Finish; Music - Cello Stradivari Series Owner's Manual

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PRODUCT CONCEPT & DESCRIPTION (cont.)

Finish

Music

Strad Grand Master
Strads are available in either black piano or rosewood finish on
standard order. Other custom finishes may be available on
request. Black, acoustically-transparent grills are provided.
Strads are designed to complement the finest interior
appointments and are, themselves, handmade works of art.
First, play a recording of a delicate instrument such as a
harpsichord. Hear how the Strad reproduces the natural tone,
subtleties, complex harmonics, exact attacks, and room
ambience rather than impressing you as a large speaker. The
clarity is there together with the body of the instrument. There
is a presence between the speakers, as there would be in life if
the artists were there.
Second, play a recording of human voice or voices. It sounds
like human beings making music. Again, the Strad resists the
need to impress you with its size and allows the music to
provide the impression.
Third, listen to the most dynamic recording of a symphony
orchestra playing the Firebird, or a jazz band such as Count
Basie.
In concert with Cello electronics and cables, the Strads spring to
life, reproducing from triple pianissimo to triple fortissimo with
complete ease. If you know the recording, you may find it hard
to believe it is the same one because it now sounds so full,
uncompressed, and real.
Now you realize that with all kinds of musical recordings the
Strads give you what the musicians intended: the full tone,
timbre, size and depth of the music. This enables the musical
message to come through intact.
Like the concert grand, the Grand Master is the largest Strad
model. Elegant in dimension, each Grand Master is a towering
cabinet with eight tweeters, eight midranges, and two 12"
woofers. These drivers enable the Grand Master to move a great
quantity of air very quickly, achieving not only very low
distortion but a staggering 127dB SPL peak capability.
STRADIVARI SPEAKERS