Ambience: Reference 1800:

We are proud to introduce the "Ambience Reference" loudspeaker!

A ribbon hybrid loudspeaker boasting an extremely high efficiency specification of 95dB. This is achieved while only using 25% of the power used to create the same volume as our standard models.

These high efficiency levels are achieved with the use of special "rare earth" magnets, which help form the main part of the engine that produces the sound. These magnets are so powerful, they have to be freighted by sea as the magnetism interferes with delicate airline instruments.

The higher efficiency now makes our loudspeakers suitable for amplifiers with lower output power ratings. These are now suitable for amplifiers with 5 - 10 watts, to a maximum power output handling or exceeding 150watts/channel. With the larger amplifiers, extreme sound pressure levels are achievable.

To match the high sound pressure level of this new ribbon section, we have had to use 2 woofers in a newly designed bass section to create the low frequency output.
The internal crossover electronics utilize "Hovland" capacitors from the U.S, which are renowned for being the finest available in the world. Internal cabling is also sourced from the U.S based company "Analysis Plus"; this company is rapidly gaining the reputation of being one of the finest cable manufacturers in the industry.

Retail price is in the order of $10,000 per pair!

 
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 Specifications:
 Ribbon Section:   Bass Section:
 Crimped Metal Type  2 x 170mm Seas Woofer Custom made especially for Ambience Speakers
 Impedance:  Doped paper cone type.
 4.27 ohms 150Hz - 5KHz  Long throw voice coil.
 5.38 ohms @ 7Khz  Power handling: 150W RMS (long term)
 5.30 ohms @ 10Khz  Free air resonance: 24Hz
 5.00 ohms @15KHz  Vented box F3: 29Hz
 4.75 ohms @ 25 KHz  
  Overall Specifications:
 Nominal Impedance: 4.3 ohms  Sensitivity 96dB at 1M for 2.83 volts input.
 Power handling: 150W RMS (long term)  Crossover 420Hz @ 18dB/Octave
 Tested at 500W RMS (short term) Minimum recomended amplifier power: 5 watts RMS / channel
Rare Earth - Neodyninum magnets  Ideal amplifier power 30 to 100 watts RMS / Channel