Q: I see that YG Acoustics™ speakers are made of aluminum rather than the more commonly used wood. Why do you use this material?
A: Indeed, wood and wood-based materials are the traditional choice for speaker construction, and for good reason: they are affordable, easy to process, and their unavoidable resonances sound quite similar to those of wood-based musical instruments, i.e. they “blend in” easily. Wood is not without its downsides, though: it is soft, impossible to process with high precision, and always suffers from some form of resonance. At YG Acoustics™ we choose to work with aircraft-grade aluminum: it is stiff, can be machined to tight tolerances, and – with careful construction – vibration can be avoided completely. Please see our
Cabinet Technology brochure for comparative vibration measurements.
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Q: The use of aircraft-grade aluminum is not unique to YG Acoustics™. What do you offer in this respect that others do not?
A: YG Acoustics™ cabinet parts are fully machined from solid billet. This offers a much higher level of accuracy than the extruded/tooled cabinets offered by some competitors. Tooled metal cabinets are in turn still far superior to the hybrid aluminum/fiberboard enclosures offered by other companies. Compared with the very few other companies that use fully-machined construction, YG Acoustics™ still offers significant advantages. For instance, we use 5-axis milling, which allows connecting enclosure panels at any angle. In comparison, the competition is limited to 3 axes, which means that their enclosures still suffer from parallel internal surfaces (even if the outer surface may seem impressively curved). To top this, at YG Acoustics™ we offer the tightest tolerances on the market, so the structure is as highly-optimized in reality as its theoretical design is.
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Q: You manufacture your drive units in-house for Anat™ III and Kipod™ II. Why do you not do the same for Carmel™?
A: YG Acoustics™'
BilletCore™ and
ForgeCore™ drivers are extremely costly to implement. Their highly complex manufacturing process is detailed above (click the name of the driver to open its brochure). Unfortunately, this level of investment is cost-prohibitive for the excellent, but not quite as expensive Carmel™.
Instead, Carmel™'s drivers are sourced from Scan-Speak, one of the world's leading high-end driver manufacturers, so the Carmel™ will easily hold its own against any competitor.
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Q: YG Acoustics™ claims to offer the most advanced technology available. However, what happens when new ideas emerge? Will I have to replace my YG Acoustics™ speaker to enjoy the best performance?
A: One never needs to replace a YG Acoustics™ speaker. Rather, as new technologies arise, we offer upgrades that only replace the necessary parts inside existing speakers (and extend the warranty). This process typically costs a fraction of the price of a new product. An investment in a YG Acoustics™ loudspeaker retains its value.
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Q: How much amplifier power is required in order to drive YG Acoustics™ speakers to their full potential?
A: For Anat™ III, 50 Watts RMS is the general recommendation. For Kipod II, 80 Watts RMS are recommended. For Carmel, 60 Watts RMS are recommended. Higher power (especially peak-power) may be beneficial at very high volumes.
In some cases, significantly less power is sufficient. For instance, an Accuphase A-45 amplifier, despite its modest power rating, houses a more potent power supply than most amplifiers rated at higher output. It can easily drive any YG Acoustics™ speaker.
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