montreal audio show

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Montreal, March 9th 2016

Yesterday, it was announced by the new organizers, Chester Group, that they were giving up on the 29th edition of the Montreal Audio Show. This created a real tsunami amongst the industry.

We dedicated 10 years of our career to making this show a reference in the industry. We just could not accept that this magical event would disappear. Without a minute of hesitation, the former owners of the show, along with a group of industry members, have decided to form a new non-profit organization and maintain the show to be run next week, from the 18th to the 20th of March. After this edition of the show, a board of directors will be elected in order to plan the future of this iconic event.

Exceptionally this year, the admission for the public will be FREE as there will be a limited amount of exhibitors, but the quality of the presentation will be the same as usual. The rate for the exhibitors has been drastically reduced, to make sure we attract as many as possible.

So, we invite everyone to come and join us to celebrate this new Montreal Audio Fest.



 
24 hours after the sad announcement, the new organisers of the new Montreal Audio Fest already have more exhibitors signed than the previous administration.
 
Wow. Ok. So it was cancelled, then transferred to the last guys previously running it (good thing), then it's back on, it's free and there are more exhibitors signed up. Maybe it will survive after all :)


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I hope the show is a success. I am nowhere close geographically but I know how much fun shows can be and how much exhibitors and attendees must have been disappointed when the show was initially cancelled. I'm already psyched for Newport Beach and it isn't until June. :woot:
 
Taves might have something to do with this. I would be one of the ones who would make the 5 hour pleasant drive. Now that Taves is here there is no need to attend both shows. Even when the Montreal show was going strong I always wondered why there wasn't a Toronto show. Toronto is where the money is.
 
Kronos sparta, Nagra classic times two, joseph audio pearl 3,
Sounding superb!
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Yes, packed. Hard to get in to many rooms.
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tunes said:
Yes, packed. Hard to get in to many rooms.
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Happy to hear, with all the work the organisers and exhibitors did in a short period of time it would have a pity for it to be nothing but successful. Yesterday I had rooms to myself on average.
 
Montreal Audio show is free again this year. Many exhibitors have returned after abandoning the show when chester group ran it in 2015. The 2017 show is one month away.
http://en.montrealaudiofest.org




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Great to see such a revival of the Montreal Audio Fest after it nearly fizzled out last year! Looks to be a super show this coming weekend.


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Although I have visited the show many times, This year will "mark" my first year as an exhibitor.

Hoping our room will have OK acoustics, we will be in the Saint Lambert room showing:

Kronos/Lyra
Aurender
CH Precision
Focal Sopra 3's
Nordost
Shunyata
Massif Audio Design

Hope to see some Sharks this week.
 
Good luck Mark! Hope you have an excellent show.


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I also spent quite a bit of time in Mark's room and listened to Dolby's "I Scare Myself" which was fantastic. The system excelled on track after track. I'm not familiar with Focal's line but am a CH user and have heard the Kronos numerous times. Great system assembled by Mark and supported by Raphael of CH. The rack by Massiv was also gorgeous!
The Wynn room had some very unappealing soft music playing the first time i went in but I went back later on Friday and they had a request to put on some Ray Montfort via the Goldmund CD transport. That sounded fantastic!
The third room that i returned to several times was Jeff Joseph's that had a tape deck playing Analogue Productions' new Hugh Masekela "Hope" audiophile favourite. I've heard this a gazillion times before and it's great on 45rpm vinyl but this tape was outstanding. The VPI team had some excellent LPs on the Titan but it paled in comparison to the old stock R2R deck. A fun show. Congrats Mark!


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