Hi Prof, I know Livio and his team are responsible for the aesthetics of the new McIntosh XRT Reference speakers. Re the sound quality, I believe Paolo and his team might be involved but I'm not entirely sure. However, as Livio indicated, part of the design process is to recognize the history and tradition of each brand. The top McIntosh speakers have long been line source designs with subwoofer/bass augmentation, which almost always sound different to point source. As for subjective observations, I do prefer the Sonus faber sound compared to McIntosh's re speakers, but then many of my clients would also disagree.
Video Interview with Livio Cucuzza, Chief Industrial Designer of the McIntosh Group
Hi all,
I visited the Sonus faber factory this past October and had a chance to interview Livio Cucuzza. Many of you know that he is the head of the Industrial Design team for the McIntosh Group (McIntosh, Sonus faber, Wadia, Pryma, Audio Research and Sumiko). In this interview, he spoke about his educational background, his love for audio, the design process, and talks about some of the McIntosh pieces he has shaped.
This is the full length video. We will upload shorter segments later today. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hs4li4wEhU&t=533s
Adrian Low
Audio Excellence Canada
I visited the Sonus faber factory this past October and had a chance to interview Livio Cucuzza. Many of you know that he is the head of the Industrial Design team for the McIntosh Group (McIntosh, Sonus faber, Wadia, Pryma, Audio Research and Sumiko). In this interview, he spoke about his educational background, his love for audio, the design process, and talks about some of the McIntosh pieces he has shaped.
This is the full length video. We will upload shorter segments later today. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hs4li4wEhU&t=533s
Adrian Low
Audio Excellence Canada