TNT-Audio turns 10

and celebrates during਀㈀　　㔀 刀漀洀攀 䠀椀最栀 䔀渀搀 匀栀漀眀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀栀㌀㸀 ਀ [Italian version]਀ ਀㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀∀㸀䘀椀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 栀愀猀 挀漀洀攀℀ 㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀匀愀琀甀爀搀愀礀Ⰰ 伀挀琀漀戀攀爀 ㈀㤀琀栀Ⰰ ㈀　　㔀Ⰰ 㜀 p.m., Corallo Hall, Jolly Hotel Midas in Rome!.
਀䤀琀 椀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 眀椀搀攀猀琀 栀愀氀氀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀栀漀眀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 漀渀攀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀氀礀 挀愀渀 戀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 琀栀攀 exhibition by Audiomani, importer and distributor of਀猀琀甀昀昀 眀栀漀猀攀 渀愀洀攀猀 挀漀洀攀 眀椀琀栀 氀漀琀猀 漀昀 洀攀洀漀爀椀攀猀 ⠀匀䄀䔀Ⰰ 䜀䄀匀Ⰰ 䜀愀爀爀愀爀搀⤀ 漀爀 猀瀀漀爀琀椀渀最 椀渀渀漀瘀愀琀椀瘀攀 characters (Eichmann).਀䈀甀琀Ⰰ 氀椀欀攀 椀琀 漀昀琀攀渀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀猀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 眀漀爀氀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀 椀猀 洀甀挀栀 氀椀欀攀 愀 漀渀攀ⴀ洀愀渀 戀愀渀搀Ⰰ behind which you can find a real person: in this case, it's someone who acted a primary਀爀漀氀攀 椀渀 洀甀挀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀愀猀琀 䤀琀愀氀椀愀渀 氀椀昀攀 漀昀 䠀椀 䘀椀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 栀攀 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀氀礀 搀攀攀瀀氀礀 欀渀漀眀猀⸀ 䤀琀 椀猀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 interesting that, in spite of his not few seasons (or, rather, just because of਀琀栀攀洀⤀Ⰰ 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 愀渀挀椀攀渀琀 瀀氀愀礀攀爀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 渀漀琀漀爀椀漀甀猀氀礀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀椀猀琀 sector who decided to host, in the heart of one of the most "fundamentalist"਀猀栀漀眀Ⰰ 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀 爀攀最愀爀搀椀渀最 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 甀渀挀漀洀洀漀渀 愀渀搀 椀渀渀漀瘀愀琀椀瘀攀 氀椀欀攀 愀 琀攀氀攀洀愀琀椀挀Ⰰ 椀渀搀攀瀀攀渀搀攀渀琀 and certainly unconventional magazine.
਀伀甀爀 昀椀爀猀琀 琀栀愀渀欀猀 洀甀猀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀Ⰰ 最漀 琀漀 䰀攀漀渀愀爀搀漀 䴀愀渀椀Ⰰ who promptly made his own exibition space available for this "event"; naturally,਀愀 琀栀愀渀欀ⴀ礀漀甀 愀氀猀漀 最漀攀猀 琀漀 㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀琀栀攀猀漀甀渀搀漀昀琀栀攀瘀愀氀瘀攀⸀椀琀⼀瀀愀最攀㈀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀匀琀攀昀愀渀漀 Zaini, the show organizer and host, who allowed us to do so "at his home".

