{"id":462522,"date":"2026-05-27T12:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/462522\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T12:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:05:08","slug":"at-32k-the-piano-classic-is-a-lower-entry-point-into-tidals-speaker-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/462522\/","title":{"rendered":"At $32K, the Piano Classic is a lower entry point into Tidal\u2019s speaker range"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germany\u2019s TIDAL Audio has announced the Piano Classic, a passive floorstander it describes as a reinterpretation of the very first loudspeaker it built back in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Pitched as the brand\u2019s \u2018entry-level\u2019 model, it foregoes the exotic materials typical of TIDAL\u2019s lineup: diamond and ceramic driver arrays, TIRADUR composite cabinet shells, and heavy stainless steel structural components. The trade-off is a more accessible price point while retaining the core engineering philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>Why so costly? One contributing factor is how TIDAL\u2019s loudspeakers are designed, engineered and built entirely in Germany at a 2,000-square-meter production headquarters in Erftstadt, just outside Cologne.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers<\/p>\n<p>Each Piano Classic cabinet runs two 7\u2033 black Crystalid mid\/bass and bass drivers, plus a single 1.2\u2033 black-ceramic tweeter. The drivers are custom-built to TIDAL\u2019s proprietary specifications by fellow German specialist Accuton, then assembled and tuned at the Erftstadt facility. The tweeter is mechanically decoupled from the main cabinet, sitting in its own stainless steel housing with a velvet-coated aluminium front plate. The bass drivers are secured via an aluminium clamping construction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/darko.audio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tidal-Piano-Classic-1.jpeg\" data-lbwps-width=\"1920\" data-lbwps-height=\"1080\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/darko.audio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tidal-Piano-Classic-1-364x205.jpeg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-58750 size-large\" viewbox=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tidal-Piano-Classic-1-580x326.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Crossovers<\/p>\n<p>Managing those drivers is what TIDAL calls the Uno-Pulse crossover. At 13kg, this passive network lives in its own hermetically sealed, microphonically isolated chamber inside the cabinet, assembled, like the drivers, entirely in-house at Erftstadt. The parts list is serious: Supreme capacitors, Supreme resistors, low-resistance air-core inductors, ultra-resistance bass inductors.<\/p>\n<p>On the rear, a Vario-terminal offers three tuning positions. Pure 2-way suits smaller rooms; linear 2.5-way targets medium-sized spaces; the gained 2.5-way setting adds bass output for larger rooms or wherever the room is asking for more low-end.<\/p>\n<p>Nominal impedance reportedly sits at 4 ohms, with the lowest impedance registering at 3.2 ohms. TIDAL recommends a minimum of 30 watts from the partnering amplifier.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinets<\/p>\n<p>Silver binding posts accept the signal from the amplifier, and the entire enclosure is a multi-chamber, waterproof HDF design, with its high-gloss piano lacquer finish applied by hand at the Erftstadt factory. Eight black-coated aluminium trigger bars run the length of the cabinet. Floor isolation comes via TIDAL\u2019s own stainless steel feet.<\/p>\n<p>Each cabinet measures 46\u2033 H x 9.4\u2033 W x 14\u2033 D, rising to 47.6\u2033 once the feet are fitted. At 52kg (120lbs) per loudspeaker, positioning them will be a two-person job.<\/p>\n<p>Price and availability<\/p>\n<p>The TIDAL Audio Piano Classic is priced at US$31,990 per pair in midnight black piano lacquer and is available to order now.<\/p>\n<p>Further information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tidal-audio.com\/piano-classic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tidal Audio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/darko.audio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tidal-Piano-Classic-4.jpeg\" data-lbwps-width=\"1920\" data-lbwps-height=\"1080\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/darko.audio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tidal-Piano-Classic-4-364x205.jpeg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-58751 size-large\" viewbox=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tidal-Piano-Classic-4-580x326.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Germany\u2019s TIDAL Audio has announced the Piano Classic, a passive floorstander it describes as a reinterpretation of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[85,46,64141,43,125],"class_list":["post-462522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-loudspeakers","tag-news","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}