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.
The history of Hegel Music Systems began in 1988. It was then that a student at the Norwegian University of Technology (Trondheim) began his thesis work, which examined the design of a transistor amplifier, devoid of the disadvantages inherent in classical systems. In general, Bent Holter became interested in electronics under the influence of his father. At […] More
The Harman/Kardon story is the life story of Sidney Harman. The future talented businessman and engineer was born in 1918 in Montreal and grew up in New York. As a teenager, he collected periodicals that were still relevant, attracted local distributors to sell them for 5 cents, and then shared the proceeds with them. Sidney Harman also […] More
Goldring was founded by Heinrich and Julius Scharf in Germany in 1906, but in 1933 its owners moved to Britain, and for 110 years it has been producing cartridges (pickup heads), stylus and accessories. The Goldring line includes more than 15 cartridges of various types, and the company is one of the world leaders in the […] More
The history of Gato Audio is in many ways the quintessence of many similar evolutions of audio companies, especially Danish ones. It begins back in the 1950s – with the fact that young Paul Rossing mastered the basics of sound engineering at a small radio factory owned by his father. It will come as no surprise that […] More
Gold Note is a trademark of the Italian company Bluenote, created in 1992 by mechanical engineer Maurizio Aterini and began with the production of accessories that were used with components from other manufacturers, and then with their own. Bluenote was founded in 1992 by Maurizio Aterini, a certified mechanical engineer, and began with the production of […] More
The Anthony Gallo Acoustics brand became famous for its developments in the field of designer loudspeakers, which began in the 90s of the last century, long before this direction became part of the generally accepted mainstream. The company received its name in honor of the founder and chief designer, Anthony Gallo. Gallo Acoustics was born in New […] More
Have you heard about the new audio company Fyne Audio? An ordinary question that turns into a kind of pun when it comes to the audio equipment manufacturer. But let’s put the irony aside, because the company mentioned above is really young, which it does not hesitate to state on its official website. Honorary audiophiles are already ready […] More
Fostex was founded in 1973 as a subsidiary of Foster Electric Company. Initially, its products were aimed exclusively at the Japanese market, which is unique to this day in that there are a large number of audiophiles who design and assemble acoustics themselves. Even today, most of Fostex’s profits come from the sale of high-quality full-range speakers. […] More
The young and very promising company FiiO was founded in China in 2007 and in less than 10 years has turned the world of portable Hi-Fi upside down. The main task that the company’s specialists set for themselves, to raise the reputation of the “Made in China” label to a completely new level, was completed in […] More
The famous French brand Focal JMlab has grown literally from scratch, embodying the success story of its founder, Jacques Maule, who became interested in Hi-Fi at the age of 15 and decided to devote his whole life to high-quality sound. At one time, Jacques Maule worked as chief engineer at Audax (a well-known manufacturer of dynamic […] More
The English company Exposure was founded in 1978 by John Farlow, who was both the owner of the company and the designer of operator consoles and Hi-Watt tube guitar amplifiers (they are highly valued to this day). The company currently produces high-quality electronics for stereo systems. Being a great expert in all the intricacies of the process […] More
The Elipson company was created in 1938 under the leadership of Joseph Leon and at first focused on professionals. Having achieved success in this area, Elipson decided to expand the circle of users of their products and offered the same high technology and beauty of performance to ordinary listeners. At the same time, innovative developments of spherical […] More
