Essence1600newEssence 1600 Full range electrostats w/no crossoversAsk us about 6 months NO INTEREST & NO PAYMENTS thru PayPal Underwood Hifi is proud to introduce Essence electrostatic loudspeakers to the US market. For many audiophiles full range electros...5495.00

Essence 1600 Full range electrostats w/no crossovers

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Ships fromBroomfield, CO, 80020
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Underwood Hifi is proud to introduce Essence electrostatic loudspeakers to the US market.

For
many audiophiles full range electrostatics with no crossovers and the
ability to play loud are the holy grail of hi end audio. Electrostatics
offer the very best resolution and inner detail. The moving mass of the
drier is actually lighter than the air it moves.


Fast Facts:



  • No Woofers, No Boxes, No Amps, No X-overs

  • 63” H x 11.38” W x 1” D (1600mm x 250mm x 30mm)

  • ± 3 dB 48 Hz to 23 KHz

  • 4 Ohms, 89 dB efficiency

  • 28.5 lbs each (13 kg.)

The
Essence™ Model 1600 is a revolutionary new electrostatic speaker by
legendary designer Maarten Smits of the Netherlands. Using the most
advanced production techniques and materials, Maarten has created a
modern classic, an industrial design that carries forward his earlier
work and builds on it with new science.  


The lighter-than-air
Mylar film diaphragm delivers incomparable sound, coherent in time and
phase the way only a one-way full range dipole line source design can.
Ultra-fast transient response and focused directivity deliver the most
stable and precise stereo imaging ever, the hallmark of its design. 


Best
of all, it reduces room-induced coloration by delivering 5 dB more
direct spectral energy to your listening position, ahead of the lower
level reflected sounds that follow, for un-surpassed clarity and
resolution of the stereo image, more palpable, stable, and realistic
than other speakers in the same range.


Essence electrostatics
set a new standard at anywhere near their price. Essence™ Electrostatic
Speakers reproduce sound in a revolutionary way that requires no
speaker cabinet, no woofers, no tweeters, and no crossovers. But, most
electrostatics will not play loud and require dynamic woofers at
frequencies under 250-500Hz.

Essence speakers use the world’s
first Acrylic stator assembly, combined with cleverly designed spacers,
to increase the excursion of the ultra-low mass mylar film diaphragm in
the bass frequencies so it moves twice as much air as previous designs
on the market. The result is full range performance without the need to
make it a hybrid with a dynamic woofer. Adding a subwoofer will, of
course, extend the bass into the low 20Hz range if that is important to
your listening tastes.

If you were thinking about Martin Logans or Quads call us first.

The
Essence™ Model 1600 is a revolutionary new electrostatic speaker by
legendary designer Maarten Smits of The Netherlands. Using the most
advanced production techniques and materials, Maarten has created a
modern classic, the best electrostatic speaker ever. It’s
lighter-than-air Mylar diaphragm delivers incomparable transparency, the
fastest transient response, ultimate bass definition, pin-point stereo
imaging, and is able to reach the dynamic peaks in today’s best
un-compressed high resolution content with ease. Its transparent stator
assembly allows you to see through the speaker. Best of all, it
eliminates room-induced coloration by delivering higher output to your
listening position faster than the reflected sounds that follow, for
un-surpassed clarity and resolution. 

Specs:

Frequency Response
48–25,000 Hz ±3dB
Horizontal Dispersion
20°
Vertical Dispersion
63″ (124cm) line source
Transducer
Superstat Full Range Electrostatic Transducer
» Panel Dimensions
63″ × 11.38” x 1″ (123cm × 28.9cm)
» Radiating Area
685 in2 (3,480cm2)
Sensitivity
89 dB/2.83 volts/@1 meter
Impedance
4 Ohms; 2 ohms at 20kHz. Compatible with 4, 6, or 8 Ohm rated amplifiers.
Recommended Amplifier Power
20 to 200 watts per channel
Components
Custom-wound C core transformer, polypropylene capacitors.
Inputs
Custom 5-way binding posts
Power Draw
Idle: < 1W/channel

Max: 2W/channel
Weight
13 Kg/28.5 lbs each
Dimensions
63” × 11.38” (123 × 28.9cm)


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Standard is black and grey. Shown is optional blue that adds $395.00

Brands carried:

Acoustic
Zen, Audio Space tube electronics, Audeze headphones, Bob Carver tube
amps, Burson Audio, Creek, Denon, DSPeaker, Emerald Physics speakers,
amplifiers & USB DAC’s, Epos, Essence electrostatic speakers &
DAC’s
, Furutech ADL, Gallo, Graham Slee, HifiMan headphones, Jolida, LSA
amps and speakers, Marantz Reference, Micromega, Music Hall, Peachtree
Audio, Project, PS Audio, Pathos,  Rolls Bellari, SONOS, Silverline
Audio, Spread Spectrum Technologies Ambrosia & Ampzilla, WADIA,
Wireworld, Wyred 4 Sound, Wywires

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