Philharmonia Mini

The rock-like building of the Philharmonie de Paris offers innovative shapes to outside visitors. The spiraling polished steel structures surrounding the concert hall contrast with its angled, matte aluminum envelope. At the heart of this jewel box is a 2400-seat symphonic hall with outstanding design, ergonomics and acoustics.

His works have gained worldwide recognition through numerous prestigious French and International prizes and awards. In 1989, he was the recipient of Aga Khan Award for the Institute of the Arab World in Paris, for its role as “a successful bridge between French and Arab cultures.” In 2000, Jean Nouvel received the Golden Lion of the Venice Biennale. In 2001, he received three of the highest international awards: the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the Praemium Imperiale of the Japan Art Association and the Borromini Prize for the Culture and Conference Center in Lucerne.

He was appointed Honorary Doctor of the Royal College of Art in London in 2002. Three years later, he received the annual prize of the Wolf Foundation in Israel “for providing a new model of contextualism and redefining the dialectic between the two salient characteristics of contemporary architecture: concreteness and ephemerality.” The next year, the Agbar Tower in Barcelona was awarded the International Highrise Award 2006 in Frankfurt, “as it makes an outstanding contribution to the current debate on high-rises.” Jean Nouvel was also the recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Prize in 2008. In France, he received numerous prizes including the Gold Medal of the French Academy of Architecture, two Equerres d’Argent and the National Grand Prize for Architecture.

Amadeus enjoys close ties with major musical and scientific institutions, both national and international. Its list of long-standing French clients includes IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique), Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Théâtre National de Marseille, Opéra de Lyon, Philharmonie de Paris, Cité de la Musique, la Gaîté Lyrique, among others.

From the outset, Amadeus has housed a scientific research and conceptualization department, led by Michel Deluc, dedicated to, among other things, the design of custom-made acoustical and electro-acoustical solutions for a wide range of clients, including theaters, opera houses, studios, musicians, producers, composers, multidisciplinary artists, research centers, and more…

The speaker in itself (resonance volume) features a 432mm height with a 353mm depth. The cabinets are custom manufactured from layered Birch and stand 1.23 meters tall. The speaker enclosure features a unique hybrid laminar port using progressive termination inspired by the original Philharmonia. Machined into the wood material along the full height of the speaker system, the very low velocity port yields optimal linearity for the lowest possible distortion.

This allows a dramatic decrease in sound coloration through a crossed structure of longitudinal and transverse reinforcements. This proprietary technique is in part inspired by Amadeus-designed professional Mains monitoring systems used in large recording studios, the ‘crossed structure’ itself drawing on aircraft manufacturing processes, particularly wing design.

The passive filter design philosophy matches the aesthetic of the speaker. It is very minimalist. The passive crossover features a subtle combination of two different orders, inducing an absolutely perfect phase summation between the two speakers, and an excellent impulse response, says Michel Deluc, Director of Research & Development for Amadeus.

Amadeus speakers have been installed and used at major studios across Europe and around the world, where top recording and mix engineers, and producers have worked on major projects...

Etienne Colin (‘The Artist’ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, OSS 117 Soundtrack, Jacques Dutronc…)

Jeff Ginouves (Michel Petrucciani, Aldo Romano, Kellylee Evans…)

Steven Forward (Dee Dee Bridgewater, Depeche Mode, Paul Mc Cartney, Stevie Wonder…)

Olivier Lude (M, Vanessa Paradis, Johnny Hallyday…)

Andy Wallace (Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Nirvana, Paul McCartney…)

Michael Brauer (John Mayer, Coldplay…)

Chris Lord-Alge (David Bowie, Muse…)

Tony Maserati (Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Jason Mraz, James Brown, Mariah Carey, Notorious BIG, Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Puff Daddy, Tupac Shakur…)

Tchad Blake (Arctic Monkeys, Peter Gabriel, The Black Keys, U2…)

Joe Chiccarelli (Kurt Elling, Elton John, Etta James, Jamie Cullum, Al Stewart…)

Manny Marroquin (Alicia Keys, Carlos Santana, Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Usher…)

Eddie Kramer (The Beatles, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Rob Chapman, Carlos Santana, Joe Cocker…)

Al Schmitt (Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett, Madonna, Michael Jackson…)

Tom Elmhirst (U2, Arcade Fire, Beck, Adele, Michael Bublé, Haim, The Civil Wars)

Jimmy Douglass (Aretha Franklin, Hall & Oates, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Foreigner, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC…)

Jack Joseph Puig (Robbie Williams, The Rolling Stones, Mary J. Blige, Eric Clapton)

Andrew Scheps (Michael Jackson, Iggy Pop, Quincy Jones, Red Hot Chili Peppers…)

Alan Meyerson (Man of Steel, Gladiator, Inception, Batman: The Dark Knight...)

Dennis Thompson (Marcus Miller, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Alicia Keys, Missy Elliot, Jimmy Cliff…)

Creative Sound (Taken 3, Paradise Lost, Gemma Bovery, Diana, Homefront, Limitless…)

Question de Son (Kanye West, Gregory Porter, Akhenaton, IAM, Keziah Jones, Meshell Ndegeocello…)

Studios de la Chine (Michel Jonasz…)

Matthieu Chedid

NRJ Group

Twin Studios (Charles Aznavour, Joe Cocker, Johnny Hallyday, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones…)

Maison de la Culture du Japon

Martin Solveig

Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM)

Bertrand Burgalat

La Fabrique

Octavox

Besco

Mange Disques Studio

Stephane Thiebaut

Nathaniel Mechaly (Revolver, La Boîte Noire, Taken, Colombiana…)

Yves Jaget (Indochine, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Mylene Farmer, Pat Metheny…)

Schmooze (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Lancôme Magnifique, Dior Homme Sport, Cartier The Proposal…)

Skyman Entertainment

Masterdisk Europe (Cerrone, Maitre Gims, The Voice, Rohff, Grand Corps Malade, IAM…)

Soyuz Studios

Philippe Brun

Kilomaitre Production

Yohann Zveig (UEFA Europa League, Paris Rock Orchestra…)

Youssou NDour

Marielle et Katia Labèque