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Digital Active: Digital Active speakers overcome the age-old drawback of virtually all loudspeakers -- "The Crossover". The group of Capacitors, and circuits in a passive speaker filter signals to your speaker elements (Woofer/Midrange/Tweeter). This process can only impede the music, and cause a lowered frequency response and distortion. Active speakers directly couple the appropriate amplification to the individual drivers to more perfectly control their performance. Pure Speaker performance without any colorization, impedance, or heat (distortion) is the true benefit of Active Loudspeakers. When a speaker eliminates yet another impediment (the Passive Circuit), a true digital Active speaker is born. The advantages to this design are almost too enumerable to count. These are very special speakers, and virtually without equal. Our Flag-ship Musical Instruments come from Meridian Audio Ltd

Electrostatic: Loudspeaker technology where sound is produced by tightly controlled vibration of a large thin film-like surface, generally mylar; which is tightly stretched over rigid frame, like the head of a drum. Signal from an amplifier, along with voltage from a power source imparts a current which excites this film to generate a sound-field which emanates from this tightly controlled surface. Electrostatic speakers are generally transparent, and benefit the listener by producing a wider sound-field by moving sound forward, and back. Significant to this design is the elimination of any cabinet whatsoever, hence eliminating standing waves, and artifacts (e.g. noise) inherent to typical speaker design.

Planar Magnetic:Loudspeaker technology which positions opposing magnetic currents on either side of a thin film-like surface, generally mylar, Kalidex or aluminum, to excite the surface to vibrate air, which in turn, produces tightly controlled sound with high efficiency. Planar technology is typically used for sound in the upper (treble) register, and is paired with traditional woofers to create a hybrid speaker. Hybrids posess a broad and transparent sweet sound. Hybrids rely less on placement that most Loudspeakers, and are perfect for in-wall designs and on-wall Designs. The finest Planar Speakers come from Bohlender Graebener

Bass Reflex:Loudspeakers which exhaust air through a port, or hole in the cabinet to reduce turbulence in the speaker, and to improve the perceived bass response.

Omnipolar:Loudspeakers which emanate sound in an apparent 360 degree sound field, typically imparting better soundstage, or imaging. These are a traditional speaker, typically playing in multiple directions in unison.

D’appolito: An arrangement of the traditional speaker drivers in a cabinet, to blend the frequencies of treble, and mid-bass in a coherent point, allowing sound to arrive at the listener’s ear in a time coherent manner. Generally creating more cohesive music, with better sonic imaging.