Graham Audio VOTU MIRAMA vs VOTU MAX

Show Report: Midrange Magic in D.C. at Capital Audio Fest. November 11, 2022 – November 13, 2022

Attending Audio Shows and Dealer Events has been one of the highlights of my work life.  Aside from catching up with people and meeting new friends, I most enjoy the golden opportunity to interact about music. Oftentimes I use these opportunities to ga […]

Graham Audio, VOTU-MIRAMA, the new Mid Range Magic Model from their Voice of the Universe family

Graham Audio’s VOTU loudspeaker system has its lineage from the original SYSTEM3D, “effect fill” loudspeakers, initially designed at the request of the Royal Opera House in London for one of its theaters.  Instead of a Public Address system, the SYSTEM3D was a passive design, as the Opera House wanted a system akin to domestic loudspeakers, only large enough to reach a whole opera-going audience. VOTU MIRAMA is Graham Audio’s latest and proudest release in the VOTU family.  Now, for the first time, with VOTU MIRAMA, North American music connoisseurs can finally experience the Royal Opera House in the comfort of their homes.  Built on the design of the original VOTU, the VOTU MIRAMA has a higher power handling and a more extended low-frequency range down to 25Hz. The design is in two cabinets: – The lower cabinet is floor-standing and contains a front-ported 10 cubic feet reflex enclosure along with a high power 18″ subwoofer working from 25Hz to 150Hz and employing a vented motor, anodized aluminum cone and shorting ring to reduce distortion.  It is flanked above by a pair of 10″ lower midrange woofers handling 150Hz to 1kHz frequencies. – The upper cabinet is a sealed-box design, housing a 7″ upper midrange woofer driving 1kHz to 5kHz, and a ribbon tweeter for frequencies up to 20kHz.  This cabinet is fitted onto the bass cabinet with acoustic decoupling feet to provide accurate positioning. This 4-way loudspeaker system is positioned for critical listening replicating the musical experience in the Royal Opera House.

Graham Audio Center Channel, only available at select audio shows

The most realistic center fill, adding a live music dimension to your listening experience. Featuring “Black Bird” and “Scarborough Fair” by Isabeau Corriveau, Canadian Celtic Harpist accompanied by Midrange Magic system (Graham Audio, Bergmann Audio, […]

Graham Audio distributor ex demos fleet refresh Sale – call your Graham dealer

We are refreshing our Graham Audio ex-demo fleet to prepare for the new year.   With the support of our authorized dealers, we are announcing the models and finish we have selected for sale to the public at this time. Offered between 20% to 25% off cur […]

The Absolute Sound’s Paul Seydor Talks with Loudspeaker Designer, Derek Hughes, of Graham Audio on their LS5/5 design

Derek Hughes shares his thoughts and history on the design of the Graham Audio LS5/5 with Paul Seydor from The Absolute Sound

Midrange Magic: What the Press has to say (UPDATED)

The Key to Live-Quality Audio Is Midrange Magic. Here Are the Brands That Deliver It.  These manufacturers get critical frequencies right and everything else falls into place,  by Robert Ross, the Robb Report, October 2022    While it’s impossible to s […]

Graham Audio LS5/5f Loudspeaker

“When we first received the Graham LS5/5 in 2019, we were ecstatic by it’s sonic performance and are now thrilled by the LS5/5f’s beautiful clean, mid-century modern aesthetics as Graham delivers state-of-the-art, sonic performance.  There are many resolute loudspeakers in today’s market but few equal Derek Hughes’ redesigned LS5/5 for its ability to deliver the emotion & passion in the music. It’s a conduit for midrange magic, capable of uplifting the listener with joy or dropping him to his knees with tears of sadness. Such is the power of music, the sound of God whispering in your ear.”  – Philip O’Hanlon, On A Higher Note The LS5/5f has the same driver complement & cabinet as the LS5/5, but as a modified (in the bass region) crossover and an additional 16” enclosure underneath. The second cabinet underneath the drivers & crossover cabinet is an acoustic chamber that allows the bass driver to breathe.  This ported enclosure provides increased bass extension and dynamic capability. Though the floor standing version has a similar midrange to its stand-mount sibling, it enjoys 7dB more bass, as measured at 20Hz. Originally designed in 1967, the BBC was very proud of the LS5/5 design and it was considered by many at the BBC to be their best speaker they ever designed which they use for monitoring their recordings of classical music. Fast forward to 2019 and with the use of higher quality magnets, drivers, glue, crossover components; the revised LS5/5 now has 10dB greater power handling/output. This is eight times louder than the original. As you can see from the White Paper (click here), the original LS5/5 was powered by an onboard 25 WPC amplifier. The 2019 Graham revised LS5/5 as a passive design. However, when the Rock n Roll era came about the engineers found that the LS5/5 would not play loud enough, so they came out with the LS5/8.  Our source revealed that the BBC have used these speakers for decades for microphone calibration to ensure that the microphones meet the BBC’s technical specifications.  When you consider that the BBC has access to pretty much anything in today’s market, this is a huge praise for the original LS5/5 design.    

