{"title":"Ø Audio","description":"\u003cp\u003eØ Audio builds loudspeakers around a distinctive idea: a carbon-fibre compression driver on the company's Quad Vertex Sound Field constant-directivity horn, paired with large, ultra-linear woofers. The result is very high sensitivity — these speakers come alive on low-power tube amplifiers as readily as on conventional solid-state designs — with the scale and immediacy horn systems are loved for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe range carries names drawn from Norse mythology — Frigg, Verdande, Ymir — alongside the Icon, a horn design now in its Icon 12 revision after eight years of continuous refinement. Drivers are developed in cooperation with SEAS, and cabinets are resonance-controlled sandwich constructions finished in matte paint or veneer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorns are a particular kind of pleasure, and they are difficult to judge from a specification sheet. This is a speaker to sit down with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-range-at-sound-sanctuary-austin\"\u003eThe range at Sound Sanctuary Austin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe carry the full Ø Audio line: the horn-loaded \u003ca href=\"\/products\/o-audio-icon-12-loudspeaker\"\u003eIcon 12\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/o-audio-verdande-loudspeaker\"\u003eVerdande\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/o-audio-frigg-02-loudspeaker\"\u003eFrigg 02\u003c\/a\u003e, and the reference \u003ca href=\"\/products\/o-audio-ymir-loudspeaker\"\u003eYmir\u003c\/a\u003e. They share the shop with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/luxman\"\u003eLuxman\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/audio-research\"\u003eAudio Research\u003c\/a\u003e electronics — including the low-power tube amplification horns are made for — and hearing the same record through a horn and then through a conventional floorstander from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sonus-faber\"\u003eSonus faber\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wilson-audio\"\u003eWilson Audio\u003c\/a\u003e is one of the most instructive comparisons a showroom can offer. That sensitivity means a few honest watts do real work, which changes the amplifier conversation entirely — and makes the pairing question half the fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eArrange a listening session\u003c\/a\u003e, or read about how we run our rooms on \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/just-listen\"\u003eJust Listen\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"o-audio-frigg-02-loudspeaker","title":"Ø Audio Frigg 02 Loudspeaker","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Frigg 02 is a three-way floorstanding loudspeaker and the most compact model in the Ø Audio range. It combines a Metamodal TPCD carbon-fibre dome tweeter on a DXT waveguide with a 180 mm hand-coated paper midrange and a 220 mm paper woofer, all developed in cooperation with SEAS. The resonance-controlled sandwich cabinet is offered in a choice of matte painted and veneer finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eConfiguration\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree-way, bass reflex\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eFrequency range\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 Hz - 30 kHz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eImpedance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 ohms (minimum 3.8 ohms)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eSensitivity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eTweeter\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMetamodal TPCD dome with DXT waveguide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 kg each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eWoofer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e220 mm hand-coated paper cone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCall or visit the showroom about availability.\u003c\/strong\u003e Contact our team for pricing, a demonstration, or system design — \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ø Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50417951637697,"sku":null,"price":15000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/8340\/9857\/files\/O_Audio_Session_23892_copy.webp?v=1785024699"},{"product_id":"o-audio-icon-12-loudspeaker","title":"Ø Audio Icon 12 Loudspeaker","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Icon 12 is the current revision of Ø Audio's award-winning Icon horn loudspeaker, redesigned after eight years in production. A 3.4-inch carbon-fibre compression driver on the Quad Vertex Sound Field constant-directivity horn is paired with a 12-inch ultra-linear woofer in an asymmetrical cabinet. Its high sensitivity suits low-power tube amplifiers as readily as conventional Class A\/AB and Class D designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eConfiguration\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo-way, horn-loaded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eFrequency range\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 Hz - 20 kHz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eHorn driver\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.4\" carbon-fibre diaphragm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eImpedance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 ohms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eSensitivity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e92 dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55 kg each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eWoofer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\" ultra-linear long-stroke\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCall or visit the showroom about availability.\u003c\/strong\u003e Contact our team for pricing, a demonstration, or system design — \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ø Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50417951670465,"sku":null,"price":25000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/8340\/9857\/files\/O_Audio_January_20251562_copy.jpg?v=1785024700"},{"product_id":"o-audio-verdande-loudspeaker","title":"Ø Audio Verdande Loudspeaker","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Verdande is a two-way reference design that scales the concept of the award-winning Icon into a larger, more capable loudspeaker. It pairs a compression driver on the Quad Vertex Sound Field constant-directivity horn with a purpose-built 15-inch ultra-linear woofer. The cabinet rests on polished stainless-steel feet decoupled from the floor by tungsten damping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eConfiguration\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo-way, horn-loaded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eFrequency range\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 Hz - 20 kHz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eHorn\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQuad Vertex Sound Field, constant directivity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eImpedance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 ohms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eSensitivity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e94 dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100 kg each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eWoofer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15\" ultra-linear long-stroke\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCall or visit the showroom about availability.\u003c\/strong\u003e Contact our team for pricing, a demonstration, or system design — \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ø Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50417951703233,"sku":null,"price":45000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/8340\/9857\/files\/O_Audio3500.webp?v=1785024701"},{"product_id":"o-audio-ymir-loudspeaker","title":"Ø Audio Ymir Loudspeaker","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ymir is Ø Audio's reference loudspeaker, developed from a blank-sheet approach to deliver reference-level performance in a human-scale floorstanding form. A newly developed 76 mm carbon-diaphragm compression driver on the Q.V.S.T. waveguide meets a 12-inch carbon-fibre-composite woofer, mounted to a 10 mm stainless-steel front baffle for structural rigidity and cabinet silence. Each speaker ships in a flight case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eCompression driver\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e76 mm carbon diaphragm on Q.V.S.T. waveguide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eConfiguration\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo-way, horn-loaded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eFrequency response\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 Hz - 22 kHz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eImpedance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 ohms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eSensitivity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e93.5 dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 kg each\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eWoofer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\" carbon-fibre-composite, extended excursion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCall or visit the showroom about availability.\u003c\/strong\u003e Contact our team for pricing, a demonstration, or system design — \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ø Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50417951736001,"sku":null,"price":65000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/8340\/9857\/files\/O_Audio_Ynir11156_d983a24f-106a-4ac7-8ed9-e51730528dd4.webp?v=1785024702"}],"url":"https:\/\/soundsanctuaryaustin.com\/collections\/o-audio.oembed","provider":"Sound Sanctuary Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}