Show report: Montreal Audio Festival, Montreal Canada

Room # 1315
Hotel Bonaventure Montréal | Montréal, Quebec

North American Debut of Graham Audio new LS 5/9f floor standing loudspeakers designed by Derek Hughes based on the award-winning BBC LS5/9 design, paired with Gryphon Audio electronics, Artesania Audio racks, and cables supplied by 20/20 Evolution Systems.

Starring Gryphon Audio Design’s electronics, to include the newly repriced Diablo 120 (US$9,990) with built-in DAC module (US$4,250), or built-in phonostage module (US$2,250) and Scorpio S CD Player (US$9,400), playing CD’s and computer files.  On hand will be the Diablo 300 (US$16,000) on static display.

Debut of Graham Audio’s LS5/9f, floor standing loudspeakers (US$7,995 – 9,634 | CA$9,354 – 11,272)

Other Graham Audio family speakers will be on active display, including the latest Swisstone LS3, Chartwell LS3/5 and Chartwell LS6.

Cables/connectors: supplied by 20/20 Evolution Systems

Music:

• digital files and streaming music
• Philip’s Demo CD compilations with brand new 2019 collection (Demo XXI) and specially a curated collection, “Graham’s Demo 2019”, for this occasion.

Presenters:

• Philip O’Hanlon, On A Higher Note
• Rob Sutcliffe, Art de Son
• Jay Truitt,  20/20 Evolution Systems

Press:  Stereophile’s Art Dudley referred to the system as “among the best-sounding systems at the show”.  Click below or go here:

Photo Gallery from the show:

After-show hours’ fellowship