Home Entertainment Systems
Bang & Olufsen Toronto
Private residence or showroom? This immersive outpost for statement-making high-end electronics combines the atmospheres of both. Within its luxurious living-room setting, you’ll discover TVS and speakers more akin to sculpture than technology, while the kitchen island doubles as a wireless headphone display. Art lovers will be drawn to the Beovision Eclipse televi
sion with its customizable soundbar, as well as the hexagonal modules of Beosound Shape’s wall-mounted speakers.
100 DAVENPORT RD 416
935 1919 BEOTORONTO.COM
Bay Bloor Radio
This long-standing Toronto institution is a mecca for audio- and videophiles. BBR’S custom design department advises on residential, corporate and professional installations. The Sonos One smart speaker provides voice-controlled music, available in five limited-edition colours drawn from the palette of Danish furnishings brand HAY. Panasonic OLED TVS are tuned by real Hollywood filmmakers for a picture-perfect look, while BDI furniture blends style and functionality for home entertainment systems. 55 BLOOR ST W 416 967 1122 BAYBLOORRADIO.COM
Great Metropolitan Sound
This audiovisual design and installation hub’s services include lighting, shade- and climate-control automation and computer networking. Integrating the latest from RTI, Crestron, Sonos, NAD, Bluesound and Marantz, the team installs multi-room music systems and surround-sound home theatres, all controlled from your smart device. If flush-mounted speakers are not seamless enough for you, consider invisible speakers by Nakymatone, built right here in the GTA. 1146 CASTLEFIELD AVE 416 484 0800 GREATMET.COM
Planet of Sound
PS’S collection of aesthete-approved home audio gear ranges from Bang & Olufsen bluetooth headphones up to a $50,000 brass record player. The entry-level Pro-ject Debut Carbon turntable delivers cutting-edge sound in a decor-friendly colour range, while Harbeth’s classic Bbc-approved speakers will impress audiophiles and retro purists alike. Going for gold? Consider the handmade Accuphase E-480 integrated amplifier from Japan, and showcase your equipment on PS’S bespoke shelving.
1020 QUEEN ST W 416 530 9703 (ALSO: 129 DANFORTH AVE 416 461 5053) PLANETOFSOUNDONLINE.COM
Sound Designs
Set up like the ultimate dude’s den, complete with recliners and a digital log fire, this homeautomation and home-theatre specialist offers custom Séura mirror TVS and Sonos wireless music systems. The bestselling Savant Remote + Host connects entertainment sources, lighting, climate control and security systems to a single device. As the brains behind such tricked-out sports-watching establishments as The Craft Brasserie & Grille, SD is a safe bet. 534 EGLINTON AVE W 416 364 4800 SOUNDDESIGNS.CA