I'm transferring this over to the main Headphones forum (original thread here). This started off as a search for Canadian manufacturers, but it has expanded since then.
I'm mostly focusing on Canadian manufacturers/distributors/retailers of headphone gear and trying not to branch off into regular home theatre stuff. This is head-fi after all.
If you know of any more, please let me know.
Why shop Canadian? Because shipping/brokerage fees kill us. I've tried ordering $100 headphones before and had fees come up to over $120 (so $220 in total... needless to say, I cancelled the order).
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http://www.head-fi.org/forum/list/41 - these are the sale forums on Head-Fi, they are your best friend
http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/ - this is you other best friend
Price comparison websites:
Manufacturers
Headphone amps:
Purity Audio (desktop amp: K.I.C.A.S.) - http://www.purityaudio.biz/ (Hamilton)
Practical Devices (portable dac/amp: XM4/XM5/XM6, opamps) - http://www.practicaldevices.com/
HotAudio (portable dacs, amps) - http://www.hotaudio.com/ (Winnipeg)
Symphones (Grado Magnum upgrade) - http://symphones.ca/index.htm
RW Audio (amp maker, kits, headphone/home/car audio) - http://rwaudio.com/ (Calgary)
Electric Avenue (PA2V2, Amplirider) - http://www.electric-avenues.com/ (Toronto)
Maple Tree Audio Design (everything, tubes) - http://hollowstate.netfirms.com/ (Seeley's Bay, Ontario)
JMoney Audio (lambskin headbands/earpads, grado wood mods) - http://www.jmoneyaudio.com/ (Kingston, Ontario)
Earwig Amps (guitar/headphone amp) - http://www.earwigamps.com/ (Montreal)
Headphones
Psyko Audio Labs (gaming headphones) - http://www.psykoaudio.com/ (Calgary, Alberta)
Atrio.me Professional Earphones (IEMs) - http://www.atrio.me (American company, but Canadian orders are shipped from Hamilton, Ontario)
Home Theatre/Etc:
Blue Circle Audio (everything, including headphone amps) - http://www.bluecircle.com/index.php
EMM Labs (SACD player, dac, adc, etc) - http://www.emmlabs.com/html/audio/xds1/xds1.html
SIM Audio (amps, preamps)- http://www.simaudio.com/
Classé Audio - (cd players, amps, preamps) http://www.classeaudio.com/
Bryston Limited (everything)- http://bryston.com/
Magnum Dynalab (radios, receivers) - http://www.magnumdynalab.com/
PSB Speakers (speakers) - http://www.psbspeakers.com/
NAD Electronics (everything) - http://nadelectronics.com/home
Totem Acoustic (speakers) - http://www.totemacoustic.com/
Paradigm (speakers) - http://www.paradigm.com/
Reference 3A (speakers) - http://www.reference3a.com/
Sys Concept Inc. (optical cables and components) - http://www.sysconcept.ca/
Musical Paradise (home and headphone amps, tubes) - http://www.musicalparadise.ca/ (Edmonton)
Audiofyle (loudspeakers, S.A.R. Lab amps) - http://www.audiofyle.com/ (Winnipeg)
Unity Audio (cables) - http://www.unityaudio.ca/
6 Sons Audio (cables) - http://www.6sonsaudio.ca/ (Winnipeg, also home theatre retailer)
Ultralink (all sorts of cables and power accessories) - http://www.ultralinkcables.com/
Ideal Innovations (tube amps, DIY components, tubes) - http://www.idealinnovations.biz/ (Ingersoll, Ontario)
Audio Sector (gainclones, kits, DACs (email only), and other amps) - http://www.audiosector.com/ (Toronto)
Audio Zone (DACs, preamps, amps) - http://www.audio-zone.ca/ (Toronto)
Resonessence Labs (Invicta DAC) - http://resonessencelabs.com/ (Kelowna, BC)
Retailers
http://www.takefiveaudio.com/ (DIY, cables, cartridges, etc)
http://www.partsconnexion.com/ (DIY supplies, Burson Audio, Music Hall, PS Audio; Burlington Ontario)
http://www.audiyo.com/ (high end DIY, Furutech, Mundorf, etc, Montreal?)
http://www.fulcrumaudio.ca/ (Markham Ontario, general hifi, very competitive imported prices)
https://www.themacgroup.ca/ (Computer and Audio, Ottawa)
http://www.audiophileproducts.com/ (Calgary Alberta, Firestone Audio, others)
http://bugdenaudio.com/ (Fischer Audio and Sunrise iems and headphones)
http://www.stereotypeaudio.com/ (headphones, accessories, Shure and Grado)
http://www.planetofsoundonline.com/ (Toronto/Ottawa local events and services, headphone & home theatre)
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/canada (pro audio everything, direct link for headphones available to Canada: link)
http://www.long-mcquade.com/ (pro audio everything, direct link for headphones: link)
http://www.axemusic.com/ (pro audio everything, direct link for headphone gear: link)
http://www.lamusic.ca/ (pro audio everything, direct link for headphones: link)
http://www.avshop.ca/ (pro audio everything, direct link for headphones: link)
http://www.obadimports.com/index.html (Chinese imports, headphone & speaker amps, dacs, johnblue speakers)
http://grantfidelity.com/site/ (Chinese imports, home theatre, mostly tubes, Calgary AB)
http://thetubestore.com/ (Hamilton, tubes obviously)
http://www.techdepotcanada.com/ (general electronics, direct link for headphones: here)
http://www.vkmusic.ca (Vancouver, Elekit DIY kits: tube headphone/power amps, preamps, cd player, speakers)
http://www.headphonebar.com/ (Vancouver, Nuforce, AiAiAi, Phiaton, etc)
http://www.ozenterprises.net/ (Nepean, Ontario, Trends & Firestone audio, plus other home theatre brands)
http://www.pawmusic.com/ (guitars, microphones, percussion, superlux headphones)
http://www.pulsworks.com/ (Sasktatoon, home theatre, pro audio, recording studio, Grado)
http://www.desktopaudioboutique.com/Site/Home.html (British Colombia, German Maestro, Cypher Labs, Decware, Firestone, HeadAmp Pico, personal audio)
http://www.economik.com (Montreal? pro audio)
http://www.b-quiet.com (Alberta, damping materials (dynamat) for modding, see this post)
http://www.planetofsounddistribution.com/index.php (Toronto, home theatre and headphones)
http://www.moogaudio.com/ (Toronto/Montreal/Laval, mostly pro audio, headphones, Fostex HP-P1)
http://www.headfoneshop.com/ (Toronto, headphones & iems)
http://pauseplaystop.com/ (Quebec, general electronics, Sennheisers decent price, direct link for headphones: here)
Edited by Armaegis - 12/29/11 at 7:39pm
