Biography

Gene DellaSala (GDS), founder of Audioholics, has been an audio enthusiast since childhood. His passion for audio increased with age, which lead him to study Electrical Engineering where he earned a B.S.E.E. from the University of South Florida and pursued a career as an Analog Engineer. Before turning Audioholics into a full time career, Gene's past experiences include working in the technology group as a member of the technical staff for leading edge communications and defense companies designing analogue front ends of DSL modems, POTS Splitters and filters.  Gene was also the lead design engineer on  classified audio communications systems used on NAOC aircraft and the Pentagon.

Gene remains passionate about his engineering discipline and enjoys assisting hardware manufacturers in beta testing their products in efforts of mitigating hardware and firmware issues while offering critical product evaluation feedback for improving product performance, increasing value and product appeal to consumers. He is also responsible for brining standards into the cable industry by insisting on developing objective testing methods, measurements and analysis while also challenging many of the myths and snake oils surrounding the field.

In addition to his affinity of engineering, Gene is a music lover who enjoys playing the keyboard, and drums with fusion jazz and progressive rock influences being his forte. His ultimate goal is to achieve audible reproduction as close to un-amplified music as possible realizing the electronics, and most certainly the cables play a much smaller role than the loudspeaker-room interface.

Gene's Commitment to Audioholics

To maintain a system of checks and balances in the industry ensuring snake oil doesn't become the primary sales instrument of manufacturers and interface to consumers. Gene strives to uncover the facts behind product technologies and claims, always challenging these claims and pressing for higher expectations in performance and value for the end user. Gene is passionate about educating the masses of the importance of proper system set-up, room acoustics and avoidance of exotic cables which can do more harm than good. Gene believes education and understanding are the first and most vital steps in constructing a high performance home theater and music playback system.