- Canvas announces new Canvas L “audiophile soundbar”
- Danish design with custom sizes to fit 65 to 115 inch TVs
- Four 8-inch woofers, spatial audio and 1,500W amplification
What is the difference between a soundbar and an “audiophile soundbar”? According to home theater company Canvas HiFi, the latter offers “the emotional engagement, scale and precision of high-end hi-fi”, with the company claiming its new Canvas L soundbar is the “world’s first audiophile soundbar”.
This will no doubt be a first for companies like KEF, Bang & Olufsen and Focal, all of which make soundbars designed for the most demanding and wealthy listeners. But, to be fair, the Canvas L does things a little differently.
The reason it’s an interesting new option for home theater fans with good ears and deep pockets is that it’s a sort of hybrid between regular speakers (which audiophiles will generally recommend instead of soundbars) and the soundbar form. As? Well, by cramming speaker-sized drivers into a soundbar-like unit, how else?
Canvas L Soundbar: Key Features and Pricing
The Canvas L has a striking look in a variety of sizes that connects via VESA mount to TVs from 65 to 115 inches. Behind its sleek front panel (available in wood or fabric) is an ultra-rigid reinforced cabinet, again closer to what you’d expect to see in a regular speaker.
Most importantly, that frame houses two large, custom-made Scan-Speak eight-inch woofers (each with an eight-inch passive radiator), two four-inch midrange drivers also custom-made by Scan-Speak, and two SB Acoustics 29mm ring radiator tweeters.
There’s 1,500W of Class D amplification built in to power all of this: that’s 300W per woofer, 200W per midrange driver, and 50W per tweeter. The frequency response is 25 Hz to 40,000 kHz.
The sound has been fine-tuned by high-end speaker designer Benno Baun Meldgaard, and the built-in digital signal processing features the BACCH+ 3D Spatial Audio algorithm.
Licensed by Princeton University, BACCH 3D+ processing promises ultra-realistic spatial presentation “with width, depth and height typically only experienced in large, stand-alone speaker systems.” However, there is no mention of support for traditional spatial audio via Dolby Atmos or DTS:X. The Canvas L also features room correction through its iOS app.
Inputs are HDMI eARC; stereo RCA; coaxial for audio up to 24-bit/192 kHz; 24-bit/96kHz TOSLink; and both wired and wireless networks. Canvas L is compatible with Roon, DLNA, AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Tidal Connect and Spotify Connect.
The price of the new Canvas L has not yet been revealed; Expect more details when it shows at High End Vienna on June 4, 2026 ahead of its launch towards the end of the year, but the existing model costs $4,999 / £3,299 / AU$5,999 in its 65-inch incarnation, so you’d expect the price to be comfortably above that given the more robust speaker technology. An audiophile indeed.
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