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Cylindra V·CB

Cylindra V·CB
In a category filled with noise, Cylindra is built to stand apart, not as another loudspeaker but as a Music Transformer in the fullest sense of the term. Where conventional reproduction adds its own character, Cylindra is engineered to transform: from electrical impulse to living emotion, from vibration to presence, from a recording back into an experience. Its vertical wave architecture, bionic resonance control and hand tuned frequency signature are built toward a single purpose, translating the artist's intention into something the listener can feel rather than merely hear. No two rooms are identical and no two listeners hear alike, so every Cylindra is individually calibrated in its future listening room, matched to that room's geometry, materials and the personal hearing profile of its owner. No two units are ever quite the same.

A custom bespoke Verticalhorn reference

Cylindra V·CB brings together Verticalhorn geometry, a cylindrical wave high range and a DMC controlled bass engine built around twelve by eight inch drivers, aiming for musical truth rather than an engineered effect. An FPGA based FIRTEC processor maintains linear phase and time correct handoffs between drivers, while APANI's FullScale approach preserves full digital resolution end to end. Together these produce a holographic soundstage, an unusually dark and quiet background, and deep bass with real structure rather than volume for its own sake.

A loudspeaker does not adapt you to it. Cylindra V·CB is built to learn who you are.

Cabinet and mechanics

Each Cylindra V·CB is assembled from more than two thousand individual components. Multi material sandwich construction gives the cabinet rigidity and low resonance, while bass, midrange and high range each operate in their own mechanically decoupled chamber, with all electronic sections fully isolated from one another. A push pull architecture keeps the whole structure stable, so the cabinet stays inert even under full dynamic load.

Finish, bespoke by APANI

Every Cylindra V·CB is one of a kind. Any customer request can be realised, alongside APANI's own exclusive finishes, among them Perlato, a refined composition of gold and black with a subtle depth that integrates into almost any interior while elevating it.

The digital chain, APANI FullScale

Whether the source is CD, DVD, SACD or a streaming service, music exists losslessly in the digital domain until something in the chain reduces it. FullScale is designed to carry the signal directly from source to loudspeaker without manipulation and without any reduction in word length, applying volume only at the very end of the signal path rather than earlier in a preamplifier stage. This preserves full resolution and micro dynamics, and removes the cable and conversion losses that a conventional chain introduces. Cylindra V·CB is designed to be completed by the APANI ICE digital preamplifier.

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A custom bespoke Verticalhorn reference

Cabinet and mechanics

Finish, bespoke by APANI

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