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Who knew something so insignificant could transform the performance of your audio components? We sure didn't, until we tried the QSA fuses. QSA's proprietary metallurgical treatment process makes their products very powerful component upgrades. One of our top tweaks! -
GAIA I isolators provide improved sound clarity and openness for floor standing speakers and subwoofers weighing 220 lbs (100KG) or less. GAIA I isolators are finished with a machined stainless steel housing with an elegant dark chrome finish. Incorporating IsoAcoustics patented design principles, the GAIA I provides a high degree of isolation while resisting lateral movement and oscillations to maintain alignment with the listening position. Internal reflections from the hard-supporting surface are attenuated resulting in greater sound clarity and openness. The GAIA I will reveal clarity and openness from your speakers like you’ve never heard. -
Within our Lampizator team we had set a new challenge: to create an entirely new DAC not based on any model from the past but with no frills, no bells or whistles , no volume control, no remote control, no preamp - just a bare bone DAC with the best possible sound and at the lowest possible cost of everything thats not sound.
We have Horizon 99 digital engines available after the Horizon1 DAC is upgraded to H360 - we can recycle the famous, babulously complex and fabulously good sounding engine.
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The HANA-Umami Black continues the brand’s legacy of “Brilliant and Gorgeous” sound.
Master cartridge designer Masao Okada-san of Excel Sound celebrates over 5 decades of innovation and excellence with his new masterpiece, featuring a diamond cantilever and new “OKD” High-Efficiency Moving Coil Generator. The Umami Black is much more than just an Umami Red with a diamond cantilever.
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The HANA-Umami Way The HANA-Umami Blue high-end moving coil cartridge combines the vision of Master cartridge designer Okada-san with the history of unique materials, classic Japanese techniques, and modern audio engineering. The Auricle™ body design, unique and exclusive to our Umami series, is CNC machined from Duralumin. Sharing key Umami Red ingredients, including the precision-cut diamond stylus, Boron cantilever, and high-purity copper wires, then combining these with the Alnico magnet-based generator found in the famous Hana ML, creates the exceptionally musical Umami Blue. This synergistic relationship in MC cartridge design between specific materials, unique body design, a sophisticated generator, and hand-built precision is critical for outstanding cartridge performance. This creates a memorable and emotional experience, reminiscent of a meal at a Michelin 3-star restaurant, with every element and detail working in concert. All the major parts in a HANA-Umami Blue are manufactured in-house by Excel Sound with its rich history spanning over 50 years. Excel’s highly trained craftsmen skillfully hand assemble the HANA-Umami Blue ensuring an intensely musical experience furthering the HANA “Brilliant and Gorgeous” sound quality. Umami Sound - Exceptional Musical Quality -
The HANA-Umami Way The HANA-Umami Red high-end moving coil cartridge combines brilliant materials and classic Japanese techniques with modern audio engineering. Ebony wood, rare-earth magnets, precision-cut diamond, high-purity copper wires, Urushi lacquering, and CNC machined Duralumin synergize under the vision of Hana designer Okada-san. The synergistic relationship in MC generators between magnet, armature, and coil windings is a critical aspect of outstanding cartridge design; and like a signature dish at a Michelin 3-star restaurant, every element and detail working in concert results in a memorable and emotional experience. All the major parts in a HANA-Umami Red are manufactured in house by Excel Sound with its rich history spanning over 50 years. Excel’s highly trained craftsmen skillfully hand assemble the HANA-Umami Red ensuring an intensely musical experience furthering the HANA “Brilliant and Gorgeous” sound quality. Umami Sound - Wonderful Taste in Music -
The Harmony turntable delivers the emotional connection to music you’ll only get with the highest echelon of analog playback. It starts with the extraordinary balance of the Pure Fidelity “hybrid” design. The midrange is rich and the timbre of instruments and voices are real and tangible. The noise floor is uncommonly low, an inky black background from which music emerges with detailed highs and superb bass resolution. Appropriate for a component of this stature, the deck benefits from our most comprehensive countermeasures against shelf-borne vibration and resonance. The result is a musical instrument of rare quality. -
