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- Advance Paris products feature a hybrid design, blending a tube preamp stage with a solid-state power amplifier, aiming for a balance of warmth and power.
- Advance Paris stands out by offering a comprehensive set of features, often including built-in CD players, DACs, phono stages (MM/MC), and streaming capabilities in their integrated amplifiers, offering an all-in-one solution.
- The brand is noted for its distinctive aesthetic, often incorporating blue VU meters, transparent acrylic front panels, and tube viewing windows, creating a unique, eye-catching appearance.
- They offer a wide array of connectivity options, including multiple analog and digital inputs, and subwoofer outputs, catering to diverse system configurations and source preferences, though Bluetooth is often an optional add-on.
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- Atoll products are hand-made in France. Their products are known for their "Atoll signature," described as a potent sound, insightful, muscular, and a somewhat darker timbre (though this is sometimes defied), with a wide dynamic range and a focus on the overall presentation of the soundstage.
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In our amplifiers we choose to only use discrete component stages with low feedback where many other brands use mainly operational amplifiers that is for us the "tin can food" of electronic.
The other key point is the use of stages without feedback for the current-voltage conversion and for the impedance adaptation stages of our converters.
What's your approach to customer support?
We offer a all round support: We and our dealers answer to any customer question and we also offer a technical support to importers, dealers and final customers each time there is a request. We do most of the after sale in our factory in France and all our importer have also a technical centre we are in close relationship with.
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
We use many different tracks of acoustic music: in our short list we use great orchestra classical music, Jazz, rock and singing, From Gustav Mahler to Patricia Barber and from Dominique A to Bojan Z. But the most important is to live with the product, the way the emotion is transmitted is decisive.
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Speakers we love to pair with our device are: Atohm, Atlantis lab, Pro Ac, Diptyque Audio, Dynaudio, Dali, Sonus Faber, PE Leon, Martin Logan. But there is no restriction in the speakers brand, the only restriction is not to match speakers with very low impedance with amplifiers not adapted.
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- Coaxial driver design is a core element, used even in their more affordable models, enhancing spatial coherence and minimizing diffraction, a design choice they heavily promote for its acoustic benefits.
- Cabasse often incorporates DSP technology for room correction (ARCS) and sound signature adjustments (DEAP), enabling their speakers to adapt to different listening environments.
- While known for hifi audio, they also offer integrated streaming options, exemplified by their StreamControl app, compatible with various music services and DLNA playback.
- Their signature design is spherical enclosures, minimizing cabinet-induced diffraction and enabling wide sound dispersion, and they are found throughout their product lines, from the entry level to reference models.
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I think there are four pillars, but they’re all intertwined. The first is the 75 years of acoustics and R&D. We were one of the first companies to create the coaxial driver itself. Today, a lot of companies use coaxial or geo concentric designs, but we were one of the first in 1958 to develop it. You’ll find this in 90% of our lineup. The second is the connectivity aspect. More than 10 years ago, we were acquired by a company whose specialty was connectivity (UPNP, DLNA, and other connectivity protocols). The CEO saw Cabasse as an amazing brand, and he recognized that the audio market was shifting; similar to how Sonos pioneered multi-room wireless audio in the mid-market in the early 2000s. The same shift started happening in the high-end hi-fi industry, but very few companies had the expertise. So he purchased Cabasse, and now we have acoustics, coaxial driver design, high-excursion woofer technology, and robust connectivity; plus DSP and active filtering. These are things we’ve been doing for a while. And I’d also say the design makes us stand out.
What's your approach to customer support?
Now that we’re basically our own distributor in the U.S., we work directly with dealers. We offer warranties on drivers; ranging from 3 to 5 years, or lifetime depending on the product. We just launched a new product in Munich, and it comes with a lifetime driver warranty. If a customer buys a product and a driver fails, the dealer comes to us and says, “Hey, can you help my client?” Then we either get in touch with the customer directly, if the dealer agrees, or the dealer takes care of it. Not every dealer has the ability to repair, especially since many of our products are heavily electronics-based. In some cases, we’ll just replace the entire unit. We also have a policy where, within a certain period, if the electronics fail, we’ll replace the unit for free. Generally, it’s 3 to 5 years for drivers, and 2 years for electronics.
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
We actually have a playlist on Qobuz with all of our demo tracks. Off the top of my head, for precision and showcasing microdetails, I really like the track called “Soft Landing” by Hadouk Trio. It’s a very clean and amazingly recorded track. I also like “Magnetic Lies” by Malia to show the low end and precision. and fact that our woofer technology provides a lot of dispersion without distortion. The coil never leaves the magnetic field, so you get a lot of excursion. Plus, our DSP helps a lot. We want people to experience that at a given price and speaker size; they have a lot to play with.
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- Davis Acoustics leverages in-house driver design and manufacturing, a legacy dating back to 1986, to offer unique driver combinations like Kevlar mids and carbon fiber woofers, tailored for balanced sound.
