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TIDAL
Website:https://www.tidal-audio.com/
Est. year: 1999
TIDAL Audio is a German maker of luxury loudspeakers and electronics, founded in 1999 by Jörn Janczak and Swen Wasserrab. The pair financed the start with a bank loan of a quarter of a million Deutsche Mark, won by showing the first prototype, the Piano. The founders set out to improve on everything already on the market and to develop first and calculate costs afterwards. The company has no connection with the music streaming service of the same name, and its products carry a Made in Germany label.
Range & what it's known for
The loudspeaker range runs through a long list of series, from the Prisma, Camira, Contros, Intra and Ferios to the Piano, Piano Classic, Contriva and Akira, with the Sunray, La Assoluta, Royale and AP1 at the top. La Assoluta is the reference model. The electronics side consists of the MC1, MP1 and MA1. A recognisable trait is the finish, where thick piano lacquer is applied even to surfaces that stay hidden once the speaker is in place.
Who owns it and where it's made
Janczak still heads TIDAL as a private firm. He is, a trained toolmaker from Lutherstadt Wittenberg and works as chief executive and lead designer of the company. A team of about eight people handles concept, design, development, marketing and sales. The firm moved from Leipzig to the Cologne area in 2003 and keeps further production in Forchheim. Parts are built in-house or by local specialists.
The lineup in this catalog
Loudspeakers and electronics, with prices from about EUR 20,000 to well over EUR 500,000 for the largest systems.
Who it's for
TIDAL is aimed at buyers putting together a no-limits system, where both performance and furniture-grade finish count. Smaller models such as the Prisma or Piano give a way in, the Contriva and Akira step up in scale, and the Sunray and La Assoluta sit at the top. The in-house MC1, MP1 and MA1 electronics let an owner build a full chain from one maker, with speakers and amplification developed side by side in the same German workshops.
Range & what it's known for
The loudspeaker range runs through a long list of series, from the Prisma, Camira, Contros, Intra and Ferios to the Piano, Piano Classic, Contriva and Akira, with the Sunray, La Assoluta, Royale and AP1 at the top. La Assoluta is the reference model. The electronics side consists of the MC1, MP1 and MA1. A recognisable trait is the finish, where thick piano lacquer is applied even to surfaces that stay hidden once the speaker is in place.
Who owns it and where it's made
Janczak still heads TIDAL as a private firm. He is, a trained toolmaker from Lutherstadt Wittenberg and works as chief executive and lead designer of the company. A team of about eight people handles concept, design, development, marketing and sales. The firm moved from Leipzig to the Cologne area in 2003 and keeps further production in Forchheim. Parts are built in-house or by local specialists.
The lineup in this catalog
Loudspeakers and electronics, with prices from about EUR 20,000 to well over EUR 500,000 for the largest systems.
Who it's for
TIDAL is aimed at buyers putting together a no-limits system, where both performance and furniture-grade finish count. Smaller models such as the Prisma or Piano give a way in, the Contriva and Akira step up in scale, and the Sunray and La Assoluta sit at the top. The in-house MC1, MP1 and MA1 electronics let an owner build a full chain from one maker, with speakers and amplification developed side by side in the same German workshops.
