Jim Swantko has been an audiophile since his teenage years cutting his teeth with high performance car audio stereo systems which lead him all the way to becoming a professional audiophile reviewer. Jim’s system goal is to recreate the energy and magic that one experiences while listening to a live performance. His taste in music is eclectic ranging from acoustic folk to jazz to heavy metal so it has to be a jack of all trades. This pursuit has led him to experiment with ultra-high end surround systems, tube systems, full active systems and everything in between.
Jim professionally has written audiophile and home theater content for HomeTheaterReview.com and AudiophileReview.com until late 2019. Today, Jim writes about audiophile topics and reviews audiophile gear at FutureAudiophile.com exclusively. Jim has over 20 years experience as a professional writer in the audiophile and consumer electronics space.
Jim Swantko’s audiophile specialties include a true expertise in matters relating to code and engineering. He is also well-invested in his reference audiophile system which is over $250,000 in value. Because of the efforts put into his reference audiophile listening room, Jim is a sought after reviewer for other, comparable uber-expensive audiophile components.
Jim attended North Carolina State University where he earned Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering degrees. He has been in the wireless industry for nearly 30 years working both domestically and internationally.
Jim lives in North Carolina with his audiophile wife (yes, you read that right) and son where they enjoy boating, hunting, mountain biking and almost everything else outdoors. Jim also is a major “gear head” who is either wrenching on his racecar or his rock-crawler.
Jim Swantko’s Reference Audiophile System
Lumin U1 Mini Streamer (read the review)
Esoteric DV-50 CD/SACD/DVD-A Player
Weiss Helios DAC (read the review)
Mark Levinson 326s Preamplifier (read the review)
CH Precision L1 Preamp and CH Precision X1 external power supply (read the review)
CH Precision M1.1 Power Amp (read the review)
Rockport Avior II Speakers (read the review)
Audiophile Cables by WireWorld
LG 77 inc OLED 4K Monitor
Salamander Equipment Rack
