SSI 2009 Show - Montreal (was FSI)

[igrant]

FSI 2009 starts April 3rd in Montreal, is now called SSI, so actually SSI 2009. We just shipped out 3 pallets of new gear to the show. So do drop by to see and hear some excellent Hi-End audio that fits in any budget. Please bring some of your favourite music to listen to, I get really bored of the audiophile demo music and Rachel won't let me play my music

Room 909. Show pricing in effect for attendees.

Here is a list of what we will be demonstrating:

Grant Fidelity

GF RITA-880 KT88 Tube Amp
GF A-534B 300B Tube Amp
GF CD-327A Tube CD Player
GF CD-1000 Tube CD Player/Headphone Amp
GF LS3/5A Speakers
GF RBS-1 Speakers
GF RPF-120 MKII Power Conditioners and Power Cables
GF PC-1.5 Power Cables
GF RCA-1.5 and MRCA-1.5 Interconnects
GF SPC-2.5 and MSC-2.5 Speaker Cables
GF BT-12 Bass Traps
GF B-283 Tube Processor
GF P-350 Tube Phono Stage (prototype)
GF Amp Stands
GF 1, 2 and 3 Tier Audio Stands

Opera Consonance

OC Droplet 5.0 MKII Turntable
OC Forbidden City LIU Turntable
OC Droplet 3.1 Turntable
OC ST-600 Tonearm (Dynavector DV 17D3 Karat Cartridge)
OC ST-100 Tonearm (Dynavector DV 20X H Cartridge)
OC ST-88 Tonearm (Dynavector DV 10X5 Cartridge)
OC Reference 40 Tube Phono Stage
OC PM-8 SS Phono Stage

ShengYa Audio

SY A-S90 Receiver
SY A-216 Hybrid Amp
SY A-206 Class A Amp
SY V-518 Wood Horn Speakers

Jungson Audio

JA AV-1000D 6 Channel, 80w/ch all Class A amp
Note that Jungson manufactures most of the GF gear listed above.

Shuguang Treasure Series Tubes

SG 300B-Z
SG 2A3-Z
SG CV-181-Z (6SN7GT)
SG 6CA7-Z (EL-34)
SG KT-88-Z
SG KT-66-Z

TJ FullMusic Tubes

TJ 300B/SE
TJ 300B/c
TJ 300B/n
TJ 805 MKII
TJ 845 MKII
TJ 211 MKII
TJ 12AX7
TJ 12AU7

Skylan Stands

SS Double Post 24" Speaker Stands
SS Double Plate Component Isolation Platforms
SS Magic Mushroom Isolators

Saturday Night (Apr. 4) is a 'meet and greet' get together in our room (rm. 909) starting at 6:00 PM until around 10:00.

Cheers,
Ian

SSI 2009 Program Ad :

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[lowtherdream]

I am already outside the Sheraton: the 1st in line

I will quit work early on Friday and walk the show around 12:00
Saturday and Sunday all day
My kids (12 and 16) will be with me all weekend and they also love the show.

I will bring my favorite clips. The young one loves bass players: Charlie Haden, Victor Wooten, Aviashai Cohen, Stanley Clarke ...
My oldest Son likes Pat Metheney, Clapton, Yes, ELP, Bill Evans ...
I will bring some Medeski Martin & Wood, Casino Royale OST, Anne Ducros, Stacey Kent. Do you have special requests ?
Reserve 3 chair for me

 

[igrant]

I am already outside the Sheraton: the 1st in line

I will quit work early on Friday and walk the show around 12:00
Saturday and Sunday all day
My kids (12 and 16) will be with me all weekend and they also love the show.

I will bring my favorite clips. The young one loves bass players: Charlie Haden, Victor Wooten, Aviashai Cohen, Stanley Clarke ...
My oldest Son likes Pat Metheney, Clapton, Yes, ELP, Bill Evans ...
I will bring some Medeski Martin & Wood, Casino Royale OST, Anne Ducros, Stacey Kent. Do you have special requests ?
Reserve 3 chair for me

Cool parenting job. congrats Your kids have basically it covered, look forward to meeting them and you. Quadraphenia I would love to crank at a show is one request, it has been my system test music since the early 70's. I left my CD copy in China with Jungson for product testing, would love to hear it on vinyl again.

Cheers,
Ian

 

[igrant]

I'll also have our Amplitrex AT-1000 tube tester with the 211, 805, 845 adapters with us, if anyone wants to test their tubes.

Cheers,
Ian

 

[lowtherdream]

Hi Ian,

How was the show in Montreal ? Were sales good ?
I really like the amplifiers in display and the pricing is great. I looked at your site and I could not find a SET amp. Do you have SET amplifiers with power triodes ?

I did not make it on time to find the Quadraphenia album ... but I just found a used vinyl copy in OK shape. I can ship it to you if you are still interested

 

[igrant]

SSI 2009 (just so we can get used to the name change) was great for us. It's nice to have a rotating roomful of people who get the Canadian jokes. Did you notice all the GF bags?, I thought that was cool.

We sold lots of tubes a complete entry level audiophile system (LS3/5A based), lots of power cables and conditioners.

Again, way too much Diana Krall. Not sure why, she makes any system sound great. Thanks for the offer on Quadraphenia, I'll find it somewhere.

Didnt get to see hardly any rooms, too busy. Which did you like? Great show, probably my favorite out of the major NA shows and hey nothing much like downtown Montreal !!

Cheers,
Ian