Amphion Krypton3 User manual

Reference manual
1/2022
Krypton3

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Contents
Introduction
Warranty and support
Krypton3
Story
Technologies
Features
Instructions
Technical specications
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing Amphion Krypton3. This is a project 20 years in the
making. Plenty of audiophiles spend a lot of money on their systems without
a thought nor a cent going into room acoustics. It is painstakingly common to
find expensive systems, which are not even close to what they should be. The
bigger the loudspeaker, the tougher the room matching becomes. We have
tried to make Krypton as room friendly and system friendly as possible. This is
done with a single, simple goal in mind: We would like you to forget your new
speakers and focus on the large clean window they hopefully open to your
music. Music is a very personal thing and the only way to push the envelope is
to ask people to give their feedback. We would love to hear from you. Please
share your feedback on what works and what could be done differently. Tell us
about your favourite records. Show us the new good far away homes you have
provided for our products.
Now unpack, connect, sit back, and experience it. Enjoy!
Anssi Hyvönen
Founder & Managing Director, Amphion Loudspeakers Ltd.
Welcome Amphion Loudspeakers Ltd. was established in 1998.
We design and build loudspeakers that are characterised by a high-resolution,
unstrained low-level reproduction and a pure driver integration. Our affordable
solutions are rather insensitive to room acoustics and fill any space with a wide
and even dispersion. A timeless yet flexible approach with regard to aesthetics
and application make Amphion products easy to match with individual styles
and preferences.
All products are handmade in Finland to ensure enduring listening quality.
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Warranty and support
Amphion Loudspeakers Ltd.
Telkkistentie 2
70460 Kuopio
Finland
[phone]
[email protected]
Contact information
Please do not return/ship any product to amphion nor its resellers without prior
authorisation.
Amphion Loudspeakers Ltd. is awarded the right to use the
Association for Finnish Work’s Key Flag Symbol mark of origin.
This mark is granted to Finland-based organizations that
manufacture their products in Finland, having a minimum domestic
content of 50 percent.
Warranty
Handmade in Finland
Amphion Enjoy products come with a five-year
warranty against defects in materials and our
workmanship. For warranty or out-of-warranty
service, in the first instance please contact your
original dealer, and provide a copy of the original
sales receipt. If you require additional assistance,
please contact your local country distributor. If
you have difficulty making contact with either of the
above, please contact our headquarters. For proper
unpacking, installation, positioning, and maintenance
instructions, please first check this manual thoroughly.

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Krypton3 is a highly innovative three-way, four-driver vented, floorstanding
passive speaker which makes it possible to enjoy full range, realistic level,
orchestral performances without owning a concert hall. You can feel the
“presence” of performers and hear the individual definition of each instrument.
Using waveguide technology and controlled dispersion technologies, Krypton3
helps you hear more of your music, and less of your room.
Story
Krypton3
Amphion’s Krypton3 is the flagship model of the its hifi (Amphion Enjoy) line.
A floorstanding unit, it is available in standard white, black or walnut veneer.
For your reference, the Krypton3’s full technical specifications are listed at the
rear of this manual.
Standard white (RAL 9010) VeneerBlack (RAL 9005)

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The Krypton3’s three-way design configuration is two midranges or mid/woofers
(two proprietary paper/papyrus midrange drivers combining wood and cane) in
a cardioid enclosure (for control of dispersion of the speaker) placed vertically
above and below the (titanium) tweeter, and operating in parallel to implement
a three-way crossover. This geometric arrangement of the drivers eliminates
lobing error; is independent of inter-driver phase relationships; has no effect
on crossover selection; eliminates off-axis nulls; and provides another polar
response when the drivers are not driven in phase.
The Krypton3’s design incorporates a technology called U/D/D - Uniformly
Directive Diffusion. U/D/D helps speakers keep their clarity and naturalness,
even when placed close to boundaries - be there walls, bookshelves or desktops.
What is a Waveguide? A waveguide is a generic
term to describe a structure that guides waves
with minimal loss of energy by restricting
their expansion to one or two dimensions. A
loudspeaker’s diaphragm coupled directly to
ambient air is a poor impedance match. Amphion
speakers are recognised for their use of tweeter
waveguides in front of the driver to control the
speaker’s directionality.
Technologies

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The midrange clarity coupled with the power which can be achieved by the
Krypton’s two corrugated 8” units working in unison makes you wonder how
you ever could live with the 6.5” (165mm) other manufacturers offer at this
price point.
Krypton3 reduces unwanted sound reections from both the side and back-
walls (by up to 20 dB).
Krypton3’s 10” (254mm) woofer has an aluminum diaphragm, thick rubber
front suspension, and a large double magnet. It is mounted on the side of the
cabinet so that the speakers can be positioned with the woofers facing either
inside (standard room placement) or outside (for a broader soundstage). The
woofer is mounted into a vented enclosure with the vent itself located between
the midrange drivers’ chambers.
The highly innovative cardioid midrange allows Kryptons to
perform well even in small rooms, close to big windows,
and under other acoustic irregularities which traditional
speakers cannot cope with. Both midrange drivers work
in their own chambers, side vented by holes drilled in the
shape of an acute triangle.
Krypton3’s proprietary paper-papyrus 8” (203mm) midrange
is actually many drivers in one and due to careful driver
placement, and together with the tweeter, forms a perfect
time-accurate point source which works from 160 Hz and
upwards. Inside the critical 600-2000 Hz hearing-range,
the cone’s “ribs” transform the unit to work similarly to 4“
(102mm), which leads to air and nuances, but will take full
advantage of low distortion and high power handling of the
8” units.
Features

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Care
Individual support Typically, a wide variety of factors influence loudspeakers’ performance. Please
contact your local Amphion dealer or sales representative for specification,
connectivity and positioning recommendations for your specific system.
For more information, you can also be in touch with Amphion headquarters.
Unpacking
Connecting
x2
Instructions

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Directivity plot 101-14050 Hz
101 Hz
359 Hz
507 Hz
1000 Hz
2000 Hz
7551 Hz
14050 Hz
The controlled
directivity of
the midrange
drivers helps to
achieve a smooth
and natural
transition from
the non-directional
bass response to the
tweeter response, which
becomes more directional
with increasing frequency.
Three-way, vented
1” titanium, integrator
2 x 8” paper / 10” aluminum
1370 x 240 x 470 mm
72 kg (159 lbs)
160 Hz / 1600 Hz
4 Ω
89 dB
22 - 30 000 Hz +/-3dB
25 - 300 W
Operating principle
Tweeter
Mid / woofer
Measurements
Weight
Crossover point
Impedance
Sensitivity
Frequency response
Power recommendation
Monochrome
Wood veneer
Physics
Performance
Variations
Technical specications
330°
300°
270°
240°
210°
180°
150°
120°
90°
60°
30°
0
dB
-6
-12
-18
-24
-30
1/3 octave

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Amphion Loudspeakers Ltd.
Telkkistentie 2
70460 Kuopio
Finland
[phone]
[email protected]
amphion.fi
AE/RMKR/INEN/0122