About
Origins
Cerberus Audio is an artisan company specializing in the design and production of professional audio systems, based in Barletta (BT), Italy.
Experience, design and passion for sound.
The company was founded on the experience of Ettore and Carmine Di Stefano, two engineers united by a deep passion for music and sound.
Ettore Di Stefano specializes in Sound System Engineering and is responsible for electroacoustic design, software simulations, CAD design and acoustic measurements.
Carmine Di Stefano handles product design, structural analysis of the cabinets using FEM and aspects relating to the certifications required by current regulations.
The idea for Cerberus Audio arose after years of searching for systems that could combine build and sound quality, wide frequency extension, high output and compact dimensions. Dissatisfaction with many of the solutions available on the market led us to design and build our first prototypes in-house, developed to meet precise quality standards.
Positive feedback from private users and professionals, together with requests for complete systems, transformed a passion into a full-time business, giving rise to the Cerberus Audio brand.
Foundations
Every Cerberus system is built on precise technical choices.
In-house design
System development, from the design of the acoustic alignment to the preset template, is carried out entirely in-house, bringing our expertise in the field together in synergy.
High build quality
In an era when industrial manufacturing aims to minimize spending on raw materials, a carefully crafted cabinet is one of the key elements that can make a difference among the many products on the market, including in terms of performance.
Low structural loading losses ensure a substantially more controlled system response, especially in the omnidirectional frequency range. This affects both timbre, producing less resonant low frequencies, and performance, as less useful power is dissipated through the back and sides of the cabinet.
The bracing structure is designed to minimize the bending moment of the panels. The material used is birch plywood with phenolic bonding, machined using CNC equipment.
Natural sound
Nowadays, it is easy to encounter loudspeakers whose frequency response changes as the volume increases. This happens because DSP algorithms such as loudness and dynamic equalizers emphasize a portion of the frequency band up to a certain output level, losing headroom once the intervention threshold is exceeded.
Our loudspeakers, by contrast, exhibit a constant, linear response at every output level, with extension at the extremes of the frequency band depending exclusively on the type of acoustic alignment implemented, the loudspeaker driver's parameters and the compression driver used. All of this is intended to give the user a natural listening experience with low distortion.
In systems such as subwoofers and two- or three-way TOP, the frequency response at maximum output always remains linear and intelligible, thanks to RMS and Peak limiters that control distortion and temperature even during extended use with the clip LED illuminated.
Measurements of loudspeaker sensitivity and under MOL (Maximum Output Level) conditions also play a crucial role, allowing the behavior of the system and its nonlinearities to be analyzed under every operating condition. The objective is to offer a loudspeaker that remains stable at every output level.
With these approaches, Cerberus Audio loudspeakers exhibit low power compression and very low listening fatigue, even during long sessions, making them suitable even for the most demanding uses.
Versatility of use and modularity
Cerberus Audio systems are designed for a wide range of applications. During design, we seek the best compromise between enclosure volume, output, extension and the weight of the finished system.
Each of our two- or three-way loudspeakers is designed to deliver high performance both in stand-alone use, thanks to the high displacement of the midbass drivers and the F3/F10 of the loudspeaker, and with subwoofers, ensuring maximum system versatility and modularity.
We also produce a wide range of subwoofers designed for every requirement, from classic direct-radiating bass-reflex designs to high-efficiency acoustic loading such as Tapped Horn and Hybrid Tapped Horn, in which we particularly believe.
High-quality components
Meticulous design and construction must be combined with first-choice components to truly make a difference. Our partners include B&C Speakers, Faital Pro, RCF Precision and 18Sound.
Amplification uses custom electronics developed entirely in Europe to our specifications, with Analog Devices processors.