I'd like to start this issue with
the warmest welcome to George de Sa in his new role as the Director of
Marketing/Senior Editor. George has demonstrated his passion and dedication
for all things audio and video, contributing regularly to the CANADA HiFi
magazine over the last couple of years. During his time with us, he has
provided great insight about various music components through reviews and
shared his knowledge in a wealth of feature articles, which have been enjoyed
by tens of thousands of readers. Since George began contributing to CANADA HiFi, he expressed a higher level of interest in this publication in areas
other than just writing and quickly showed that he was the ideal candidate for
the new role. George and I have already began developing a new path for CANADA
HiFi's continued growth and have slowly began implementing some of the
changes and enhancements. I look forward to working closely with George and
making CANADA HiFi the very best that it can be for the benefit of all
of our readers as well as the audio video industry as a whole. George will
continue to contribute to this magazine and take over the tasks that Neil
Underwood has assisted me with over the last few years, in addition to
tackling a number of new initiatives. I'm very grateful for Neil's assistance
and input over the years, and I'm certain we'll see more articles from him in
the near future.
In this issue, Malcolm Gomes explains how room acoustics can
be detrimental to audio and offers guidance on how to improve them in your
listening room, whether it is a two-channel music system or a home theatre.
George on the other hand, takes on the subject of "Bookshelf or
Floorstanding Speakers -- Which Should You Choose?" -- a topic contemplated
by most audio video enthusiasts.
We had so much content generated for this issue that we
decided to leave out the 'Product News' section. Instead you'll find a number
of very hot product reviews in these pages. Hope you enjoy your read and the
rest of the summer!
--- Suave Kajko
Publisher & Editor in Chief