Rock-Solid Sound: Acora Acoustics’ Luxury Stone Speakers

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