Zodiac
INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PRODUCTThe Zodiac is GamuT’s cost-no-object, limited edition flagship loudspeaker.
ZODIAC
Chief designer Benno Baun Meldgaard with one very simple but significant question: what if there were no limits? What if the GamuT loudspeaker was taken to the ultimate, removing any and all constraints – including price – to create a true masterpiece of musicality?
And so they got to work, pouring in every last ounce of their expertise and drawing on decades of psychoacoustic research and development.
The result? The Zodiac is their masterwork, their magnum opus.
A masterwork doesn’t tend to go into mass production and the Zodiac is no exception. Zodiacs are built as Steinway build their pianos: one at a time, by hand and with painstaking attention to each tiny detail at every step of the way. Nothing is rushed. Everything is given the utmost care and attention.
Just 12 pairs will be crafted each year – one per month, each bearing the relevant sign of the astrological zodiac.
DESIGN PRINCIPLE
- 3-way impulse optimised bass reflex floorstanding loudspeaker
DRIVERS & CROSSOVER
- Brand new custom-built drivers, created in collaboration with world-leading driver experts to deliver phenomenal dynamic response
- 1 x 1.5” tweeter: ring radiator, silk cone, neodymium magnet
- 1 x 7” mid-range: sliced paper cone, impregnated with a bespoke blend of natural oils
- 3 x 10″ woofer: paper cone, with GamuT solid wood dust cap for superior pistonic performance
- Drive units meticulously phase-aligned for pin-sharp soundstaging and flawless timing
- 3-way phase and impulse linear crossover design with DC coupled mid-range
- Crossover points 350 Hz & 2,250 Hz
- Crossover features superlative quality copper and silver capacitors from Danish experts Jantzen Audio
BODY
- Highly complex body showcases a new system of internal spacing, in which the mid-range and woofer chambers are semi-separated by bespoke acoustic filters, thus maximising the openness and dynamic response of the mid-range
- 21-28 layers (varies by section) of sustainably-sourced hand-selected real wood veneers, form-pressed into solid wood panels
- Curved shape and rear tilt designed for superior sonic performance
- Complex internal bracing strategically positioned to enable dynamic musicality
- Minimal but optimum internal damping
- 2 x 5mm brass and stainless steel rear-mounted ports precisely tuned for optimum impulse response
- Custom-designed front-face protects drivers while ensuring no acoustic obstruction
BASE
- Massive plate-and-spike base system, constructed in a five-layer sandwich of anti-resonance coated metal and a composite damping material, provides incredible stability and decouples speakers from floor
- Removable stainless steel ‘coasters’ to protect hard floors and damp resonance
- Finely-threaded adjusters enable effortless refining of vertical and horizontal tilt of loudspeakers to optimize the speakers’ sonic performance in your room
WIRING & CONNECTIONS
- GamuT Reference cabling internally throughout
- 4 input terminals to enable bi-wiring and bi-amping
- Gold-plated OFC copper input terminals with stainless steel ‘nuts’, compatible with stripped wire, 4mm banana plugs or custom 20mm spades
MADE IN DENMARK
- 100% designed and built in Denmark
SIZE & WEIGHT
- Dimensions (mm): 1,650 (height) / 310 (width) / 680 (depth)
- Dimensions (inches): 64.96 (height) / 12.20 (width) / 26.77 (depth)
- Weight 196 kg
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- Frequency response 16Hz to 40 kHz
- Nominal impedance 4 Ω
- Minimum impedance 2.9 Ω @ 180 Hz
- Sensitivity 90 dB / 2.83 V
WARRANTY
- 5 years
A stunning finishThe natural woods used to form the body of our loudspeakers play a key part in their organic, dynamic sound. So we never cover them with surface veneers. Instead, a small selection of luxurious tinted varnishes is used to achieve our stunning range of finishes.
Ivory
Maroon
Ruby
OnyxHitting the spotWith every GamuT loudspeaker, we offer useful guidance to help optimise the speakers’ placement in your room. With the Zodiac, we go that little bit further. Our chief designer, Benno Baun Meldgaard, will visit each Zodiac owner within 12 months of purchase to fine-tune the Zodiac to your particular listening room. Wherever you are in the world, Benno will come to you, all expenses on us.
GamuT Zodiac Wins TAS Golden Ear Award 2018
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GamuT award Jan 2014
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