Complete MBL system from Germany - awesome!!
KEF Reference speakers driven by Chord electronics
Gerard Rejskind - Publisher of the popular UHF agazine from Canada. A true audiophile and a true gentleman. UHF recently celbrated its 25th year!!
The GINI I Tube - super little tube system for you Ipod
Bernard Li from Charisma Audio standing with the products he distributes:
Shanling, Audio Space tubes, and JAS speakers - very impressive
One of my favourites of the show: The Ferguson Hill FH007 Mini System from England. Great sound!! That's Ron Lapporte who brings them into North America - recognize him? He is also the owner of Ultimate Audio Video in Chicago. Yes, they really are little horns!
Three very respected men in the industry! Left to Right:
Joe Kubala from the famous Kubala-Sosna cable company,
the icon - Ernie Fisher, Editor of Inner Ear Report,
Robert Lamarre - Pres and Designer of the wonderful Lamhorn speakers
Here's Joe Kubala standing in front of the best sounding systems I have ever heard. It better have sounded good for - $200,000.00!!!
The Kharma Mini Exquisite speakers
Tenor Audio hybrid monos
All driven by MBL Electronics
(Lonewolfny - you have to hear track 4 on this gear!)
That's Vince Bruzzese, owner of Totem Acoustic showing off his gear
The Totem Mani2's with their little beaks on the top!
No, they are not 5 Guys Named Mo - these 5 young guys are the owners of Audioxsell.com - a relatively new firm trying to compete with Audiogon.com for our used gear business - really nice guys!!
Here is Robert Lamarre with his Lamhorn 1.8 speakers. $9500.00 of pure audio bliss!
The Naim room
This one's for you Frank Van Alstine:
Virtual Dynamics speaker cables selling for mega thousands - and the sign says: Win oone of 3 prototype Power cords valued at $8297.00 each!
Very nice Gamut system
Great room: Moon (Sim Audio) electronics driving the huge DynAudio towers!
Really cute! The itube Fatman
The Avantgarde horns - not my cup of tea
Super room - That's George Tordai from Audio Oasis in Toronto on the left who manufactures AudioZone electronics standing with Loren Charles, Director of Mark & Daniel speakers from china! Very impressive!
Hey Lonewolfny! That's Vinnie from Red Wine Audio holding the true hit of the show - the New York Audio Rave 2006 CD!!!!
Guess who is yours truly and who is the acclaimed Robert Deutsch of
Stereophile
I had a lot of fun in this room talking to Ron Hedrich the Designer of the very famous Marigo cables and Marigo Dots. A very impressive gentleman. He shared a room with T.J. Chuang of Omaha Audio, a tube manufacturer from....you guessed it - China!
Here is Francois - showing off the Tenor and Kharma gear
Another great room of sound. Yes, that is the one and only Dan Wright showing off his SWL9.0se Signature with tube rectifier. Also on display the LS36.5.
World class! - Verity Audio speakers
Well, that's it - I could have taken a lot more - but I would be posting pics for the next 2 years.
Hope you enjoyed a small "snapshot" of Montreal's Festival Son & Image!
