For speakers
Velden A1 Desk Speaker
An active two-way pair, voiced for eighty centimetres. The one to start with if your speakers sit on the desk.
£299.00
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About Velden Audio
We make near-field desk audio: equipment voiced for the distance people actually sit at, and measured one unit at a time.
Why we started
Velden Audio started from a straightforward frustration. Desk speakers are sold on measurements taken in a room and then used at arm’s length, where those measurements stop describing anything useful. The reviews are honest, the numbers are real, and neither tells you what the thing will do eighty centimetres from your face on a hard wooden surface.
So everything here is voiced and measured at the distance it will be used, and every unit ships with the plot for that unit rather than for the model. If yours reads differently from the published curve, we would rather hear about it than not.
Three pieces, three jobs
Rather than one product claiming to do everything, the range splits by what you listen on. The A1 is for speakers on a desk. The A2 is for headphones. The Desk Mat is for the surface underneath either, which is doing more to the sound than most people expect.
What is in them
Full specifications sit on each product page, and the measurement plot for your own unit ships in the box. Nothing published here is a claim about what you will measure at home, because your desk and your room are part of that result and ours are not.
See the range
Three pieces, three jobs. None of them needs the others to make sense.
For headphones
Velden A2 Headphone Amplifier
A headphone amplifier with a stepped attenuator and headroom for high-impedance headphones.
For the desk
Velden Desk Mat
A dense wool felt mat that stops the desk resonating under the speakers. Usually the least expensive real improvement.
£49.00
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About the company
Where is Velden Audio equipment made?
Assembled and measured in the UK.
Who makes Velden Audio?
A small team of four, which is the whole reason each unit gets measured rather than a sample from each batch.
Where can I see the full specification?
On each product page, in full, including the crossover point and the power to each driver.
How do I get in touch?
Email hello@example.test. Monday to Friday, and a person reads it.