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  1. 94.7 Joseph Crowe Audio Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Picton, Ontario workshop trading as Joseph Crowe that CNC machines and hand-finishes hardwood horn loudspeakers, tube electronics, and horn components to order, sold direct through its own Shopify store with no dealers.
  2. 93.4 Funk Audio Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Alberta Little Smoky, Alberta manufacturer of subwoofers and speakers, designed and built in-house for over 20 years and sold direct by custom order and quote.
  3. 92.7 Totem Acoustic Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Montreal maker of handcrafted hi-fi loudspeakers, subwoofers, and architectural speakers made in Canada, founded in 1987 and sold through authorized dealers and distributors rather than direct. Canadian retailer · 83.4
  4. 92.4 Nakymatone Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario North York, Toronto maker of invisible in-wall and in-ceiling speakers using patented Controlled Resonance Technology, manufactured in Canada and sold exclusively through authorized dealers and distributors in Canada, the US, UK, and beyond. Canadian retailer · 83.2
  5. 91.6 Six Acoustic Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Oshawa, Ontario maker of hi-fi amplifiers and phono preamplifiers, designed and manufactured in the Ajax-Oshawa area of Durham Region, sold direct online and through independent Canadian audio retailers.
  6. 91.5 Coincident Speaker Technology Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Maple, Ontario boutique maker of hand-assembled audiophile loudspeakers, tube amplifiers, and cables, sold by direct order.
  7. 90.2 Verity Audio Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Quebec City maker of luxury loudspeakers and electronics, hand-built in small batches at its own facility since 1995, sold direct as its own Canadian distributor and through named distributors abroad.
  8. 90.1 Space-Tech Lab Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia New Westminster, BC workshop making handcrafted tube amplifiers, DACs, phono stages, headphone amps, and speakers since 1996, sold factory-direct by appointment only.
  9. 89.4 Magnum Dynalab Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Family-owned Ontario maker of FM tuners, integrated amplifiers, and music streamers, sold through independent hi-fi dealers in Canada and distributors abroad rather than a direct online store, with contact and service now based at Bryston Ltd.'s Muskoka facility.
  10. 89.3 Torus Power Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto (North York) manufacturer of toroidal isolation transformers and power conditioners for audio, video, and control systems, incorporated in 2016 by Howard Gladstone after the sale of his earlier company, Plitron Manufacturing, and sold direct through Torus Power Direct and through dealers and integrators.
  11. 88.9 Bryston Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Dwight, Ontario maker of amplifiers, preamplifiers, DACs, and loudspeakers, founded in Peterborough in 1976 and acquired in 2021 by former vice president James Tanner and Colquhoun Audio Laboratories, which also owns Axiom Audio. Products are hand-built in Ontario and sold only through independent dealers. Canadian retailer · 80.0
  12. 88.9 Mapletree Audio Design Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Kingston, Ontario workshop building vacuum tube preamplifiers, power amplifiers, and headphone amplifiers, hand-crafted by Dr. Al Freundorfer, who took over from founder Dr. Lloyd Peppard, and sold direct by email order with PayPal, no cart.
  13. 88.6 Saturn Audio Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario London, Ontario maker of amplifiers, preamplifiers, phono preamplifiers, DACs, and power filters, assembled in its own 25,000 square foot factory and sold through independent Canadian hi-fi dealers. Canadian retailer · 79.7
  14. 88.6 Serene Audio Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia Vancouver, BC maker of Talisman desktop speakers, hand-assembled from bamboo, a leather alternative, and brass at its own workshop and sold direct online. Founded by siblings Sia and Aida Rezaei; the original federal corporation was dissolved in 2019 and the site has had no new blog posts since 2016, though the store remains live.
  15. 88.1 GutWire Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Richmond Hill, Ontario maker of hand-assembled audio cables, power conditioners, and vibration control products, individually assembled and tested in Canada and sold direct and through Canadian and international dealers.
  16. 85.7 Axiom Audio Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Dwight, Ontario maker of speakers, amplifiers, and home theatre systems designed and built in Canada since 1980, sold direct online.
  17. 85.7 Simaudio Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec Boucherville, Quebec maker of MOON amplifiers, network players, DACs, and phono stages hand-assembled in its own factory since 1980, sold only through authorized hi-fi dealers such as Bay Bloor Radio in Toronto. Canadian retailer · 77.1
  18. 85.3 Yorkville Sound Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Pickering, Ontario manufacturer of PA speakers, powered loudspeakers, and Traynor tube amplifiers, controlled by the Long family through Long & McQuade and sold through Canadian music retailers rather than direct to consumers. Canadian retailer · 76.8
  19. 85.1 Angstrom Loudspeakers Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto maker of in-wall, on-wall, in-ceiling, and outdoor speakers, founded as Angstrom Acoustic Laboratories in 1978 and now privately owned by Mark Cieszkiel, sold direct and through Canadian and international dealers.
  20. 83.3 exaSound Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto, Ontario designer and hand-builder of high-end streaming DACs and music servers, founded in 2010 and sold direct from the vendor's own site.
  21. 82.7 Paradigm Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Mississauga, Ontario maker of loudspeakers and subwoofers, founded in 1982 and built mainly at its own 225,000 square foot Mississauga factory, with research at PARC in Ottawa. Sold direct online and through authorized Canadian dealers.
  22. 77.7 Pela Case Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in British Columbia Kelowna, BC B Corp certified maker of compostable, plant-based phone cases and accessories, operated by Open Mind Developments Corporation. More than 80 percent of its core cases are made at its own Kelowna Sustainability Studio, with the rest and its AirPod cases, watch straps, and eyewear made by a manufacturing partner in China. Sold direct from pelacase.com and on Amazon.ca.
  23. 76.1 Anthem Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Mississauga, Ontario audio brand of Paradigm Electronics Inc. making A/V receivers, processors, and amplifiers, with the Statement and STR amplifier and preamplifier lines made in Canada, the MRX/AVM receivers and MDX multi-room line built abroad, and sales direct online and through dealers.
  24. 72.4 Caseco Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario Toronto, Ontario maker of eco-friendly phone cases, screen protectors, chargers, power banks, and cables since 2010, selling direct to consumers online with warehouse staff in both Canada and the US.

