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A brief history and a short philosophical take:
Rolf Gemein can easily be described as one of the true high end audio pioneers. As early as the
mid – 70’s, he experimented with then revolutionary design aspects such as different internal
cables, different types of solders, the influence of resonance control in the amplifier chassis, etc.
In 1979, Rolf started Symphonic Line with the intention of being solely responsible for the quest of
the perfect musical “illusion “. In the years since, his incredible ear and most importantly, his
tweaking and tuning abilities and complete devotion to music, produced phenomenal international
successes as born out by dozens of product - of- the-year, consumer, and best - at - show awards.
A common practice of many high end manufacturer, due mainly to increased profitability, is to
change their products every year. Unfortunately, too many fellow manufacturer are using this
marketing and sales technique, which is inherently unfair to the consumers. On the other hand,
Rolf Gemein’s relentless pursuit of excellence and his philosophical approach of “evolutionary
maturing processes” of his designs produced truly world - class products such as the classic RG 1
and the Kraft Reference series of amplifiers, Die Erleuchtung tube preamplifier, and the RG 8 Gold
Cartridge, all being hailed as the very best in the US, Europe, and Asia alike.
Odyssey Design Group, the US importer / distributor of Symphonic Line works very closely
together with Germany in design and production. Together, we created the Odyssey Project 2
Series, a new line of products designed by Symphonic Line in Germany, and build here in the US.
When we created Odyssey, we knew that we had something very special. After all, the Odyssey
designs were pure Symphonic Line’s, to be seen as the “little brothers” of the RG’s or Kraft
Reference’s. hi listening to the Odyssey products, you will immediately notice the familiar
smoothness, quickness, and tonality, that have become the hallmark sound signatures of
Symphonic Line.
What was really different, however, was the fact that due to several factors such as extremely
compact production designs, US based manufacturing, very reasonable profit margins, and pure
luck in finding some incredibly reasonable and at the same time enthusiastic suppliers, we were
able to achieve an unbelievable price / performance factor of our products.
We achieved all of our goals, which are:
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to become the value leader in the true high end market
- to offer one of the very best service and upgrade policies in the business
- to share our passion for music instead of audiophile and spectacular effects
- exclusive use of top - quality parts of high reliability
- being able to offer the same value in our next products.
Especially on the quality and value issues, we’ll be able to offer:
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the measuring, selecting, and matching of all output devices
- heavy machining throughout, use of metals only, and no plastics
- no silk screening, but only engraving
- hand - soldering of all contacts, with best available silver solder
- in - house metal finishing, and the exclusive use of anodizing processes
- three - level quality control at test points at 24 hrs /48 hrs burn - in, and small individual
listening tests before shipping on all electronics
We are very confident that the phenomenal performance, dedication, value, craftsmanship,
and service of Symphonic Line and Odyssey will create new standards in the high end
industry. We truly believe that ultimately Rolf Gemein’s lifelong obsession and work created
something that your soul will love very much. Happy listening, and enjoy.