Anechoic Chamber
YGA gets its open air measurements by lifting the speaker under measurement away from that pesky floor boundary with a forklift.
Wes Phillips
Woof Woof
The woofer for the Anat Ref Pro and Studio II is also an exclusive YGA design. "From the voice coil to the surround and cone, the woofer is the ultimate expression of what can be produced for our enclosures and sub-amp technology."
Subwoofer Amp Assembly
The Anat Reference Professional incorporates a powered subwoofer. This is the amp module.
YGA Factory Tour
My phone rang and it was Dick Diamond, sales manager for YG Acoustics. "We'd like you to visit our factory and see what we're all about," Diamond said.
Now That's a Tweeter!
Made by ScanSpeak, designed by Geva and ScanSpeak's engineers. "The motor, voice coil assembly, and membrane incorporate our most advanced technology." It is assembled in-house at YGA's factory.
World's Largest Capacitor?
Every time I passed the parts bin with this bad boy in it, I did a double take. Man, that's big!
Tweet Tweet
The other side of the tweeter assembly.
Finishing a Panel
This precision sander puts the lovely exterior finish on the Anat's panels. Yes, the machine does the grunt work, but factory manager Roger Wertz supervises the entire time with his hand on a deadman's switch.
The Other Side
More crossover naughty bits.
Crossover
It's an acoustic fourth-order Linkwitz-Riley, crossing over at 1.75kHz, if you're keeping score at home.