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• TT180AS-XR : doua difuzoare de bass high-power de 180mm cu membrane sandwich hartie-aluminiu, dotate cu magnet dublu si cu bobina din Kapton®, suspensie larga din cauciuc (DAS) si inel din ferita aditional pentru eficienta marita si rigiditate imbunatatita a membranei. In combinatie cu cabinetul perfect conceput ofera un comportament optim la semnal mare cu bass puternic, scurt si adanc
• TT180AS-XR : difuzor low-midrange de 180mm cu membrana sandwich hartie-aluminiu, proiectat special pentru gama de frecvente medii-joase
• MT115AS-XR : difuzor midrange de 115mm cu membrana sandwich hartie-aluminiu si magnet din neodymium
• JET III : tweeter cu tehnologie Air-Motion-Transformer (folded foil)
• 4Pi : tweeter ribbon omnidirectional 360 grade

Spirit of Music CE: Relaunch of a Cult loudspeaker

The Spirit of Music has become a renowned reference loudspeaker worldwide that “recreates the perfect sound of a sparkling fireworks with spatial sound ambience” and has therefore received a great number of awards. Now ELAC's R&D engineers started to upgrade the cult loudspeaker with their latest technology.

4Pi II Omnidirectional Tweeter Unit

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.

Treble Unit

The ELAC JET tweeter is one of the most legendary tweeters in the hi-fi trade and has won international renown with its unusual transparent and effortless sound image.

The JET tweeter was delveloped to perfection on the basis of the famous 'Air Motion Transformer' by loudpseaker pioneer Dr Oskar Heil. Its principle: a concertinaed foil membrane is driven by a strong magnet system of neodymium rods.

This 'motor' drives the air considerably faster than the conventional pistonic technique. High sensitivity and extraordiary dynamics are the result. Due to continuous improvement, the JET III tweeter now creates an effortless and airy resonance-free image up to 53,000 Hz, and with its linear frequency response is ideally suited for the reproduction of DVD-A and SACD.

The ELAC "JET Dispersion Control DC" is a flat ring made of open-cell rubber foam which is mounted around the JET orifice with four clasps (or with adhesive tape). The JET DC results in a broadband reduction of about 0.5 dB of the radiated sound level nearly independent of frequency. The JET DC is best suited for rooms with little sound absorption at high frequencies, especially for rooms with large windows without curtains or with a smooth floor without a carpet. The Spirit of Music CE is supplied with the JET Dispersion Control as an accessory.

Midrange Unit

The MT 115 AS-XR midrange is designed in the ELAC proprietary aluminium sandwich technique. In a special glueing procedure, an crystal stamped aluminium foil is joint to a pulp fibre cone to form a sandwich membrane. The result: reduced partial oscillations, no distortions and an optimised large signal behaviour.

Low-midrange Unit

Even though it looks similar to the two drivers below, the differences are much further reaching. The voice coil has a different length and the driver has very diferent electromechanical proprieties. This top 180 mm driver has a shorter voice coil and is in fact a second midrange, more specifically is a dedicated transducer for the "lower-midrange" frequency band and deals with the frequencies in the 200 - 800 Hz interval, in a separate, closed compartment.

Bass Units

The woofers of the Spirit of Music CE are designed in the ELAC proprietary aluminium sandwich technique. In a special glueing procedure, an aluminium foil of 0.2mm is joint to a pulp fibre cone to form a sandwich membrane. The result: reduced partial oscillations, no distortions and an optimised large signal behaviour.

Due to the specially wide double asymmetrical ('DAS') rubber surround, ELAC's TT 180 woofer can handle up to ±15mm long stroke. This provides maximum level supply and mellow low bass. For a driver this size, such a large displacement represent a unique engineering achievement.