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So, let's go toward the hall. There you can see known faces, even from਀琀栀攀 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀☀焀甀漀琀㬀 瀀爀攀猀猀Ⰰ 愀氀琀栀漀甀最栀 ⴀ 䤀 最甀攀猀猀 ⴀ 琀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 栀攀爀攀Ⰰ 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 戀攀椀渀最 㰀攀洀㸀挀漀氀氀攀愀最甀攀猀㰀⼀攀洀㸀Ⰰ to nurture the relationship between the persons: and so there you see TNT's mailing lists.
਀伀戀瘀椀漀甀猀氀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 栀愀氀氀 猀瀀漀爀琀猀 琀栀攀 甀猀甀愀氀 攀砀椀戀椀琀椀漀渀 昀甀爀渀椀琀甀爀攀Ⰰ 渀椀挀攀氀礀 猀栀漀眀椀渀最 愀甀搀椀漀 最攀愀爀⸀ 䈀甀琀Ⰰ then, there are two more tables.
਀伀渀 漀渀攀 琀栀攀爀攀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 瀀氀愀挀攀搀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀愀氀 爀攀愀氀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀猀 洀愀搀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 䐀䤀夀 瀀爀漀樀攀挀琀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 漀渀 吀一吀ⴀ䄀甀搀椀漀Ⰰ like the TTS, the DIY exhibitions, I undoubtably assign the first prize਀琀漀 琀栀攀 氀愀琀琀攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䤀✀洀 戀愀挀欀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 猀琀爀漀渀最 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀 愀挀挀漀爀搀攀搀 戀礀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀渀琀猀 㨀ⴀ⤀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀∀㸀倀攀漀瀀氀攀 欀攀攀瀀 愀爀爀椀瘀椀渀最⸀ 䤀渀 琀栀攀 洀攀愀渀眀栀椀氀攀Ⰰ 䰀甀挀椀漀 最攀琀猀 椀渀琀攀爀瘀椀攀眀攀搀 戀礀 愀 吀嘀 reporter.

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All right, it's Sardinia's Videolina਀吀嘀 猀琀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 猀漀 䰀甀挀椀漀 瀀氀愀礀猀 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀栀漀洀攀☀焀甀漀琀㬀㬀 愀渀礀眀愀礀Ⰰ 椀琀✀猀 愀 挀栀愀渀渀攀氀 琀栀愀琀 挀愀渀 戀攀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀搀 nationwide via satellite... Moreover, when was TV ever interested in audiophiles?਀刀愀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 琀漀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀椀爀 㰀攀洀㸀猀甀戀ⴀ最爀漀甀瀀猀㰀⼀攀洀㸀㨀 吀嘀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀攀爀猀 眀攀爀攀渀✀琀 栀攀爀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 猀栀漀眀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 came here just for TNT-Audio 10 years...

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Ok, interview is over, it's seven p.m.. It's time, the hall is full,਀愀氀洀漀猀琀 挀爀漀眀搀攀搀⸀ 䌀✀洀漀渀Ⰰ 氀攀琀✀猀 最漀℀㰀戀爀㸀 Lucio proceeds to the center of the scene and starts his show.

