Antipodes Updated Line-up for 2023 – Industry Update | HFA

Press Release

Antipodes Audio is proud to announce their updated server/streamer line-up for 2023, with updates to the existing flagship OLADRA and the K Series range.

Coupled with the release of the updated range is the Antipodes Audio Upgrade Program for all existing OLADRA and K Series owners, which brings their units up to the corresponding new model specification. An upgraded unit will be identical in all respects to the new models and receive a fresh warranty.

The S Series has been discontinued due to Intel no longer making the CPUs required by these models, but we retain ample parts to support these models going forward.

Product Updates 2023

Changes to the OLADRA and the K Series are due to several key developments that we have been working on over several months.

• Installing the OLADRA’s triple-cascade power supply technology in the K Series models.
• Installing our proprietary high-quality isolation footers on the K Series models.
• Upgrading K50 and K41 Server engines with innovations used in the OLADRA.
• Upgrading the Player engines for the OLADRA, K50, K22 & K21.
• Installing new USB outputs for the OLADRA, K50, K22 & K21.

The benefits are mainly in improved sound quality for all models, and the K Series makes a step up towards the sound quality of the OLADRA. For many audiophiles, the most significant change is that the new USB output lifts the USB sound quality up to match the sound quality of the S/PDIF, AES3, and I2S outputs.

Other benefits include an increase of 200% to 400% in system resources to improve system responsiveness, and enterprise-level OS resilience against data loss in unusual AC power events.

K21 Low-Powered Server and Player (contains the K50 Player Engine)

K22 Low-Powered Server and Player (contains the K50 Player and Re-clocker Engines)

K41 Server with Ethernet output (contains the K50 Server Engine)

K50 Server and Player (G4 Oladra technology trickled down from the flagship OLADRA)

OLADRA Flagship Server and Player

The new models and the upgrade program will go live early in August 2023.

Upcoming Reviews

Arrangements are being made for a review here on HFA of the updated OLADRA as well as a review of the updated K21. The timing for this is TBD but it should be in the coming 2-3 months.

Pricing

OLADRA
New Price: USD29,000
Old Price: USD25,000
Upgrade: USD4,000

K50 Revised
New Price: USD19,000
Old Price: USD17,500
Upgrade: USD4,000

K50 Original
New Price: USD19,000
Old Price: USD15,000
Upgrade: USD6,000

K41
New Price: USD10,000
Old Price: USD10,000
Upgrade: USD2,000

K40
New Price: USD10,000
Old Price: USD9,000
Upgrade: USD4,000

K30
Upgrade: USD3,000

K22
New Price: USD9,000
Old Price: USD9,000
Upgrade: USD2,000

K21
New Price: USD7,000
Old Price: USD6,500
Upgrade: USD2,000

Prices do not include the impact of duties and taxes that might be levied in your country.

External Links

Antipodes Audio