42.audio · Hitchhiker Series
The pipeline.
What we are building right now — and what could come next. The hardware is usually settled long before the cabinet is finished. Vote for the project you want us to finish first.
Active AMT floorstander, 2-way
The entry point to the range — one 15-inch woofer, an AMT on a constant-directivity horn, fully active with DSP. On the bench right now as the Heart of Gold.
To the project →On the bench right now
These projects are on the bench — parts are being made here, not drawings.
The entry point to the range — one 15-inch woofer, an AMT on a constant-directivity horn, fully active with DSP. On the bench right now as the Heart of Gold.
An open planar-magnetic over-ear with a machined aluminium cup, 42 spokes and the “42.” in chrome.
Separated by radiation principle
Each range stands for one principle of how sound leaves the loudspeaker. That is what decides dispersion, how it works in a room and its character — not size, and not price.
One driver for midrange and treble, acoustically on a single axis.
A light folded diaphragm with a defined dispersion angle across the whole treble.
Three ribbons stacked — level drops off more slowly towards the listening seat.
High efficiency and dynamics of a kind normally found only in professional audio.
What should we finish next?
One click, one vote. You can switch at any time. The count is live.
Not voted yet. Choose the project you want to see first.
Everything that is coming
Order and timing are not final — that is exactly what the vote is for.
Loudspeakers
11
The flagship of the range: bass, midrange and treble cleanly separated — one job per way.
Two 15-inch woofers, one front, one rear — distortion cancellation and force balance in one move.
The entry point to the range — one 15-inch woofer, an AMT on a constant-directivity horn, fully active with DSP. On the bench right now as the Heart of Gold.
Sealed and slimmer in footprint — the fast 10-inch woofer under the AMT.
The compact one — a Purifi woofer with an identical passive radiator under the small AMT.
The big Damogran: the coax on top, an 18-inch woofer below. Version A with one 18 on the baffle, version B with two firing sideways in push-push.
A point source in the Magrathea 7 cabinet — a single coaxial driver behind a magnetic grille, fully active with DSP.
The same ribbon line, with two 18-inch woofers facing each other in the side panels — a line source with real low bass.
A slim column: three ribbons as a short line source, with four Purifi 6.5-inch drivers arranged symmetrically around them.
A compression driver on a large horn above two 15-inch woofers. The rear panel curves forward towards the top; the lead finish is Nextel white.
A servo subwoofer that feeds cone motion back — deep bass without overhang.
Headphones & in-ear
2An open planar-magnetic over-ear with a machined aluminium cup, 42 spokes and the “42.” in chrome.
An in-ear study with solid-state drivers — no voice coil, no moving diaphragm mass.
Electronics & devices
4An aluminium monolith with 42 cooling fins and an inlaid copper “42.”. Schematic and bill of materials are complete.
A machined aluminium case in the spirit of a 1970s desk intercom — radar wakes it, a light bar replaces the display. No permanent listening.
A high-mass deck with a copper-ring platter. Analogue, without compromise.
A small voice stick with a button: press, speak, carry on working. The AI listens only when you want it to.
Workshop & accessories
2A cable with a measurement report instead of mysticism. On hold for now in favour of the headphone.
Very quiet, fast and thorough — and, by design, not expensive. The drawings are being made right now.
The status labels describe how far development has come, not delivery dates. Projects at concept stage can still change.
42.audio · Hitchhiker Series
The pipeline.
What we are building right now — and what could come next. The hardware is usually settled long before the cabinet is finished. Vote for the project you want us to finish first.
Active AMT floorstander, 2-way
The entry point to the range — one 15-inch woofer, an AMT on a constant-directivity horn, fully active with DSP. On the bench right now as the Heart of Gold.
To the project →On the bench right now
These projects are on the bench — parts are being made here, not drawings.
The entry point to the range — one 15-inch woofer, an AMT on a constant-directivity horn, fully active with DSP. On the bench right now as the Heart of Gold.
An open planar-magnetic over-ear with a machined aluminium cup, 42 spokes and the “42.” in chrome.
Separated by radiation principle
Each range stands for one principle of how sound leaves the loudspeaker. That is what decides dispersion, how it works in a room and its character — not size, and not price.
One driver for midrange and treble, acoustically on a single axis.
A light folded diaphragm with a defined dispersion angle across the whole treble.
Three ribbons stacked — level drops off more slowly towards the listening seat.
High efficiency and dynamics of a kind normally found only in professional audio.
The only series sorted by application rather than radiation principle: a complete 7.1.4 system, coaxial at every position, starting with the Disaster Area 21 and 24 subwoofers.
Discover Milliways →What should we finish next?
One click, one vote. You can switch at any time. The count is live.
Not voted yet. Choose the project you want to see first.
Everything that is coming
Order and timing are not final — that is exactly what the vote is for.
Loudspeakers
11The flagship of the range: bass, midrange and treble cleanly separated — one job per way.
Two 15-inch woofers, one front, one rear — distortion cancellation and force balance in one move.
The entry point to the range — one 15-inch woofer, an AMT on a constant-directivity horn, fully active with DSP. On the bench right now as the Heart of Gold.
Sealed and slimmer in footprint — the fast 10-inch woofer under the AMT.
The compact one — a Purifi woofer with an identical passive radiator under the small AMT.
The big Damogran: the coax on top, an 18-inch woofer below. Version A with one 18 on the baffle, version B with two firing sideways in push-push.
A point source in the Magrathea 7 cabinet — a single coaxial driver behind a magnetic grille, fully active with DSP.
The same ribbon line, with two 18-inch woofers facing each other in the side panels — a line source with real low bass.
A slim column: three ribbons as a short line source, with four Purifi 6.5-inch drivers arranged symmetrically around them.
A compression driver on a large horn above two 15-inch woofers. The rear panel curves forward towards the top; the lead finish is Nextel white.
A servo subwoofer that feeds cone motion back — deep bass without overhang.
Headphones & in-ear
2An open planar-magnetic over-ear with a machined aluminium cup, 42 spokes and the “42.” in chrome.
An in-ear study with solid-state drivers — no voice coil, no moving diaphragm mass.
Electronics & devices
4An aluminium monolith with 42 cooling fins and an inlaid copper “42.”. Schematic and bill of materials are complete.
A machined aluminium case in the spirit of a 1970s desk intercom — radar wakes it, a light bar replaces the display. No permanent listening.
A high-mass deck with a copper-ring platter. Analogue, without compromise.
A small voice stick with a button: press, speak, carry on working. The AI listens only when you want it to.
Workshop & accessories
2A cable with a measurement report instead of mysticism. On hold for now in favour of the headphone.
Very quiet, fast and thorough — and, by design, not expensive. The drawings are being made right now.
The status labels describe how far development has come, not delivery dates. Projects at concept stage can still change.