{"id":26,"date":"2026-09-06T15:20:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T15:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essenciaacoustics.com\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-09-29T00:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T00:55:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/essenciaacoustics.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"ea-section\"><div class=\"ea-wrap\"><div class=\"ea-grid\"><div><p class=\"ea-eyebrow\">Our story<\/p><h2>Built from experience.<br>Tuned by hand.<\/h2><p class=\"ea-lead\">From early Class D amplifiers in Ukraine to handcrafted transmission-line loudspeakers made between Ukraine and Portugal.<\/p><p>Ess\u00e9ncia is the result of years spent building, measuring and listening. We make audio in small numbers, with one purpose: to let the recording speak for itself.<\/p><\/div><figure class=\"ea-workshop-photo\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/essenciaacoustics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-6-\u0441\u0435\u043d\u0442.-2026-\u0433.-16_53_31.png\" alt=\"Acoustic measurement and listening in the Ess\u00e9ncia workshop\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ea-section ea-dark\"><div class=\"ea-wrap\"><p class=\"ea-eyebrow\">The journey<\/p><h2>Engineering, refined over time.<\/h2><div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(min(100%,210px),1fr));gap:18px;margin-top:42px\"><article class=\"ea-callout\"><p class=\"ea-eyebrow\">2008<\/p><h3>The first circuits.<\/h3><p>We began with PWM Class D amplifiers delivering more than 94% efficiency, followed by efficient portable plywood loudspeakers.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"ea-callout\"><p class=\"ea-eyebrow\">2014<\/p><h3>Made to order.<\/h3><p>Bookshelf, floorstanding, cinema, surround and Dolby Atmos systems\u2014designed and built by hand for individual projects.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"ea-callout\"><p class=\"ea-eyebrow\">2018<\/p><h3>A high-end focus.<\/h3><p>Premium materials, carefully selected drivers and crossover components brought our work to a new level of refinement.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"ea-callout\"><p class=\"ea-eyebrow\">2020<\/p><h3>Crystal Audio.<\/h3><p>Amplifiers, loudspeakers and subwoofers reached listeners across Ukraine, with selected commissions in Europe.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"ea-callout\"><p class=\"ea-eyebrow\">Today<\/p><h3>Ukraine &#038; Portugal.<\/h3><p>After the war began, production was divided between two countries. The craft, knowledge and standards remained one.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ea-section\"><div class=\"ea-wrap\"><div class=\"ea-grid\"><figure class=\"ea-workshop-photo\"><img src=\"https:\/\/essenciaacoustics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hi_end_workshop_03_hpl_cnc_routing_4x3.jpg\" alt=\"Precision machining of a transmission-line loudspeaker cabinet\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\"><\/figure><div><p class=\"ea-eyebrow\">Our acoustic signature<\/p><h2>Full-scale sound.<br>Folded into less space.<\/h2><p>We specialise in folded quarter-wave transmission-line cabinets. Years of practical development and calculation allow us to bring controlled bass, high sensitivity, wide imaging and a neutral balance into cabinets made for real homes\u2014even bookshelf formats.<\/p><p>The goal is simple: no added character, no exaggerated bass. What enters the loudspeaker should be what reaches the listener.<\/p><a class=\"ea-button ea-outline\" href=\"\/index.php\/room-lab\/\">EXPLORE ROOM LAB<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"ea-section ea-dark\"><div class=\"ea-wrap\"><div class=\"ea-reading\"><p class=\"ea-eyebrow\">One pair at a time<\/p><h2>You are buying the work\u2014not a badge.<\/h2><p>Every pair is individually assembled, measured, listened to and tuned by an experienced maker. We can develop passive or active systems, custom crossovers, amplifiers, cables, surround solutions and finishes created around a room and its owner.<\/p><p>This is not mass production. It is sound, materials and time at the bench\u2014made into something that will not be repeated in exactly the same way.<\/p><div class=\"ea-callout\" style=\"margin-top:38px\"><h3 style=\"margin:0\">Do it properly, or do not do it at all.<\/h3><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0\">That principle has guided the work from the first amplifier to every Ess\u00e9ncia loudspeaker made today.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"ea-actions\"><a class=\"ea-button\" href=\"\/index.php\/build-your-pair\/\">BUILD YOUR PAIR<\/a><a class=\"ea-button ea-outline\" href=\"\/index.php\/contact\/\">TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROOM<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our story Built from experience.Tuned by hand. From early Class D amplifiers in Ukraine to handcrafted transmission-line loudspeakers made between Ukraine and Portugal. Ess\u00e9ncia is the result of years spent building, measuring and listening. We make audio in small numbers, with one purpose: to let the recording speak for itself. 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