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• TT180AS-XR LLD : trei difuzoare bass cu membrana sandwich hartie-aluminiu Crystal, cu tehnologie LLD (Long Linear Drive) pentru excursie marita si distorsiuni minime
• X-JET: sistem de difuzoare midrange-tweeter concentrice si coplanare - midrange inelar (honeycomb aluminiu) si tweeter JET III
• 4Pi: tweeter ribbon omnidirectional (dispersie 360 grade)
• Cabinet cu tehnologie hibrida: aluminiu extrudat in combinatie cu MDF pentru eliminare rezonante
• Panoul de control TWEETER permite utilizatorului calibrarea frecventelor de lucru pentru 4Pi si X-JET (6 kHz, 9 kHz, 12 kHz, 16 kHz sau 4Pi OFF) in vederea ajustarii paternului directional in concordanta cu acustica incaperii dar si cu gusturile individuale
• Panoul de control MIDRANGE permite utilizatorului sa calibreze nivelul difuzorului midrange (-1dB / 0 / +1dB) pentru adaptarea acustica la conditiile incaperii

Improve the best

The best was not good enough for the ELAC developers. The new crystal membrane woofer technology by the loudspeaker specialists from Kiel in the north of Germany created a sensation worldwide. So it is clear that the top models are now equipped with the award-winning crystal membrane technology, as well as 4Pi tweeters, X-JET II coaxial drivers and other technological goodies.

ELAC's top model of the 600 CE series shines with new chassis technology and in a new design at the highest quality level.

The FS 609 CE offers both, perfect instrumental localization and superb stereophonic sound!

4Pi II Omnidirectional Tweeter Unit

The world-renowned omnidirectional “4-Pi ribbon tweeter” from ELAC stands for richness of detail, extreme plasticity, spatially extended acoustic images and exemplary neutrality.

360 degree omnidirectional ribbon tweeter yields a resonance-free upper cut-off frequency of 53 kHz and makes this tweeter an ideal component for the reproduction of SACD and DVD-A. Its impressive and silky sound quality gives rise to airy sound that comes off easily.

The Principle:
An 0.006mm aluminium ribbon forms the membrane, which due to its low weight shows an extroardinarily high sensitivity. When a current passes this membrane it expands and contracts like a breathing cylinder. Driven by a strong neodymium magnet system, the flexible ribbon yields maximum levels up to 53,000 Hz.

X-JET II coaxial and coplanar Midrange-Treble Driver System

The X-JET II is a unique combination of a flat (nomex honeycomb with crystal membrane) ring radiator midrange driver and a concentrically arranged JET III tweeter .

By this the X-JET design approaches the radiation pattern of an ideal point source! This facilitates an optimized acoustic power response and results in a homogeneous and very wide sound dispersion angle (s.a. the graphics below) which provides for a new kind of relaxed but very precise and detailed reproduction.

X-JET coaxial system versus conventional 2 way system tridimensional pattern comparison - 2756 Hz sound wave dispersion

The ultra lightweight honeycomb diaphragm provides a reduced stray magnetic field combined with a strong neodymium drive. The system is driven by a 78 mm moving coil. High efficiency is achieved using coppered aluminium flat wire, edgewise-wound, on a ventilated Kapton® bobbin.

X-JET of the second generation: further optimized magnet system, improved internal design with additional damping, new midrange membrane configuration with Nomex honeycomb material / phenol paper top layers and crystal membrane. This results in an extended transmission range of the midrange part of the X-JET which facilitates more linear crossovers to the woofers and tweeters of the FS 609 CE.

The new X-JET system yields a upper cut-off frequency of 50 kHz. This makes the loudspeaker an ideal component for the reproduction of DVD-A and SACD.

X-JET II COAX Driver exploded view

X-JET and 4Pi adjustment

With the 4PI omnidirectional tweeter the acclaimed spatial depth and naturalness is achieved. You will be excited by sheer diversity of sound that is opened up! Thanks to the switch terminal at the back of the FS 609 CE a whole range of possibilities is enabled, from targeted “monitor sound” to “bathing in music”.

The control panel of the FS 609 CE provides two step switches.

The upper switch enables optimum adjustment of the directional pattern of the loudspeaker. It adapts the X-JET II and the 4Pi tweeter transmission ranges to individual room conditions and listening preferences.

The other switch is used for controlling the levels (0 and ±1 dB) of the midrange and upper midrange. This way, the FS 609 CE can be adapted to individual room conditions.

FS 609 CE: The switch terminal for setting the cross-over frequency for the 4Pi tweeter, as well as the midrange level.

Bass Unit

Crystal membrane

The woobers of FS 609 CE contain the new "Crystal Membrane" (patent pending) and their design is based on the well-known "Aluminium-Sandwich AS Technology" which was developed by ELAC a couple of years ago.

The crystal-shaped inverse aluminium dome is joined to the paper cone in a special glueing process resulting the desired sandwich construction. Glueing procedure The stamping of the aluminium foil looks like the surface of a large crystal, this is where the term "Crystal Membrane" come from. This stamping stiffens the aluminium dome considerably which diminishes the membrane-internal resonances resulting in less sound coloration and additionally improves the large signal behaviour noticeably. The voice coil is not only - like usually - joined to the neck of the paper cone, but also to the bottom of the aluminium dome. This design results in the expansion of the transmission range of the respective woofers or midrange drivers by nearly an octave. Therefore the abbreviation "XR" (eXtended Range) has been introduced.

LLD Driver Technology

The new LLD driver technology (Long Linear Drive) is based on the movement of a short-wound coil (winding height: 6.5 mm) in a long air gap (height: 16 mm) with a homogeneous magnetic field. This design results in extremely linear (without distortions) movement within an amplitude of ±8 mm. The voice coil exactly mirrors the applied audio signal. The maximum displacement is an impressive ±16 mm.

ELAC’s new woofers use high-quality titanium bobbins for greater mechanical stability. This also reduces eddy-current losses and helps achieve deeper and more precise bass reproduction. Neodymium magnets are used to increase magnetic flux density and to save space, providing optimum magnetic field geometry and greater efficiency. Using several small magnetic plates reduces air noise and helps to keep the temperature low even under high load.

The "Crystal" aluminium sandwich woofers of the FS 609 CE, the FS 607 CE and the ELAC 330 CE use this new LLD driver technology.