Both rooms we partnered in at Capital Audio Fest were nominated for top rooms at the show. Rick Becker has become a fan of Rosso Fiorentino and Norma Audio, consistently rating our rooms as top tier performers. Room 616 consisted of the Rosso Fiorentino Volterra, Norma Audio DS-1 and IPA-140B, Lumin U1, AudioQuest cabling, and […]

When using the IPA-70B, you can see that the years of research, the very long development and the finesse of the design give obvious results. Here is an amplifier whose ability to bring out fine details in music is expressed with a measure that borders on perfection… This is exceptionally mature listening quality, aimed at […]

As with recent previous shows, walking into the Audio Thesis room is an “Oh, Wow!” experience. It took mere seconds to recognize the excellence of this presentation. – Rick Becker To read the rest of the review, please click on the link below. https://www.enjoythemusic.com/Capital_Audiofest_2022/Becker/3rd_Floor/page3.htm

AudioThesis won me over once again with Norma electronics from Italy driving Rossofiorentino speakers — this time the Volterra Series 2 ($17,500). On the computer screen, the speaker looks a little weird, but Italians take design very seriously. In person, it is a smaller speaker than you might imagine and the design is not intimidating […]

Jay comes to Capital Audio Fest to discover what the ‘budget’ speaker of the show is, and in the end, its the Rosso Fiorentino Volterra! https://www.jaysaudiolab.com/

Yet more coverage of our partner room with Caprice Audio. Rosso Fiorentino Volterra Norma Revo IPA-140B Norma Revo DS-1 Caprice Audio CORE Lumin U1 Audioquest Niagara 5000 and Thunderbird/Hurricane Loom

Jay visits our Caprice Audio-partnered room at Capital Audio Fest. The system includes: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra Norma Revo IPA-140B Norma Revo DS-1 Caprice Audio CORE Lumin U1 Audioquest Niagara 5000 and Thunderbird/Hurricane Loom https://www.jaysaudiolab.com/

Jay visits our Thrax Audio-partnered room at Capital Audio Fest. The system includes: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra Thrax Dionysos Thrax Teres Mk2 Lumin P1 Audioquest Niagara 7000 and Dragon Loom HiFiStay Racks https://www.jaysaudiolab.com/

This system seemed to captivate many at the show. Our partner room with Caprice Audio had stellar sound for all to enjoy. Rosso Fiorentino Volterra Norma Revo IPA-140B Norma Revo DS-1 Caprice Audio CORE Lumin U1 Audioquest Niagara 5000 and Thunderbird/Hurricane Loom

Skip from Audio Thesis, the importer/distributor of Rosso Fiorentino and Norma Audio from Italy, crossed into the Best of Pacific Audio Fest Land by bringing along the Rosso Fiorentino Fiesoles, a three-way stand-mount that pulled me into the music and kept me there for quite a while. There are still exquisite loudspeakers out there for […]

I heard an easy and relaxed sound with an enormous soundstage that vanquished the room boundaries and propelled the entire system into the stratosphere. (Several of my industry friends also visited the Audio Thesis room and loved it, with one proclaiming it to be the Best Room at the Show.) – Marc Phillips To read […]

A track from the soundtrack to The Astounding Eyes of Rita sounded very even and smooth with a really nice and firm bottom end. On more complex fare, an excerpt from the soundtrack to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the system performed with aplomb. Air was one of many impressive qualities. A fine showing […]

All the qualities I’ve attributed to the Pienza were in evidence—wonderful purity, warmth, texture, a more-than-impressive sonic vanishing act. But ultimately it was my getting lost in their performance, actually tearing up at the song’s conclusion, that made me truly appreciate what Francesco Rubenni and his team have accomplished. Bravo! – Wayne Garcia To read […]

Rosso Fiorentino Fiesole Norma Revo IPA-140B Norma Revo DS-1 Caprice Audio CORE Lumin P1 Audioquest Niagara 7000 and Dragon Loom

As soon as I sat down I was transfixed by the music. Sweet, tonally rich, clear, inviting…I did not want to leave, especially after a mind-blowing song came on, “II (Suspended Variations)” by the Tomasz Stanko Quartet. I forgot where I was, and for a few transcendental moments, who I was. – Frank Doris To […]

The sound of the music here grabbed me emotionally with its resolution and transparency putting me right in the presence of the musicians…. What I heard here put it into the Best Rooms category. – Rick Becker To read the rest of the review, please click on the link below. https://enjoythemusic.com/AXPONA_2022/Becker/Part4/page3.htm

Skip was able to make the Pienzas sound even better than I could in my home–at a trade show hotel room. All that Italian warmth and emotion was still there, but the Normas were able to create a sublime sense of detail that was new to my ear, as well as a distinct improvement to […]

Now you have another line of Italian speakers to consider—if you’re looking for Italian speakers, that is. The Rosso Fiorentino Pienza Series 2 monitors are every bit Italian. That’s a very good thing, by the way. – Marc Phillips To read the rest of the review, please click on the link below.