- They are known for meticulous attention to cabinet design, often employing features like reinforced MDF, internal bracing, rounded edges, and strategically placed vents to minimize unwanted resonances and optimize acoustic performance.
- A key element of the Davis Acoustics sound signature is a focus on delivering a natural and detailed midrange, frequently utilizing Kevlar drivers to achieve richness, texture, and clarity in vocal and instrumental reproduction.
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- Devialet products stand out with their uniquely futuristic, often spherical designs, setting them apart from conventional speakers.
- The brand incorporates proprietary technologies like ADH amplification, SAM speaker matching, and HBI bass implosion, which contribute to exceptional sound quality and robust bass response.
- The brand integrates seamlessly with modern streaming ecosystems, offering compatibility with Apple AirPlay 2 and Spotify Connect, and has recently updated its products to incorporate Roon Ready status.
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We’re about planar magnetic speakers—with actual bass. Many others of this type don't have bass. Instead of just having magnets on one plane on either side of the voice coil, we put them front and back. We’re a cross between a Magnepan and a Martin Logan insofar as this driver topology inspiration. This gives you more x-max so you can get more output, which means better bass response.
Tradeoffs: More expensive, and possibly still not as bassy as the biggest EDM speakers can pull off. But it’s magical for everything else.
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- Elipson's speakers often feature visually striking, science fiction-like designs, setting them apart from more conventionally styled competitors.
- The brand draws heavily on its legacy, reviving iconic models from the past and incorporating design cues from its classic speakers.
- They use coaxial point-source drivers and spherical enclosures in some models to minimize diffraction and internal resonance for a more coherent soundstage.
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- Focal monitors are noted for their "mid-forward" sound, guiding users toward balanced mixes, particularly in the midrange frequencies, which aids in crucial EQ and dynamics decisions.
- They integrate an inverted dome tweeter crafted from Aluminum/Magnesium or Beryllium, optimizing high-frequency dispersion and minimizing distortion through back wave absorption.
- Focal frequently employs flax or "W" composite sandwich cones in their mid-bass drivers, providing a lightweight yet rigid diaphragm construction that delivers exceptional definition and controlled bass.
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- Jadis amplifiers are characterized by their signature aesthetic, featuring polished stainless steel chassis with brass-colored accents, creating a distinctive and luxurious appearance.
- They meticulously hand-wind and resin-pot their own output transformers, considered central to the brand's sonic signature and speaker-matching capabilities, and offer a lifetime warranty on them.
- The brand prioritizes a natural and engaging musical presentation, focusing on harmonic richness, tonal color, and conveying the emotion and intent behind recordings.
- Jadis maintains a Class A push-pull design philosophy across its amplifier range, emphasizing low distortion and maximizing musicality, with a limited use of negative feedback.
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- The brand emphasizes a particular approach to digital audio described as "le son vrai" or "the true sound", aiming for an analogue-like character.
- They are committed to the ongoing support of physical media formats like CD and SACD, even while incorporating modern streaming capabilities.
- Métronome handcrafts all of its products in France, emphasizing quality construction and attention to detail.
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- Totaldac's DACs employ a discrete R2R resistor ladder design, utilizing meticulously chosen, high-precision Vishay Bulk Metal Foil resistors (typically 100+ per channel), rather than integrated DAC chips, for its digital-to-analog conversion.
- The brand stands out for its highly natural and "analogue-like" sound, often described as possessing tonal density, harmonic richness, and a realistic presence that some find lacking in many other digital sources.
- Totaldac products offer a unique level of customizability, allowing users to select options such as DSD playback, bass boost, and even the material of the front panel to tailor the sound to their preferences.
- They have designed their digital volume control to minimize negative impact, offering the flexibility to connect directly to a power amplifier, but recommend the use of an external preamplifier.
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- Triangle leverages its Esprit Ez series paper cone technology in its more affordable Borea line, allowing for stunning realism and tonality in the midrange at an accessible price point.
- Triangle speakers leverage their Efficient Flow System (EFS) tweeter design, pairing a silk dome with a phase plug to provide a wide sound dispersion and airy, delicate high frequencies.
- Triangle's Borea line incorporates their Driver Vibration Absorption System (DVAS), which braces the drive units and uses high-density foam to minimize cabinet vibrations and enhance clarity, contributing to the overall sound quality.
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- Trinnov's core technology, the Optimizer, utilizes a sophisticated 3D microphone system to perform detailed time- and frequency-domain measurements of the listening environment, enabling precise room correction and speaker optimization.
- The brand's products stand out for their ability to remap speaker locations virtually, correcting for less-than-ideal placements and creating a more accurate and immersive soundstage.
- Unlike many processors relying on fixed DSP chips, Trinnov utilizes a software-based architecture on an Intel platform, offering flexibility through software updates and support for the latest audio formats and features.
- They offer extensive customization options, including fully assignable channels, comprehensive bass management, and target curve adjustments, allowing users to fine-tune the audio to their specific tastes and room characteristics.
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