Apurna Launch New Amplifiers
Last year, Hifi Pig visited Apurna, a French High end amplifier manufacturer based in Valence.
They were had created a very high end amplifier, with bespoke finishing that was hand-done in the same workshops that work for the likes of Cartier and Hermès. Now, they have expanded their offering with three lines of amplifier, Apogee, Evidence and Soprano.
Pricing for one mono amplifier from each collection starts as follows
SOPRANO (Third Picture) – 29800€
EVIDENCE (Second picture) – 45000€
APOGEE (First picture) – 69000€
| Caractéristiques Specifications | Soprano Soprano | Evidence Evidence | Apogée Apogee |
| PUISSANCE (RMS) OUTPUT POWER (RMS) | |||
| Puissance sous 4 Ω Power under 4-ohm load | 300 W | 400 W | 460 W |
| Puissance sous 8 Ω Power under 8-ohm load | 150 W | 200 W | 230 W |
| HABILLAGE FINISH | |||
| Peinture | Finition mate, brillante ou métallisée Paint | Matt, gloss or metallic finish | √ | √ | √ |
| Cuir | Pleine fleur Leather | Full grain leather | – | √ | √ |
| Habillage Interchangeable* Interchangeable finish* | – | √ | √ |
| Habillages Collection Apogée Apogée Collection finishes | – | – | √ |
| OPTIQUE OPTIC | |||
| Optique Lumineuse Illuminated optic | Verre Acrylique Acrylic Glass | Cristal Crystal | Cristal Crystal |
| MECANIQUE APPARENTE VISIBLE INTERNALS | – | – | √ |
| PIEDS & BAGUE OPTIQUE FEET & OPTIC BEZEL | Aluminium Anodisé Anodised Aluminium | Inox Poli Polished Stainless Steel | Inox Poli Polished Stainless Steel |
| Entrées disponibles Available inputs | |||
| Prise XLR en mode Bypass XLR socket in Bypass mode | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Prise RCA en mode Bypass RCA socket in Bypass mode | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TRIGGER In / Out (link) | √ | √ | √ |
| Sorties pour enceintes Speaker outputs | |||
| WBT-0702.01 en finition dorée à l’or fin 24 carats WBT-0702.01 terminals with 24-carat gold plating | √ | √ | √ |
| Options Options | Soprano Soprano | Evidence Evidence | Apogée Apogée | |
| PRÉAMPLIFICATEUR INTÉGRÉ INTEGRATED PREAMPLIFIER | √ | √ | √ | |
| Inclus / Included | Préamplificateur avec module de commande** Preamplifier with control module** | √ Bouton volume Inox Stainless steel volume control | √ Bouton volume Cristal Crystal volume control | √ Bouton volume Cristal Crystal volume control |
| Prise XLR supplémentaire Additional XLR Socket | +1 | +1 | +1 | |
| Prise RCA supplémentaire Additional RCA Socket | +4 | +4 | +4 | |
| FINITION OR GOLD FINISH | – | √ | √ | |
| HABILLAGE FINISH | ||||
| Habillages Collection Apogée Apogée Collection finishes | – | √ | Inclus Included | |
| Habillage sur-mesure*** Customisable finishes*** | – | – | √ | |
| Accessoires Accessories | |||
| MODULE DE COMMANDE SUPPLÉMENTAIRE ADDITIONAL CONTROL MODULE | |||
| Module de commande (Bouton volume Inox) Control module (Stainless steel volume control) | √ | √ | √ |
| Module de commande (Bouton volume Cristal) Control module (Crystal volume control) | – | √ | √ |
| CÂBLAGE CABLING | |||
| Câbles Cables | √ | √ | √ |
| SOCLE BASE | |||
| Socle en Inox poli Base in polished stainless steel | √ | √ | √ |
** L’intégration du préamplificateur implique la suppression de l’entrée TRIGGER (+12V) laissant le module de commande seul maître de la commande ON / OFF
** Integrated preamps mean there is no TRIGGER input (+12V), allowing the ON/OFF function to be operated through the control module
*** Sous réserve de faisabilité. Cet habillage sera chiffré en supplément
*** Subject to feasibility. Additional cost applies for this finish
* Habillage Interchangeable est une fonction permettant de changer l’habillage de l’amplificateur. Cet habillage sera chiffré en supplément
* Interchangeable finish is a way of allowing the finish of the amplifier to be changed. Additional cost applies for this finish
