Precision Audio Engineering
Sound. Engineered To Perfection.
Studio monitors, headphones, and DACs crafted in Berlin for those who hear beyond the ordinary.
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Studio monitors, headphones, and DACs crafted in Berlin for those who hear beyond the ordinary.
Explore Collection →
Open-back planar magnetic headphones with sub-bass authority and holographic imaging.
5" coaxial nearfield monitor.
Reference DAC + headphone amp.
We reject the idea that flat response means flat emotion. Our planar magnetic drivers reproduce transients with microsecond precision while preserving the harmonic richness that makes music breathe. Every frequency curve is tuned by ear, then verified by measurement — never the reverse.
The cushions on the APEX-1 use memory foam laminated with Alcantara sourced from the same Italian mill that supplies high-end automotive ateliers. The headband uses a titanium-core wire, hand-wrapped in vegetable-tanned leather that ages with you. These are instruments you form a relationship with.
The FLUX D/A uses fully balanced, discrete Class-A topology from input to output. No op-amps. No IC-based volume control. Every gain stage is hand-matched with 0.1% tolerance resistors, and the analog output stage runs in pure Class-A, biased hot, delivering the resigned warmth that defines our house sound.
From a Kreuzberg workshop to reference studios worldwide — three decades of obsessive audio craft.
Acoustics engineer Malte Richter converts a former machine shop in Kreuzberg into a speaker prototyping lab. The first Sonance monitor is a two-way bookshelf speaker built from hand-selected Scandinavian drivers and a Baltic birch enclosure.
After nearly a decade of studio monitor iteration, the MONOLITH-5 debuts at AES Berlin. Its coaxial driver topology — a Sonance signature — earns immediate adoption by mastering engineers across Europe. The distinctive brushed-aluminium front baffle becomes iconic.
Richter recruits a team of Japanese driver engineers and opens a dedicated headphone R&D space in Prenzlauer Berg. The mission: adapt planar magnetic technology from studio monitors into a headphone form factor without sonic compromise.
Recognizing that the signal chain matters as much as the transducer, Sonance launches the FLUX division. The first product — a R2R ladder DAC with fully discrete analog output — ships to a two-year waitlist. Reviewers call it "the missing link."
The culmination of twelve years of headphone research. The APEX-1 Reference features a custom rectangular planar driver, titanium-core headband, and Alcantara ear cushions. It is the first headphone to earn a perfect score from three independent audio publications simultaneously — andSonance's proudest moment.
