Rock-Solid Sound: Acora Acoustics’ Luxury Stone Speakers

29/08/2025 34 min Temporada 4 Episodio 12
Rock-Solid Sound: Acora Acoustics’ Luxury Stone Speakers

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Episode Synopsis

This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by Valerio Cora, founder and CEO of Acora Acoustics Corporation, to discuss the manufacturing of stone speakers (no, you read that correctly), how relying on exotic materials affects decisions about where and how to manufacturer, and what it means to deliver a luxury experience.
Sources:
“What’s Fresh at the Florida Audio Expo? Acora Acoustics . . .” by Jason Davis: https://youtu.be/_q7pMJ3LSjs?si=6CuOUDp72lZLX-h0
Acora Acoustics: https://acoraacoustics.com/
Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:31 Introductions
00:02:44 Acora Acoustics’ origin story
00:10:37 Would off-shoring be more or less expensive?
00:16:45 Working with truly unique materials
00:22:33 A question of burn-in
00:27:38 Heavy metal thunder?
00:30:35 What defines a luxury experience?
00:32:55 Outro music: “The Ice Cream Booth” by Ziv Grinberg

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