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Overkill Audio design, manufacture and custom install a range of aesthetically stunning ultra high performance audio visual equipment that is the quite simply the envy of the entire industry.

Our unique technology is genuinely unique. Unlike the "usual suspects" in high end AV who typically mass produce out-dated circuits & parts in a fancy box, all Overkill's circuit topology, component choice and construction techniques are a genuine assault on high end performance.

We use advanced material science combined with innovative engineering solutions to achieve astonishing results which can only be referenced to live music and real life sonic events.

One valid analogy is with the latest performance leap in digital High Definition (HD) source & three chip projector picture quality over traditional VHS tape & CRTV. The new digital technology has now reached a high enough level of performance to be truly convincing and engrossing. The picture quality is close enough to reality for the eye/brain combination to be fooled into a "you are there" state of mind. This makes viewing a very pleasurable and exciting experience. 

Overkill Audio has made an even greater proportional leap in the audio performance domain. What we have is actually disruptive technology that is already sending shock waves through the high end and embarrassing some very high profile manufacturers. We will not win many friends among the dwindling numbers of traditional manufacturers, distributors and dealers, but that's one cosy little club we never wanted to join in the first place!

We relish the marketing challenge and our first goal of dispelling the myth of cone and dome / passive crossover based systems has already been achieved. One of our £50K systems easily out performs any £500K "lunatic fringe" priced system which still uses passive crossovers, cones & domes / ribbons or panels.

To prove the point we are currently seeking dedicated audiophiles and music industry professionals to participate in our most ambitious project to date. Starting in spring 2008 we will be organising a series of the "ultimate shoot out's" between any super systems (over £150k sterling with no upper limit) and our £50K Finale system. We will travel to any location in mainland Europe and set up our system. Depending on the size of the venue and the wishes of the owner an independent panel of 5 to10 people will be invited to attend the 3 day event. Depending on location the independent listening panel will consist of musicians, recording industry professionals, and high end audio journalists. Conventional brands of particular interest are; Apogee, Avalon, Siltec Pantheon 25, Marten Design, Linn, MBL, Meridian, Goldmund, Krell & Wilson flagships. If you own the most expensive loudspeakers in the world please contact us!

Overkill Audio…. We have no competitors, only imitators!  

We have also achieved our second goal of bringing the quite astonishing and beautiful experience of believability in audio performance within the financial grasp of a much wider audience. After all Aston Martins are exclusive but not unaffordable!

One recent reviewer commentated on the Overkill Audio systems ability to "shine the light across the years". We agree, a flagship Overkill Audio AV system is indeed like a time machine which can transport you back in time, you can re-live your musical memories and bring back to life past performances. You can feel the magic again & again and share it with the performers. Come for an audition and let Overkill Audio awaken your senses.           

 

 

 

 

"And then it became Overkill....and the best sound at the show was achieved by a clear margin."
Fidelity Magazine, Norway, 2004.

 

"Dynamics with life-like impact and wonderful sound"
Robert Harley's Best in Show coverage, CES 2005.

 

"Possibly the most natural voice-band presence I've encountered with quite exceptional fingers-up-the-spine realism"
Paul Messenger, HIFI Choice, 2005.

 

"In this set-up, the digital and solid state Encore system made the best sound I've yet heard in Taos".
Srajan Ebaen, 6 Moons.com, 2005       Read the full review here


 


 

"They sounded head and shoulders above all others regarding all aspects and especially regarding dynamics, transients and the ability to sound like the musicians were in the room in front of you".

Bjørnar Nilsen, Sept 2007.

A true statement loudspeaker system which embodies everything we have learned about system design in the last 6 years. The Finale will satisfy the most demanding of audiences, musicians and audiophiles alike, rejoice your saviour is here!











 


 

"I found the sound of these drivers thoroughly beguiling. They show marvellous mid to treble delicacy, focus and coherence".

Paul Messenger, HIFI Choice, 2005

Bringing sexy back...! Curves in all the right places, looks to die for and the most beautiful voice..what more could you ask for...in a loudspeaker! The Prey are Overkills defining product and they are at the heart of all our loudspeakers. We can't live without them and once you have heard what they can do for the reproduction of music you will understand why.










 


 

"What a revelation....These subs do what subs should do....Play music low down. They are very clear, agile and yet still retain the weight I'd hope for. It was indeed weaving its magic".

From forthcoming review October 2007.

The Predator has to be experienced to be believed, felt as well as heard. With music you will feel the emotion and hear the music. With movie sound tracks and effects you will jump with fright or laugh or cry or whatever the director intended. Can you handle the truth...?











 


 

"With the prey units atop this was indeed a  visually stunning combination.

The Angels really started to sing. Janos Starker playing solo cello was a revelation. The warmth of the wood in the instrument, the rasp of the bow, it really was as if the man was sitting in front of us playing his heart out. Derek’s system allowing the light to shine across the decades and make the hairs on my arms tingle. The difference, though very subtle was all that was needed to make me sit captivated, rather than sit in admiration."  

From forthcoming review October 2007.

The Box Stops Here!

For the last 100 years loudspeaker manufacturers have followed in one another's footsteps. But not any more. The Angels are the one and only full range small and sexy open baffle speaker in the world. Men and women love their looks as well as their sound. If you are into music, get out of the box!  




 


 

The Dark Angels are a very special open baffle (OB) three way design. Measuring flat to 27 Hz in most rooms they are genuinely full range and yet also capable of producing the most open & textured bass/low midrange imaginable. As the big brother to the Angels, the Dark Angels go lower in the bass with more power and authority in the low midrange.

A breathtaking performance. That is what the Dark Angels deliver each and every time. The 3 way Dark Angels are only slightly larger in size than the Angels but they have over 80% more driver radiating area (Sd) & over 130% more linear displacement (Vd) so they move a lot more air with even lower distortion.











 


 

Resistance Is Futile!

There is now nowhere left for the dinosaurs to hide, "bring out your dead (passive crossovers!)" is what we say to conventional loudspeaker manufacturers. Maybe that's why they avoid us...! Can anyone  justify the huge (£20K to £200K) asking price that many manufactures are still charging for some £100 cones and domes and a dozen (or half a dozen if its the special "minimum phase!" version) capacitors, inductors and resistors bolted into a wooden (or phenolic resin / Kevlar) box? Oh yes the finish is lovely, well there you go, enjoy listening to the paint job because the rest of the components won't sound any good!  








 

 


 

The journey home can be a long one but there is no place like home.  Sometimes wading through a thousand reviews, listening to 100 dealers & battling through the crowds at CES does feel like you are lost in the Delta Quadrant!  But after 10 or 20 years you deserve a break! The End Game is it. For the fortunate few music lovers who have the financial resource this is as good as it gets.  















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 


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