Achieving desired effect was possible thanks to moving over 50 years
back in time to the era when Quality (high-sensitivity speakers with
ultralight paper diaphragms and a few-Watt SET amps) had not been yet
abandoned for Quantity (several dozen/hundred Watts speakers and
solid-state amplifiers). The HOLOPHONY Be touched
loudspeakers with the original drivers from the 50’s and 60’s of the
20th century, having a power rating of only 15-20W are uncompromising
implementation of the idea “advantage Quality over Quantity”. They have
an enormous sensitivity of 90-97 dB, so they can be driven by a
few-Watt tube amps, which also implement the rule: low power = low
distortion = the highest quality.
The HOLOPHONY Be touched are probably the only loudspeakers available on the market that have:
1/ original drivers from the 60’s and 70’s of the 20th century with ultralight paper membranes which reproduce the finest details with unmatched precision
2/ very low power (20 W), so that they achieve extreme resolution and transparency
3/ soft surface of the housing around the speakers (covered with felt), which prevents the unfavorable sound reflections
4/ all electrical connections made without soldering (without the use of tin, which degrades sound).
Due to their very high sensitivity of
90-95dB the Holophony are a “can’t resist it” offer for users of
low-power tube amplifiers (SET), who have a problem with finding
appropriate loudspeakers. At the highest level of sound reproduction
QUALITY is inversely proportional to QUANTITY (amount of power), the
rule which applies both to amplifiers and speakers. The Holophony
connected (preferably by the DreamLink cables) to a Single-Ended Triode
amplifier are a set uncompromisingly offering quality at the expense of
quantity.
We assure you, however, that in
household conditions the offered power output of several Watts is more
than sufficient. The tragedy of the audio industry today lies in
confusing the requirements for home and stage equipment. The trend of
increasing the power output of home audio systems, initiated in the
1970s, in my opinion, has led the High-End to pathology – the loss of
fidelity and musicality in exchange for the power output of a few
hundred Watts that nobody needs in reality.
The Holophony can handle 20W
only, but they may be driven by all kinds of amplifiers, even powerful
solid-state ones – then you just have to use the volume potentiometer
carefully. The loudspeakers don’t have particular requirements as to the
size of the listening room, either. Of course, the bigger, the better –
the optimal distance from the surrounding walls is 1.5m (minimum –
0.5m). In a small room, the acoustic wave propagating spherically from
the speakers hits the walls, diffracts and reaches the listener
deformed, thus disorganizing and reducing the soundstage. More important
than the size of the room is its proper acoustic treatment that
prevents reflections which distort tonal quality (cooling and hardening
the sound) and introduce false information about the location of the
instruments.
Here we offer a pair of Holophony Number Four loudpseakers (without stands).
These are bookshelf loudspeakers made of 27-mm bamboo plywood.
Included in the set are isolation feet (Receptor Number One), there are no stands.
Technical details:
2-way configuration: tweeter: 10cm/4", midrange-woofer: 20cm/8"
terminals: banana or spades (mono-wiring)
power rating: 20 W
impedance: 4 Ω
sensitivity: 88 dB
freq.response: 35-18.000 Hz
high/width/depth: 38/33/33 cm (15.2"/13.2"/13.2")
weight: 2 x 13 kg (28.6 lbs)
We ship the loudspeakers in a sturdy 13-kg (28.6 lbs) wooden chest with fittings - total weight is 39 kg (85.8 lbs).
We are confident that this will be the end of your audiophile search.
Otherwise you may return them in 30 days from receiving date.