Zesto Audio, Marten, Merrill-Williams, Cardas | AXPONA 2019
CHICAGO (PTA) — Zesto Audio was demonstrating the full gambit of their stunning high-end tube electronics, along with a new phono-stage. Marten brought their youngest [...]
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Must See Rooms, Day Three | AXPONA 2019
CHICAGO (PTA) — This year’s AXPONA audio show is already on course to be their biggest, and most newsworthy yet. Lots of product debuts are happening at this show, and [...]
RMAF 2017: Zesto steps up with new phono transformer
On the surface, the news sounds shocking: Zesto Audio has built its first component without a tube. But rest easy. President and designer George Counnas hasn’t forsaken his [...]
AXPONA 2017: Zesto takes tubes to the next level
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 [...]
RMAF 2015: Zesto Audio for fun (the second time around is waaaaay better)
I know, I know … readers will be all up in my business because Scot Hull already covered off this room more than a month ago, but after consulting with the Hull-ster he [...]
RMAF 2015: Zesto invokes Eros, earns Kharma
The new Eros 300 mono block amplifiers from Zesto Audio are big, massive and large. I mean, they’re really … did I say “big”? I did. Yep. That’s [...]
RMAF 2014: Thrax, Sutherland and EnKlein
I like Dave Kleinbeck of EnKlein Cables. A lot. That dude is smart as hell and has a sense of humor rare in this industry. That is, he’s completely bent. That sort of [...]
RMAF 2014: Zesto Audio, WyWires and TAD team to show where the children play
George and Carolyn Counnas of Zesto Audio were spinning records all weekend long, but when I walked in, it was Cat Stevens’ shivering voice that sent me down the [...]
CAS 2013: Pass Labs
Pass Labs was on hand despite their lack of a Bay Area dealer. We listened to vinyl here, spun on a Merrill-Williams REAL turntable, with a Triplanar arm and an Ortofon MC [...]
Newport 2012: TAD, Zesto, WyWires
I’m almost embarrassed to admit how much I love these $42k (up from $37k) TAD CR-1 loudspeakers. They’re just outstanding. They’re dangerous, however. [...]
