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Ophidian
Website:https://www.ophidian.co.uk/
Est. year: 2011
Ophidian Audio is a UK speaker firm started in 2011 by designer Gareth James, who brought more than 25 years of loudspeaker design experience to it. The firm set out to build compact speakers that perform beyond their physical size, and its range now runs from small standmounts to large floorstanders. It is a boutique operation with products designed and assembled in the UK.
Range & what it's known for
The range starts with compact standmounts such as the Minimo 2, Mojo 2 and Mambo 2, then moves to the mid-priced S-series with the Seren standmount and the Skye floorstander. Above them sit the Incanto and Ffion floorstanders, with the Voodoo at the top. The Skye shows the house approach, an M-T-M layout with two 180 mm alloy bass drivers around a coated tweeter and a cabinet about one metre tall in oak or walnut veneer. Many models use Ophidian's own Aeroflex bass loading, aimed at fast bass with low distortion.
Who owns it and where it's made
Ophidian Audio Ltd is privately held and run by Gareth James, who designs every model. No parent group or outside investor is named. The company has drawn on suppliers such as SEAS in Norway for tweeters and Mundorf for crossover components, while voicing and final assembly remain in-house. The speakers are designed and assembled in the UK, and cabinets are finished in real wood veneer.
The lineup in this catalog
Loudspeakers. Prices in this catalog span roughly GBP 3,000 to over GBP 10,000 across the listed models.
Who it's for
Ophidian speakers are for buyers who prefer a British speaker from a small designer-led workshop, finished in real wood veneer instead of paint. Owners of smaller rooms can start with a Minimo 2 or Mojo 2, while the Seren and Skye bring larger drivers in the S-series, with the Skye launched at GBP 3,995 including VAT in either veneer. The Incanto, Ffion and Voodoo, the largest model in the range, cover bigger rooms and budgets, so an owner can stay with the same design philosophy while moving from a desk system to a full-size floorstander.
Range & what it's known for
The range starts with compact standmounts such as the Minimo 2, Mojo 2 and Mambo 2, then moves to the mid-priced S-series with the Seren standmount and the Skye floorstander. Above them sit the Incanto and Ffion floorstanders, with the Voodoo at the top. The Skye shows the house approach, an M-T-M layout with two 180 mm alloy bass drivers around a coated tweeter and a cabinet about one metre tall in oak or walnut veneer. Many models use Ophidian's own Aeroflex bass loading, aimed at fast bass with low distortion.
Who owns it and where it's made
Ophidian Audio Ltd is privately held and run by Gareth James, who designs every model. No parent group or outside investor is named. The company has drawn on suppliers such as SEAS in Norway for tweeters and Mundorf for crossover components, while voicing and final assembly remain in-house. The speakers are designed and assembled in the UK, and cabinets are finished in real wood veneer.
The lineup in this catalog
Loudspeakers. Prices in this catalog span roughly GBP 3,000 to over GBP 10,000 across the listed models.
Who it's for
Ophidian speakers are for buyers who prefer a British speaker from a small designer-led workshop, finished in real wood veneer instead of paint. Owners of smaller rooms can start with a Minimo 2 or Mojo 2, while the Seren and Skye bring larger drivers in the S-series, with the Skye launched at GBP 3,995 including VAT in either veneer. The Incanto, Ffion and Voodoo, the largest model in the range, cover bigger rooms and budgets, so an owner can stay with the same design philosophy while moving from a desk system to a full-size floorstander.
