Ansuz Mainz8 X-TC3

Ansuz Mainz8 X-TC3 - Pure power equals better sound

The Ansuz Mainz8 X-TC3 is a significant improvement on its predecessor, and you now get access to the 3rd generation of Ansuz's Dither technology and the new Zirconium anti-arial resonance coils technology. With the addition of the new technology, Ansuz has further lowered the noise level and the resonances to a new minimum. This provides a significant improvement in the soundstage, which is experienced as larger, more precise and detailed. Connect your components to it and enjoy a much more natural, spatial and accurate sound reproduction.

Technologies and Components

Clean power supply

The Ansuz Mainz8 power distributors have been designed with the goal of providing a very clean power supply to all Hi-Fi components of your audio system. This is mainly achieved by applying Ansuz's groundbreaking advancements in noise reduction and resonance control. Equipped with Ansuz's most advanced audio technologies, Mainz8 power distributors provide the lowest grounding impedance, which ensures that almost no noise is transferred from the power distributor to the individual power cables that feed the hi-fi components.

Natural-based composite cabinet material

The cabinet design is an important Ansuz characteristic and is designed to eliminate sonic distortion. The disturbing sonic influence, which emanates from the material the cabinet is made of – mostly aluminum – results from its mechanical resonance. To eliminate this sonic distortion, the challenge was to minimize the use of aluminum in the cabinet. Ansuz's sister company Aavik began testing various materials and designed an innovative natural-based composite material, which reduces the mechanical influence, particularly the hysteresis. The sonic result is distinctly audible and reflects a further prominent cornerstone in Ansuz's quest for the ultimate music experience.

Ansuz Star ground technology

Exemplary electrical grounding.
Voltage also carries disturbing noise, which has a negative impact on the electronics of audio components. Ansuz Star ground technology prevents this disturbing noise from 'bleeding' into the electronics of all audio components connected to the power distributor. Ansuz Star Ground technology is built around a precisely defined area within the power distributor (star point) boasting the lowest possible grounding impedance. It ensures that no voltage is transferred from the power distributor to the power cables of the individual audio components. Since this star point has the best ground impedance, all sockets in the power distributor are grounded from here. The system can be further optimized by the use of Ansuz Mainz Power cables. They complement the power distributor with a strong grounding conductor as well as various shielding and noise suppressing technologies.

The Tesla coil principle

The key operating principle of the Ansuz Tesla coil is to have two coils wound in opposite directions – one coil and one counter coil. In Ansuz's words, this is called "A double inverted coil". The two coils both carry voltage, and when one of the Tesla coils encounters a voltage spike, a counter spike is activated to eliminate the noise. Since noise spikes are pure voltage carrying virtually no charge, the cancellation is quite good, but not perfect. Adding more Tesla coils in parallel increases the noise cancellation and the perceived blackness in the music increases significantly along with the purity and clarity of the sound. Ansuz uses various types of Tesla coils, as their individual properties ideally complement and reinforce each other.

Ansuz passive Tesla coil

Noise eliminator.
This is a double inverted coil relying on the Ansuz Tesla coil principle. When the Tesla coil encounters a voltage spike, a counter spike is activated to eliminate the noise.

Active square Tesla coil

Embedded efficiency.

The active square Tesla coils are embedded in our printed circuit boards – a coil on the top and the counter coil on the back. The principle is exactly the same as the active Tesla coil and thus has a greater ability to eliminate noise than the passive Tesla coils.

Zirconium anti aerial resonance coil

Based on Ansuz's general curiosity about the properties of different materials, Ansuz has implemented a zirconium bar in their anti aerial resonance coil design. This is another impressive upgrade to the Ansuz anti aerial resonance coil technology.

The properties of this zirconium bar allow for unprecedented resonance control resulting in outstanding musical refinement that creates a natural soundstage, unrivaled in its purity, precision and attention to musical detail.

Analog dither technology 3rd generation

A 3rd generation of the Ansuz analog dither technology has been developed. Analog dither technology originated in radar, where it ensured a stronger signal and thus greater range. The active Tesla coils send pulsating signals at precisely defined frequencies. These signals are sent in anti-phase. This significantly amplifies the musical signal and eliminates the background noise floor.