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What reviewers are saying
We read all the reviews. Here's what reviewers feel most strongly about:
- Alta Audio speakers are voiced to emulate the experience of live music events, striving for a "natural sounding" presentation akin to sitting in an expensive concert hall seat.
- The brand's proprietary "XTL" (eXtended Transmission Line) bass loading technology allows their speakers to achieve unusually deep and controlled bass from relatively compact enclosures, tuning cabinets like musical instruments.
- Alta Audio utilizes "DampHard," a multi-layered, multi-density material, in their cabinet construction, aiming to minimize unwanted cabinet vibrations and reduce the need for heavy internal damping.
- The designer heavily modifies the drivers themselves, rather than relying on off-the-shelf components, resulting in ribbon tweeters and dynamic woofers with unique specifications catered to their design goals.
Our favorite reviewer quotes:
- "I couldn't stop listening to them because they truly brought things out of my most familiar recordings that I had not heard before. The sparkle of piano tones, the nuances of different bassoon sounds, and the huge soundstage and presence all suggested a much larger speaker." (https://hometheaterhifi.com/reviews/speaker/bookshelf/alta-audio-alyssa-compact-speaker-review)
- "This is what Levy was talking about: the Alecs definitely played larger than their dimensions would imply: bass was deep—easily reaching just below 30Hz in my room—and the Alecs could sustain the notes, smoothly meeting their decay with each strike." (https://www.soundstageultra.com/index.php/equipment-menu/1077-alta-audio-alec-loudspeakers)
- "In my systems the Alta Alyssa loudspeaker did exactly that. I could listen all day at reference levels without fatigue; yet, during that time I never felt as if I was being spared any of the micro-details." (https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/alta-audio-alyssa)
- "The Alta Audio Adam speaker is a no-holds-barred audiophile bliss. It plays with visceralness and intimacy, providing an exciting and memorable experience each time you listen to it." (https://gadgetrytech.com/alta-audio-adam-loudspeaker-review-a-glorious-audiophile-powerhouse)
- "The Alta Audio Alyssa paints two of my absolute must-have qualities. The overall tonality contains a wisp of warmth that makes the human voice seem more human." (https://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0720/AltaAudioAlyssaLoudspeakerReview.htm)
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Products
Lineup comparison
We think it's helpful to understand how their products compare. To learn more about each, scroll to the section above to click through to individual product pages.
Alyssa Speakers
- Positioning: The compact loudspeaker offering, designed to deliver the performance of larger floor-standing speakers in a smaller form factor.
- Description: Produces deep, natural bass and intimate detail, making them ideal for small to medium-sized rooms. Features a ribbon tweeter and a proprietary midrange/woofer with a titanium former, which provides smoother dynamics and exceptional power handling compared to the Alec and Adam models.
Alec Speakers
- Positioning: A two-way floor-standing model positioned as a compact yet powerful option in Alta Audio's lineup.
- Description: Known for their natural and sonically accurate imaging, using a neodymium magnet ribbon tweeter and an 8.75" woofer, offering infrasonic bass and refined cohesion, distinguishing them from the Alyssa's more compact design and the Adam's three-way configuration.
Adam Speakers
- Positioning: A three-way floor-standing tower, offering a blend of style and performance in Alta Audio's lineup.
- Description: Excels in clarity and dynamics, with a 3rd generation ribbon tweeter and a wide-band midrange for low distortion and fast transient response. They are suitable for larger rooms, setting them apart from the Alec's two-way design and the Celesta's focus on smaller spaces.
Celesta FRM-2M Speaker
- Positioning: A full-range monitor speaker designed for audiophile-grade sound in smaller spaces.
- Description: Celebrated for its room-filling sound and advanced engineering, including silver foil capacitors and Litz wire inductors for remarkable clarity. It offers a more compact alternative to the Adam and Reference Tower models.
Reference Tower Speakers
- Positioning: Alta Audio's flagship model, representing the pinnacle of their design and sonic capabilities.
- Description: Features 11 drivers in a Dual Plane Mirror Imaging configuration, providing a nearly perfect impulse response and extended bass. They are best suited for large spaces and audiophiles seeking the ultimate in sound accuracy and aesthetic beauty, surpassing the capabilities of the Celesta and Aphrodite models.
Aphrodite Speakers
- Positioning: A state-of-the-art system named after the Greek goddess of love, offering a high-end listening experience.
- Description: Engineered with titanium formers and carbon fiber composite cones for linear response and excellent dispersion. They can accommodate larger size and higher power requirements, distinguishing them from the more compact Alyssa and Celesta models.
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What's your approach to customer support?
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What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
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About the brand
Our interview with the brand
What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
Unlike the vast majority of our competitors, who simply use others' active components, we have, from inception, March 2001, designed and manufactured our very own bespoke, proprietary drive units. The resultant filter networks are ridiculously simple. By controlling the whole process, we are able to derive the exact response from each in it's system. A little appreciated advange too, is we are able to provide spare parts for an extended period.
Any vibrating device will impart that vibration to the substrate to which it is fixed. At Vivid Audio at no time do we couple drive units to the cabinet directly, each is decoupled by a carefully selected soft, 30 shore silicone, memory free O ring. In the case of bass units, we go one step futher - in addition to the decoupling O ring, each driver is apposed by another identical bass unit in a reaction cancelling configuration. Expensive, resulting in an inert cabinet. Note the lack of visible fixing harware.
A perfect acoustic solution.
(No matter how heavy you make a loudspeaker cabinet, all one is doing is shifting the damped resonances in band. Place your ear against any loudspeaker to appreciate this. The worst case example is the ubiquitous eccentricly loaded sub woofer.)
We strive for as lower mass as possible in an extremely stiff configuration. The lower the mass, the lower the energy strorage. The same requirement as aircraft, race cars etc. There are many other unique technologies we employ, jointly presenting the cleanest window into the music. Our web page details these.
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
It would be foolhardy of me to send you a short list - by definition would exclude many excellent brands of which we have no knowledge. Suffice to say: Unusually, we expend an exorbitant effort in perfecting the loudspeaker / room interface, no sharp perturbations, corners, discontinuities, etc., and the loudspeaker / amplifier interface, ensuring at the minimum impedance, the current and voltage waveforms are close to being in phase - an ideal situation. Our loudspeakers present an easy load to the amplifier. Quality rather than quantity is emphasized.
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About the brand
Our interview with the brand
What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
Featured products
About the brand
Our interview with the brand
What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
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