AUDIO GROUP DENMARK LAUNCHES A NEW BRAND AXXESS WITH AXXESS FORTE STREAMING AMP

Axxess is the fourth brand in the Audio Group Denmark family, side by side with Ansuz, Aavik and Børresen.

The launch of Axxess embodies Audio Group Denmark founders Lars Kristensen and Michael Børresen’s quest for “authentic and emotional musical moments and their vision to share these kinds of precious moments with even more people”.

The Audio Group Denmark Axxess Forte Streaming Amplifier

We were fortunate to be able to hear the first Axxess product, the Axxess Forté streaming amplifier, when we visited them in January …you can read all about that here.

And here are some of those photos from our visit that could not see the light of day until now.

The ‘Axxess One’ prototype as it was called when we heard it in January at the Aalborg HQ of Audio Group Denmark

AXESS, THE ACCESSIBLE AUDIO GROUP DENMARK BRAND

Audio Group Denmark tells us: “Axxess captures the essence of Ansuz, Aavik and Børresen, reflecting a world of high-end audio equipment, where technological excellence and the aesthetics of Danish design go hand in hand with authentic musical performance. Axxess will consist of innovative, high-quality loudspeakers, amplifiers, and audio cables, that can be sold at a more modest price than the Ansuz, Aavik and Børresen equipment, and yet some that will attain the standard of musical performance and aesthetic design for which Ansuz, Aavik and Børresen is famous”.

The striking design of the Audio Group Denmark Axxess Forte 2 Streaming Amplifier

AXXESS TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL HALLMARKS OF AUDIO GROUP DENMARK

Technological developments and innovations that emerge from Ansuz, Aavik and Børresen product development can often be used by all three brands. The exchange of knowledge and technology that takes place between these brands is extremely creative and valuable, something that we have seen for ourselves first hand. In this way, each brand benefits from the others, a perfect symbiosis, making each other better and stronger. This approach allows Audio Group Denmark to draw on a wide range of their pioneering core technologies and implement them into the new Axxess series.

Axxess Forte 1

AXXESS FORTE

With the introduction of the Axxess Forté series, Axxess offers a versatile amplifier at the intersection of technology, ingenious simplicity and aesthetic Danish design. Axxess Forté is a streaming amplifier series consisting of three levels, Axxess Forté 1, 2 and 3. Axxess Forté features both a streamer and a DAC section, as well as being an integrated amplifier and a headphone amplifier. Axxess makes use of Audio Group Denmark’s well-known development traditions regarding noise reduction and resonance control and the general pioneering approach towards technological innovation.

Rear of the Audio Group Denmark Axxess Forte 1

UMAC AMPLIFIER TECHNOLOGY

To achieve maximum performance and inspired by Aavik’s development approach, the UMAC™ amplifier technology is used in the Axxess Forté series. This technology has been designed to ensure stability, reliability, and precision in the amplifier. UMAC technology produces less high frequency noise and requires less inductive filtering at the output. These advantages give the Axxess Forté amplifier a much better damping factor, says Audio Group Denmark.

Axxess Forté is designed with the Aavik-inspired “resonant mode power supply” to increase the operating frequency and allow higher peak power when the music requires it. The noise floor of the power supply remains very low, and is even further reduced by the ultra-low noise controls that power the various parts of the circuit.

Side view

DAC SECTION

The challenge of a traditional multi-bit circuit in a DAC section is to cope with increased noise contamination and signal delay, which can distort the music with an undesirable “digital signature.”  Axxess Forté features a 1-bit circuit, developed in-house that preserves the “analog signature”. With fast data processing and insensitivity to noise, the DAC range of the Axxess Forté has been “designed to ensure clarity and precision”.

AAVIK STREAMERS

Axxess Forté features a streamer module inspired by the one used in the Aavik streamers. This module, designed as a dedicated audio unit, is equipped with high quality capacitors and does not use any microcomputers. This makes signal processing powerful and reduces unwanted noise.

HEADPHONE SECTION

Another key feature of this versatile Axxess Forté amplifier is its headphone section. It is designed as a non-switching Class A amplifier to provide “excellent linearity, high gain, and low signal distortion”.

Side panels

ANSUZ TESLA COIL

The Ansuz Tesla coil technologies are emblematic of Audio Group Denmark products from 2011 onward. Therefore, it is only natural to implement these noise cancellation technologies in the Axxess Forté to obtain Audio Group Denmark’s signature performance and quality standards. The implementation of Ansuz Tesla coil technologies in the Axxess Forté makes it a high-quality amplifier series in terms of technology and performance.

CONTEMPORARY DANISH DESIGN

Handcrafted in Denmark the aesthetics of the Axxess Forté models distinguish them as symbols of contemporary Danish HiFi design. They embody minimalist form and versatile functionality, both firmly rooted in Audio Group Denmark’s innovative audio approach.

Underneath the Audio Group Denmark Axxess Forte

In 2020, Aavik designed an amplifier cabinet made of a natural-based composite material. This material design reduces mechanical influence, especially hysteresis, resulting in an audible improvement. The Axxess Forté series is constructed with the same natural-based composite material on the top and bottom, manifesting Audio Group Denmark’s commitment to creating aesthetic designs that enhance musical performance.

AXXESS FORTE SPECIFICATIONS

OUTPUT POWER 2 x 100 W in 8 Ohm

DIGITAL INPUTS 1 x Toslink optical 1 x BNC S/P DIF 1 x USB B

OUTPUTS Pre out – RCA 1 x Speaker output 1 x headphones – 1/4″ Jack

CONNECTIVITY 1 x network – LAN RJ-45 2 x USB A

ANALOG INPUT 1 x line – RCA

DIMENSIONS 370 x 420 x 110 mm (WXDXH) WEIGHT 7,9 kg

AXXESS FORTE PRICES

FORTÉ 1 5.000€ $5.500

FORTÉ 2 7.500€ $8.000

FORTÉ 3 10.000€ $11.000

Available May 2023

AUDIO GROUP DENMARK AT AXPONA 2023 THE NEW BORRESEN M3 LOUDSPEAKER

As well as debuting the new Axxess brand at AXPONA 2023, AGD has also unveiled their new flagship loudspeaker the Borresen M3, a 250,000€ floorstander from the same range as their M1 standmount… here are some taster pics from last night’s soft launch, suffice to say they were sounding excellent, more to come on these later.

The 250,000€ Borresen M3 that was unveiled at AXPONA last night…stunning stuff!

HiFi Pig Says: Axxess makes Audio Group Denmark affordable for real-world audiophiles and the Borresen M3 gives us more of their ultra high-end gear to drool over…the Danes have all bases covered.