A Bright Future

At this year’s SSI, held March 22–24 at the Hilton Bonaventure in Montreal, attendees were treated to a Personal Audio Zone, a Women’s Conference, and special designation of rooms with systems costing $5000 and less. In addition, admission to the show was free to children under the age of 17, accompanied by an adult. These are exciting, important, and intelligent innovations.

Twenty percent of attendees at this year’s SSI were women; 3% were under the age of 17; 57% were under 50; and there was a 14% overall increase in ticket sales. These numbers point toward a bright future for hi-fi.

In the photo above, we see SSI’s Sarah Tremblay, Alexandra, and Michel Plante. I bumped into them while on my way to Colleen Murphy’s outstanding Classic Album Sundays presentation. Thus, it was one outstanding experience after another at the New York Audio Show.