{"id":2991,"date":"2025-08-29T20:29:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/news-events\/montreal-audio-show-audiofest-2024-press-review\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T01:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T01:04:49","slug":"montreal-audio-show-audiofest-2024-press-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/en\/news-events\/montreal-audio-show-audiofest-2024-press-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Audio Show \u2013 Audiofest 2024: Press Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2991\" class=\"elementor elementor-2991 elementor-2720\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc02e5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc02e5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25487a7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"25487a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/en\/news-events\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25932c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e25932c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12596a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12596a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thank you for following the development of Lemay Audio. Our presence at Montreal Audiofest 2024 did not go unnoticed. Audiophiles were more numerous than ever, and the members of the audio press who took the time to visit unanimously declared our presentation as one of the best, if not the very best, at Audiofest.  <\/p><p>I want to thank all these journalists for lending such a keen ear to a product as exclusive as the Hommage loudspeaker.<\/p><p>On my side, I remain completely impressed by the musicality of the Grimm MU2. With every new track I listen to, it\u2019s a marvel. I never imagined that the sounds of sheet music rustling, chairs, breathing, keys, and pedals could be so audible. I must honestly admit that, for the first time, I\u2019m convinced that nearly everything has been extracted from the signal.   <\/p><p>Speaking of the signal, new blind tests confirm that with a speaker as capable as the Hommage, even the slightest signal improvement is easily noticeable.<\/p><p>Take a simple Videotron router, for example. Replace its small external 12V power transformer with an IFI Audio I Power Elite ($450), and the sound becomes more engaging and noticeably smoother. If you want to go further, have us modify the Elite with one of our proprietary cables ($1,450), and it becomes even more musical. Available in 5V, 12V, 15V, and 24V for any device with an external DC power supply.   <\/p><p>Next discovery in a few months \u2014 we never stop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9603da4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9603da4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c7c31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08c7c31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47f994 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c47f994\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea6d0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ea6d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> Like this single-seater supercar, the Hommage loudspeaker was designed for an uncompromising listening experience from the ideal spot (the sweet spot). A rather selfish proposition, you might say. But the result is intoxicating.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a2f8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9a2f8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1abf7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e1abf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22980a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22980a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT THEY SAID!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e00b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01e00b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1886fa0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1886fa0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac43e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ac43e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch the video<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f99aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e3f99aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/939283583?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe5a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe5a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> The speakers are optimized for a single ideal listening spot. I like this approach because, between you and me, in this hobby most of us enjoy it alone. If that\u2019s the case, why not go all out to make it the best from that one ideal spot? These three speakers do a few things exceptionally well: accurate tonality, effortless resolution, and a soundstage that truly disappears despite their large size. And if you love classical music, they really convey the full breadth of the orchestra.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e54b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0e54b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> By the way, the speaker cables in this room are very interesting. These cables, costing only $1,800, managed to outperform cables priced at $30,000. Yes! I have them at home now!   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942cf36 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"942cf36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5gLpiEsGqkw\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See the full report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cbeafc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cbeafc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66984ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66984ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf56a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebf56a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Robert Schryer | March 31, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74727d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74727d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lemay Audio, Dayton Wright Hommage, Tenor Audio, Grimm Audio, Silversmith, Inakustik, Network Acoustics, Modulum Arkitek, Baetis Audio, iFi Audio<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb17a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8eb17a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/salle-ecoute-lemay-2024.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2732\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/salle-ecoute-lemay-2024.webp 600w, https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/salle-ecoute-lemay-2024-300x229.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45db31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d45db31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All prices are in Canadian dollars.<\/p><p>Another highlight of Montreal Audiofest was the system presented in the Lemay Audio room, which included a pair of Dayton-Wright Hommage 9.3 electrostatic speakers ($68,000), a Tenor Audio 175S 20th Anniversary 175Wpc amplifier ($150,000), and a Grimm Audio MU2 server\/streamer\/DAC\/preamplifier ($23,500). Peripheral products included cables from Silversmith, Inakustik, and Network Acoustics (at various prices), as well as an amplifier stand and a two-shelf Modulum Audio Arkitek series rack ($5,700 and $4,800, respectively). Also on display, on a static stand, were a Baetis Audio Prodigy L2E server ($2,500) and an iFi iDSD NEO 2 DAC ($1,300), both noted on Lemay\u2019s price list as being musically unbeatable at their respective price points.  <\/p><p>I want everyone to be able to hear this system to understand just how much information is contained in a recording and how creative, nuanced, continuous, and realistic it can be, even with ordinary FLAC file streams. High-resolution files? Please.