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Finnish loudspeaker manufacturer

Amphion Loudspeakers Ltd. is a Finnish company that manufactures home loudspeakers and professional studio monitors. It was founded in 1998 by Anssi Hyvönen, and in 2023 it had 17 full time employees. Amphion's turnover in 2022 was 3.5 million euros. Their acoustic design and product range has received many awards and accolades, and its line up includes passive speakers, bass extenders, amplifiers, and a newly introduced active monitor One25A.

Originally the company operated out of Helsinki, Finland and in 2000 relocated to Kuopio, Finland. While Amphion began as a home loudspeaker manufacturer they grew to expand into studio products in 2013. The first model of the brand's home speaker line was the Argon, a two way stand mount model featuring a 6.5" woofer. Argon is described as the foundation model of Amphion speakers, with technical features including waveguide design and a low crossover point. After Argon, the company introduced the Helium a compact bookshelf speaker and shortly after the Xenon a floorstanding speaker. In the mid 2010s, Finnish microphone expert Martin Kantola, known for crafting microphones for world famous professionals like Bruce Swedien, introduced a pro version of Amphion's Ion model he had modified to Swedien. After the positive reaction of the Ion prototype from Bruce Swedien, Bernie Grundman and a few other renowned sound engineers, the company was inspired to create their own version of a professional product line. With some additional feedback from other audio professionals in Finland, Martin was hired by Amphion to design their initial professional grade loudspeaker, which would later become known as the One12. After years of further product development, Amphion introduced the full five model product lineup of studio monitors, which are all available today.

Amphion's approach to speaker design centers around the concept of preserving sonic coherence. They advocate closed cabinet design in their studio products. By using a waveguide, Amphion achieves their low crossover point, time aligns the drivers, and unifies the dispersion throughout a wide frequency band. The low crossover point (1600 2000 Hz) in Amphion products creates a seamless integration between drivers, so the speakers work in a point source manner. In 2015, Amphion introduced their first bass extension system the BaseOne25. The bass extensions design transforms a two way monitor into a full range three way system. These concepts have since been widely adopted by the industry. After 24 years, the company introduced its first active studio monitor the One25A in April 2023. As with Amphion's passive monitor designs, the One25A achieves the benefits of a pure and short signal path that maximizes dynamics and resolution. The new monitor exemplifies the brand's enduring dedication to advanced acoustic design, and careful component selection, while incorporating the advantages of an active design such as steep filters and protection circuitry.

Approximately 90–95% of Amphion's production is distributed to international markets. Mike Dean, Humberto Gatica as well as notable organisations like NHK, NCPA and Onkio Haus.