WASHINGTON DC (PTA) — Making the short trip to our nation’s capital, we had the pleasure to meet with Finley Audio. Finley Audio is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based company, with all production taking place here in the USA.
The Story
Currently Finley Audio produces Power, Interconnects (both RCA and XLR), and dedicated Phono cables, with Speaker cables to come in the near future.
Two lines comprise the product mix: the entry level Stratus Series which for the show had special pricing starting at $145-meter USD for all cables in that line, and the Cirrus Series for more resolving systems which starts at $1,400-meter USD for Interconnects, and $985-meter USD for Power (possibly special show pricing as well).
On display at the show, were examples of each series and style of cable with termination. Finley Audio launched in 2018, and operates currently as a direct sales company, but is exploring the option of using a dealer network.
Finley Audio is Michael Van Voorhis, Dan Halchak, Chris Doman, and Billy Hanna. All four have backgrounds as audiophiles, tweak-ers, and tinker-ers in the hobby of hi-fi. Together they have assembled quite the product line, and have more than enough experience between them to pull this venture off two-times-over.
We’ll keep a close eye on Finley Audio going forward, and can’t wait to see what comes next from this outfit.
Finley Audio was thrilled when Robin Wyatt (http://www.robyattaudio.com/) informed us he was using our cables (the Cirrus line of Power, Interconnect, Phono and Speaker) for his CAF room this year. His reputation for putting together systems presenting a pure, musical synergy is legendary. To be included in his latest creation is high praise from a man known to make no compromise to attaining his goals.
Speaking of synergy, Kent McCollum’s Electrostatic Solutions Quad 57s provided a pure undiluted liquid dose of audio nirvana, along with all the other associated equipment, down to David Stanavich’s WaxRax turntable foundation.
The highlight was for me was meeting Tom Fine. Spending time with Tom and learning details of the process involved in remastering and cutting the latest Mercury Living Presence reissues was fascinating. And Tom is such a wonderful, easygoing person. For all the knowledge and accomplishments in his portfolio, you would never guess he is so approachable. A laid back, unpretentious and a blue collar audiophile demeanor, but with a legacy that is vast and absolutely unique in the industry.
That Chad Kassem would devote his uncompromising approach to produce this historic music for us to relish is a true gift. It must be a very special personal and emotional milestone for Tom to have this opportunity to be a key element in the creation of this project by bringing the groundbreaking work of his parents, Wilma Cozart and C. Robert Fine to us, the music lovers of the world.
Congratulations to all involved with making this event so memorable.
Regards,
Billy Hanna
Finleyaudion.com