N. American debut of Graham Audio LS5/5f at T.H.E. Show this weekend in Long Beach, CA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 9, 2022, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO. Floorstanding model of BBC’s finest LS5/5, the LS5/5f by Graham Audio, to debut in North American this weekend (June 10 – 12) at T.H.E. Show at The Board Room of Hilton, Long Beach (701 W Ocean […]

Music Session with Steve Williams, the Bergmann New Modi Airbearing Turntable and our Artesania Isolation Tips and Tweaks

Steve Williams listening session with the new Bergmann Modi airbearing turntable – the tweaks, the music, and the experience

Early Pre Launch First Listening Notes for Graham Audio’s new Derek Hughes Signature Series, LS8/1 limited edition: 100

Somehow, my first audition music notes for Graham Audio’s LS8/1 when the first pair arrived for my private audition were never shared. Looking back at these notes and comparing them with notes from the recent auditions that we held with quite a few aud […]

On A Higher Note Update and Upgrades (Part I)

Listening Room Face Lift It has been a crazy summer at On A Higher Note as we threw ourselves into an extensive renovation, updating both listening rooms and more.  Although our larger listening room is still completely torn up, we took a quick snapsho […]

Graham Audio LS8/1, Derek Hughes Signature Edition: 100, puts me in a state of reminiscence

New Graham Audio LS8/1 Derek Hughes Signature Edition: 100 Premium Teak finish offered with stands

Graham Audio LS5/8 Receives hi-fi+ Editor’s Choice Award

” This is a loudspeaker that might have forever been hidden away from the public view and the last of the line of BBC speakers could have just been a footnote in audio’s history.  Graham Audio deserves great credit for bringing these classics to light. […]

Graham Audio LS5/5 Loudspeaker

When we first received the Graham revised LS5/5, we were coming off of our audition of the Graham LS5/8 which we thought was superb.  There are many resolute loudspeakers in today’s market but few equal the redesigned LS5/5 for its ability to deliver the emoticon & passion in the music.  Its a conduit for midrange magic, capable of uplifting the listener with joy or dropping him to his knees with tears of sadness.  Such is the power of music … the sound of God whispering in your ear. – Philip O’Hanlon, On A Higher Note Originally designed in 1967, the BBC was very proud of the LS5/5 design and it was considered by many at the BBC to be their best speaker they ever designed which they use for monitoring their recordings of classical music. However, when the Rock n Roll era came about the engineers found that the LS5/5 would not play loud enough, so they came out with the LS5/8. Our source revealed that the BBC have used these speakers for decades for microphone calibration to ensure that the microphones meet the BBC’s technical specifications.  When you consider that the BBC has access to pretty much anything in today’s market, this is a huge praise for the original LS5/5 design. Fast forward to 2019 and with the use of higher quality magnets, drivers, glue, crossover components; the revised LS5/5 now has 10dB greater power handling/output. This is eight times louder than the original. As you can see from the White Paper (click here), the original LS5/5 was powered by an onboard 25 WPC amplifier. The 2019 Graham revised LS5/5 is a passive design.  

LS8/1, Derek Hughes Signature Series, Ed: 100 (Premium Teak Finish with Stands)

Designed by Derek Hughes, the LS8/1 incorporates the same innovations behind the improvements that the current LS5/5 model has over its predecessor.  Judicious application of better modern materials in magnets, metallurgy, driver materials and glue, for example, yielded these new and improved speakers with better bass extension.  With an additional 3dB increase in sensitivity together with greater power handling, the LS8/1 is capable of nearly 10dB greater sound pressure level, boasting a recreation of the gestalt of live music unmatched by others.