Customize!  Use the options in the blue box above to fully customize your upgrade.  Click the (?) next to each item for a short description.  For detailed information on each item, click the 'Customizations' tab directly above.

Ninja Notes The Reference 100 is an enjoyable speaker in its stock form however the tipped up response (i.e. Bright) makes them a bit fatiguing and occationally, annoying - depending on the recording of course. Dialoge clarity could use a boost too. The stock speaker is +/- 5dB from 200Hz to 20KHz. With the Ninja Master upgrade, you'll get an outstanding response of +/- 2dB from 200Hz to 20KHz. There are several other areas we wanted to improve which you can read about below as well as see before and after measurements.

Upgrade Creation

The Reference 100 Ninja Master boasts is an all new circuit design by Danny Richie. Danny also designed the crossover networks for the Reference models: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 1.8, 2, and 3. This all new circuit along with our build and component quality make for a compelling combination.

Gone are the days of crappy mass produced PCBs.

Today is the day of a hand made engineering masterpiece of musicality.  With a Skiing Ninja Master network, your speakers will be equipped with higher quality component parts, pure point to point internetwork connections, and correct board layout (see: magnetic field orientation).

...Elevating the Very Good to Exceptional...When you have a circuit design and drive components of this caliber, the improvements you can expect shine through to their fullest.  Additionally, your speakers will now track along with any upstream electronics upgrade you make to the system. If it's so great, you may be asking yourself, why didn't the original manufacturer equip the speakers similarly?  We thought you might ask that.  Here is your answer.

Physical Changes

• Superior substrate
• Superior parts quality
• Superior layout
• Superior connections
• Superior QC
• Superior durability

Before and After
For comparison, here we have the stock crossover network and the Ninja Master Network:
(The Ninja Master is shown without the included Sonicap G2 bypass capacitors)

Now that you know what has physically changed, lets talk about what you will hear as a result...

Overall you will notice a higher level of detail, texture, focus, superior sound stage, dynamics, musicality, and transparency.  What does that mean?  We use as few components in our networks as possible.  This allows the cleanest signal to be passed to your speakers.  Rest assured this does not change the frequency response of the speaker or the overall character.

Texture– All of the ‘inner’ details of each instrument comes across clearly. The ‘live’ feel comes across so well because the subtleties that are normally lost are finally present. The more revealing the overall presentation is, the more convincing it is.

Focus – We tightly match our components. While most components are 5 or even 10% tolerance, we use only 5% or less tolerance components and then we hand match them so that each pair of networks is 500 to 1000% better than the stock crossover.

Sound stage – Moves the sound stage from being within the confines of the speaker and moves it out, up, and behind the speaker. This helps recreate the sense of space and volume of the original performance.

Dynamics – Our networks use high quality Mills resistors and copper foil inductors. This means no masking of top end detail, no muddled midrange and more convincing slam on the low end. There is a lot of techno mumbo jumbo about the why’s of this and it would be too much to detail here. Contact Us if you want more info.

Transparency – The ability for the speakers to remove themselves from the performance. Our networks enhance this ability due to their magnetically correct layout, point to point build and superior quality components.  Sit down, close your eyes, and listen... the performance comes alive as your speakers sonically disappear.

Musicality – The best part and why we are all here. Everything your speakers used to do they will do better with Skiing Ninja networks and upgrades.

Features and Components
Ninja Master networks utilize the very best components available. If you want more in-depth information on these components, visit our components section.

	Fully custom build Each network is meticulously built by The Ninja's hands from the ground up.  With a copious amount of acoustic customizability, the can be tailored to your wants, wishes, and desires...
	Pure point to point connections No PCB and no wiring between components.  Whenever possible, we mechanically connect components to each other for superior connection and durability and then solder.
	Sonicap Capacitors These have become known as one of the best caps available with a sonic signature that you won't hear. Super clean and detailed.  We match all our Sonicaps for superior focus.
	Layout The component layout of a Ninja Master network is carefully chosen to provide the shortest signal path possible while also ensuring magnetic field contamination is keep to a minimum or even completely non-existent. For more information on why this is important, visit our layout information section.
	Copper Foil Inductors No dynamic compression...no more will your inductors "hum along" with the music. When a bass note goes through a copper foil inductor, you get all the power and realism of the live performance.
	Mills Resistors Mills resistors offer superior sonic performance in all passive crossover circuits. Most resistors have a higher resistance to loud sounds than they do to quiet sounds. The result is an uneven mess. Bring the top to bottom presentation into sharp focus!
	Cardas Quad Eutectic Solder George Cardas created this ultra pure, quad eutectic solder for perfect joints; the best reliability with the lowest noise and contact resistance. Ultra pure, tin/lead/silver/copper.
	Ninja SSC Wiring Our wiring is made from high purity (99.98%) 15ga solid core copper with a 30 mil polyethylene insulator.  It won't oxidize nor will the jacket degrade the wire over time.
	SPAX Screws Spax screws are specially designed to make it easy to install your new crossover networks. Traditional wood screws only really work well if you drill a pilot hole or can apply copious pressure. Inside a speaker cabinet, neither is practical. Spax screws have patented serrations that drill their own pilot hole. Imported from Germany
	Substrate The Ninja Master uses point-to-point construction techniques. No Printed Circuit Boards. No thin traces to contaminate the signal. Just pure, crystalline music...