unison research

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 [...]

MartinLogan Motion 35XTi Loudspeakers | Review

April 5, 2020 // 5 Comments

Would I like to come visit the room at the 2019 RMAF to see the MartinLogan Motion 35XTi? Sure, I thought when I read the email from Devin Zell, MartinLogan, Paradigm and [...]

Raven Audio Soniquil Series | Review

March 13, 2020 // 4 Comments

It takes a brave soul to review high-end audio cables, it seems, even something as worthy as the Raven Audio Soniquil series. Many high-end audio publications no longer [...]

Tenacious Sound, Fyne Audio, Unison Research, MoFi, Rogue Audio, Audience | CAF 2019

November 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

I usually don’t do a lot of “after hours” coverage at high-end audio shows–cuz it’s Miller Time!–but my buddy Shayne Tenace of Tenacious [...]

Olympica Nova from Sonus Faber | Review

September 5, 2019 // 2 Comments

The new Olympica series from Sonus Faber features a number of innovations—new drivers and crossovers, new cabinet designs and new approaches to enclosure bracing and tuning. The result is breathtaking looks and elegant sound in a compact package. [...]

A Reunion with Gene Rubin | T.H.E. Show 2019

June 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

If you’ve been reading my stuff for a while, especially the original Vinyl Anachronist column for Perfect Sound Forever, you probably know of my fondness for Gene Rubin [...]

Acoustique Quality | High End 2019

May 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

I first talked about Acoustique Quality, the speaker manufacturer based in the Czech Republic, back during our AXPONA 2019 coverage. I mentioned Karel Svoboda, AQ’s [...]

Unison Research and Opera | High End 2019

May 25, 2019 // 2 Comments

I know what you’re thinking. “Hey, didn’t you used to be the US importer and distributor of Unison Research and Opera loudspeakers from Italy?” Yes, [...]

The World of KEF | High End 2019

May 23, 2019 // 3 Comments

So far in my show reports from High End 2019 I’ve used the word ubiquitous at least twice. No brand in high-end audio currently fits that adjective more than KEF, [...]

Friday Highlights | High End 2019

May 11, 2019 // 2 Comments

Friday was my first full day at High End Munich 2019. Thursday, the first day of the show, was sabotaged by a combination of a long-ass sleepless night on the plane followed [...]