AMPLIFICATORI PER UMANI - Luca Chiomenti a 🔴 ROSSO & NERO - Storie in Stereo ⚫️ Ep. 5

Does an amplifier's power have anything to do with its driving capacity and sound quality? How important is low harmonic distortion? What are the design principles behind Riviera amplifiers? We spoke about this and much more with Luca Chiomenti, a longtime designer, from Galactron to Kiom, up until his latest entrepreneurial venture in the world of high-end audio: Riviera Audio Laboratories with partner Silvio Delfino. 00:00 Intro 01:00 The beginning of passion 02:31 The first Hi-Fi 04:15 The first experiments 05:23 1972: McIntosh and Marantz abandon tubes 06:48 The first amplifier at 13 08:00 Aloia and La Maison de l'Audiophile 10:49 Galactron 12:07 Kiom 13:32 Power vs. Quality 3:26 PM Drive Capacity vs. Power 5:11 PM Kiom Craftsmanship 6:18 PM Hi-Fi Magazines 10:16 PM Collaboration with Silvio Delfino 11:14 PM The End of Kiom 12:59 PM The Founding of Riviera 10:05 PM Craftsmanship at the Highest Levels 10:58 PM Riviera Design Principles 12:45 PM Listening vs. Measurements 12:27 PM Bioengineering 12:29 PM Harmonic Distortion 12:15 PM The Human Ear 12:51 PM Distortion and Marketing 12:37 PM Riviera 2025 News Riviera products are distributed in Italy by Audio Graffiti: https://audiograffiti.com/catalogo/ri... https://www.rivieralabs.com/