Middle shelf

  1. 65.2 PSB Speakers Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Ontario Pickering, Ontario loudspeaker and headphone brand founded by Paul Barton in 1972, owned by the privately held Lenbrook Group, voiced in the National Research Council's anechoic chambers in Ottawa, manufactured in China, and sold direct and through Canadian and US dealers.
  2. 64.2 Kanto Audio Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in British Columbia Langley, BC company designing powered desktop and bookshelf speakers, subwoofers, and turntables under the Kanto Audio brand, designed in BC and manufactured in China, sold through Amazon.ca, Best Buy Canada, and independent Canadian hi-fi dealers rather than direct. Canadian retailer · 57.8
  3. 64.2 Kanto Mounts Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in British Columbia BC brand of TV mounts, monitor arms, and speaker stands, the mounting and hardware line of Kanto Living Inc., the same Langley, BC company behind sister brand Kanto Audio, sold through Amazon.ca, Best Buy Canada, and Canadian electronics retailers rather than direct. Canadian retailer · 57.8
  4. 64.2 LOGiiX Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia tech accessory brand founded in 2005, selling iPhone, iPad, and MacBook chargers, cables, cases, and audio accessories designed in Vancouver with assembly coordinated overseas, sold direct on Shopify and through Amazon.ca, Best Buy Canada, London Drugs, Staples Canada, and Bell.
  5. 64.0 Fluance Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Ontario Niagara Falls, Ontario audio company founded by Deepak Jain in 1999, designing turntables, powered and passive speakers, and home theatre systems, sold direct and through Amazon.ca, Best Buy Canada, and Walmart Canada.
  6. 63.8 dbrand Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Ontario Toronto maker of device skins and the Grip, Ghost, and Tank phone cases, founded in 2011 by Adam Ijaz, who remains the company's sole owner. Skins are precision-cut in-house at its Toronto facility from 3M vinyl; where its cases and Prism screen protectors are made is not disclosed. Sold direct through dbrand.com, with select case lines also carried by Best Buy in the United States.
  7. 61.6 NAD Electronics Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Ontario Hi-fi amplifier and streaming component brand founded in London, England in 1972 and owned since 1999 by Lenbrook, a privately held Canadian audio group based in Pickering, Ontario that also owns PSB Speakers and Bluesound. Engineering is based in Pickering; products are built by offshore contract manufacturers and sold through authorized dealers and retailers rather than direct from NAD's own site. Amazon.ca · 46.2
  8. 57.6 Bluesound Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Ontario Pickering, Ontario wireless hi-res streaming speakers and NODE players from Bluesound International, a division of the privately held Lenbrook Group, designed in Ontario, assembled overseas, and sold direct plus through Amazon and authorized dealers.
  9. 40.3 thinksound Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in Ontario Small headphone brand making wood and recycled-material over-ear and in-ear headphones, registered today as thinksound Inc. in Burlington, Ontario and sold direct online plus through hi-fi dealers and Amazon in Canada and the US.

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  1. 19.8 Classé Audio US-controlled Foreign-owned · made overseas · based in Quebec Montreal high-end amplifier brand founded in 1980, now a Harman International brand under Samsung Electronics ownership, with current Delta series amplifiers built in Japan and sold only through hi-fi dealers. Harman International, based in Stamford, Connecticut, is the sole named parent on Classé's own site and the counterparty that bought the brand from Masimo, giving one US entity operating control even though Harman is itself wholly owned by Samsung Electronics of South Korea. Canadian retailer · 17.8