The Kouplers™
MADO™'s most popular product — standalone super tweeters based on the Karlson waveguide. Add them to any speaker system and hear what coherent, wide-dispersion high frequency actually sounds like.
The Karlson slot "does for sound what lasers do for light" — making frequencies cohesive with extremely wide dispersion. Off-axis response barely changes. High frequency sounds the same at 3 feet and 30 feet. Nothing else does this.
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Introductory price starting at $550 / pair
How They Work
A nod to John Karlson, who discovered the waveguide slot in the 1950s. He called them "air couplers" — they couple the driver with the surrounding air. Stephen has taken Karlson's concept further than anyone, developing a double-tube design with adjustable length through years of experimentation.
Conventional tweeters lose high frequency exponentially with distance — you have to sit in the sweet spot. The Koupler™ waveguide eliminates proximity effect entirely. Wide dispersion means everyone in the room hears the full range, from any position. No sweet spot required.
Kouplers™ sit on top of your existing speakers — any brand, any type. They're passive, requiring no separate amplification. Just place them, connect them, and hear the difference immediately. Works with floor-standers, bookshelf speakers, vintage systems, and everything in between.
Traditional tweeters beam. Horns color. Ribbons are fragile. The Karlson waveguide does none of these things. It produces coherent high frequency with wide, even dispersion — the sound fills the room naturally. Distance doesn't diminish it. Position doesn't change it.
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Small enough to ship. In stock. No waitlist. Contact Stephen to order a pair and transform the high frequency in your listening room.