Best Of Montreal Audiofest 2025 Blue Note Awards
Longtime audiophile Rick Becker picks the best products at the Montreal Audiofest 2025.
Montreal Audiofest 2025 Show Report By Rick Becker

  There was something for everyone at this year's Montreal Audiofest, from entry-level to cost-no-concern. The mood was enthusiastic and upbeat. The people in this industry work for the good and benefit of others. Below are my choices for those who earned a special Enjoy the Music.com Best Of Montreal Audiofest 2025 Blue Note Award.  

Lemay Audio
Incredible custom speakers driven by Tenor amplification with a hot-rodded Grimm front end, mostly connected with Silversmith cables. A repeat winner. (Part 1, room 1216)

Hearken Audio
This premier retailer brings together unusual components and tweaks his room to the max. A repeat winner. (Part 3, room 2341)

Wynn Audio
A premier distributor of very high-end audio brands, presented a system from Audio Group Denmark, and a system with Vinnie Rossi electronics driving a Vimberg speaker; both stood out. A perennial winner at Toronto Audiofest. (Part 6, room M5)

Acora Acoustics And Audio Research
The new, more affordable Acora speaker made its Montreal debut, driven by Audio Research electronics with a VPI analog front end. Acora Acoustics has been a perennial winner at almost every show they attend, driven by a variety of different amplifiers. (Part 6, room W6)

Cardas Audio, Eon Art Canada, Oracle Audio Technologies, And Gershman Acoustics
This is the "A-Team" that puts together one of the finest rooms anywhere, year after year in Montreal. That they've done it with multiple different Gershman speakers is extraordinary. (Part 7, room S8)

That's A Wrap
There was something for everyone at this year's Montreal Audiofest, from entry-level to cost-no-concern. The mood was enthusiastic and upbeat. The people in this industry work for the good and benefit of others. Music is the social lubricant of humanity. I hope you've enjoyed this chronicle. Have a great summer, and enjoy some live music. I look forward to seeing my many Canadian friends again in Toronto in October.

--  Rick Becker

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