M5-HPA

The dramatic reduction in distortion realized by Vandersteen’s patented Perfect-Piston™ drivers (US patent #8320604) made it clear to Richard Vandersteen that the next speaker performance frontier would only be achieved by designing a radical new state-of-the-art amplifier from the ground up. The resulting flagship M7-HPA inspired a more compact, practical solution: the M5-High Pass Amplifier (M5-HPA). This high-pass amplifier is excellent with Quatros, SUB THREEs (combined with any brand loudspeaker), and KĒNTO Carbons.

For years, Vandersteen has employed amplifiers custom-tailored to each design in Vandersteen’s subwoofers and the equalized bass sections in its powered-bass loudspeakers in conjunction with passive high-pass filters for ultimate performance. When employing the HPA Interface cables combined with a powered-bass Vandersteen speaker, the M5-HPA mono-block creates an entirely powered loudspeaker system in which the amplification over the entire frequency range is driven by perfectly tailored amplification.

Richard Vandersteen is responsible for the M5-HPA’s overall design and architecture; the amplifier was developed and built in a partnership between Vandersteen Audio and Dean Klinefelter, a talented designer and engineer.

M5-HPA Design and Performance Features:

• 300-Watts Into 4 Ohms
• Zero-Feedback Design With Dual Single-Ended Circuits Connected By The Speaker Load
• All Signal Transistors NPN Bipolars
• Minimal Circuit Path (only 5 parts in the signal path) 
• 10 Separate Power Supplies
• All Analog Circuit Logic – NO DIGITAL PROCESSING OF ANY KIND
• Integral 200 Hz, 100Hz, 80 Hz, 40 Hz, and 20 Hz adjustable High-Pass Filter
• Aluminum Chassis with Noise Isolation Feet from HRS
• No Emitter Resistors in the Output Stage
• Buffer for Output is the Supplied Interface Cable
• DBS - Dielectric-Bias-System
• Made in the USA
  
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• M5-HPA High Pass Amp Manual

• Jun 5, 2024
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  Vandersteen M5-HPA amp: If you haven’t heard it and your Vandersteen speakers, you haven’t heard your speakers…

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• Dec 14, 2022
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  The famed John Atkinson reviews the Quatro Wood CT together with the M5-HPA high-pass amplifiers.

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  Model 5A Carbon (Discontinued)

  Please note this is an archived page. This product is now discontinued and replaced by the KENTO Carbon loudspeaker. Vandersteen Audio's Model 5A Carbon is the latest evolution of the classic Model 5 and the ultra-competitive little brother to the flagship Model Seven. What separates the 5A Carbon from previous iterations of the 5 Series are its carbon-fiber midrange and tweeter drivers, which are descended directly from the patented Perfect-Piston drivers developed for and used in the flagship Model Seven. These carbon drivers are the result of an unprecedented 10-year research & development effort.

  Starting at $31300.00 /pair

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  Quatro Wood CT

  Vandersteen Audio introduces the Quatro Wood CT, the latest evolution in speaker technology and sound quality to derive from the research & development efforts that delivered the patented carbon-fiber Perfect-Piston drivers used in the flagship Model 7. While the Perfect-Piston Tweeter used in the Model 7 is the fully embodied deal of high-frequency purity and resolution, the Quatro Wood CT (Carbon Tweeter) features the superb Carbon Tweeter from the renowned Model 5A Carbon.

  Starting at $20150.00 /pair

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  KĒNTO Carbon

  The KĒNTO Carbon represents a ground-up re-thinking by Richard and Nathan Vandersteen. The answer came in a totally new design at the historic Model 5 price point. This speaker brings together the Model 5A carbon tweeter and the patented Carbon/Balsa core midrange from the Model Seven MK II, the Mid-Bass from the Quatro CT, with the all-new built-for-Vandersteen side-firing Counterforce pistonic 9" powered bass drivers. The result is a level of adjustment, unlike any other speaker. Available uniquely in both wood veneer and painted finishes.

  Starting at $47000.00 /pair

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  Model Seven XTRM

  IT'S ALL IN THE TIMING. The Model Seven XTRM continues a tradition of pushing time-and-phase correct audio reproduction to the ultimate extreme. With new pistonic side-firing drivers matched to the patented mid-range and tweeter, the XTRM brings further clarity and harmonic accuracy in a way that surprised the designers and the expert listening board. Give yourself a treat and take a listen soon. Full XTRM updates are available to the original owner within the USA, and the cost is $31,500 to $48,000, depending on the vintage of your Model Seven.

  Starting at $94000.00 /pair