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Suppliers of a carefully selected range of High-end Audio equipment since 2004

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Perfectly Crafted

Beautifully designed
Tailored to your needs
Incredible sound
Exceptional value

BRANDS

Amplifiers – Pre Amps – Integrated
Crayon Audio, Bakoon, Linear Tube Audio, Kinki Studio

Turntables – Phono Amp – Arms – Cartridges
Degritter, Soulines, TW-Acustic, B.M.C Audio, The Wand, Hana, Keystrobe

DAC’s – Streamers
Audiobyte, COS, Denafrips, Rockna, Soundaware, Kinki Studio

Speakers – Headphones – Drivers
Ilumnia, Cube Audio, RAAL-Requisite, Vintage Tannoy, Wolf Von Langa

Cables – Power Purifiers – Isolation Accessories
Artisan Acoustic, DH Labs, EquaRack, Melodika, Origin Live, Puritan Audio, IsoAcoustics, Wellfloat

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Feature Product Bakoon AMP-13R

“As such it did brilliantly off the miniature but potent new Bakoon AMP-13R. Exploiting this to stick to the always attractive downsizing theme, I eliminated the Wyred4Sound STP-SE MkII preamp and LinnenberG Liszt or Gold Note PA-1175 MkII monaural amplifiers from the equation. The tiny black Bakoon filled the room at less than half mast on its gain pole, leaving absolutely nothing under the table whilst simplifying box count and wallet strain.

Don’t underestimate this driver’s transparency and reflexes due to its unexpected geometry or diameter. It just takes a direct-coupled amplifier of unusual bandwidth and purity like the Bakoon to reveal its full potential and sail right past very pedigreed competitors.”

Srajan Ebaen
6moons

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Feature Product Bakoon AMP-13R

The AMP-13R sums up Bakoon’s mastery in every possible way to build a world-class compact audio amplifier.

The patent-pending JET Bias circuit has brought the SATRI Circuit to a whole new level in terms of electrical performance and sound quality. An ultra-fast, wide bandwidth, full discrete design with zero negative feedback.

The AMP-13R is most likely the slimmest analogue audio amplifier ever developed with this performance. Not only is it slim, nothing is wasted anywhere to make such a complete design that nonetheless achieves the highest possible sound quality and optimal performance.

Simply put, the AMP-13R redefines what is possible in a compact amplifier.

Feature Product Bakoon AMP-13R

TECHNICAL DATA

“The AMP-13R delivers 25wpc/8Ω with 22.dB of max gain to the speakers or headphones (high), 7dB max for headphones (low). Bandwidth is 10Hz to 0.5MHz. True variable gain is set with an MCU-controlled 50-step attenuator.

Inputs are 1 x 3.68Ω current-mode Satri on BNC and 2 x 10kΩ standard voltage-mode on RCA. Power consumption is 100 watts max. All of it fits into a 23cm² foot print of just 5.5cm height of which the front panel takes up only 2.7cm. Weight: 4kg.

At 25wpc, the AMP-13R’s Exicon lateral Mosfets will drive any headphone ever made. The ultra-efficient power transformer is by Avel Lindberg of Connecticut and like the AMP-51R/41, the power supply features an auto-sensing voltage switcher.”