In 2016, a group of engineers with audiophile flair and years of experience working with well-known Hi—Fi brands set an ambitious goal - to introduce their own projects and technologies to bring the listening experience in a home theater to an unprecedented level. This has led to the emergence of the Perlisten brand, which rethinks the culture of audiophiles and creates a completely new concept of audio...
Perceptual Listening, or Perlisten. Regardless of your musical taste, recording style or room, Perlisten speakers, subwoofers and built-in speakers provide the highest sound quality, develop a passion for listening to music and movies. Sound begins to involve more and more of our senses, not only our hearing, but also our imagination. Pearlisten makes our perception more acute, and listening to music or watching a movie becomes perceptual.
The CEO and co—founder of Perlisten is Daniel Romer, who has been working in the audio industry for more than 25 years and specializes in new methods of measuring and modeling acoustic systems. He gained extensive work experience at companies such as NHT, Acoustic Research and Advent, and then at MITek Corporation, where he headed the research and development department. Over the years, he has also been involved in the aviation and automotive industries, including Aston Martin, Land Rover and Ford. He also worked on the development of headphone amplifiers and active speaker systems.
His partner is Lars Johansen, who has worked with brands such as JBL, Harman Kardon, Klipsch, Jamo for more than 30 years of experience in the audio industry. He held a senior position at Harman International from 1990-99. Over the past decade, he has been a partner and president of Miller & Kreisel (M&K Sound), providing some of the best audio systems for professional recording studios and premium home theater.
2016-2019
- Registration and birthday of PERLISTEN™, in April 2016.
- Joining Venture with a top-notch production team.
- Extensive research and development is being carried out and acoustic directions are being determined.
- The goal is to obtain THX certification.
2020
- Creation of the international management team PERLISTEN™.
- First product review, China.
- Second wave of THX projects and certifications.
- Production of flagship speakers "S7t" and active subwoofers "D215" has been launched.
- Registration of trademarks and patents.
- PERLISTEN™ and THX partnership at the "SAIV HiFi" exhibition in Shanghai.
- Launch of the company website - perlistenaudio.com.
- The world's first THX Dominus certified products.
- Confirmation of product design and acoustic signature.
2021
- New and improved design of perlistenaudio.com.
- First 5 star review from the USA
- Signing a distribution agreement for key markets: USA, Germany, UK, Australia.
- CES 2021 - "S7t" speakers received "Top Pick Awards", "Residential Systems USA".
- Establishing a global visual identity.
- Received many world awards.
- Opening of the European branch - PERLISTEN™ Audio Denmark ApS.
- December 2021 - Excellent review and cover in Stereophile USA.
2022
- The first European reviews were published in "Hi-Fi News UK", "Stereo Germany".
- Product distribution has occurred in several major markets.
- A world first - there are 25 products certified by THX Dominus.
- Participation in the exhibition "High End" in Munich, Germany.
- Presentation of acoustic systems "S5t".
- Participation in the Cedia exhibition in Dallas, USA.
- Presentation of built-in speaker systems "S-Series" and "R-Series".
- The "S" series loudspeakers and the "D215" active subwoofers received EISA awards.
- The S Series home theater received an Editor's Choice award from AV Forums.
- Received an award from "Secrets of Home Theater" - "Best Of Awards", in the category "Best Acoustic System for Home Theater", which was received by a home
- theater based on the "R" series.
- The active subwoofer "R212s" received the "Product of the Year" award from "Audioholics" in the category "Best High-end subwoofer".
- "S7t" and "R7t" received the "Speaker Favorite of the Year" award from the Twittering Machine.
2023
- The "S Series" received the "Heimkino Innovation Award 2023" from "Heimkino Germany" for its acoustic signature based on the patented DPC "Directivity Pattern
- Control" array, which is part of the uniqueness of all Perlisten speakers.
- World premiere of the "S7t Limited Edition" speaker systems.
- The D212s powered subwoofer received a Best Buy award from Home Cinema Choice.
- The "R" series received a rating of 10/10 from "AV Forums".
- The 7.1 "S Series" speaker set received the award in the "Best Home Theater Speaker System (Luxury) 2022/2023" category. from the editors of "Like Hifi".
- The "R5m" speaker system received "Hi-Fi Choice Recommended".
- "R7t" received 5 stars from The Speaker Shack.
- EISA awards: R7t received "Best product 2023/2024 Premium Floor Standing Loudspeakers", D212s received "Best product 2023/2024 Home Theater Subwoofer".
- "R5t" received "Editor's Choice" and "Best of 2023" from Audiograde UK.
- The D212s active subwoofer received the award - "Best Reference Subwoofer 2023" from Audioholics.
- "Stereophile Recommended Components 2023" from stereophile.com
- We joined the project "The Cinema Designer".
- Participation in the exhibition "AXPONA Best of Show".
- Participation in the exhibition "High End" in Munich, Germany.
2024
- The D15s active subwoofer received the Best in Class award and a 10/10 rating from AV Forums.
Perlisten Audio, although a new company on the Hi-Fi and High-End market, has literally “made a splash” in the relatively conservative world of speaker manufacturers. Many experts have named the company's top product as the most impressive-sounding speaker system and compare it to Magico, YG Acoustics, Rockport and Gamut. And the creators themselves say that the goal was to make the best speaker systems in the world. The company's first model released, its flagship, floor-standing speaker system PerListen S7t, became the first model in the world to be awarded the THX® Dominus certificate. This certification is the highest possible for home systems.
Perlisten Audio has now expanded to offices in the USA, Denmark and China. All components, including speakers, cabinets, crossovers, subwoofer amplifiers, as well as final finishing, painting and cabinet assembly are manufactured in the company's own factory in China. Control of the entire production chain, which is also less susceptible to supply problems that currently plague the consumer electronics market, allows achieving the required timing and quality, as well as reducing production costs.
