The Audio Lab
Measured, not merely described.
This is where Tikpal Audio keeps its evidence: the research behind each product, the measurement archives, the projects in flight and a journal that reports setbacks along with wins.
Evidence levels
Every record carries a level — concept, simulation, sample, measured, independently tested. Nothing is promoted quietly.
Sample data
Synthetic datasets carry a banner, a chart watermark and a
-sample filename. Three markers, no exceptions.
Open method
Environment, equipment, smoothing and revisions are documented on the methodology page, referenced by every archive.
Research
Four directions, one method.
Acoustic Design
Acoustic Design: shaping what a speaker radiates
Waveguides, directivity matching and enclosure behaviour — the program behind all three Tikpal speakers.
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Streaming & Playback
Streaming & Playback: the path from network to DAC
Transport, clocking and output-stage architecture for Stream One — documented as architecture, not invented curves.
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System Integration
System Integration: when the pieces stop negotiating
End-to-end chain design, DSP presets, physical ergonomics — and AI Soundscapes, our ambient audio research thread.
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Amplification
Amplification: the quietest watt is the important one
Power-stage linearity, noise floor and thermal behaviour — how Amp One is engineered to disappear from the chain.
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Journal
Development notes.
Jul 30, 2026
Current Limitations and What We Are Improving
No prototype is finished. A public list of what is not yet good enough in our current builds — and the plan for each item.
Jul 8, 2026
What a Waveguide Changes — and What It Doesn't
Waveguides are having a moment, and the marketing has gotten ahead of the physics. A clear-eyed look at what ours actually does.
Jun 25, 2026
Why Tikpal Is Building an Audio System Piece by Piece
An all-in-one is our destination, not our starting point. Here is why the honest route is to build, measure and ship the pieces first.
Learn
Read the graphs like an engineer.
Active vs. Passive Speakers
Where should the crossover live — in the speaker with its own amplifiers, or in a box on the shelf? Both are valid; the trade-offs are concrete.
What Is Directivity?
Speakers radiate in all directions, not just at you. What the off-axis sound does to the room — and why we design for it.
How to Read a Frequency-Response Graph
The most published graph in audio, and the most misread. What the axes mean, what smoothing hides, and which deviations actually matter.
Listening Panel
Hear the prototypes yourself.
We are recruiting listeners for blind listening sessions at our lab. Seats are limited and announced in batches. Applying takes you to the Tikpal shop waitlist — no form on this site, no fake confirmation.
Apply for the Listening PanelAsk the Engineers
Send us a measurement question.
Confused by a graph? Skeptical of a claim? Ask. Questions shape the archives as much as the instruments do — and about the lab itself, there is more on the About page.
Send us a measurement question