Atoll

Atoll Electronique History

The ATOLL ELECTRONIQUE Company was founded in September 1997 by 2 brothers: Stéphane & Emmanuel DUBREUIL. Right from the start the philosophy was to address a lack in the market: no reasonably priced true high-end audio electronics for budget-conscious audiophiles.

ATOLL is an accessible high-end audio electronics brand handmade in France with the highest standards of quality and perfectionism.

Our goal is to allow a very large audience to listen to high performance, high definition true “high-end” audio sound at reasonable prices and to enjoy ultrarealistic high fidelity music with presence, depth, and a dynamic sound stage.

To achieve this goal, ATOLL offers a product line with an unbeatable and incomparable musicality/price ratio.

Therefore, we have made specific choices, such as simultaneous measuring and testing for each new product being developed by our R&D team.

Another key choice ATOLL made is not to alter whatsoever the sound quality in any way. That is why we have no “BASS” nor “TREBLE” meters on our amplifiers, since those adjustments have many disadvantages : the frequency and phase responses become non-linear, additional “coloration” and artificial or parasite “noises” are added, which take a toll on sound clearness and transparency and hamper the whole system’s dynamics.

Using the Bass or the Treble to correct imbalances from the loudspeakers or from the room the listener is same as correcting a problem by another problem, which destroys the integrity and unity of the high-fidelity system.

• Quality in Design:
all layers are completely symmetrical, with discreet components. Double mono configuration after correction, very low counter effect ratio, minimal wiring length, star-shaped structure for components areas, internal protection, etc. 

• Quality of the electronic components used:
Upper class Snap-in condensers with high-duty capacity and low in-line resistance, high-quality volume potentiometer (ALPS), resistors with metal layer, MOS-FET transistors, full class A components for many units, mounting positioning by pairs and by triple groups. 

• Quality in Manufacturing:
insertion and welding of all components totally done at main plant in France (Brecey, Normandy). Handmade assembly and testing, with 4 steps-checks and measuring followed by thorough listening of each unit before each shipping. 

• Quality from suppliers:
Not only all design processes, manufacturing and testing are done in France, but also almost all major components are source from suppliers located in France or in the E.U. : chassis are made in “Britany”, the aluminium front plates are laser-cut in “Lorraine”, circuit mother-boards are made in “Pays Basque”, power-supplies are made in the “Rhône” subregion and packaging is source from the famous “Normandy” sub-region…
All these French sub-regions are located within reach of ATOLL’s main plant, which allows us to be proactive, reactive and most of all, offer our customers the highest standards of quality and reliability and the ability to adapt to demand at a moment’s notice.