The new Vantage Live from YG Acoustics places amplification and D/A conversion inside the speakers for an all-in-one active system.
Why go all-in-one + controller? In a word it’s this:
Versus this:
The connections from Controller to Speakers are easily hidden fiber optic cables so no fat snakes mucking up the decor.
The Vantage Live are based on YG’s passive 3-way Vantage speakers while Cambridge Acoustic Sciences and Bel Canto Design pitched in their know-how for the Vantage Live’s advanced DSP crossover and bespoke amplification and controller respectively. Each driver is fed with 700 Watts of output power, while the streaming DAC supports Roon, Tidal, and Qobuz. Just add an Ethernet connection and you’re off to the races. Vinyl fans will be pleased to learn that the outboard Controller also includes an MM/MC phono stage.
The Vantage Live System comes in three finish types — anodization, ChromALure, and high gloss paint — and retails for $49,800 in the standard Anodized finishes.
Specifications
Deviation:
Usable output extends from 25 Hz to above 30 kHz
±2° relative phase throughout entire overlap
Exceptional pair-matching
Drivers:
BilletCore ultra-high-rigidity woofer and mid-woofer
ForgeCore ultra-low-distortion tweeter
Woofer: 22 cm (8.75″)
Mid-woofer: 18.5 cm (7.25″)
Crossover:
Advanced DSP crossover optimized using supercomputer and cloud computing resources, then tuned across thousands of hours of critical listening. Exceptional phase, amplitude and impulse accuracy response at all volume levels.
Amplification:
Dedicated 700W amplifier per drive unit
0.001% THD+N 20Hz to 20kHz at half peak power
135dB SNR unweighted ref. peak power
137dB SNR A-weighted ref. peak power
93% efficiency at peak power
1.5mΩ output impedance
Crossover:
Advanced high resolution DSP crossover optimized using supercomputer and cloud computing resources and tuned across thousands of hours of critical listening
Digital Inputs:
AES (XLR), SPDIF (BNC), TOSLINK, USB, Ethernet
AES, SPDIF, TOSLINK: 24bit up to 192KS/s
Ethernet: 24bits to 192KS/s and DSD64
USB2 Audio: 24bits to 384KS/s and DSD64/128 (DoP)
Analogue Inputs:
2 × Line inputs RCA
Maximum input: 2.2 Vrms
Input Impedance: 10kΩ
THD+N: 0.003%, 1KHz
Dynamic Range: 110dB, A-weighted 20Hz-20KHz
Phono Input:
Sensitivity: MM: 2.5mV to 5mV; MC: 0.25mV to 0.5mV
Input load: MM: 47kΩ; MC: 50Ω, 100Ω, 500Ω, 1kΩ
RIAA Accuracy: +/-0.25dB, 50Hz – 15kHz
THD+N: <0.01% 1kHz A-weighted
SNR: >70dB A-weighted
General:
Controller dimensions: 94 × 400 x 316 mm (3.7 × 15.7 x 12.4″) H×W×D (including feet)
Controller weight: 8.7kg (19.2lbs)
Speaker dimensions: 112 × 32 × 54 cm (44 × 13 × 21”) H×W×D
Speaker weight: 80 kg (176 lbs) per channel unpackaged
Company Website: YG Acoustics
