Experience the difference
Red Spade Audio specialises in high end loudspeaker design and room acoustics. Every day, more audiophiles are coming to appreciate that great speakers and optimised acoustics make the biggest difference to your listening experience.
Better sound in your room
Whether you are new to the audiophilia or have decades of experience under your belt, many of our clients start their relationship with us through a room analysis, which we offer both as an onsite service in Melbourne, or remotely all around the world.
We can provide:
- a clear picture of how your room performs acoustically
- expert advice on your treatment options based on your unique room, system and preferences
- solutions to problems with room reflections and coloration
- solutions to problems like boomy bass or a bright sound
- strategies to get the best bass in your room
- advice on how to get the most engaging sound stage in your system
Contact us to book a room analysis >
Accurate subs
For those on a tight budget, we offer SVS subs. We've experienced a wide range of subs in our room analysis work; in the entry level price range, SVS come out on top. If you have less than $1500 to spend, SVS are the best option.
For discerning audiophiles with $1999 or more to spend, we offer custom subs locally manufactured with Rythmik Audio directservo parts. Kits with just the driver and amp start at $919.
For home theatre customers with high output needs, we can offer custom solutions. This might include large ported or horn loaded designs.
Home theatre loudspeakers
If you are serious about home theatre, then you need speakers which offer:
Dynamic range: far greater than typical cone and dome speakers
Constant directivity: off axis response consistent with axial response
Easy to drive: a benign impedance to suit the amplifiers built in to an AVR
High sensitivity: at least 10 dB higher sensitivity than conventional designs
Conventional speakers fail in all these areas, but even our smallest and lowest priced models can deliver effortless dynamics in large rooms.
All our speakers are provided with these options:
- DIY kits (drivers and crossovers with the option of flat packs or plans)
- Custom finished
- active or passive
If you have special requirements or grand ambitions, we can design a custom solution for you.
Premium Atmos speakers
For serious enthusiasts, Atmos offers an unprecendented level of immersion. It's more than just choppers flying ahead - it's a more capable format that can move sounds around and outside your cinema room with greater precision and realism. But to really appreciate this potential in a dynamic system, you need something better than a standard in-ceiling speaker or a tiny upfiring speaker. We provide a premium solution.
Our AV8C is a high performance surround speaker which can be used for all channels. It is based around an 8" point source driver. It has pro level output, which means you can expect at least 20 dB more clean output than a conventional in-ceiling speaker. The tweeter is built into the midwoofer motor. Unlike a dome coaxial, where the tweeter is mounted in front of the woofer, our driver uses the woofer cone as a waveguide, with the tweeter time aligned.
The unique feature of our Atmos speaker is that it is so refined, we could happily recommend it as an option for valve lovers with small rooms or moderately powered amps.
We cater to you
Every day we work with every kind of audiophile. You might be passionate about power cables. Or you might be an objectivist with strong convictions about double blind testing. Either way, we don't push our views but work with you to create the kind of listening experience you are looking for.
Optimising your studio
Many of our clients use our services to optimise their studios and guide their decisions in setting up their rooms.
We can help you with:
- analysing the performance of your existing treatment and room
- acoustic treatment design
- monitor calibration
- low frequence optimisation
Quite often our studio clients tell us that others had treated their enquiry with indifference where they did not have $20k to spend on treatment. We cater to all reasonable budgets.
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Valve friendly loudspeakers
We offer valve lovers three loudspeaker options:
1. Our flagship horn speaker (PSE-144)
This is a large point source horn speaker which is ideally suited to flea powered amps.
2. An elegant floorstander (HE2)
HE2 is a 2 way floorstander based on a 10" midwoofer and matching compression driver in a waveguide. Ideally suited to amps with 7 watts or more.
3. Custom speakers
We offer custom speakers that are ideally designed for your particular amplifier. We serve both DIYers who want to build their own cabinets from a plan or flat pack or customers wanting a turnkey solution. We find that many valve lovers struggle to find affordable solutions, especially where genuine high sensitivity is required. Only a limited number of manufacturers provide apparently suitable options but very often speakers claiming 97 dB sensitivity and above fail to deliver on their claimed specs.
AV8 High performance home theatre
