Trapez

Why it is renowned

The Trapez was Audiovector's first big success, a loudspeaker that won over Scandinavian audiophiles of the late 1970s.¹ Audiovector calls it the blueprint for every speaker it made after it, with its focus on linear dynamics and linear phase through a true 6 dB per octave crossover.²

The story

Ole Klifoth launched the Trapez in 1979.² His first design under the Audiovector name was a large six-way speaker with eight drivers, too big for most homes, and the smaller three-way Trapez followed it.¹ Audiovector itself counts the Trapez as its very first loudspeaker.² Its design also drew on Klifoth's ideas of low compression.³

Forty-five years on, Audiovector built the Trapeze Reimagined on the principles of what it now calls its heritage model.² Reviewing the new speaker in January 2025, The Absolute Sound described it as a reboot of the original Trapez rather than a copy, and noted that the Trapez was still popular with older Danish music lovers.¹