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“I guarantee you decades of high-quality, top-notch music enjoyment. Expand your Hi-Fi world with an audioCulture tube amplifier – a premium sound experience for discerning music lovers.”
Diethard Kumpf, CEO & Engineer
Exceptional sound meets unique design
Music enjoyment
of the highest calibre
Tube amplifier products
Exceptional sound is at the core of audioCulture. Our tube amplifiers open up entirely new dimensions of listening, combining avant-garde design and unique technical concepts to deliver another elegant product to your audio world.
Tube preamplifier “The Phono”
Vinyl lovers experience particularly pure music enjoyment with our compact phono tube preamplifier, “The Phono.” What’s more, you can choose the colour of “The Phono” yourself, ensuring this high-quality tube preamplifier integrates harmoniously into your living space, whether placed horizontally or vertically.
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Tube integrated amplifier “The Universal”
“The Universal” is our compact tube integrated amplifier, which is ideal for use with headphones and speakers, particularly in smaller rooms. With “The Universal,” you can connect effortlessly to other devices, such as audioCulture’s “The Phono,” a streamer, tuner, CD player, or even use the Bluetooth option for mobile devices.
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Sound purity achieved with a few, exceptionally high quality components
Tube amplifier craftsmanship
from Kassel
About us
First and foremost, we combine traditional craftsmanship and technological progress with optimum flexibility to meet customer requests. That means you can order a custom-made device, constructed with high precision and exacting quality standards at our Kassel amplifier manufactory.
Tube amplifier with family tradition
Drawing on his father’s passion for amplifier equipment, company founder, Diethard Kumpf recognized early on that using a few, exceptionally high-quality components achieves a more authentic sound quality. As a result, that’s exactly what we implement in all of our tube amplifiers today.
Enjoy amplifier equipment handmade in Germany
Every amplifier is handmade – from painting and soldering to precision assembly of individual parts prefabricated in Germany – with the final processing taking place here in Kassel. Consequently, you can define the visual appearance of your unique piece and specify technical details when ordering.
Strong partners
Together with our esteemed partners, we are shaping the future of first-class sound and setting new standards in audio technology. We are open to collaboration and look forward to advancing innovations that enrich the world of sound.
Unique music experiences on-site
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News
Want to know where you can meet us in person? Which trade shows we are attending? Or what topics have got us talking? Find this out, and more, by visiting our Youtube channel for exciting insights and industry expertise.
lite-Magazine: audioCulture “The Phono” – Fine Preamp for Tube-Loving Vinyl Enthusiasts
“The Phono” scores in three ways: Visually, this turntable preamp impresses with its exceptional design. In terms of performance, it amazes with optional operation lying down or standing up. And acoustically, it delights with authentically excellent sound.
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Analogue Audio Association: Tube Amplifiers ‘The Phono’ and ‘The Universal’ Reviewed
The company audioCulture from Kassel excites lovers of analog music playback with its tube amplifiers “The Phono” and “The Universal.” The test report highlights the elaborate craftsmanship, stylish design, and outstanding sound quality of these devices. Learn more about the technical sophistication and passion embedded in every detail.
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A splash of colour for your audio landscape
Our tube preamplifiers and tube integrated amplifiers are available in any RAL colour. For example, we recently had “The Universal” painted blue, which makes for a real eye-catcher on the audio shelf.
World of Headphones 2023
This year, the High End Society dedicated a separate exhibition to headphones where audioCulture presented our new generation of tube integrated amplifier“The Universal” and our new preamplifier “The Phono”. Organizers of the World of Headphones were excited about the new location and even more so about the response from visitors.
Learn MoreStrictly Analogue Forum, Moers 2023
Just in time for spring, the Analogue Audio Association organized its Analog Forum in Moers. Once again, it was clear how much interest vinyl records have regained and with our tube preamplifier, “The Phono,” audioCulture demonstrated how listening to music can be even more of an exciting experience.
Learn MoreAnalogue Symposium 2022
Visitors to the Analog Symposium in the Van der Valk Hotel, Moers, discovered the passion and dedication of the audioCulture team as they revive the thrill of playing vinyl records in a digital world.
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