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Memories start flooding. The beginnings, the first contacts਀瘀椀愀 攀ⴀ洀愀椀氀 愀渀搀 瘀椀愀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 䈀䈀匀猀 ⠀琀栀攀爀攀 眀愀猀渀✀琀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀Ⰰ 礀攀琀⤀℀ 吀栀攀渀Ⰰ 愀洀漀渀最 琀栀攀 development of the Web (and of the first browsers - Lucio spoke about Mosaic...), there਀眀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀 瀀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 搀椀瘀椀搀攀搀 昀漀爀 攀愀挀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ⴀ洀甀氀琀椀瀀氀攀ⴀ 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀 漀昀 䰀甀挀椀漀㨀 挀愀爀猀Ⰰ race bicycles, Hi-Fi... But... Hi-Fi pages were the one that started to be more਀猀甀挀挀攀猀猀昀甀氀Ⰰ 椀渀 琀攀爀洀猀 漀昀 栀椀琀猀 愀渀搀 昀攀攀搀戀愀挀欀⸀ 䤀琀 眀愀猀 琀椀洀攀 琀漀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀攀 琀栀攀洀⸀㰀戀爀㸀  Briefly, the magazine substantially reaches its actual shape. Lucio keeps speaking, explaining਀琀栀愀琀 猀椀渀挀攀 琀栀攀渀 栀攀 ⴀ 渀漀眀 眀攀 挀愀渀 猀愀礀 栀攀 眀愀猀 眀椀猀攀氀礀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 昀愀爀 ⴀ 眀愀猀 挀漀渀瘀椀渀挀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 articles had to appear in English, to be internationally relevant; suddenly, articles਀眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 搀椀爀攀挀琀氀礀 椀渀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 猀甀爀瀀愀猀猀猀攀搀 琀栀攀 漀渀攀猀 椀渀 䤀琀愀氀椀愀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀 㰀攀洀㸀搀漀甀戀氀攀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀㰀⼀攀洀㸀 of the site was developed (with the praised co-operation of a now big group of਀琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀漀爀猀Ⰰ 愀洀漀渀最 眀栀漀洀 䤀 椀洀洀漀搀攀猀琀氀礀 瀀愀爀琀攀挀椀瀀愀琀攀⤀⸀ 吀栀攀 爀攀猀琀 琀愀欀攀猀 甀猀 琀漀 漀甀爀 搀愀礀猀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀∀㸀䄀氀氀 椀猀 㰀攀洀㸀猀攀愀猀漀渀攀搀㰀⼀攀洀㸀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 昀甀渀搀愀洀攀渀琀愀氀 挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀椀猀琀椀挀 漀昀 TNT-Audio: total independence, firstly economical, due to the deliberated lack of਀愀搀瘀攀爀琀椀猀椀渀最㬀 戀甀琀 愀氀猀漀 椀渀琀攀渀搀攀渀搀 愀猀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 椀爀爀攀氀攀瘀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 攀瘀攀爀礀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 攀砀琀攀爀渀愀氀 pressure, even the one that could come from the readers, that is the reason for which it's਀琀攀渀 礀攀愀爀猀 琀栀愀琀 眀攀 挀愀渀 爀攀愀搀 漀甀爀 洀愀最愀稀椀渀攀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 猀瀀攀渀搀椀渀最 愀 搀愀洀渀 挀攀渀琀⸀ 䄀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 猀愀礀猀 Lucio, the whole game is played by a dirty dozen, who does it for the pleasure of਀搀漀椀渀最 椀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀栀漀 眀椀氀氀 欀攀攀瀀 漀渀 搀漀椀渀最 椀琀 甀渀琀椀氀 椀琀 椀猀 昀甀渀⸀ 吀栀愀琀✀猀 椀琀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀∀㸀吀栀愀琀 爀愀瀀椀搀 猀挀爀漀氀氀椀渀最 漀昀 洀攀洀漀爀椀攀猀 眀愀猀 愀挀挀漀洀瀀愀渀椀攀搀Ⰰ 椀渀 䰀甀挀椀漀✀猀 眀漀爀搀猀Ⰰ 戀礀 mentions and thanks toward his various collaborators. Actually, Lucio wanted to underline਀琀栀攀 猀瀀椀爀椀琀 琀栀愀琀 洀漀瘀攀搀 琀栀攀 眀栀漀氀攀 吀一吀ⴀ䄀甀搀椀漀 愀搀瘀攀渀琀甀爀攀 甀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀猀 漀昀 漀渀攀 漀昀 栀椀猀 洀漀猀琀 ancient collaborators, that Mimmo਀䌀愀挀挀椀愀瀀愀最氀椀愀㰀⼀愀㸀 眀栀漀猀攀 㰀愀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⸀⸀⼀挀氀椀渀椀挀愀⼀昀氀攀砀礀攀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䘀氀攀砀礀㰀⼀愀㸀 table was the first TNT's DIY project internationally acknowledged and copied (even਀挀漀洀洀攀爀挀椀愀氀氀礀⤀㬀 䤀✀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀 愀 猀瀀漀琀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 氀攀琀琀攀爀 栀攀 眀爀漀琀攀 琀漀 䰀甀挀椀漀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀 occasion. Mimmo says: Lucio "has been a real revolutionary no-global: not a਀最甀攀爀爀椀氀氀愀 戀氀愀挀欀 戀氀漀挀欀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 愀 挀愀甀猀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 愀 昀愀猀琀Ⰰ 攀昀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 渀漀ⴀ昀爀椀氀氀猀 椀渀琀攀氀氀攀挀琀甀愀氀Ⰰ who took advantage of all the global instruments to build a web, that was, too, global,਀洀愀搀攀 漀昀 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀渀漀琀ⴀ椀渀ⴀ氀椀渀攀搀☀焀甀漀琀㬀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀⸀ 吀栀椀猀Ⰰ 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀Ⰰ 椀猀 琀栀攀 戀椀最最攀猀琀 最椀昀琀 琀栀愀琀 吀一吀 could give to his readership during all this years: the push for the not-homologation. In਀琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀✀猀 栀椀猀琀漀爀礀 琀栀攀爀攀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 樀甀猀琀 漀渀攀 戀椀最 搀椀瘀椀猀椀漀渀㨀 眀栀漀 挀甀氀琀椀瘀愀琀攀搀Ⰰ 攀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 愀渀搀 prospered; who made a living only by hunting, has extinguished or is going to. Should we਀瀀氀愀挀攀 椀琀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 栀椀猀琀漀爀礀Ⰰ 吀一吀 瀀氀愀礀攀搀 琀栀攀 爀漀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀攀攀搀 猀瀀爀攀愀搀攀爀Ⰰ 眀栀漀猀攀 昀爀甀椀琀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 picks and uses in his own way."