The awards for the Elba 2 continue to roll in.

These small yet opulent monitors have that classic Italian sound, with a tonal balance to die for and an expressive and emotionally rich demeanor overall. With carefully-matched amplification, the Pienzas will simply disappear in a room and create vivid and dynamic sonic portraits right there in your listening chair. An intriguing design from a company […]

This amplifier will not bet on any one thing, offering a holistic approach to sound. However, I don’t think it sounds boring. The bass is deep and resilient. The midrange is neutral, detailed, and delicately, but only slightly thickened (just enough to get the impression that the vocalists are robots and not flesh and blood […]

There are some audio brands that arguably get more coverage than they deserve. There are others that deserve more coverage than they get. Norma is in the second group. It consistently turns in an excellent performance at sensible prices, is loved by almost anyone who hears any product in the line, and both the Norma […]

Any Audiophile worth his salt will notice after a few days of listening to the Norma HS IPA-1 that this is an extremely beautiful integrated amplifier that is embodied with many formidable attributes and can reproduce the essence of music from its soul. Enrico Rosso, chief designer and engineer of Norma Audio has an ear […]

We are proud to announce that Robert Harley has awarded the Elba 2 the Golden Ear Award for 2021. He gave this selective award to one other pair of speakers: the $330,000 Wilson Audio Chronosonic XVX – quite the company to keep for a $5,000 pair of towers.

The Rosso Fiorentino Elba 2 isn’t a great loudspeaker for the money. It’s a great loudspeaker, period. It possesses virtues of speakers costing far more, most notably the realistic reproduction of instrumental timbre that combines ease, warmth, and harmonic richness with palpability, resolution, and musical vividness—a trick that few speakers of any price get right. […]

Quoted directly from The Absolute Sound, Issue 314, March 2021: “This gorgeous Italian-made floorstander sounds as good as it looks. With walnut side panels and a baffle covered in textured leather, the Elba 2 exudes Italian elegance. The two-and-a-half-way Elba 2 features dual 6.5″ coated-fiberglass midrange/woofers mated to a silk-dome tweeter. The Elba has a […]

Greg Simmons, who reviewed the Elba 2 in 2020, has named the Elba 2 his most wanted component of the year. ” I reviewed a lot of great equipment in 2020 but there can only be one winner, and the component I most wanted to keep in my listening room this past year was the […]

“Let’s end this critique quite plain and simply: The Norma IPA-140B integrated amplifier is one of the most musical and satisfying pieces of stereo gear that I have ever owned!” – Marvin Bolden For the full review, click the picture below!

“I’ve certainly enjoyed this year’s selection of components from Italy, and the Rosso Fiorentino Elba II’s were a genuine highlight within that group” – Greg Simmons For the full review, click the picture below!

“The mid-range is where I came to fall in love with the Elbas, as they superbly displayed a richness of sound along with fine depth and ambiance. ” – Marvin Bolden For the full review, click the picture below!

“To wit, The Norma HS IPA1 is a lovely sounding, diminutively sized class A/B amplifier and it represents good value too. You might consider it because it’s small and easy to place in any room, but you’d be missing the point. This thing just makes great music” – Greg Simmons For the full review, click […]

“One of the better all-around loudspeakers that I’ve reviewed at Zero Fidelity. Bravissimo!”

The US debut of the Rosso Fiorentino Elba 2, powered by the Norma DS-1 and IPA-140B.

This was not really an AudioThesis room, but we collaborated with Backert Labs and SoundStage to bring award-worthy sound to the show.

Peter Breuninger was extremely impressed with the Rosso Fiorentino Fiesole, almost struggling to express his amazement.

“This exact system would have easily made my top-five list of AXPONA 2019 — had I made it to their room before the show’s end… If you want to set yourself up with a benchmark sound at the next hi-fi show, try starting with an Audio Thesis room.” – Eric Franklin Shook For the full […]

“One of the first rooms I visited – and one of the most memorable. Wonderfully snappy, well-controlled, and very impactful.” For the full review, click the picture below!

“The sleek contemporary electronics here included a Lumin server and Norma Audio, a 20-year-old company from Cremona, Italy, that I have not seen often, if ever. I’d say they deserve more exposure.” – Rick Becker For the full review, click the picture below!

“WOOOH! That was one of the better sounding rooms at the show!” – Ron Brenay

Of my group of favorites, this was probably the smallest room with the simplest setup, but Derek Skipworth of Audio Thesis had this room simply pure joy to listen to. ” – Mike Wright For the full review, click the picture below!

“IMHO, the arrival of the Rosso Fiorentino speaker line to these shores represents a major development in the high-end. The Certaldo certainly has the potential to become a major force in the sub-10k loudspeaker universe.” – Maurice Jeffries For the full review, click the picture below!

This was our first ever major show to exhibit at. We have learned so much since then but it is fun to look back at where we started.