Have you ever experienced the dynamic range of a grand piano live in a concert? From the delicate pianopianissimo, wafting like a down feather, right up to brute attacks in which the steel strings almost want to burst? The boisterous dynamics, the pianoforte, the virtuoso interplay between loud and quiet tones, all of this generates deepest emotions.
Such leaps in dynamics really put loudspeakers in front of a mammoth task. While the grand piano uses its strings and corpus for transmitting sound energy, speakers instead have to release a tremendous amount of sonic energy through their drivers. In contrast to the musical instrument, whose corpus marks timbre and volume, a speaker cabinet has to remain in stoic calm. If a speaker starts to resonate, then this inevitably leads to adverse tonal discoloration.
Audio Physic’s goal has always been to design loudspeakers in such a way that their enclosure has no influence on the reproduction. As a result, the new Avantera, like all Audio Physic top models, features a timeless design.Sound impairing standing waves arising in the interior of the enclosure can thus be avoided. Bracings and extremely torsion-resistant ceramic foam panels additionally strengthen the cabinet and offer the drivers perfect conditions for optimum performance.
Drivers of the latest generation are used throughout all frequency ranges. The drivers, as well as the various PCB boards, crossovers and also the connection terminal itself, are mechanically decoupled from the speaker’s enclosure. The consistent implementation of this particular Audio Physic philosophy is reflected in superb measurement results and an extremely open, natural sound. Extreme dynamic leaps the new Avantera easily masters with hands down while always pursuing the path of sonic virtues.
There has always been music that listening to at high volumes is just more fun. Anyone who ever has experienced a live performance by Techno guru Paul Kalkbrenner in Germany’s metropolis Berlin knows how such beats can lead to real group dynamics. With pervasive impact, the fat bass sound takes possession of the audience, ubiquitous sticky air embraces the moving bodies and thousands of flashes of light flicker through the wafts of artificial mist. This is the beating pulse of the cosmopolitan city, this is the purest emotion.
Listen to Paul Kalkbrenner through the new Avantera and you will be literally drawn into the big city’s club scenery. A single touch on the speaker’s cabinet will instantly reveal how quiet it stays even at high volumes.
Whether there are large-scale orchestral works, physically involving techno beats or puristic meager Gregorian chants – the new Avantera is here to master the entire world of music. These acoustic masterpieces invite you on an emotional journey into the essence of music – whichever music you may like.
| Height | 1230 mm |
| Width | 202 mm |
| Required Space Width x Depth | 202 x 430 mm |
| Weight | 40 Kg (Veneer), 45 Kg (Glass) |
| Recommended amplifier power | 40-250 W |
| Impedance | 4 Ohm |
| Frequency range | 27 Hz - 40 kHz |
| Sensitivity | 89 dB |
| Tweeter | HHCT III+ |
| Midrange | HHCM SL |
| Midwoofer | Double Surround |
| Woofer | Double Surround |
| Accesories | VCF V Magnetic Plus Speaker Set |
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