Development and manufacturing of high-end integrated, pre- and power amplifiers, CD players and network players in Berlin.

Audionet GmbH

Berlin (Spandau) · Hamburg · KamenNew on Amplifa

1999Test of the Audionet SAM V2 in Stereo 12/99

3Own studios in Berlin, Hamburg and Kamen

approx. 25 kgDevice weight (Planck CD player)

High-End Audio TechnologyProduct segment

About Audionet

Audionet, based in Berlin, develops and manufactures audiophile high-end audio equipment: integrated amplifiers, pre- and power amplifiers, CD players, network players, power supplies as well as accessories and software. The company emerged from a research project at Ruhr University Bochum and is now based in Berlin. According to the company, the devices are distinguished by a scientifically grounded development approach based on precision measurement values and a signal path free of detours; the development team members come, among other things, from automotive and medical measurement technology. The enclosures are manufactured, among other things, in solid aluminum construction with resonance-optimized materials such as aluminum and slate; the electronics feature, among other things, dual-mono configurations, Class A output stages and specially made mica capacitors. Products such as Stern and Heisenberg (design: Hartmut Esslinger) as well as MACH and SCHRÖDINGER were presented at High End in Munich and received positive reviews in trade magazines such as Stereo, Audio and The Absolute Sound. Consultation and sales are handled through the company's own studios in Berlin (Spandau), Hamburg and Kamen, through selected dealers and a webshop.

Site: Berlin
Processes: Webshop with free delivery and two-week return policy, Consultation in own studios, Certificate of authenticity, Remote control/apps
Materials: Aluminum, Slate, Copper, Gold, Silver, Mica capacitors
Industries: High-End Audio Technology (amplifiers, CD players, network players)

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Development and circuit design
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Electronics manufacturing and assembly
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Enclosure manufacturing in aluminum/slate
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Final assembly and fine finishing
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Measurement and testing
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Sales via studios, dealers and webshop

Materials and Technology

Aluminum

Solid enclosure and front panel construction for resonance optimization, including on the Watt integrated amplifier and the limited SAM 20 SE.

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Slate

A slate plate inset into the device base optimizes the resonance characteristics of the Planck CD player.

Cu-Au-Ag

Copper, Gold, Silver

Internal wiring made of gold and silver strips as well as copper finish for the KLASSIK series.

Glim

Mica capacitors

Mica capacitors specially made for Audionet are used at sonically critical points.

Locations

Berlin (Spandau)

Headquarters / Studio Berlin

Materials: Aluminum, slate

Hamburg

Audionet Studio North – consultation and sales

Kamen

Audionet Studio West – consultation and sales

Products

**Integrated amplifiers (SAM, Watt)**Highbuild electronics · High-End Audio

**Preamplifiers (PRE G2, PRE I G3)**Preamplifier technology · High-End Audio

**Power amplifiers (MAX, Heisenberg, SCHRÖDINGER)**Power amplifier technology · High-End Audio

**CD players and sources (PLANCK, ART G3)**Converter and transport technology · High-End Audio

**Network players**Streaming technology · High-End Audio

**Power supplies (EPS G2, Ampere)**Power supply technology · High-End Audio

**Accessories**Cables and accessories · High-End Audio

Inside the production

Test Stern and Heisenberg, The Absolute Sound

Audionet MAX TAS Editors Choice Award 2023

Industries

High-End Audio Technology (amplifiers, CD players, network players)

Additional services

Webshop with free delivery and two-week return policyConsultation in own studiosCertificate of authenticityRemote control/apps

Reference customers

Voodoo Labs (partner)Vivid Audio (partner)

History

1999
Test of the Audionet SAM V2 in Stereo 12/99; the device has existed since the late 1990s.
Emerged from a research project at Ruhr University Bochum; subsequently relocated from Bochum to Berlin.
2017
New series with design by Hartmut Esslinger; tests of Stern & Heisenberg (i-fidelity) as well as Watt & Planck (Stereo 1/2017).
2018
Limited special edition SAM 20 SE, limited to 200 units, marking the 20th anniversary of the SAM.
2024
Presentation of MACH and SCHRÖDINGER at High End in Munich, positively reviewed among others by The Absolute Sound.