I’ve had a chance to hear Andrew Jones demonstrate ELAC’s Uni-Fi line of speakers at both CES and RMAF and have come away from each demo feeling impressed with what I’d heard. Needless to say, I was excited when some shipment boxes from ELAC showed...
A stereo preamplifier, a DAC, a digital crossover with room/speaker correction ability - all in a tidy, handsome package. And it's not strictly just for Legacy speakers either!
The GoldenEar SuperSub X reminds me of a line quoted from the Genie character in Disney’s animated movie Aladdin: “Phenomenal cosmic powers, itty-bitty living space!”
The flagship of Anthem’s receiver line, the MRX 1120, combines robust power, pristine sound quality and the latest HT codecs in a handsome, understated package.
Legacy Audio is primarily known for their well-regarded speaker designs. A few, in fact, have received a good deal of praise from various writers here at Secrets over the past few years. It may be slightly less known that Legacy has also marketed audio components over the years...
Earlier this year at CES 2016, the fine folks at Anthem Electronics revealed their updated MRX receiver line. These new units featured Dolby Atmos and would be upgradable to DTS:X capability via firmware download. Having had an enjoyable experience when I reviewed their entry level MRX310 two years ago...
GoldenEar has been quite busy on the subwoofer front as of late. Using the same genetic Bouillabaisse that spawned the thoroughly enjoyable SuperSub XXL, GoldenEar has come back with an even smaller, yet still filling dish called the SuperSub X. This new sub looks...
With their modern design and crisp, clean sound, the NAD Viso HP50 headphones and PSB M4 U4 IEMs aim to be the go-to choices for today’s audiophile road warriors.
If you’re looking for a subwoofer that has some brains to back up its sonic brawn, the Paradigm Prestige 2000SW with the Perfect Bass Kit system might be worth a serious look to satisfy your next round of bass cravings.
A native of Toronto Canada, Carlo's interest in audio began at a young age when, unbeknownst to his mother, he started taking apart her numerous transistor radios to see how they worked. This desire for “knowledge through deconstruction” continued through to the family’s 8-track tape player, turntable, headphones, and speakers. Carlo subsequently spent a lot of time in his room.
Toronto was a fertile ground for Hi-Fi in the 1970s and 80s and Carlo spent much of his wayward youth hanging out in downtown Toronto stereo shops, listening to all manner of gear and picking the brains of the various store owners. Through that formative experience, Carlo developed an appreciation for good music and good sound reproduction. Also, as a budding graphic artist, the aesthetic aspects of a given piece of gear became increasingly of interest to his eyes. It was at about that time as well that Carlo began purchasing “Audio Magazine” on a regular basis and came to appreciate, in particular, the writing and reviewing of the late Leonard Feldman. Later on, he was also influenced by the writing and observations of the staff at Sound and Vision Canada, helmed at the time by Alan Loft.
Carlo graduated from Sheridan College with a degree in Classical Animation and was subsequently employed by Walt Disney Consumer Products for 10 years as a Character Artist and Art Director. Having become disenchanted with Los Angeles, he then decided to strike out on his own. Carlo started his own company and has been freelancing artwork, from his home studio, primarily for the toy and publishing industries since 2001.
In 2013, on a bit of a lark, Carlo answered a “Call for Writers” ad from an AV website that he had been regularly reading for about 5 years called Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity. He had come to appreciate the website’s combination of subjective impressions along with the objective bench-testing available in several of the reviews. The “B-Team” must have been working that day because by some miracle he was hired as a writer and his first review for the site was published early in 2014. Carlo has been continually writing, editing, traveling, listening, and learning on the company’s behalf ever since.
Carlo currently lives in Granville, Ohio with his wife, two sons, and a very old, but chill dachshund.
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