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I haven't been so fired up for ... well, for a while 
The new amp - Marton Opusculum Reference v2.00 - not only looks spectacular:
- but there is a great history behind it as well.
Maron is a little known, but very highly regarded amplifier manufactuer from Poland. The guy behind Marton - Marek Knaga - is not only one of the most humble people I know in the hifi industry (think Dave Wilson kind of guy), but also one of the most knowledgable people in amplifier design. Marton was never more than a hobby for Mr. Knaga, so very few of those amps were ever made.
This is the the original Marton Opusculim from the 90s:
I have first heard of Marton in the mid-90s. Mr Jasik - the biggest hi-end distributor at the time in Poland - started selling it in his shop. He was also Gryphon distributor, and I remember my surprise when he told me that this amp is actually better then the (original) Gryphon Antileon he was also selling.
Marek Knaga and Adam Schubert - the GigaWatt owner, are good friends. They live nearby. Adam was thinking about doing a joint project for many years. He finally bought the brand and hired Marek Kanga as lead designer. IMO this is the win-win situation: Marek brings his analog design expertise and Adam brings the logistics, financial backing, worldwide distribution channels and state of the art manufacturing facilities (Gigawatt will be expensing next year again, for the second time in just 3 years, to a new, 'Giga factory') to the mix.
Adam Schubert is clearly aming with this amp at the Vitus Masterpiece amps category - the beast weights 120kg and will cost @ 50-60k EUR. Cheaper models will follow, as well as PRELUDE Reference preamp and OPUS monos.
The amp will be launched at the upcoming Audio Video Show in Warsaw in 3 weeks time.
The new amp - Marton Opusculum Reference v2.00 - not only looks spectacular:
- but there is a great history behind it as well.
Maron is a little known, but very highly regarded amplifier manufactuer from Poland. The guy behind Marton - Marek Knaga - is not only one of the most humble people I know in the hifi industry (think Dave Wilson kind of guy), but also one of the most knowledgable people in amplifier design. Marton was never more than a hobby for Mr. Knaga, so very few of those amps were ever made.
This is the the original Marton Opusculim from the 90s:
I have first heard of Marton in the mid-90s. Mr Jasik - the biggest hi-end distributor at the time in Poland - started selling it in his shop. He was also Gryphon distributor, and I remember my surprise when he told me that this amp is actually better then the (original) Gryphon Antileon he was also selling.
Marek Knaga and Adam Schubert - the GigaWatt owner, are good friends. They live nearby. Adam was thinking about doing a joint project for many years. He finally bought the brand and hired Marek Kanga as lead designer. IMO this is the win-win situation: Marek brings his analog design expertise and Adam brings the logistics, financial backing, worldwide distribution channels and state of the art manufacturing facilities (Gigawatt will be expensing next year again, for the second time in just 3 years, to a new, 'Giga factory') to the mix.
Adam Schubert is clearly aming with this amp at the Vitus Masterpiece amps category - the beast weights 120kg and will cost @ 50-60k EUR. Cheaper models will follow, as well as PRELUDE Reference preamp and OPUS monos.
The amp will be launched at the upcoming Audio Video Show in Warsaw in 3 weeks time.
