Most acoustic pickups make you choose. You can get the tone you want, but fight feedback all night. Or you can get the volume you want, with a thin, plastic sound that leaves your performance feeling flat. With the HiFi Duet, you get the best of both worlds, with a system that’s just as feedback stable as a traditional undersaddle pickup.
We spent 50 years obsessing over acoustic physics to create a system that captures the true voice of your guitar without the constant stress of feedback. It’s built to deliver the rich tone of a studio mic directly to your line-out, so your audience hears your guitar exactly the way you do.
Great tone begins with our pair of lightweight bridge plate sensors. The HiFi Duet captures the energy and voice of your instrument without the artificial “quack” of an undersaddle. With a non-intrusive design, the HiFi preserves the integrity of your bridge, keeping your guitar’s voice true to tone.
Crafted through meticulous tuning and precision machining, the Silo Mic is where the magic happens. Building on previous innovations like the Anthem’s TRU•MIC, the Silo sounds more like an external studio mic than anything we’ve done before. It features a new capsule and tuned suspension, delivering enhanced ambience and dimension for a tone that can hold its own against your favorite studio mics.
Tone is all about the details. The HiFi Duet features an all-discrete, studio-grade preamp equipped with a sophisticated multi-pole crossover that lets you blend between the punchy, direct sound of the HiFi sensors and the open atmosphere of the Silo Mic for total control over your mix.
The HiFi Duet is a complete, plug-and-play system that brings studio-level dynamics and low-noise circuitry to any compatible guitar without using glue or modifications to the bridge or saddle. The included installation jig and a simplified layout make it easy for an experienced installer to take you from setup to a studio-ready signal in minutes. We designed the HiFi Duet to be non-invasive and easy to reposition, so you can install elite amplification while preserving the integrity of your instrument.
Instrument: Steel-String, 12-String (not recommended for nylon string guitars)
Type: Bridge Plate + Mic
Position: Bridge Plate, Soundhole Controls
Active/Passive: Active
Preamp: Yes, High-Graded FET Input. All-Discrete, Class-A
Controls: Volume, Mix, Battery Check, Mic Level
Power Source: 9V Battery, 150 Hours
Included: Preamp, mic, pickups, battery wire, output jack assembly, battery bag, wire clips, installation jig, user's guide, spare adhesives