The DAC of the future just when we thought, that our current flagship DAC, the Pacific would be the end of the road for us, we decided to change the tactics concerning the improvements. Instead of making small incremental improvements of the Pacific, we decided to freeze it and instead - start a new project. Little did we know about the coming future - about the covid, lockdowns and AKM factoiry fire. Starting from a blank sheet we tried to reinvent everything about the DAC that we know, while learning what we don’t. In 2019 we heard for the first time the prototype and frankly - we were shocked how much superior it is from what we are used to. Thanks to a revolutionary chip technology, like nothing we ever saw before - it was possible to create a real monster. It took almost one year to write a software that controls the DAC process, especially for DSD512. By using our own custom firmware we made a DAC that nobody else has and nobody else will. the engine code name is #19 Summarising, the DAC turned out to be incredibly good. Hence the name THE HORIZON. It is something we look into while on the ocean. It is where we are aiming. From the competitor's perspective - the Horizon is where they see us. It is also something endless, undefined, and desired. That's where we wanna be. -
In the world of audiophiles, there is purist group militating for simplicity in tube amplification systems focusing on the use of the tube designed in the early days of tube technology: the directly heated triodes of which the most famous is the 300B. I300 is built around a simple 300B push-pull without feedback which offers unequalled musiciality of this tube. After the preamplification using an ECC82, the signal feeds a phase inverter (called Schmitt) followed by 6SN7 triodes sufficient to drive the 300B. The power supply is another strong point. In addition to the fact that each stage has its own power supply, particular care has been taken with the 300Bs themselves. As direct heated triodes, the heater is the cathode. This requires a very "clean" power supply with no less than seven separate power circuits. As for all our devices, transformers are designed and manufactured in our workshop. The one dedicated to the power supply, uses a magnetic circuit EI M6X of a design which gives a very stable operation, without noise and with a reduced overheating. The output ones use a double CV38 magnetic circuit built according to our standards. The I300 is the only integrated with such an output transformer. A design mode that allows the device to appear much more powerful than its 10W may suggest!Specifications
Type Integrated Amplifier wiht remote control Bias Automatic Power 10W - Class A Input type 5 lines, 1 Bypass output, 1 loudspeakers output Bandwidth 20 Hz to 55kHz @-3dB Sensibility 100 mV Number of blocks 1 Tubes list 4 x 300B, 2 x 6SN7, 3 x ECC82 Dimensions 40 X 40 X 25.5 CM Weight 39Kg Consumption 300 VA -
At Aavik, we value our heritage—but we believe the best is yet to come. Building on the success of the I-880, we distilled its finest qualities into a more compact design. The result: the I-x88 series, which exceeded our expectations in both form and performance. Sleek, powerful, and refined, the I-x88 amplifiers embody everything we stand for—and where we’re headed. The Aavik I-x88 series is the result of a unique collaboration between two renowned designers. Gryphon Audio’s esteemed founder, Flemming Erik Rasmussen, joined Aavik’s team in 2021, bringing over 35 years of design expertise. Merging his artistic vision with Michael Børresen’s innovative technical approach, they crafted the I-188, I-288, and I-588 amplifiers to not only look stunning but to deliver an exceptional auditory experience. The I-x88 Series includes the following: I-588, I-288, and I-188 integrated amplifiers. -
The Icon 12 is the new revision of our Award-Winning Icon which has been on the market for 8 years, winning acclaim in many reviews. The Icon 12 has big shoes to fill.
High-efficiency horn speaker designed to be as balanced and natural sounding as possible.
Due to its high impedance (nominal 8 ohms) and generous sensitivity, the Icon 12 speaker works exceptionally well with both low-power tube amplifiers as well as conventional A-AB and Class D amplifiers. If more headroom is desired for higher volumes in larger spaces, the Icon 12 got your back. -
As Heritage was meant to be a tribute to the work of Gianni Borinato, co-founder of Pathos, a heartfelt acknowledgment of his innovations and contributions to the world of audiophiles, similarly InPoL Legacy represents the ideal legacy of Gaetano Zanini, co-founder, and owner of Pathos. A superb design, the ultimate in Pathos technology packed into an integrated amplifier, which takes the listening philosophy developed over 25 years by the company to extremes, both in terms of component choice and the absolute performance of this masterpiece.
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