{"id":153297,"date":"2022-12-29T18:04:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T18:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=153297"},"modified":"2022-12-29T18:04:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T18:04:41","slug":"avantgarde-acoustic-unveiled-the-new-duo-gt-and-duo-sd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/avantgarde-acoustic-unveiled-the-new-duo-gt-and-duo-sd\/","title":{"rendered":"Avantgarde Acoustic unveiled the new Duo GT and Duo SD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The German company\u00a0Avantgarde Acoustic\u00a0, which specializes in the development and production of horn acoustic systems, has introduced a new generation of\u00a0Duo\u00a0GT\u00a0and\u00a0Duo\u00a0SD\u00a0models , which the manufacturer positions as &#8220;entry level&#8221; acoustics.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/394_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the third generation of D\u00a0uo\u00a0GT\u00a0(\u00a0<i>Grande\u00a0<\/i><i>Twin<\/i>\u00a0) loudspeakers\u00a0, which have been produced since 1993.\u00a0It features the new XT3 super tweeter designed for the Trio series, a pair of XM2 670mm horn midrange drivers and Spacehorn&#8217;s 12&#8243; XB12 bass drivers with 152mm voice coil, designed for the Trio G3.\u00a0The low-frequency section can be active &#8211; a 1kW Itron Activ Power amplifier is available as an option.\u00a0AC with a nominal impedance of 18 ohms has a sensitivity of 107 dB.\u00a0The Duo GT is 173 cm high and weighs 108.5 kg.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/395_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Avantgarde Acoustic Duo SD features a single bass driver and the same treble and midrange horns as the Duo GT, but the speaker is 155cm high and weighs 94kg.\u00a0For the Duo SD model, a kilowatt Itron Activ Power bass amplifier and a wireless streaming module are available as options.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/396_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The recommended retail price of the older model\u00a0Avantgarde Acoustic D\u00a0uo\u00a0GT\u00a0is\u00a042,280 euros\u00a0.\u00a0The smaller Duo\u00a0SD\u00a0will cost\u00a032,360 euros\u00a0.\u00a0Itron Activ Power\u00a0two &#8211; channel bass amplifier\u00a0is offered for\u00a011,480 euros\u00a0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The German company\u00a0Avantgarde Acoustic\u00a0, which specializes in the development and production of horn acoustic systems, has introduced a new generation of\u00a0Duo\u00a0GT\u00a0and\u00a0Duo\u00a0SD\u00a0models , which the manufacturer positions as &#8220;entry level&#8221; acoustics. This is the third generation of D\u00a0uo\u00a0GT\u00a0(\u00a0Grande\u00a0Twin\u00a0) loudspeakers\u00a0, which have been produced since 1993.\u00a0It features the new XT3 super tweeter designed for the Trio series, [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/avantgarde-acoustic-unveiled-the-new-duo-gt-and-duo-sd\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":153298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-153297","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-speakers","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}