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All the details below concerns the history of Audio Tecnology is taken of "The Danish speaker 100 year anniversary" book and we are really grateful to the authors of the book for such a valuable work.

Audio Technology was established by Ejvind and Per Skaaning in 1990 based on an idea of building small series of speaker drivers for consumers that wanted to have some degree of influence relating to electrical and mechanical criteria, in addition to appearance and style of the speaker.

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6" chauffeur with 3" voice coil. First driver established by Audio Technology was the 6" chauffeur. Audio Technology names its Flexunits motorists after the emissive cone size, because they run with lots of various front ring diameters and shapes. Front rings can vary a number of centimeters, in spite of using the same cone size. The physical shape of the chauffeurs was quickly developed and since it would not be restricted by physical dimensions, like heights, and so on it was chosen, the motorist chassis must include two rings - a front ring and a middle ring, linked by spacers and bolted together. A really versatile building and construction, that led directly to the name - Flexunits. 6" Flexunits was ended up with regards to the physical building and construction, however the shape of the cone was still to be established. It was done according to the 'Experimentation' principle and went on for month. Lots of tests, measurements and disposed of cones saw the day of light. Fortunately, this brought a great deal of experience and the procedure of finding the ideal geometry of the cone got easier for the chauffeurs to come. Sonus Faber (Italian speaker manufacturer) was currently interested in such a motorist, so turnover and sales was ensured from start. The driver, utilized in Sonus Faber EXTREMA, was hereby the first commercially utilized chauffeur of Audio Technology. It was produced with the Sonus Faber logo on the unique shaped front in addition to a private developed cone by the concepts of Franco Serblin. About 2000 Extrema mid-woofers have been produced, and the sales of these drivers, have contributed importantly to the ongoing structure and development of Audio Technology. Next newcomer was a 10" unit, also with 3" voice coil, but here advancement was rather quicker. The physical style was simply a question of enlarging the existing parts, but the cone structure development showed yet again to be quite time consuming. Then, a 4" unit was prepared and the need for a smaller voice coil occured. Like the 3" voice coil winding tool, the 2" tool was made as an adjustable tool to produce coils with many possible winding heights. Voice coil previous placed into the tool can be altered by 5 millimeter periods and winding heights to almost any offered goal. Also, the impedance can be of your own choice. The 4" Flexunits was built on the basis of the same ideas and from then cone building set to an ideal geometry went quickly. Experience does matter ... Hereafter, the 5" Flexunits was made and it quickly turned out to be a popular size chauffeur. A not too big a driver, that has the ability to produce fairly big sound in a small cabinet. Many speaker manufactures around the world have become well-known for producing speakers with excellent sound, on the basis of this driver. Also the Danish Hi-Fi publication Highfidelity, launched a do it yourself job 'Speak & Abyss' with the 5" Flexunits. Due to the narrow structure of the 5" chauffeur, it was necessary to alter the building of the basket. Instead of mounting the screws noticeably from the front, a row of deals with were concealed under the rubber-surround, permitting a somewhat smaller assembly. This step was rapidly embraced into the other drivers. 4", 5", 6", 8", 10", 12", and 15" chauffeurs were now available (1994) - some with 2" voice coil just - others with both 3" and 4" voice coils.

C-Quenze gets here Until now, all chauffeurs were constructed with the bolted together chassis, however in 2001 a new series comes around - the C-Quenze series. This series of motorists are in every element constructed from the very same parts and material as the Flexunits, with exception of the frame. It is now a cast frame. This implies the flexibility is reduced, but some specifications can still be changed. The cones are also altered as the energy is put into getting a slightly broader bandwidth. As this chauffeur is a bit more affordable than the Flexunits, it becomes rather popular, but still, there are consumers that desire what they call 'The genuine thing'.

In 2009, the Sandwich Cones appears. It is made from 2 reasonably thin carbon enhanced paper skins, which are glued together with expanding foam glue. The structure is light, however really stiff.

LR - magnet system Last effort is chauffeurs with an aerodynamic magnet system - the LR system (2012 ). The pole plates are rounded to an aerodynamic shape, preventing aero sounds and distortion from the motorist. The LR system comes just with the 120 mm magnet up until now. Today, Audio Technology ApS is still owned by Per Skaaning and two of his siblings.

Timeline. 1990 - Audio Technology ApS was established.

1991 - First industrial speaker system using Audio Technology drivers is evaluated in German Magazine Audio under the headline: "Nur fliegen ist schöner" meaning: "Only flying is Nicer".

1993 - Guarneri Homage of Sonus Faber is presented. The driver for this speaker is the greatest number of Flexunits produced. Copy No 001, is placed in the Violin Museum in Vicenza.

1994 - The biggest Flexunits - 15" - is finished. The very first Flexunits with 4" voice coil, meaning excellent power handling. Four sets were offered to Ace of Base studios in Sweden.

1995 - The Parcifal of Verity Audio in Canada is introduced. A popular speaker that has actually been produced in more or less the exact same design for twenty years.

1999 - The KA system sees the dawn of light. Full bodied bass at low levels, combined with great damping at X-max is possible.

2002 - For the very first time, Audio Technology chauffeurs have the honor of being in "Speaker of the Year" in Stereophile Magazine represented by Rockport Technologies Antares.

2007 - Six speakers with Audio Technology motorists in "Recommended Components" of Stereophile Magazine. Speakers from Peak-Consult, Sonus Faber and Verity Audio are represented.
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2008 - The sandwich cone drivers are presented, offering the Audio Technology woofers an upgrade concerning low distortion and 'edge' in the total sound experience.

2010 - The Innovative in The Absolute Sound: "... then I think that you will that Verity's Lohengrin isn't cause for buyer's remorse but extended elation.", J. Heilbrunn TAS.