Reference 1
The Reference 1 was launched in 2011 incorporating all our technological expertise in speaker design.
With the Reference Series we've sought to improve upon every aspect of current speaker design to create a true, balanced, dynamic, wide-bandwidth and minimal colouration loudspeaker.
Cabinet: Constrained laminate layer construction for maximum resonance damping. A specially designed 7mm MDF/3mm high density rubber/5mm MDF sandwich material is used throughout the cabinet enclosure to minimise resonance and external cabinet noise.
Bass Driver: Huge underhung motor assembly for maximum linear accuracy and control. The motor system comprising twin-wound aluminium voice-coils is thermally bonded to the aluminium cone for absolute minimum distortion and long-throw pistonic accuracy.
Tweeter: The now well-established Vifa Ring-radiator tweeter is used here in our own custom, upgraded specification. Coupled to our DXT® Lens assembly for improved in-room response and dispersion matching to the bass driver, this is one of the finest tweeters in use today.
These features wrapped into a compact, elegant design and luxuriously finished with real piano ebony lacquer mark the new Reference Series as the pinnacle of current small loudspeaker design.
Technical Specifications
Finish:
Piano Ebony, Piano Black,
Piano White or Satin White
Bass/Mid Driver:
110mm Underhung magnet, twin voice coil assembly
Crossover:
Ultra short signal path 2nd order crossover at 2khz
Frequency response:
45Hz – 40kHz @ +/-3dB
Power handling:
Amplifiers rated up to 200Watts into 8 Ohms
Sensitivity:
87db for 2.83V at 1m
Nominal impedance:
6 Ohms
Total harmonic Distortion:
Less than 0.3% 200Hz to 20kHz
Dimensions (HxWxD):
310 x 190 x 280mm
Weight:
10.5kg (single, unpacked)