Tobian Soundsystems - Switzerland

[Synaxis]

Well well well....something nice coming soon in order to reunite the family...and to walk the SET talk...

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Luxury HiFi Distribution - the Tobian Distributor in the US has the Tobian 300B integrated at their store. I'm going to be getting it here to listen to.

 

[gionaz]

the 15 Signature Horn Speaker:

it is difficult to introduce this new audio reproduction project. because it is not spontaneous to make comparisons. usually one compares objects when there is the possibility of a competition, when some improving aspects of one leave room for some others of the other, here we are faced with something different, here one cannot make comparisons. There are not the usual adjectives recalling other people's experiences, to try to place a product in a more or less recognised ranking in the audiophile collective imagination.
But we are also here for that!
In a raw, synthetic way, I can state that compared to the model just below it, that is the 12 Signature, the 15 Signature brings tonal density to an absolute reference paradigm, there is more layering, more density, more naturalness, more spatiality and a sense of infinite expressive possibility.
The 15 Signature still needs to break in... but what I hear is already enough, It's very difficult for me to think of anything more than!
giona.

 

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the 15 Signature Horn Speaker:

it is difficult to introduce this new audio reproduction project. because it is not spontaneous to make comparisons. usually one compares objects when there is the possibility of a competition, when some improving aspects of one leave room for some others of the other, here we are faced with something different, here one cannot make comparisons. There are not the usual adjectives recalling other people's experiences, to try to place a product in a more or less recognised ranking in the audiophile collective imagination.
But we are also here for that!
In a raw, synthetic way, I can state that compared to the model just below it, that is the 12 Signature, the 15 Signature brings tonal density to an absolute reference paradigm, there is more layering, more density, more naturalness, more spatiality and a sense of infinite expressive possibility.
The 15 Signature still needs to break in... but what I hear is already enough, It's very difficult for me to think of anything more than!
giona.


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@gionaz could you share what kind of setup you are using with the Tobians?

 

[gionaz]

could you share what kind of setup you are using with the Tobians?

hello,
currently as a source I use TOTALDAC's top of the range Sublime with double reclocked Sublime
preamp and power amps Dissanayake (also known as the European kondo) and Atelier du Triode (not the current one which is a fake, but the original Italian brand)
LDMS MiniMax digital transport in large chassis with external power supply, expanded with all otional and upgrades and also the top of the range Jcat XACT S1 EVO
Cables: QSA Lanedri Ultimatum Infinity, Audience FrontRow Reserve, Chord the Music, Final touch Audio and Dyrholm Audio
two Ansuz D2 multi-sockets
two switches a Telegartner Premium and an Ansuz D2 (chosen for musicality), plus various other accessories

 

[Hyperion]

The Tobian 12 Signature has now been playing here for a couple of weeks... I can't praise these enough.

/ Marcus, www.perfect-sense.se

 

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The Tobian 12 Signature has now been playing here for a couple of weeks... I can't praise these enough.

/ Marcus, www.perfect-sense.se

Hi Marcus, has it been Phasemation SA-1500 & Tobian? Would be great if you could share a bit how these two work together?

 

[Hyperion]

Hi Marcus, has it been Phasemation SA-1500 & Tobian? Would be great if you could share a bit how these two work together?

I've spent most ot the time so far with the Phasemation SA-1500 (wonderful amp - perfectly balanced, natural, clear and dead quiet) and the Aries Cerat Protos (SOTA integrated).

/ Marcus, www.perfect-sense.se

 

[gionaz]

Tobian Sound Systems 15 Signature Horn Speakers have settled in. They’ve found their place, their balance, almost as if they sensed the ever-changing soul of my system and chose to dance with it. Break-in continues, but now it feels more like an inward refinement: the sound is taking shape calmly, with the quiet confidence of something that was always there, just waiting to be revealed.

What stands out is the naturalness. Not just in timbre, but in emotion. Notes feel played live, in the room, with a three-dimensionality that needs no gimmicks. Everything is there real, precise, and alive. There’s depth, richness, and an endless reservoir of nuance; each listen opens new doors.

The rest of the system does its best to keep up, though the active electronics are beginning to show their limits, not by fault, but by pedigree. What’s needed are two high-grade monoblock amplifiers, not necessarily single-ended, but thoroughbreds in their own right. Not to fix anything, but to fully release what is already quietly present, just waiting...

 

[Synaxis]

Tobian Sound Systems 15 Signature Horn Speakers have settled in. They’ve found their place, their balance, almost as if they sensed the ever-changing soul of my system and chose to dance with it. Break-in continues, but now it feels more like an inward refinement: the sound is taking shape calmly, with the quiet confidence of something that was always there, just waiting to be revealed.

What stands out is the naturalness. Not just in timbre, but in emotion. Notes feel played live, in the room, with a three-dimensionality that needs no gimmicks. Everything is there real, precise, and alive. There’s depth, richness, and an endless reservoir of nuance; each listen opens new doors.

The rest of the system does its best to keep up, though the active electronics are beginning to show their limits, not by fault, but by pedigree. What’s needed are two high-grade monoblock amplifiers, not necessarily single-ended, but thoroughbreds in their own right. Not to fix anything, but to fully release what is already quietly present, just waiting...

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Well written. I think the word 'natural' that you used to describe them is a good and accurate one.

 

[gionaz]

Well written. I think the word 'natural' that you used to describe them is a good and accurate one.

yes thank you, I think it is the most difficult goal for any acoustic speaker design! naturalness while maintaining density and expressive energy

 

[justaute]

As an owner of 12FH, I would love to hear the 12 Signature.

 

[Synaxis]

As an owner of 12FH, I would love to hear the 12 Signature.

I agree. I was offered to have the 10 Sig's sent to me for content creation but so far I am resisting. It's a tad less efficient than my 12FH's and I need every bit I can get when I run my 45 and 2A3 amps. For 300B's an up it would still be fine.