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e555c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e555c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Listening to this system with ordinary 16\/44.1 files streamed from Tidal was a revelation, providing on live recordings a vivid sense that I was not only hearing each sound with remarkable precision, but that the performance itself was unfolding in real time before my eyes and ears. Transcendent. <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5090395 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5090395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereophile.com\/content\/lemay-audio-dayton-wright-hommage-tenor-audio-grimm-audio-silversmith-inakustik-network\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the original article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc4f1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bc4f1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e977a4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e977a4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c93dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c93dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Click on the image below to watch the video<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db401fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"db401fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/939086767?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eccca63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eccca63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visitor Feedback<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8e60a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f8e60a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Audiophile, longtime show visitor, and fan of electrostatic speakers. I\u2019ve known about Dayton-Wright for a very long time, but I never had the chance to see or hear them in person. Thanks for the detailed coverage! It was great to hear an explanation of some of the details of this excellent speaker.   <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202a8ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"202a8ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Oh my God! It\u2019s like Mozart is IN THE ROOM! <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ffd850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ffd850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Wow, Jason. An amazing look at something I\u2019ve never seen before. Thank you for this coverage.  <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c618a0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c618a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S0QrEBbK4rg&#038;t=1579s\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch the full show report by Audiophile Junkie here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867487b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"867487b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d60e35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d60e35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185a22b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"185a22b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/enjoy-the-music-best-of-mtl-2025.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2687\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/enjoy-the-music-best-of-mtl-2025.webp 600w, https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/enjoy-the-music-best-of-mtl-2025-300x293.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740bd01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"740bd01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Blue Note\" Awards\n<br><br>Best of Montreal Audiofest 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ffb053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ffb053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Rick Becker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bea2db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bea2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/salle-ecoute-lemay-2024.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2732\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/salle-ecoute-lemay-2024.webp 600w, https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/salle-ecoute-lemay-2024-300x229.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186e758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"186e758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fran\u00e7ois Lemay, founder of Tenor Audio, has taken to building loudspeakers in recent years with designer Jocelyn Jeanson, who was also present at the show, using Dayton-Wright electrostatic panels resurrected from a bygone era. This year, the Dayton-Wright Hommage 9.3 speaker increased from seven to nine panels. Only one is full-range, if I recall correctly, while the others reinforce the bass. The sound here was exceptional, as it has been in previous years when it ranked among the best rooms. The large black components behind the speakers were the power supplies for the electrostatic transducers, which are included in the price of the speakers.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae324ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae324ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/francois-lemay-2024.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2741\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/francois-lemay-2024.webp 503w, https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/francois-lemay-2024-216x300.webp 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71bf75d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71bf75d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The large speaker in a light gray finish seemed fairly understated, but Fran\u00e7ois showed me photos of a pair ordered in bright red and another pair in the works, using marquetry panels of exotic wood that will undoubtedly be spectacular. The low production volume of these expensive speakers ($68,000 CAD, base price) allows for such customization. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc1787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2dc1787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/amplificateur-tenor-2024.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2743\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/amplificateur-tenor-2024.webp 575w, https:\/\/lemayaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/amplificateur-tenor-2024-300x291.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518d799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"518d799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Tenor amplifier (175S, 20th Anniversary, $150,000) is classic and can also be finished in different ways. I had expected to hear a new supercharged iFi DAC following discussions with Fran\u00e7ois over the past year, but he fell in love with the Grimm Audio MU2 streamer\/DAC ($24,000), which outperformed two other well-known high-end DACs during testing. He praised it for its smoothness and lack of grain, and the system indeed sounded very good, though I tend to prefer a tube DAC for the character it brings to the experience.  <\/p><p>We all have our favorites. The Fidelium cables\u2014both the wide, gold-colored ribbon speaker cable ($1,800), which has grown in popularity over recent years, and the new interconnects that have just hit the market\u2014were used in this setup. Samples of the new XLR interconnects ($1,500) are already in the hands of reviewers, according to Jeffrey Smith of Silversmith Audio, who was at the show far from his home in Wyoming. The familiar tunes of Eric Clapton, Albert King, and Ricki Lee Jones made it hard to leave the room.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6367c42 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6367c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enjoythemusic.com\/Montreal_Audiofest_2024\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the original article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e931854 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Our presence at Montreal Audiofest 2024 did not go unnoticed. Audiophiles were more numerous than ever, and the members of the audio press who took the time to visit unanimously declared our presentation as one of the best, if not the very best, at Audiofest. 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