All the info below concerns the history of Audio Tecnology is taken of "The Danish loudspeaker 100 year anniversary" book and we are extremely grateful to the authors of the book for such a valuable work.

Audio Technology was established by Ejvind and Per Skaaning in 1990 based upon an idea of developing little series of speaker drivers for customers that wished to have some degree of influence relating to electrical and mechanical specifications, in addition to appearance and style of the speaker.

Iconic products

6" motorist with 3" voice coil.
First driver developed by Audio Technology was the 6" driver. Audio Technology names its Flexunits motorists after the emissive cone size, due to the fact that they operate with lots of different front ring diameters and shapes. Front rings can vary numerous centimeters, in spite of utilizing the exact same cone diameter. The physical shape of the chauffeurs was quickly developed and due to the fact that it would not be restricted by physical dimensions, like heights, and so on it was chosen, the motorist chassis should consist of two rings - a front ring and a middle ring, connected by spacers and bolted together. An extremely flexible construction, that led straight to the name - Flexunits. 6" Flexunits was ended up with concerns to the physical building, however the shape of the cone was still to be developed. It was done according to the 'Experimentation' concept and went on for month. Great deals of tests, measurements and discarded cones saw the day of light. Fortunately, this brought a lot of experience and the procedure of discovering the best geometry of the cone got much easier for the drivers to come.
Sonus Faber (Italian speaker manufacturer) was already interested in such a driver, so turnover and sales was guaranteed from start.
The motorist, used in Sonus Faber EXTREMA, was thus the first commercially used motorist of Audio Technology. It was produced with the Sonus Faber logo design on the special shaped front along with an individual created cone by the ideas of Franco Serblin. About 2000 Extrema mid-woofers have been produced, and the sales of these drivers, have actually contributed importantly to the continuous structure and advancement of Audio Technology. Next newcomer was a 10" system, likewise with 3" voice coil, however here advancement was somewhat quicker. The physical design was simply a question of increasing the size of the existing parts, but the cone structure development proved yet again to be quite time consuming. Then, a 4" unit was planned and the requirement for a smaller sized voice coil occured. Like the 3" voice coil winding tool, the 2" tool was made as an adjustable tool to produce coils with numerous possible winding heights. Voice coil previous inserted into the tool can be altered by 5 millimeter intervals and winding heights to practically any given goal. Also, the impedance can be of your own option.
The 4" Flexunits was constructed on the basis of the exact same concepts and from then cone structure set to a perfect geometry went quickly. Experience does matter ...
Hereafter, the 5" Flexunits was made and it rapidly turned out to be a popular size chauffeur. A not too big a driver, that has the ability to produce fairly large sound in a small cabinet. Many speaker produces around the globe have actually become popular for producing speakers with excellent noise, on the basis of this driver. Also the Danish Hi-Fi magazine Highfidelity, introduced a do it yourself task 'Speak & Abyss' with the 5" Flexunits. Due to the narrow structure of the 5" chauffeur, it was needed to alter the building and construction of the basket. Instead of mounting the screws visibly from the front, a row of treats were concealed under the rubber-surround, permitting a somewhat smaller assembly. This action was quickly embraced into the other chauffeurs. 4", 5", 6", 8", 10", 12", and 15" chauffeurs were now offered (1994) - some with 2" voice coil only - others with both 3" and 4" voice coils.

C-Quenze arrives
Until now, all chauffeurs were constructed with the bolted together chassis, but in 2001 a new series occurs - the C-Quenze series. This series of drivers are in every element built from the same parts and material as the Flexunits, with exception of the frame. It is now a cast frame. This indicates the flexibility is decreased, however some criteria can still be altered. The cones are also altered as the energy is put into getting a slightly more comprehensive bandwidth. As this chauffeur is a bit more cost-effective than the Flexunits, it becomes rather popular, but still, there are consumers that want what they call 'The real thing'.

In 2009, the Sandwich Cones becomes available. It is made from 2 fairly thin carbon strengthened paper skins, which are glued together with broadening foam glue. The structure is light, but extremely stiff.

LR - magnet system
Last initiative is motorists with an aerodynamic magnet system - the LR system (2012 ).
The pole plates are rounded to an aerodynamic shape, avoiding aero noises and distortion from the chauffeur. The LR system comes only with the 120 mm magnet so far.
Today, Audio Technology ApS is still owned by Per Skaaning and 2 of his bros.

Timeline.
1990 - Audio Technology ApS was established.

1991 - First industrial speaker system utilizing Audio Technology drivers is evaluated in German Magazine Audio under the headline: "Nur fliegen ist schöner" meaning: "Only flying is Nicer".

1993 - Guarneri Homage of Sonus Faber is presented. The motorist for this speaker is the biggest number of Flexunits produced. Copy No 001, is put in the Violin Museum in Vicenza.

1994 - The most significant Flexunits - 15" - is finished. The very first Flexunits with 4" voice coil, implying terrific power handling. Four pairs were offered to Ace of Base studios in Sweden.

1995 - The Parcifal of Verity Audio in Canada is introduced. A really popular speaker that has actually been produced in basically the same design for twenty years.

1999 - The KA system sees the dawn of light. Full bodied bass at low levels, combined with good damping at X-max is possible.

2002 - For the very first time, Audio Technology chauffeurs have the honor of remaining in "Speaker of the Year" in Stereophile Magazine represented by Rockport Technologies Antares.

2007 - Six speakers with Audio Technology motorists in "Recommended Components" of Stereophile Magazine. Speakers from Peak-Consult, Sonus Faber and Verity Audio are represented.

2008 - The sandwich cone motorists are provided, providing the Audio Technology woofers an upgrade concerning low distortion and 'edge' in the total sound experience.

2010 - The Leading edge in The Absolute Sound: "... then I believe that you will find that Verity's Lohengrin isn't cause for buyer's remorse however prolonged elation.", J. Heilbrunn TAS.