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After that, followed an (expected) digression about the ecumenically appreciated characters (it's small, it਀栀愀猀 氀漀眀 瀀漀眀攀爀 挀漀渀猀甀洀瀀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 椀琀 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀氀礀 氀漀漀欀猀 洀漀爀攀 愀琀琀爀愀挀琀椀瘀攀 琀栀愀渀 愀 戀椀最 戀氀愀挀欀 戀漀砀⸀⸀⸀⤀ 愀渀搀 also allows itself to be well-sounding, thus tickling otherways absent interests or, at਀氀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 眀愀欀椀渀最 甀瀀 琀栀攀 猀氀攀攀瀀椀渀最 漀渀攀猀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀∀㸀䘀椀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 愀 氀漀漀欀 愀琀 琀栀攀 渀攀砀琀 琀栀椀渀最猀 琀漀 挀漀洀攀㨀 昀椀爀猀琀Ⰰ 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 氀椀最栀琀眀攀椀最栀琀 little box that acts as an input selector (phono included!) and volume control, that can਀戀攀 瀀漀眀攀爀攀搀 瘀椀愀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 瀀漀眀攀爀 猀甀瀀瀀氀礀 琀栀愀琀 昀攀攀搀猀 琀栀攀 吀ⴀ䄀洀瀀㬀 琀栀攀渀Ⰰ 愀 䐀䤀夀 甀渀椀瀀椀瘀漀琀 琀漀渀攀愀爀洀 sporting a carbon rod, a project by Giorgio਀倀漀稀稀漀氀椀㰀⼀愀㸀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 愀氀猀漀 眀愀猀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 爀攀愀搀礀 琀漀 椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀攀 椀琀猀 琀栀攀漀爀攀琀椀挀愀氀 戀愀猀椀猀 愀渀搀 椀琀猀 realization procedures. They are both a work in progress, but, since we all could਀猀愀眀 愀渀搀 琀漀甀挀栀 琀栀攀洀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 挀愀渀 爀攀愀氀椀猀琀椀挀愀氀氀礀 戀攀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 昀椀渀愀氀 瀀栀愀猀攀猀Ⰰ 猀漀⸀⸀⸀猀琀愀礀 tuned!

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Well, it's now half past eight, the hotel already closed the exibitors'਀戀漀漀琀栀猀 愀渀搀 漀甀爀 猀琀漀洀愀挀栀猀 愀爀攀 最爀甀渀琀氀椀渀最⸀⸀⸀ 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀椀渀最 昀漀甀渀搀 椀琀猀 渀愀琀甀爀愀氀 挀漀渀瘀椀瘀椀愀氀 conclusion, readily organized on-the-fly from the attendees (thanks, Alessandro!),

਀ ਀㰀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 挀漀氀漀爀㴀⌀昀昀　　　　㸀㰀戀㸀嬀䘀爀漀洀 氀攀昀琀 琀漀 爀椀最栀琀崀 䔀氀椀愀Ⰰ 䰀甀挀椀漀Ⰰ 䰀攀漀渀愀爀搀漀 愀渀搀⸀⸀⸀愀氀挀漀栀漀氀 㨀ⴀ⤀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 ਀㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀∀㸀䤀渀 挀漀渀挀氀甀猀椀漀渀Ⰰ 椀琀 栀愀猀 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀氀礀 戀攀攀渀 愀 瀀氀攀愀猀愀渀琀 攀瘀攀渀椀渀最Ⰰ 眀栀攀渀 眀攀 挀漀甀氀搀 gather and meet old friends and new persons, to unite us around our common point and,਀氀愀琀攀氀礀Ⰰ 琀漀 琀栀愀渀欀 愀渀搀 ⴀ 眀栀礀 渀漀琀㼀 ⴀ 琀漀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀 䰀甀挀椀漀 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 吀一吀ⴀ䄀甀搀椀漀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀欀 栀攀 has done and - hopely - will keep doing.

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