Krypton3
Reference manual
1/2017

Contents

beautifully honest

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Introduction

42

Warranty and support

63

Krypton3
Story

8Technologies

10Features

124

Instructions

145

Technical specifications

163

Introduction
WelcomeThank you for choosing Amphion Krypton3. This is a project 20 years in themaking. Plenty of audiophiles spend lot of money on their systems without
a thought nor a cent going into room acoustics. It is painstakingly common
to find expensive systems, which are not even close to what they should be.
The bigger the loudspeaker, the tougher the room matching becomes. Wehave tried to make Krypton as room friendly and system friendly as possible.
This is done with a single, simple goal in mind: We would like you to forgetyour new speakers and focus on the large clean window they hopefully open
to your music. Music is a very personal thing and the only way to push theenvelope is to ask people to give their feedback. We would love to hear fromyou. Please share you feedback on what works and what could be done
differently. Tell us about your favourite records. Show us the new good far
away homes you have provided for our products.
Now unpack, connect, sit back, and experience it. Enjoy!

Company profile

Amphion Loudspeakers Ltd. was established in 1998.
We design and build loudspeakers that are characterised by a highresolution, unstrained low-level reproduction and a pure driver integration.
Our affordable solutions are rather insensitive to room acoustics and fill any
space with a wide and even dispersion. A timeless yet flexible approach withregard to aesthetics and application make Amphion products easy to matchwith individual styles and preferences.
All products are handmade in Finland to ensure enduring listening quality.

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Warranty and support
Warranty

Amphion Enjoy products come with a five-year warranty
against defects in materials and our workmanship. For
warranty or out-of-warranty service, in the first instanceplease contact your original dealer, and providea copy of the original sales receipt. If you require
additional assistance, please contact your local
country distributor. If you have difficulty making contact
with either of the above, please contact our headquarters.
For proper unpacking, installation, positioning, andmaintenance instructions, please first check this manual thoroughly.

Contact information

Headquarters
Amphion Loudspeakers Ltd.
Vitostie 1864
70800 Kuopio
Finland+358 17 2882 100
info@amphion.fi

Please do not return/ship any product to amphion nor its resellers without priorauthorisation.
Handmade in Finland

6Amphion Loudspeakers Ltd. is awarded the right to use theAssociation for Finnish Work’s Key Flag Symbol mark of origin.
This mark is granted to Finland-based organizations that
manufacture their products in Finland, having a minimum domestic
content of 50 percent.

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Krypton3
Story

Krypton3 is an highly innovative three-way, four-driver vented, floorstanding passive speaker which makes it possible to enjoy full range,
realistic level, orchestral performances without owning a concert hall. You
can feel the “presence” of performers and hear the individual definition ofeach instrument. Using waveguide technology and controlled dispersion
technologies, Krypton3 helps you hear more of your music, and less of yourAmphion’s Krypton3 is the flagship model of the its hifi (Amphion Enjoy) line.
A floor-standing unit, it is available in standard white, black or walnut veneer.
For your reference, the Krypton3’s full technical specifications are listed at therear of this manual.

Standard white (RAL 9010)

8Black (RAL 9005)

Veneer9

Technologies

The Krypton3’s three-way design configuration is two midranges or mid/woofers (two proprietary paper/papyrus midrange drivers combining woodand cane) in a cardioid enclosure (for control of dispersion of the speaker)
placed vertically above and below the (titanium) tweeter, and operating inparallel to implement a three-way crossover. This geometric arrangementof the drivers eliminates lobing error; is independent of inter-driver phaserelationships; has no effect on crossover selection; eliminates off-axis nulls;
and provides another polar response when the drivers are not driven inphase.
The Krypton3’s design incorporates a technology called U/D/D - Uniformly
Directive Diffusion. U/D/D helps speakers keep their clarity and naturalness,even when placed close to boundaries - bethere walls, bookshelves or desktops.
What is a Waveguide? A waveguide is a
generic term to describe a structure that guides
waves with minimal loss of energy by restricting
their expansion to one or two dimensions. A
loudspeaker’s diaphragm coupled directly
to ambient air is a poor impedance match.
Amphion speakers are recognised for their1011

Features

The highly innovative cardioid midrange allows Kryptons
to perform well even in small rooms, close to big windows,
and under other acoustic irregularities which traditional
speakers cannot cope with. Both midrange drivers workin their own chambers, side vented by holes drilled in theshape of an acute triangle.
Krypton3’s proprietary paper-papyrus 8” (203mm) midrange
is actually many drivers in one and due to careful driverplacement, and together with the tweeter, forms a perfecttime-accurate point source which works from 160 Hz andupwards. Inside the critical 600-2000 Hz hearing-range,
the cone’s “ribs” transform the unit to work similarly to 4“(102mm), which leads to air and nuances, but will take fulladvantage of low distortion and high power handling of the8” units.

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The midrange clarity coupled with the power which can be achieved by the
Krypton’s two corrugated 8” units working in unison makes you wonder how
you ever could live with the 6.5” (165mm) other manufacturers offer at thisprice point.
Krypton3 reduces unwanted sound reflections from both the side and backwalls (by up to 20 dB).
Krypton3’s 10” (254mm) woofer has an aluminum diaphragm, thick rubberfront suspension, and a large double magnet. It is mounted on the side of thecabinet so that the speakers can be positioned with the woofers facing either
inside (standard room placement) or outside (for a broader soundstage).
The woofer is mounted into a vented enclosure with the vent itself locatedbetween the midrange drivers’ chambers.

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Instructions
UnpackingCarex2Connecting

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Individual support

Typically, a wide variaty of factors influence loudspeakers’ performance.
Please contact your local Amphion dealer or sales representative for
specification, connectivity and positioning recommendations for your specificsystem. For more information, you can also be in touch with Amphion
headquarters.

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Technical specifications
Physics

Operating principle

Three-way, vented

Tweeter1” titanium, integrator

Mid / woofer

2 x 8” paper / 10” aluminum

Measurements

1370 x 240 x 470 mm

Weight72 kg (159 lbs)

Directivity plot

101-14050 Hz

0330°

dB
-630°

-12300°60°-18-24

Performance

Variations

Crossover point

160 Hz / 1600 Hz

Impedance

4Ω

Sensitivity

89 dB

Frequency response

22 - 30 000 Hz +/-3dB

Power recommendation

25 - 300 W

Monochrome
Wood veneer

16-30
270°

101 Hz359 Hz 240°507 Hz1000 Hz2000 Hz7551 Hz14050 HzThe controlled
directivity ofthe midrange
drivers helps toachieve a smoothand natural
120°
transition fromthe non-directionalbass response to thetweeter response, whichbecomes more directionalwith increasing frequency.
90°

210°

150°
180°
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Vitostie 1864
70800 Kuopio
Finland+358 17 2882100
info@amphion.fi
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