Collection: Ant Lane

Mae ymgysylltiad Ant â sain yn ymestyn dros sawl degawd. Adeiladodd ei amgaeadau uned sain drws car cyntaf drwy fowldio resin ffibr gwydr pan oedd yn ei arddegau hwyr, ac yn ei ugeiniau dechreuodd archwilio adeiladu siaradwyr hi-fi a sut y gellid cael buddion clywadwy drwy dealltwriaeth well o ddyluniad cabinet a deunyddiau, yn wreiddiol tra’n defnyddio’r un unedau gyrru. Ers hynny, mae ei waith wedi dilyn proses gyson o fireinio, wedi’i seilio ar ddealltwriaeth sy’n dyfnhau o unedau gyrru, dyluniad amgaeadau, a deunyddiau strwythurol. 

Ar yr un pryd, mae Ant wedi treulio mwy nag ugain mlynedd yn gweithio fel saer coed a phlastrwr, gan ennill gwybodaeth ymarferol o ddeunyddiau ac adeiladu. Yn adnabyddus am ei gywirdeb manwl a’i angen i ddeall sut mae pethau’n gweithio, mae’n dod â chyfuniad o reddf crefft a thrylwyredd technegol i fyd sain. Mae ei ymarfer yn cael ei arwain gan wrando gofalus a gwelliant graddol. Ei nod yw creu sain sy’n teimlo’n gynnes ac yn drochol, yn dri dimensiwn ac yn naturiol - gan ganiatáu i sain gael ei deimlo cymaint ag y caiff ei glywed. 

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Ant’s engagement with sound spans a few decades. He built his first car-door speaker enclosures from moulding fibreglass resin in his late teens, and in his twenties began exploring hi-fi speaker-building and how audible benefits were gained from a better understanding of cabinet design and material, initially whilst using the same drive units. Since then, his work has followed a steady process of refinement, grounded in a deepening understanding of drive units, enclosure design, and structural materials.  

Alongside this, Ant has spent more than twenty years as a woodworker and plasterer, gaining a practical, hands-on knowledge of materials and construction. Known for his precision and his need to understand how things work, he brings a blend of craft intuition and technical rigour to sound.  His practice is guided by careful listening and incremental improvement. He aims to create audio that feels warm and immersive, 3-dimensional and natural – allowing sound to be felt as much as heard.