design: Koichi Futatsumata
tubes: 6SN7GT x 2
rated output power: 12W＋12W
frequency response: 15～30000Hz
input / sensitivity: rear RCA jacks / 560mV(For component type player), side mini phone jack / 180mV(For portable music player)
dimensions: W265 x H103 x D151mm
body weight: 1.6kg
special feature: automatic sleep mode(at no input signal)
manufacturer: EK JAPAN(Japan)
release: winter, 2010

Hybrid tube amplifier design for EK JAPAN. In order to represent the simple beauty of the tube as it is, I allowed the existence of only two beautiful tubes on the top. And two big operation dials on the front for the match. These two elements makes its form. The concept was to wipe out the general idea of the tube audio and the design to fit in a variety of lifestyle scenes smoothly by both physical and consciousness slimming down.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art / The Permanent Collection (San Francisco, 2011)
D&AD AWARD 2011 / Nomination (London)
Fukuoka Design Award / The second prize (Fukuoka)