Founded in 1987 in southern France, Métronome has pursued a single ideal: le son vrai — the true sound. From the earliest CD transports to today’s refined DACs, players and network streamers, every Métronome component is created to reveal music with natural tone, fluid timing and emotional presence.
This is French craftsmanship in its purest form. Design, machining, assembly and listening tests are performed in-house by a small team of artisans who balance advanced digital engineering with an instinct for musicality. Circuits are optimised for silence and stability, power supplies are generously specified, and mechanical construction is tuned to suppress resonance — all in service of letting the performance breathe.
Métronome’s house sound is unmistakable: detailed yet unforced, dynamic yet gracefully proportioned, with a richly textured midrange and a soundstage that feels open and lifelike. It is the rare combination of precision and poetry — digital replay with an analogue soul.
Across the range — from elegant, accessible models to the flagship creations — the philosophy remains constant: technology must disappear so the music can speak. Métronome is for listeners who value authenticity over spectacle, immersion over effect, and who understand that true luxury is the feeling of being closer to the artists and the room where the music was made.
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Why Métronome
Métronome exists for one purpose: to reveal the truth and beauty contained in your recordings. The brand’s approach is quietly uncompromising — mechanical silence, clean power, short signal paths and carefully voiced digital stages that prioritise timing, tone and flow. The result is digital replay with an unmistakably human character: detailed, dynamic and deeply involving.
Listening Character
Métronome components present music with natural colour and ease. You’ll notice a richly textured midrange, precise yet unforced treble, and bass that is tuneful rather than exaggerated. Soundstaging is expansive and stable, with a sense of air around instruments and an organic coherence that makes long sessions effortless.
Design Philosophy
– Handcrafted in France with meticulous in-house assembly and listening tests
– Mechanically inert chassis and transport design to minimise vibration and jitter
– Generously specified power supplies for instantaneous current delivery and low noise
– Discrete analogue stages voiced for musicality, not measurement alone
– Firmware and architecture that favour stability, longevity and consistent performance
Range Overview
– Network Streamers: Graceful, high-resolution streaming with a naturally analogue feel
– DACs: Transparent conversion with focus on microdynamics, timing and timbre
– CD/SACD Players & Transports: State-of-the-art disc replay with exceptional mechanical quiet
– All-in-One & Server Solutions: Elegant simplicity without compromising sonic integrity
Who It’s For
Listeners who value authenticity over spectacle; who want digital to sound like music, not hi-fi. If you prize texture, timing and emotional connection, Métronome will feel like home.
Our View
There are digital components that impress, and there are those that invite you to forget the equipment and fall into the performance. Métronome belongs to the latter. It is the convergence of precision and poetry — technology that disappears so the music can speak.