Jean-Marie Hubert

Jean-Marie Hubert started out as a high-end retailer, and is now a specialist journalist and author of numerous books, including a tribute to the French masters of high-definition sound. He is the founder of Absolute Sounds International, a distributor of iconic high-end brands, and the Paris Audio Video Show, as well as being co-creator of the New York-based Esoter brand. In 1980, he was elected President of the Syndicat National de la Haute-Fidélité, which groups together leading high-end brands, and Vice President of SECIMAVI, an association of major international electronics trading companies.