brand; Siltech is now distributed in Canada by TriCell Enterprises!
Hana
The Hana S Series MkII sees Master cartridge designer Maseo Okada implement a new, more rigid tapered aluminium cantilever and effective mass reduction at the nude diamond Shibata stylus …
The Mk II upgrade to the Hana S series cartridges promises enhanced musical performance and value.
READ MORE 👉 www.stereonet.com/uk/news/hanas-next-gen-s-series
Trapeze by AudioVector: Reimagining the past
Something New… which is also something from the past! The brand new “reimagined” Trapeze are now available from AudioVector!
AUDIENCE NEWS & REVIEWS
Audience ClairAudient Bellare Loudspeakers | CAF 2025
“ I keep mentioning the soundstage in this exhibit room, which kicked out the walls & made me feel like I was listening in a huge open field–with excellent low frequency reinforcement, of course. I’ve recommended Audience cables for years, but I’m excited that John McDonald’s company has tackled speaker design in such a confident & innovative manner–as it has for many years."
— Marc Phillips, pt.AUDIO (CAF 2025 coverage)
Audience 1+1V5
Terrific reviews of the Audience 1+1 V5:
- Review by Tone Audio's Jeff Dorgay (Publisher and Editor)
“This is a must experience speaker.”
The Audience ClairAudient 1+1 v5 - TONE
- More reviews here:
https://audience-av.com/reviews
Audience 1+1V5
“The speakers were everything Ken Redmond said they were”
-Michael Fremer at Capital Audiofest ‘24
September 28, '24
The Absolute Sound: Best Digital Interconnects under US $1,000
Audience Studio ONE USB
https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/best-digital-interconnects-under-1000/
This USB cable is simply sensational in every way.
The studio ONE USB’s clarity, dimensionality, and gorgeous timbre put it in a class by itself. It seems to have no signature of its own, but rather more transparently conveys what’s coming from your computer. The dual-cable design separates the signal-carrying and power-carrying conductors. RH, 254 (formerly Au24 SE+ USB)
Audience: ClairAudient 1+1 V5 Personal Reference Monitor loudspeakers
Alan Sircom’s review: https://audience-av.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/hi-fi-233_Audience.pdf
He calls the 1+1 V5 « one of the best loudspeakers money can buy ».
Simultaneously, Enjoy The Music has presented Audience with its prestigious Blue Note award for the best designs of 2024 for the 1+1 V5 loudspeakers. The associated review by Michael Bump can be accessed here.
Audience AV Reviews & Testimonials
Audience's top-line wire produces a ripe midrange weight & sweetness, vivid dynamic contrasts,
& a profound sensitivity to delicate volume gradations. Ultimately. it possesses a brilliance that casts light in the deepest corners of the soundstage and restores air & lift to harmonics.
…The Au24 SX struck a fluid & natural balance of ease, articulation, & immersiveness .
Superb. Flexible & easy to handle, too."
AUDEZE NEWS & REVIEWS
Audeze LCD 5S
We're proud to announce our newest flagship planar magnetic headphone, the LCD-5s.
Compared to its predecessor, LCD-5s features a new driver design and the addition of our patent-pending SLAM technology, which produce a more natural frequency response, more physical bass response, and larger, more lifelike spatial imaging.
The LCD-5s also sports newly sculpted earpads to increase seal quality and long-term comfort, as well as striking copper accents on its luxuriously finished metal parts.
Audeze CRBN2
Introducing our most advanced headphone yet – CRBN2– which pairs second-generation carbon-nanotube electrostatic drivers with another new breakthrough technology.
Experience the most powerful, tactile bass response of any electrostatic headphone and vividly holographic spatial imaging.
AUDEZE LCD2: NEW PADAUK WOOD RINGS
We're thrilled to announce we've updated the LCD-2 design with elegant, Padauk wood rings. The natural wood accent compliments the sophisticated design, providing a premium feel to this timeless LCD model.
"The LCD-5 is a triumph of headphone design"
For the past decade, Audeze’s LCD series has set the standard for planar magnetic headphone performance. Starting with the LCD-2 that ushered in a new era of planar technology in 2009, we then introduced the LCD-3 in 2011 and LCD-4 in 2015. With the LCD-5, everything has been improved – drivers, ear-pads, frame design - to set a new standard for performance and comfort.
