Acoustic Zen Adagio Loudspeaker
Acoustic Zen Adagio
Product Reviews
Please see the following reviews: 6moons.com, Stereo Times Most Wanted Loudspeaker Review, Absolute Sound (PDF file), AudiogoN Forum, Jim Merod - Enjoy The Music (Word Doc.).
See below for our limited period introductory pricing.
All internal wiring is from Zen's highly regarded Satori loudspeaker cables. You can buy into our special Systems Synergy cable/loudspeaker promotional package. This is a time-limited offer while stocks last.
These loudspeakers have sold over 400 pairs since the New Year.
You would need to spend at least £5-6k just to enter these loudspeakers' league table. Many loudspeakers excel in usually one area more than another. These, however, have no noticeable weaknesses.
No, they can't do the last octave below 20Hz but they can do a solid sub 30Hz in the average room. This is a time aligned loudspeaker with a 3rd order Linkwitz Riley crossover, with a true transmission line loaded bass system.
Acoustic Zen Adagio Loudspeaker
The Adagio offers a unique highly modified 1.5 Kapton ribbon tweeter and twin transmission line dual 6.5inch sandwich ceramic cone woofer-midrange drive units. This level of build quality delivers true fidelity to the original musical source. Also a very benign 6 ohm speaker load, very easy to drive 20WPC valve minimum and 40 solid state watts is reasonable, at 89dB efficient.
This loudspeaker may be the last loudspeaker you will ever own. All hand built in California with the finest materials and comes in 3 glorious veneer finishes, with 5 finish lacquer coats to protect your investment.
Dual 6 1/2 inch woofer/midrange drivers using a specialized sandwich design with ceramic external layers around a fabric internal layer for maximum stiffness while minimizing cone breakup, flexing, and resonance.
Impedance versus Frequency Graph
The drivers have shortened, under-hung voice coils - this technique results in having the voice coil behave in an extremely linear fashion throughout its entire travel. Therefore, this short voice coil / long magnetic field gap motor system significantly results in a ten time reduction of both harmonic and TIM distortion, compared to a conventional over-hung voice coil driver design.
The tweeter is a limited production, specially modified circular ribbon that has exceptional dispersion, transient, and power handling characteristics along with a linear impedance and phase response. This eliminates the difference between the upright and parallel radiation angles. The 0.01mm heat resistant Kapton membrane is almost weightless, providing an immediate and precise response to any transients in the original music signal.
The curved surfaces of the time and phase aligned cabinet minimize external diffraction while reducing internal standing waves. Combining the best of both worlds, the port is actually a part of the internal transmission line system. The resulting bass is fast, tight, deep, and musical.
With an efficiency rating of 89 dB, coupled with an ability to handle virtually any unclipped amplifier power output, life-like sound pressure levels are attained, without compression, all from a speaker with a small footprint.
Manufacturer
Product: Specifications
Site: Acoustic Zen
Pricing
Retail: $4,300
Dimensions: H48" x W9" x D13". Weight: 78 lbs.
See our Systems Synergy cable/ loudspeaker promotional package.
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