After a short scenic walk from the corporate office, we have arrived to the operations center. As seen previously, From left is Jerome Andre, Holger Fromme and Armin Kraus(Technical Manager)
As we enter the foyer area of the operations center, we see multiple colored horns decorating the feature wall and a bar counter
Look around and you’ll see a full range of Avantgarde horn speakers on display every where
And more Avantgarde speakers, just like a showroom!
World wide accolades come in for Avantgarde speakers too!
Group photo session for the Japanese dealer network
And what’s this curious piece on display?
And this? There are actually the inner chassis and outer shell, which functions as heat sink for Avantgarde XA series amplifiers
This a sample fascia plate sample which customers can choose from to customize their XA amplifier
Now, this would be the fascia of my choice on my XA amplifier, rich glossy Tianshan walnut wood panel!
The complete XA amplifier with aluminium fascia plate
A visibly proud Holger seen here giving us the up to date scene at Avantgarde Acoustics, as the company celebrates it’s 25th Anniversary with pride. There’s a new direction for the company, a completely new speaker design language……..
The Avantgarde Zero 1 XD is the first step in to the company’s new development strategy. It has won many audio acolades and product design awards world wide
All the awards for the Avantgarde Zero 1 XD, including the prestigious German Design Award Special 2016. This is the first time that an audio company is receiving the honor
Also find the showroom 360 degree view experience below, courtesy of Avantgarde Acoustics
(click and move around to view!)
Next, we do the nitty gritty of horn speaker production!
Eugene Ngoh, the veteran who has worked for numerous dealers including Asia Sound and Swedish Statement, has opened his own showroom in Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya.
By Lam Seng Fatt
After the Kojo Technology Crystal Ep virtual grounding plugs improved the sound when fixed to the black terminals of my ATC speakers, I tried the third plug with RCA cap on my preamp. I couldn't find any unused RCA input in my streamer/transport, DAC or power amp, so I had to use the tube Lamm LL2 Deluxe preamp for the test.
By Lam Seng Fatt
Kenix Chua of Begins Acoustic gave me the opportunity to try grounding speakers when she handed me three Kojo Technology Crystal Ep virtual grounding plugs on the last day of the Kuala Lumpur International AV Show last weekend. Two of them had spades while the third had an RCA plug. I was told to plug them into the black terminals of the speakers or an unused black RCA jack of the preamp, DAC or streamer.
