Auditorium 23
Hommage T2
The Auditorium 23 Hommage T2 is a high-end step-up transformer (SUT) from the German audio company Auditorium 23, designed specifically to extract maximum performance from higher-impedance, higher-output moving-coil cartridges such as the EMT TSD 15 and OFD 25, and Denon DL-103. Unlike typical SUTs built for very low-output cartridges, the T2 uses an unusually high turns ratio to deliver very high gain from these higher-impedance cartridge designs, a combination Stereophile called "sick" in its impact and tonal vividness when paired with an EMT OFD 25. It remains listed as a current product by US high-end audio dealers.
MSRP
$4,995
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Specifications
- Price
- $4,995
- Distribution
- Sold through specialist US dealers, e.g. Don Better Audio, starting at $1,295 for the entry-level version in the range, with the Hommage T2 positioned as the flagship
- Manufacturer
- Auditorium 23, Germany
- Optimized for
- Higher-impedance, higher-output MC cartridges: EMT (TSD 15, OFD 25), Denon DL-103
- Companion model
- Hommage T1, also $4,995, designed for lower-impedance cartridges
- Turns ratio gain
- Notably high turns ratio for a transformer designed around higher-impedance cartridge motors, producing unusually high gain
- Physical size weight
- Outwardly identical to the companion Hommage T1; the T1 is described as more than twice the size and weight of Auditorium 23's entry Standard transformer
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