Ansuz Powerswitch Gen 3
Introducing the new Ansuz Powerswitch Gen 3 series. With the integration of technological advancements, Ansuz have significantly strengthened the X-TC, A2 and D2 Ansuz Powerswitch models. In Ansuz’ quest to unlock the full acoustic potential of music, their engineers constantly work on technological development, with an open-minded innovative approach. The result of this, is a generative and valuable development of unconventional audio technologies and designs that revolutionize the quality standards of high-end music reproduction. This continuous technological development means that now is the time for Ansuz to apply and integrate these ground-breaking technological advances into the Ansuz PowerSwitch series. This integration sets a new standard for supreme noise reduction and resonance control.
Clean signal
The Ansuz Powerswitch Generation 3 series of network switches has been designed with the aim of delivering a clean streaming signal to your sound system. To achieve this, Ansuz has employed its most advanced and truly groundbreaking audio technologies of noise reduction and resonance control. This means that virtually no disturbing noise is transmitted from the Powerswitch to the other audio components in your hi-fi setup.
The incoming audio signal can unfold its full and unre- strained acoustic potential against a pitch-black back- ground. This will let you enjoy a larger and more authentic soundstage with vibrant musicality and meticulous focus on subtle and delicate musical details.
Third generation analogue dither technology
Analogue dither technology has its origin in radar, where it provides a stronger signal and thus a longer range. Active Tesla coils send pulsating signals with precisely defined frequencies. These signals are sent in antiphase. Ansuz has adopted that principle into its audio technology. This significantly amplifies the music signal and eliminates background noise.
Ansuz has further developed and refined this technology for high-end audio applications, and only recently ushered in a third generation of analogue dither technology. This third generation is also integrated in the top of-the- line loudspeaker series, the Børresen M1, and in Aavik’s flagship 880 amplifier model. It goes without saying that the new Ansuz PowerSwitch generation also features the latest version of Ansuz analogue dither technology.
Tesla Coil technology
The main operating principle of the Ansuz Tesla coil is that two coils are wound in opposite directions – one coil and one counter coil. In Ansuz’s words, this is called a “double inverted coil.” The two coils both carry voltage, and when one of the Tesla coils encounters a voltage spike, a counter coil is activated to eliminate the noise. Since these noise spikes are pure voltage carrying virtually no charge, the cancellation is quite good, but not perfect.
Connecting more Tesla coils in parallel will further enhance this noise cancelling effect. The perceived black- ness in the music becomes much more palpable, as does the purity and clarity of the sound. Different types of Tesla coils are used in the Ansuz Power Switch Generation 3, as their individual properties ideally complement and reinforce each other.
Active zirconium Tesla Coil
Ansuz equipped the new PowerSwitch Generation 3, with the latest, most advanced version of Tesla coil technology the Ansuz Active Zirconium Anti-Aerial Resonance Tesla Coil. An impressive improvement of Ansuz anti-aerial resonance coil technology is based on the company’s inexhaustible curiosity to learn more about the specific properties of different materials.
This explains why Ansuz has incorporated a zirconium rod into the design of the anti-aerial resonance coil. The properties of this zirconium rod allow for an unprecedented high level of resonance control, resulting in outstanding musical sophistication that creates a natural soundstage unmatched in its purity, precision and attention to musical detail.
Composite cabinet material
The cabinet of the Powerswitch Generation 3 has been designed to eliminate sonic distortion. The disturbing sound influence emanating from the material the cabinet is made of – usually aluminium – results from its mechanical resonances. To eliminate this sound distortion, Ansuz uses an innovative, natural-based composite material that reduces mechanical influence, particularly hysteresis.
The sonic result is clearly audible and reflects another distinctive cornerstone in Ansuz’s quest for the ultimate musical experience.
Built in Ansuz Powerbox
Ansuz Powerswitch Generation 3 features the Line/Stage section from the Ansuz Powerbox. This Powerbox section transfers and adds even more noise cancelled signal from the Ansuz PowerBox to the more advanced series of Ansuz cables. Pricing:
Powerswitch X-TC3
€ 2.300
$ 2,600
Powerswitch A3
€ 3.500
$ 4,000
Powerswitch D3
€ 5.800
$ 6,600