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Square Five
Five
The Square Five is a 2-way Electric, 4-way Acoustic,
floorstanding loudspeaker and the first new design to emerge
since the release of the ground breaking Cardinal Flagship
project last year.
Like the Cardinal, the Square Five sees the Troika System
implemented for a beautifully seamless, natural and coherent
integration of mid and high frequency drivers never seen
before at this price point. Mid-range accuracy is achieved
with precision matched drive units deployed either side of
the Square Five's Scanspeak tweeter, the same unit seen in
the Chimera, which sits at the perfect acoustic center of the
Troika arrangement.
At the rear of the Square Five cabinet, a unique, high energy
loss diaphragm effectively deals with out of phase energy
to improve dynamics and perfectly damp the exuberant
capabilities of the world renowned Wilson Benesch Tactic
drive unit.
The design of the Square Five allows the amplifier direct
control and perfect harmony with respect to driver cone
dynamics. The absence of any filter components on the mid
drivers ensures a transparent performance, free from phase
distortions or colorations brought about by even the most
expensive crossover components available. The resulting
sound is closer to the real world signal than any other known
passive solution.
The Square Five packs a sonic punch and will appeal to
discerning high end listeners who appreciate a natural,
balanced and sincere sound reproduction.
A variety of noise defeating systems are deployed in the
cabinet to achieve vanishingly low levels of noise and
coloration, enabling long periods of listening without fatigue
or desire to "crank the volume" in pursuit of detail retrieval.
Situated at the Square Five's foundation is the Isobaric
Module, a high precision alloy monolith hewn from a 15-kilo
slab of aluminium alloy. This subsystem delivers a multiple
number of key functions that are structural as well as acoustic.
Referenced to the ground via 14-millimetre precision turned
spikes, taken from the ACT C60 shelf, the uncompromising
design dictates to two powerful Wilson Benesch Tactic bass
drive units.
The Square Five's lightning quick, Isobaric bass unit integrates
seamlessly with the Troika system to create an exceptionally
cohesive, coherent sound field that is free of all phase
distortions commonly found in competing designs.
Why invest in a high-volume, conventional design with
common componentry, when you can enjoy real high end
performance and innovation in a precision engineered,
hand built product for the same price?
Specifications
Description
2-way Electric, 4-way Acoustic floorstanding loudspeaker
Drive units
1 x 170mm (7") Wilson Benesch Tactic I Mid range unit
1 x 170mm (7") Wilson Benesch Tactic I Bass unit
2 x 170mm (7") Wilson Benesch Isobaric Tactic Drive Unit
1 x 25mm (1") Soft dome, Wilson Benesch specification
tweeter
Low Frequency Loading
Assisted Bass Radiator / Bass Ports
Frequency response
34Hz - 24KHz +/- 2dB on axis
Sensitivity
87dB spl at 1metre on axis. 2.83V input
Impedance
6 Ohms nominal, 4 ohms minimum
Crossover
First Order tweeter crossover
Selected polypropylene capacitors and air cored
inductors
Crossover Frequency
5 KHz, 500Hz
Internal wiring
Hand-made loom comprised of Multi stranded military
specification silver plated copper with PTFE jacket soldered
connections throughout.
Input connections
Bi-wireable, in house machined rhodium plated copper
alloy terminals
Maximum spl
118dB at 1 metre
Power handling
200W peak unclipped programme
Dimensions
Height 1115mm (44")
Width
200mm (8")
Depth
255mm (10")
Internal Volume 31 Litres
Net Weight
47 kg / 104 lbs
Finishes Available
Gloss Wood Finishes: Piano Black, White, Red Tulip, Red
Birds Eye, Birds Eye Maple, Burr Walnut, Ebonised Walnut,
Walnut, Zebrano
Satin Wood Finishes: Natural Cherry, Maple, Oak
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