(November 2021)
New Model!
Featuring the most advanced electrostatic technology in decades, Audeze proudly introduces the CRBN electrostatic headphone, which features new Patent-pending polymer film with suspended carbon nanotubes to eliminate problems commonly found in electrostatic designs. Originally developed for MRI medical applications, we've adapted those innovations for the audiophile version of CRBN, which top audio professionals have called the best sounding electrostatic headphone to-date.
"The LCD-5 is a triumph of headphone design"
For the past decade, Audeze’s LCD series has set the standard for planar magnetic headphone performance. Starting with the LCD-2 that ushered in a new era of planar technology in 2009, we then introduced the LCD-3 in 2011 and LCD-4 in 2015. With the LCD-5, everything has been improved – drivers, ear-pads, frame design - to set a new standard for performance and comfort.
Now Available from Waterfall Audio
Based on more than 25 years of experience, our new JETSTREAM damping technology redefines the notion of performance of our glass floorstanding speakers.
The Niagara XT2 integrates all the codes of luxury from the original version (created in 2007), adding an exclusive touch with its solid wood horn that makes each pair absolutely unique.
Advance Paris 🇫🇷
Old Guy Hifi online review of the X-P700 and X-A160EVO
"...these two units form a surprisingly mature sounding system...The sound signature is immediately engaging, smooth, detailed, very dynamic."
"...the company's philosophy emphasizes musicality, value, and elegant design rather than chasing trends... it is a commitment reflected in both of these devices."
X-P700 Classic Preamplifier
"As far as value goes, I truly believe that the X-P700 stands out in a very crowded preamp market. Not because it tries to reinvent the wheel, but because it delivers fundamentals exceptionally well....This is a terrific value."
"...the strengths of the X-P700, its smooth yet detailed sound, excellent soundstage and imaging, a very natural music flow, and I believe it really competes with more expensive pre-amplifiers, making it a really, really good value.”
X-A160 EVO Stereo Amplifier
"Strong dynamic power delivery, smooth, refined tonality, excellent control and imaging, and it works beautifully with demanding speakers....I think it's an exceptional value in its class."
"...the XA160 EVO is a genuine powerhouse...it's capable of driving virtually any speaker with authority. Yet, despite all that strength, it retains that unique and very magical Advance Paris house sound, which, you know, I love so much.
The Reviews are in! The Hits Keep on Coming!
Audience
Audience 2026
Hi-Fi+ magazine has awarded the 1+1 V5 personal reference monitors a 2026 Editor’s Choice Award.
hi-fi+ 253_ED_Choice_Audience.indd
The Absolute Sound magazine has posted their review of the Audience frontRow Reserve loudspeaker cables on line.
Audience front Row Reserve Loudspeaker Cable - The Absolute Sound
The Absolute Sound’s review of the AUDIOVECTOR R-10 Arreté
“Even from a Danish company known for its excellence, the R 10 Arreté stands out! It combines a distinctly Danish aesthetic with a loudspeaker that makes all the right noises. While it can be challenging for brands offering such a vast range of loudspeakers to satisfy high-end enthusiasts, if any loudspeaker can establish itself in the high-end market based on sonic excellence, it’s the Audiovector R 10 Arreté.“
Read the full “The Absolute Sound” review HERE
Audeze
https://audio-head.com/review-audeze-LCD5
"To be frank, the LCD-5 blew me away. It’s one of the few headphone experiences I can confidently say felt flagship right out of the box...
"The LCD-5 is the most natural and coherent sounding planar headphone Audeze has produced to date. More than that it has that “Joie de vivre” when listening to music that I first encountered with the LCD-2 over 10 years ago..."
Audeze LCD5
https://audio-head.com/review-audeze-LCD5
“It‘s always exciting to see what Audeze will produce next due to their ongoing march towards advancing tech and user experience, while not just simply relying on the next product cycle to sell their latest shiny thing. The changes here are real, and pretty outstanding...Highly recommended."
Audiovector
Audiovector
Audiovector
COS
Moon River 505 Hybrid Phono Stage
Oephi Lounge 2.5
Parasound
The JC3+ earns The Absolute Sound’s highest honor for 2025!
Links to more Reviews
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