Red Wine Audio Unveils New Renaissance Edition Components

Red Wine Audio, manufacturer of battery-powered purist hi-fi products, begins shipping their newly revamped product line. This new lineup increases the company’s value proposition for delivering reference-level sound at cost-effective price points.
A fresh new look

Renaissance Edition product enclosures fuse traditional with modern design elements and feature hand-finished maple, cherry, or walnut solid-wood front & side panels, resulting in a timeless and organic look.

“We’ve always received excellent feedback for how our products sound. But often a glowing review or even an industry award has been accompanied by a comment about product styling,” says Vinnie Rossi, Owner of Red Wine Audio. Adding, “…yes, it’s clean looking and functional, but understated black enclosures don’t top everyone list for style.”

The Renaissance Editions are anything but plain. “With the revamp, our goal was to create products customers will find beautiful, to both their ears and their eyes,” says Rossi.

Improved Sound

Almost all internal circuit boards have been redesigned for the Renaissance Edition release. That includes the Tube Stage, SMART board, amplifier stage for the company’s popular Signature 15, plus others. The company has even updated Isabella, their flagship preamp, to use the highly regarded 6H30 “super tubes”.

“In terms of changes to each product, the details can be found on our website. The takeaway is that every component in our line sounds better under the Renaissance Edition nameplate, and that says a lot,” adds Rossi.

Expanded Options

With the new lineup, customers gain flexibility on two fronts…

First, every component with a tube stage now affords customers the choice of two families of tubes (6922 and 12AX7) — giving customers more ‘tube-rolling’ options to season the sound to taste.

And the biggie: “We worked long and hard in the redesign to provide additional options for customers to integrate multiple component modules in a single enclosure,” says Rossi.

As an example, the revised Signature 15 Integrated (now called Signature 16) can be ordered with optional headphone support, with the same single-ended headphone stage found in any of Red Wine Audio’s Renaissance Edition headphone amplifiers.

“This is a great option for anyone into reference headphones. One box — supporting both speakers and headphones — all running on pure LiFePO4 battery power,” says Rossi. Adding, “…this makes for a great value!”

Pricing and Availability

Shipping for most components begins this week. The same applies to customer upgrades. Complete details for pricing and product availability can be found at redwineaudio.com, or by contacting the company. Lead-times are subject to backorder based on customer demand.

Source: Press Release