Analog. Forever.
Now turn it up. Let the wind blow.
On the top plate, next to each KT88, is a small test point (TP) and a potentiometer screw.
For the first 50 hours, the AEOLOS will sound tight, angry, and slightly vulgar. This is the glass stretching, the metal settling, the cathodes learning to cry. Leave the amplifier on (with signal playing or at idle) for 48 consecutive hours. After that, the wind will soften. This is the only technical part you cannot skip. Do not be afraid.
That silence you hear? That is not an absence of noise. That is the Aeolus holding its breath so Coltrane can speak.
The AEOLOS is not a product. It is a truce between raw voltage and delicate music. Named for the Keeper of the Winds, this integrated amplifier exists to harness chaos—the chaotic, beautiful surge of alternating current from your wall—and shape it into a breath of organized air. We do not manufacture noise. We curate silence and release music.
You are now part of the Tsakiridis family. We do not offer firmware updates. We offer voltage, glass, and copper. If something breaks in 10 years, call us. We will answer. We still have the parts.
Tsakiridis Devices Aeolos Operating Manual -
Analog. Forever.
Now turn it up. Let the wind blow.
On the top plate, next to each KT88, is a small test point (TP) and a potentiometer screw. Tsakiridis Devices AEOLOS Operating Manual
For the first 50 hours, the AEOLOS will sound tight, angry, and slightly vulgar. This is the glass stretching, the metal settling, the cathodes learning to cry. Leave the amplifier on (with signal playing or at idle) for 48 consecutive hours. After that, the wind will soften. This is the only technical part you cannot skip. Do not be afraid. Analog
That silence you hear? That is not an absence of noise. That is the Aeolus holding its breath so Coltrane can speak. Let the wind blow
The AEOLOS is not a product. It is a truce between raw voltage and delicate music. Named for the Keeper of the Winds, this integrated amplifier exists to harness chaos—the chaotic, beautiful surge of alternating current from your wall—and shape it into a breath of organized air. We do not manufacture noise. We curate silence and release music.
You are now part of the Tsakiridis family. We do not offer firmware updates. We offer voltage, glass, and copper. If something breaks in 10 years, call us. We will answer. We still have the parts.