Audio / Loudspeakers
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
 British loudspeaker stalwart Mission is about to take the wraps off their new 79 series of loudspeakers.
The 79 Series will be poised just below their high end Elegante line. The line will be wrapped in veneer as opposed to the vinyl clad their lesser lines receive. While sporting a more conventional look than the Elegante line, the 79 series does feature sleek, curved side panels on the enclosures. Also featured is Mission's trademark Inverted Driver Geometry (IDG), which places the tweeter below the midbass driver. The tweeters are mounted in a shallow waveguide, which may make for sound that is too forward for some, but likely gives the 79 Series the same prowess at home theater and harder music that it's predecessors enjoyed. The line consists of two floorstanding models, two bookshelf models, a center channel, a surround unit and a subwoofer.
Pricing is unknown at this time. As far as I know Mission, who is handled by IAG along with Quad and Wharfedale, does not have a distributor in the United States at this time. The 79 Series will be available in high gloss piano black and high gloss rosewood finishes. |
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
 British loudspeaker maker ProAc has revealed two additions to their Response loudspeaker line.
The Resonse TriTower is a slim floorstanding loudspeaker that stands 43" tall. Only 5.5" wide, the TriTower features three 4.5" aluminum woofers mated with a 4.5" midrange and 1" silk dome tweeter. ProAc claims the 4 ohm 90dB TriTower's frequency response covers 35-30,000Hz.
The Response D Two bookshelf model is a more conventional 8 ohm 88.5 dB design, utilizing a 6.5" woofer and a 1" silk dome tweeter. The woofer appears to be a Seas Excel unit, but with a glass fiber cone instead of aluminum. ProAc claims 30-30,000Hz response from the 17" tall bookshelf.
No pricing details at this time, the two models are available in standard ProAc maple, cherry, black ash and mahogany, with the Response D Two adding the options of ebony and bird's eye maple.
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
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The obelisk-like Pharos stands 44 inches tall and sports a 12" JBL woofer mated with a 6.5" PHL midbass and Aurum Cantus G2 ribbon tweeter. The Pharos is rear ported with two 3" flared ports, and has a measured frequency response of 44-25,000Hz. The HET stands for high efficiency tower, and the Pharos boast an impressive 95dB efficiency rating, and present an 8 ohm load, making them a good choice for tube amplifiers. The tapered construction of the Pharos allows for the necessary enclosure volume, while presenting a loudspeaker that doesn't overwhelm the space it occupies.
Pricing on the Pharos HET is $7995/pair, and like the rest of Jim Salk's offerings, are available in just about any finish you can imagine. |
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Monday, 19 November 2007 |
 Somehow I missed this, but I think everyone else did too. Mordaunt-Short has released a new line of loudspeakers, the Mordaunt-Short Mezzo Series.
The Mordaunt-Short Mezzo Series offers a floorstander, two bookshelf models, a center channel and a subwoofer. The Mezzo 6 floorstander stands 39.4" and has two 6.5" aluminum woofers mated with a 1" aluminum dome tweeter. The Mezzo 5 center mates two 5.25" aluminum mid-bass drivers with the same 1" aluminum tweeter. 2 way bookshelf models are offered, one with a 5.25" woofer, the other sporting a 6.5" woofer. Finally, the Mezzo 9 subwoofer has two 8" drivers that will plumb down to 30Hz. The series is available in light oak or dark walnut finishes, and all models except the center channel feature curved sides on the enclosures.
Suggested pricing for the Mordaunt-Short Mezzo line is $1895 for the Mezzo 6 floorstanders, $995 and $795 for the bookshelf models, $695 for the Mezzo 5 center, and $1595 for the Mezzo 9 subwoofer. |
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Tuesday, 13 November 2007 |
 Polk Audio has unveiled a new line of loudspeakers, the RTi2008 Series.
Three models at this time, the RTi2008 Series consists of three floorstanding models, the RTi A5, RTi A7 and RTi A9. Features shared by the three models include curved sides on the enclosures, ferro-fluid cooled silk polymer 1' dome tweeters with neodymium magnets, new Power Port port design, which claims to reduce port turbulence while also allowing for lower tuning frequencies, and your choice of cherry or black ash real wood veneers. The A5 has two 6.5" midbass drivers and stands 40.25" tall, the A7 has one 6.5" midrange coupled with two 7" woofers at 42.25" tall, and the A9 has two 6.5" midrange drivers aligned with the tweeter in an MTM configuration and also sports three 7" woofers in it's towering 48.625" enclosure.
Pricing for the RTi2008 Series is $949 for the A5, $1149 for the A7 and $1749 for the A9.
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