It's always fun to see non-audio companies get the hi-fi itch and jump into the wild waters of super sound. MuRata, makers of expensive add-on super tweeters, is a side project of a larger Japanese industrial company making such products as a bicycle-riding gyroscopic robot known as Murata Boy. Super tweeters and robots, makes sense in a weird Japanese kinda way.

Sound Fusion is the offspring of Global Wood Concepts, a multi-billion dollar Canadian furniture corporation. Big corporate parent company? This isn't necessarily a bad thing, of course. It means that whoever is actually in control of the speaker division has greater access to expensive industrial tools and a theoretically much larger piggy bank.

While Sound Fusion touts the furniture making tech that goes into the cabinet and crossover design, what really sets Sound Fusion apart, in my opinion, is their push for active speakers. In case you don't know, active speakers put the amplification inside of the speaker. Usually this means the manufacturer is able to choose the best amp for the job and place the amplification after the crossover which has all kinds of tech benefits. Many speaker manufacturers will admit that active speakers is the way to go but with hi-fi being what it is, audiophiles won't have anything to do with active speaks.

Sound Fusion uses NuForce amps in their $18k Hyperion speakers (shown) and the Ariels (Hyperions sans bass base). Positive Feedback has a review of the passive $10k Nova speakers and says they have, "fine detail, tremendous transient speed, and responsive dynamics." In real speak, the Sound Fusions aspire to audio laser status. SoundStage dropped by the Sound Fusion listening room and had similar thoughts about the Hyperions, comparing their level of resolution to that of the TAD super speakers. Interesting.