opera

Giovanni Nasta, founder of Unison Research and Opera Loudspeakers (1955-2020)

May 11, 2020 // 1 Comment

I only met Giovanni Nasta once, at the Consumer Electronics Show in January of 2011. He wound up having a huge impact on my life, as well as Colleen’s, for the last [...]

Doctor’s Orders: Take a musical journey

August 30, 2016 // 3 Comments

While discussing audio equipment with a close friend, we both agreed that many audiophiles end up using their music as the excuse for buying better and better equipment. In [...]

Review: JansZen Valentina Active

August 26, 2016 // 8 Comments

by John Grandberg I’m a headphone guy at heart. I believe all my readers pretty much know that by now. As such, I spend far more time listening to headphones than [...]

RMAF 2014: Colleen Cardas sings Opera with Pure Audio

November 12, 2014 // 1 Comment

The bar had closed on Thursday night for reasons that still remain somewhat obscure, so when Mal and I ran into Marc Phillips of Colleen Cardas Imports and Brad Serhan of [...]

New York 2014: Tenace Audio debuts new Opera, standing ovations ensue

September 30, 2014 // 5 Comments

I got a chance to meet NY audio dealer (and PTA sponsor) Shayne Tenace of Tenace Audio at this year’s New York show, and happily for me, Shayne brought along some new [...]

Review: Opera Callas Loudspeakers

January 24, 2014 // 5 Comments

by Brian Hunter At first look, the Callas bookshelf-style speakers ($5,000/pair) by Italian-based Opera Loudspeakers should grab your attention. Grill on or off, black [...]

RMAF 2013: Blackbird Audio presents Opera, Trenner & Friedl, Unison Research, and more

October 20, 2013 // 12 Comments

Dan Muzquiz of San Diego’s Blackbird Audio Gallery is a musician, a cook, and an eclectic audiophile — the various components I see him show at the various audio [...]

CES 2013: Unison Research and the UPower Tube Booster Amplifier

January 17, 2013 // 5 Comments

Like many audiophiles, I wish that my flea-powered amplifier wasn’t quite so … anemic … when it came to modern loudspeakers. I mean, if it wasn’t for [...]

RMAF12: Blackbird Heeds that Funky Opera from Simply Italy

November 3, 2012 // 0 Comments

Okay, so tortured title aside (apologies), there was a lot going on in the Blackbird Audio room. Hosts Dan Muzquiz of San Diego’s Blackbird, Bob Clarke of importer [...]