Marcus Carlsen is an avid audiophile with a deep passion for hi-fi systems, high-end headphones, and premium speakers. Marcus constantly explores the latest audio technologies and equipment, from precision-engineered speakers to the finest headphones.
For over fifty years, the recognizable loudspeaker driver logo has been a symbol of quality English sound. Over the years, KEF has repeatedly surprised the world with bold technological solutions in line with the main idea formulated by its founding father: “innovation in sound.” In 1961, Raymond Cook founded KEF. But before the first speaker was born […] More
The company, called the Victor Company of Japan (later shortened to JVC), was founded in 1927 and was originally the Japanese division of the American Victor Talking Machine Company. JVC’s first products were radio components and electron beam tubes. The company was managed by the American manager Ben Gardner, the products were exported to the USA, which […] More
JBL is an American acoustic audio company that is part of Harman International Industries, which includes numerous audio companies. JBL was founded in 1946 by James Bullough Lansing. JBL products are high-end speaker systems and accompanying electronics. There are two divisions of this company: JBL Consumer and JBL Professional. The first of them produces audio equipment for home use, […] More
The American company JL Audio, founded in 1975, initially produced speaker systems in small volumes. By the early nineties, the company gained fame as a reputable manufacturer of high-quality audio equipment for cars. In 2005, to the existing two directions in the production program – audio for cars and marine yachts – a third was added: High-End […] More
The beginning of the company’s history can be considered in 1966, when a young carpenter Preben Jacobsen from the Danish village of Glingor began assembling loudspeaker cabinets, then installing the best acoustic equipment available at that time. Two years later, a person who knew a lot about sales was needed to sell the products, and Jacobsen […] More
Infinity Corporation was founded in 1968 in California by Arnie Nudell and John Ulrick. As company representatives often note, Design, Technology and Functionality are exactly what distinguishes Infinity products from the products of any other brand. And these are not just words: Infinity Corporation has repeatedly won prestigious awards at various world competitions. Infinity’s major discoveries are based […] More
The British company IOTA Enterprises Limited began its activities under the Nakamichi brand, having close relations with the Grande Group, which is the holder of licenses for several brands (including Nakamichi); but when it came time to renew the license agreement, it turned out that the cost of the license exceeded the budget for developing new […] More
The first mention of Integra dates back to 1969, when the Japanese company Onkyo (a large electronics corporation founded in 1946) began offering the highest models of its Hi-Fi electronics under the Integra brand. In the late eighties, a positive attitude towards home cinema formed in the minds of most consumers, and then the top […] More
iFi Audio is a subsidiary of the well-known British company Abbingdon Music Research (AMR), which has already gained an excellent reputation as a manufacturer of high-end high-end electronics. AMR traditionally operates in the upper price category and offers very expensive devices. The creation of iFi Audio was a kind of experiment designed to introduce advanced AMR developments […] More
Hi-Fi Rose (also Rose) is a brand and division of the Korean industrial company CI Tech, which since 1967 has been producing various types of automation and robotization systems for trade and heavy industry. At the moment, in addition to Rose, CI tech has divisions for the production of vending machines and parcel terminals, as well […] More
The interesting history of the German company HECO, a manufacturer of high-quality acoustic systems, began in 1949 with the development of speakers. The chosen path has stood the test of time – HECO acoustics have received recognition from even the most fastidious sound connoisseurs in different countries of the world. Quite a few speaker systems from this […] More
The Hifiman brand belongs to the Chinese company Head-Direct, which produces various audio equipment. Its product range includes in-ear and full-size headphones, amplifiers for them, as well as portable players with high sound quality. Despite the fact that the Head-Direct company was founded not so long ago, in terms of the number of achievements in the world […] More
