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Authentic Audio Image – AAI: cables and pads – High level tweaking

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Price: € 380 - 3230

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The Authentic Audio Image cable products have a distinct signature. The digital cables bring warmth, spaciousness and an emphatic non-digital sound. The analog cables bring out the details. Combining these together can make the whole chain sound bigger and more detailed, if it’s a good match for your setup. In this case, the warmth of the digital cables and the sharpness of the analog cables will balance each other out, making the overall picture grand and detail-rich, referring to “an analog feel.”

The cables are certainly not neutral, which in itself is not a goal. It only belies the motto “just natural sound,” because the sound is clearly designed in a certain direction. The pads do their job well. Applied in moderation, in the right place and provided your equipment tolerates it, they bring a lot of calmness and air around the sounds coming from your speakers. Still priced steeply, but compared to competing products in the pass. It’s good to know that the mini pads are also available as a set of three.

Conclusion

Authentic Audio Image - AAI - is a manufacturer that beckons to the discerning audio enthusiast, especially with a slant on the price list, it is a specific group of audio enthusiasts that they will appeal to with their products.
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Price cheapest product: €380
Price most expensive product: €3230
Properties
  • Brand and model: AAI Vittorioso Ethernet
  • Build quality: Nicely constructed, good plugs
  • Overall impression: Nice warm sound, rounded high without losing colour. Non-digital sounding cable.
  • Price: €690
  • Brand and model: AAI Vittorioso Speaker (3 meter)
  • Build quality: Separate cables per channel, very nice plugs that you screw on and that make good contact
  • Overall impression: A lot of detail, but a tilted stereo image: highs and mids are very prominent.
  • Price: €3230
  • Brand and model: AAI Vittorioso USB
  • Build quality: Nicely constructed, standard USB plugs
  • Overall impression: Huge soundstage, a lot of warmth in the sound.
  • Price: €690
  • Brand and model: AAI Vittorioso XLR
  • Build quality: Beautifully constructed cable, plugs click into place
  • Overall impression: A lot of emphasis on highs and mids.
  • Price: €1725
  • Brand and model: AAI Pad mini (per 4)
  • Build quality: Beautifully polished surface, stands firmly on the ground
  • Overall impression: A lot of calmness in the soundstage and creates space around the sound, making the listening experience relaxed.
  • Price: €380
  • Brand and model: AAI Pad midi (per 4)
  • Build quality: Attractive polished surface, stands firmly on the ground
  • Overall impression: A lot of calmness in the soundstage and creates space around the sound, making the listening experience relaxed.
  • Price: €720
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