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  AV123 Reference 0.5 Ninja Upgrade
  Reference 0.5 All New Network
 
This upgrade is for AV123 Reference 0.5. This is an ALL NEW network designed to bring the Reference 0.5 to world class status.

Price includes one pair of networks and Free Shipping!

Price $149.00

Availability: Custom Build - Ships in 3 to 6 weeks

Big Brain Required? No - this is one of the easiest kits to install


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Features
  • ALL NEW network design
  • Fully custom build
  • Pure point to point connections.  No PCB and no wiring between components.
  • All capacitors are Erse PulseX
  • Erse XQ Perfect Lay inductors
  • Lynk resistors
  • Your choice of full Onix IT-001 12ga OFC wire, Onix IT-001 12ga OFC wire with copper connectors or Onix IT-001 12ga OFC wire with wire nuts
  • Heat Shrink tubing applied to applicable connections
  • Vampire silver solder used for all connections
  • 60 durometer rubber washers are provided to keep your new crossover from vibrating against the cabinet
  • SPAX serrated screws are supplied for easy installation
Install Guide
Purchasing this upgrade or just want to see what the install procedure is like?  Download the Install Guide here:

Reference 1.5 Ninja Install Guide AV123 Reference 0.5 Ninja Install Guide

All New Network!

Unlike anything you have seen yet for the Reference 0.5, the Reference 0.5 Ninja is completely new. 

Developed by Danny Richie of GR Research exclusively for Skiing Ninja Systems, the benefits of the Reference 0.5 Ninja crossover are:

  •  Balanced amplitude.
  •  Higher and easier to drive impedance load.
  •  Control the resonance break-up mode of the woofer.
  •  Maintain a clean spectral decay (no stored energy).
  •  Higher degree of phase accuracy.
  •  Consistent off axis response both vertically and horizontally.
  •  Smooooth!
Crossover Benefits
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.
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 Alpha-Core 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.

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

Components
Ninja networks utilize the very best cost-conscious components available. If you want more in-depth information on these components, visit our components page.
 
Erse PulseX Capacitors
Erse Inductors Lynk Resistors
Erse Matched Capacitors Erse XQ Perfect Lay Inductors Lynk Resistors Silver Solder
60 durometer board stand-offs Wiring Custom Substrate Copper Connectors
Spax Screws & Stand offs
Full Replacement Wiring MDF Substrate Copper Connectors
 
Layout
The component layout of a Ninja network is carefully chosen to provide the shortest signal path possible while also ensuring magnetic field contamination is keep to a minimum or non-existent.  For more information on why this is important, visit our layout information page.
 
Additional Upgrades
We don't stop with crossover network upgrades.  A speaker's final sound quality is very much a sum of its parts.  The crossover network design, the crossover network parts quality, the cabinet, internal wiring, drive units and binding posts.  All of these items contribute to the end product - of which the goal is to simulate a live event with perfect accuracy.  Click the options info tab above for more information!
 



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