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LA Audio Show 2017: Zesto’s tubes shine in the spotlight

July 5, 2017

George and Carolyn Counnas, proprietors of Zesto Audio, probably are pinching themselves frequently these days. For a small maker of tube gear that’s not much more than six years old, Zesto seems to be turning a lot of heads and pleasing quite a [...]

AXPONA 2017: Trends, rants and John’s Best of Show

June 11, 2017

The audio-show year kicked off for me with an eardrum-flexing snare shot in Chicago at Audio Expo North America. If those three hectic days near the end of April are any indication, we’re in for a heck of a ride. AXPONA was the first of what will [...]

AXPONA 2017: Music From Another Room, Part 3

June 11, 2017

A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook You can’t just say “It’s awesome, buy it.” Eliciting a gut reaction of confidence in consumers who speak your name in conversations of top tier service and products is neither straightforward, [...]

AXPONA 2017: Zesto takes tubes to the next level

May 3, 2017

George and Carolyn Counnas are two of the nicest people in the high-end. A visit to the couple’s exhibit room at a show always results in interesting conversations about the tubed gear they produce under their charmingly named Zesto Audio brand. [...]

Newport 2016: EAR Yoshino meet Marten’s Mingus with Viridia TT world premier

July 16, 2016

Baron Timothy de Paravicini is a name I instantly associate with exquisite-sounding audio gear. He was involved with legendary brands like Luxman, Quad, and Musical Fidelity – works closely with a number of high-end recording studios such as [...]

AXPONA 2016: Lyn Stanley puts Kyomi Audio system to the ultimate test

April 30, 2016

It’s not often you attend an audio show demo where a song’s actual singer shows up for an impromptu live versus Memorex moment. Just such an unlikely event has happened to me twice in the last 18 months, though, both times thanks to the [...]

Newport 2015: The Lotus Group presents PranaWire, Hanss Acoustics, Marten, KR Audio

June 23, 2015

by Rafe Arnott Marten is a company, in my experience, whose loudspeakers are often discussed in hushed tones by serious audiophiles who nod their heads solemnly when they speak of rendition, resolution and focus. Having only heard them this once in [...]