Audionet

The approach

Audionet gives GTT a dependable foundation for systems built around resolution, dynamic freedom, and long-term musical satisfaction.

Engineering Philosophy

Audionet approaches solid-state design as a problem of signal preservation. Designed and manufactured in Germany, its components are built around wide bandwidth, exceptionally low noise, disciplined power-supply architecture, and carefully controlled signal paths. The objective is not to impose a recognizable sonic signature, but to reduce the electronic obstacles between the recording and the listener.

That philosophy reaches its fullest expression in the STERN preamplifier and HEISENBERG monoblocks. Their scale and construction are formidable, but the more important achievement is the control behind them: stable operation, enormous current capability, and the ability to remain composed as musical demands increase.

Listening Experience

Audionet is defined by transparency without thinness, speed without aggression, and authority without weight for its own sake. Bass is exceptionally controlled and properly differentiated. Dynamic changes arrive immediately, yet the presentation retains body, tonal neutrality, and a natural sense of space.

In a well-resolved system, the electronics recede. The soundstage opens, instrumental relationships become easier to follow, and complex music remains intelligible at both low and high levels. STERN and HEISENBERG remain among the most complete solid-state combinations we have experienced.

GTT’s Perspective

We represent Audionet because its engineering priorities align with ours: preserve the source, control the loudspeaker, and allow the character of the recording to determine the character of the experience. The range also makes this philosophy available at several levels, with performance that is unusually strong relative to class.

Audionet gives us a dependable foundation for systems built around resolution, dynamic freedom, and long-term musical satisfaction. It is serious engineering in service of a simple result: less electronics, more music.

GTT Perspectives & Reference Notes

These notes go further into the range, and into how it behaves in a system.

• Audionet AMP I V2: Stereo power amplifier →

  The AMP I V2 is Audionet’s stereo power amplifier, bridgeable to mono.

• Audionet AMP: Mono power amplifiers →

  The AMP is Audionet’s mono power amplifier, sold as a pair.

• Audionet AMPERE: External power supply →

  AMPERE is Audionet’s Scientist Series external power supply.

• Audionet ART G5: CD player & D/A converter →

  The ART G5 is Audionet’s CD player and high-end D/A converter.

• Audionet DNA I: Network integrated amplifier →

  The DNA I is Audionet’s network integrated amplifier: streamer, preamplifier and power amplifier in one compact chassis.

• Audionet DNC: Network streamer & D/A converter →

  The DNC is Audionet’s Digital Network Client: a network streamer and D/A converter.

• Audionet DNP: Network preamplifier & streamer →

  The DNP is Audionet’s Digital Network Preamplifier: a reference preamplifier and streamer in one chassis.

• Audionet EPC: Mains controller for PAM G2 →

  The EPC is the precision external mains controller for Audionet’s PAM G2 phono preamplifier.

• Audionet EPX: External power supply →

  The EPX is Audionet’s external power supply upgrade for its existing components.

• Audionet HUMBOLDT: Integrated amplifier →

  HUMBOLDT is Audionet’s Scientist Series integrated amplifier, carrying the technology of STERN and HEISENBERG into a single chassis.

• Audionet MAX: Mono power amplifier →

  MAX is Audionet’s mono power amplifier.

• Audionet PAM G2: Phono preamplifier →

  The PAM G2 is Audionet’s phono preamplifier, with inputs for two turntables and an external precision power supply.

• Audionet PLANCK2: CD player & D/A converter →

  PLANCK2 is Audionet’s Scientist Series CD player and D/A converter.

• Audionet PRE G2: Preamplifier →

  The PRE G2 is Audionet’s reference preamplifier.

• Audionet PRE I G3: Preamplifier →

  The PRE I G3 is Audionet’s fully equipped preamplifier with a headphone output.

• Audionet SAM 20 SE: Integrated amplifier →

  The SAM 20 SE is a strictly limited 20th-anniversary edition of Audionet’s SAM integrated amplifier.

• Audionet WATT: Integrated amplifier →

  WATT is Audionet’s Scientist Series integrated amplifier.

• Mach & Schrödinger · GTT Perspective →

  Mach and Schrödinger are Audionet’s ultra-reference linestage and monoblock — the Scientist Series engineering of STERN and HEISENBERG, distilled into a pair for a wider range of serious systems.

• Stern & Heisenberg · GTT Perspective →

  STERN and HEISENBERG are Audionet’s statement Scientist Series linestage and monoblock amplifiers — engineered with Hartmut Esslinger to disappear into the music.