The Extreme 35 boasts an efficiency rating of . Let that number sit with you. A standard bookshelf speaker might be 85 dB. The Extreme 35 is so sensitive that a 1-watt amplifier will produce sounds loud enough to cause permanent hearing damage. You can drive these things to concert levels with a flea-powered 300B tube amp putting out 8 watts.
Have you heard the Extreme 35? Are you planning a pilgrimage to Munich to demo them? Drop your hot takes in the comments below. Just don’t tell me your Bluetooth speaker sounds "just as good." Avantgarde Extreme 35
Here is the truth: The Avantgarde Extreme 35 is not a speaker. It is a time machine. It transports you to the microphone in the studio. It removes the glass between you and the artist. The Extreme 35 boasts an efficiency rating of
The Extreme 35 is a magnifying glass for your entire signal chain. It will reveal the noise floor of a bad DAC. It will expose the grain of a cheap transistor amp. It will make a mediocre recording sound like absolute war crime. (I played a 128kbps MP3 out of curiosity. It sounded like wet cardboard being torn in half.) The Extreme 35 is so sensitive that a
The Extreme 35 uses a fully horn-loaded 15-inch carbon fiber bass driver, coupled with a "Double Bass Array" that fires into the floor. It loads the room itself. The result is the most tactile, physical bass I have ever heard without a separate subwoofer.
Breaking the Sound Barrier: Why the Avantgarde Extreme 35 Isn't Just a Horn—It’s a Religion
Horns do not struggle.