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The Lotus Group Reference System
Now available for audition.








The culmination of years of unceasing research and effort...


 
 
Ever evolving...



"...the Lotus room literally had grown men crying..." Robert Schult - Ridge Street Audio Designs

"The Lotus Group Granada loudspeaker. Responsible for the most musically enjoyable demo I have experienced in almost 30 years of show attendance."

Dick Olsher, The Absolute Sound (#202) 

"...one of the finest systems I've ever heard, and not JUST at a show."
"It was just spectacular sound, relaxed, laidback, and alive, dripping with harmonic richness, full of musical detail, and coherent from top to bottom. This is, without question, one of the finest systems I've ever heard, and not JUST at a show." 

Greg Weaver, Positive-Feedback.com Issue 47

"I could have sat and listened to this system for hours."
"I'm always heartened to see individuals pushing the envelope and trying new things. A good example is the Granada Loudspeaker from The Lotus Group that combines a super-exotic (and super-expensive) Feastrex field-coil driver in an open baffle with a DSP crossover. The design was radically different, but so was the sound--completely natural, relaxed, and "un-hi-fi-like." I could have sat and listened to this system for hours. We're thankful for individuals who pursue their dreams and build (and demonstrate) new technologies and approaches--they are the ones who keep alive high-end audio's core values and breathe new life into the field." 

Robert Harley, 'The Absolute Sound', Issue 199

"...the sound was the best I have ever heard in a demo room. Detail extraction, soundstaging, 3D imaging, naturalness, and conveyance of emotion - no matter what audiophile attribute I listened for it was absolutely superb. No matter what type of music I played - complex orchestral, heavy metal, bombastic soundtracks, violin sonatas, acoustic guitar, and female vocals - the system delivered incredible natural and realistic sound. No, it was not the same as attending a live performance, but close enough that if I could have that sound in my listening room I would be tempted to not renew my season tickets for the symphony." 

Roger Gordon, Positive-Feedback.com Issue 47

The Lotus Group Granada Loudspeaker is featured in the Absolute Sound's  'Illustrated History of High End Audio', Volume One, Loudspeakers - page 290
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The Current Iteration:
  • The Lotus Group Granada 2 way actively crossed over open baffle loudspeaker with room correction, featuring the incomparable Feastrex D5e Type II field coil driver and two super high quality 12" woofers.
  • Granada X1 Outboard Crossover
  • The Lotus Group Reference Turntable featuring Durand Kairos Tonearm and Ortofon Windfeld Cartridge
  • EAR MC4 Step Up Transformer
  • Airtight ATE-2005 Phono Stage
  • Airtight ATC-2 All Tube Preamplifier
  • SMc Audio Platinum DNA 125 Amplifier driving the Feastrex D5e Type II Drivers
  • PranaWire Avatar and Arhat Speaker Cables
  • PranaWire Arhat and Cosmos Interconnects
  • PranaWire Cosmos & Vajra Series 7 gauge Pure Copper and Silver Power Cables
  • PranaWire Arhat Pure Silver Power Cables with air dielectric and multilayered construction
  • PranaWire Linebacker XE In Line Passive Power Conditioners
  • The PranaWire Lalit Phono Cable
  • fo.Q HEM-25 footers
  • Audio Replas OPT-30HG20HR Man Made Quartz Footers
  • Oyaide In-wall wiring
  • Oyaide outlets and WPC-Z Housings
  • Acoustic Revive RR-888 Ultra Low Frequency Generator
  • Acoustic Revive RPC-1 Power Supply conditioner
  • Acoustic Revive RGC-24 Grounding Conditioner
  • PranaWire Emerald+ Super Enhanced Ground Plane Conditioners


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Coming Soon: Sukhavati Interconnects and Speaker Cables - 
 The Next Level
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If you are on the journey, searching for the deepest gratification from your audio system, if you seek what has yet to be fulfilled, the ability to live in wonder and awe of the potential hidden in the grooves, you owe it to yourself to hear The Lotus Group Reference System and see if these products are right for you as an individual, and, if you are a dealer or manufacturer, for your customers. Reviewers, of course, are most welcome. The optimal way to hear a system is in its natural stable habitat, rather than at shows, where, if you're lucky, the system will be warmed up and broken in by the last afternoon. Here is your opportunity to experience world class sound as it would be in your home.

Please call to reserve a time at 415-897-8884 or email us at joe@lotusgroupusa.com with any questions you may have. We are located at the north eastern tip of Marin County about 20 minutes north of the Golden Gate. If you are planning a trip to the wine country, and God knows those folks need your business right now, you have to pass by here on your way. Please bring your reference vinyl.


In my 20's I had a conscious thought that I wanted a world class audio system. Little did I think that to get it I would have to design many of its components myself. Of course, on any journey one is reliant on many allies and mentors, and I would be remiss if I did not offer credit where it is due. In Zen Buddhism, at meal times, practitioners chant "72 laborers brought us this rice. We should know how it comes to us." It means countless beings support us and make our lives possible. None of us is an island. An overwhelming part of the joy of audio is the many comrades we encounter, the many life long bonds that we form over the love of sound.

So please, come and visit. Let's enjoy.

Thank you!


Thank you for all of your support,


Joseph Cohen
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The Lotus Group