15 Years, 15Watts, Quindecim

[Aries Cerat]

Happy new year to all!

To celebrate our 15 years since company's establishment,we decided to name our new smallest but very very special stereo amp accordingly.Quindecim it is, or,,15 ,as many as it's wattage,as many as our years established.
The new amp uses our NOIES technology (or "Pondera tech") which sets this amplifier sound apart .
Going to be launched soon so stay tuned for more info and pictures
Cheers
S

 

[orfeo_monteverdi]

[please forgive my poor English]

Happy new year,

A "compact" (?) 15W amplifier* ? It is exactly what I wished/needed. They did it ! Great.
*It seems to be a power amplifier, not an integrated.

// UPDATE 14/1/24 (see Aries Cerat's answer in the next post for details)
But here is my usual first, anxious question: 1.what is the size, in cm? (WxDxH) 500mmW x 490mmD x 165mmH
2. The power supply: is it embedded, or in an separate power supply case ? //One box design
3. What is the gain ? (in dB) // two gain settings of 2/8db gain
4. Is the "NOIES technology" 100% tubes technology, or a (disruptive?) tube&solid-state mix ? // The NOIES is a circuit, not an active element technology like Inverted Triode or TriodeFet. It is a circuit that can be implemented using [various] signal tubes
5. What about 4 Ohms loudspeakers (linear impedance) pairing with that technology ? //to be continued...

Thanks.
Best wishes ;-)

 

[Aries Cerat]

Hello and happy new year my friend

Yes it is power amp not integrated.
It is relatively compact, compared to our other amps but not small, it is same size as a Protos if you are familiar (500mmW x 490mmD x 165mmH) and heavy.

One box design.

This is a low gain, single stage and single ended design, using the NOIES technology.
So it does need some good drive. It has two gain settings of 2/8db gain, so meant to be driven by a ballsy preamp.
In terms of gain/power, you can say it is a special purpose amp,not one size fits all. But perfectly suited for pairing into a high gain system.

The NOIES is a circuit, not an active element technology like Inverted Triode or TriodeFet.
It is a circuit that can be implemented using small signal tubes, big power tubes, TriodeFet, or Inverted Triodes etc.

In that sense, you can use this circuit and combine with our other techs to make some extremely interesting designs.

The Pondera for example is the NOIES circuit using small signal tubes, to make a line stage.
Using medium power tubes, we now made the Quindecim.

(spilling the beans now) Using TriodeFet tech + NOIES we are designing and making a VERY special mono amp, and using Gen3 Inverted Triodes+NOIES, we are in the process of designing a flagship preamp.

So pretty excited about what this brings to the table.

The Quindecim in particular, is for systems with sensitive speakers, with some gain to spare(from high output dac/pre), and will be our smallest and least expensive amp to date. Performance wise, depending on preamp used, the ceiling of performance is only limited by the pre amp, as it shoots well above it's price point by quite a margin.

Cheers
S

 

[Verdier]

(spilling the beans now) Using TriodeFet tech + NOIES we are designing and making a VERY special mono amp

Hi Stavoros,

Once again very, very cool what you design. And to be honest, it's always surprising. Just like what I quoted above

As far as the Monoamp is concerned: High Gain or low gain, that is the question ....