Experience the Future of Home Audio

Quiescent products are now being demonstrated at Winters Audio.

Our products use patented technology in key areas to reduce vibration transmission into critical circuits and prevent standing waves from being generated along circuit paths, cables, and wiring looms inside the electronics.

Quiescent technology is both game-changing and disruptive. Audio reviewers are commenting that our T100 series of power amplifiers is setting the new reference standard and seriously challenging the way audio products need to be built.

So why are the T100 series power amplifiers different, and what is new about them? The answer is that we do not seek to refine existing amplifier topology but to revolutionise it. No other manufacturer pays attention to the micro-energy that is being cascaded around the electronics, and only Quiescent has the technology to solve the problem of that very last level of noise present in systems, removing it from the signal without compromising the quality of the music. The result is amplifiers so quiet you don’t even know they are there. It sounds like an oxymoron until you hear what they do.

To truly understand the groundbreaking capabilities of the multi-award-winning T100 series amplifiers and our mains conditioning solutions, you must experience them yourself. Visit Winters Audio and uncover the hidden depths of your favourite recordings. But be warned, once you’ve heard the difference, you won’t be able to settle for anything else.

The T100 power amplifiers aren’t just an upgrade but a paradigm shift. They challenge all conventional thinking and redefine the very essence of a power amplifier.

Experience Music As It Is Supposed To Be

Our T100 monoblock power amplifiers are now on demonstration at KJ WEST ONE.

After a 3-year research programme, we were granted our patent in November 2023. Our T100 power amplifiers use this patented technology in key areas to reduce vibration transmission into critical circuits and prevent standing waves from being generated along circuit paths, cables, and wiring looms inside the electronics. So why are the T100 series power amplifiers different, and what is new about them? The answer is that we do not seek to refine existing amplifier topology but to revolutionise it. No other manufacturer pays attention to the micro-energy that is being cascaded around the electronics, and only Quiescent has the technology to solve the problem of that very last level of noise present in systems, removing it from the signal without compromising the quality of the music. The result is amplifiers so quiet you don’t even know they are there. It sounds like an oxymoron until you hear what they do.

To experience the award-winning T100 monoblock and stereo amplifiers offering a seismic leap in an immersive audio experience, go to KJ West One and discover what truly lies in the recording. But we should let you know that the experience, once heard, cannot be unheard.

The T100 power amplifiers are not just an upgrade; they challenge all conventional thinking and redefine how a power amplifier should be.

T100 Power Amplifiers Now Available

The T100 series of power amplifiers are now available for audition at your nearest Quiescent retailer. With advanced technology deployed to eliminate high-frequency electrical energy and vibration helps to ensure that the noise floor is so low that even the smallest musical signals are allowed to pass through to the loudspeaker leading to a sublime listening experience.

Meet Your Maker

Nigel Payne of Quiescent

Quiescent might not be a name that trips off the tongue just yet, but bear with us; the company took the original concepts of Vertex AQ and has developed them for the 2020s. We spoke to Nigel Payne of Quiescent about the science involved, R&D, and how to extract the most from any good audio system.

AS: Quiescent means ‘tranquillity at rest.’ Was the name deliberate or a Freudian slip?
NP: When we design systems, our fundamental principle is that all components are not at rest. Each active or passive device in a circuit, whether it is a transformer or speaker driver unit, output transistors, capacitors or even microprocessors, actively adds to the musical signal. Our goal is to ensure that the system is invisible to the listener, and our decision to name ourselves Quiescent was a deliberate consequence of that design philosophy.

You are a comparatively new company. What was the motivation for starting Quiescent?
Quiescent was founded in 2017, but our roots go back to the founding of Vertex AQ almost 21 years ago. We felt that Vertex AQ had run its course and opted to form a new company that leveraged our knowledge of electronics and mechanics combined with state-of-the-art computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques. In creating Quiescent, we have established a brand recognised for technology leadership, world-class products and an innovative
approach to radically improving the audio experience.

What are your scientific, technological or audiophile backgrounds?
I began my career studying particle physics and electronics at Leeds University back in the late-1980s. That led me to model noise and vibration, work on high-frequency systems, and program low-level code processors. I’ve taken this experience and applied much of what I’ve learned to my obsession with audio reproduction…

June 2021 HiFi+

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