We were introduced to these speakers in the Air Music / Stereo-Direct demo room at the recent Audio Expo in Cape Town
They were very well received and a comprehensive explanation was given by Stefan Botes about the construction philosophy and materials used, and the standard of attention to detail which went into the design and build of these speakers
Stefan also had this to say:
"I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the friends and partners of AirMusic and Stereo-Direct for their unwavering support. Your contributions, from Per Skaaning’s invaluable assistance over the past 20 years to the skilled craft and manufacturing businesses in Cape Town that helped make our dream a reality is deeply appreciated. To the AirMusic, Stereo-Direct and Vivace teams, your dedication, hard work, and friendship mean the world to me, and inspire us to share our passion for music.
We would also like to thank the music lovers who joined us over the weekend; we truly appreciate your company. We had a great time, and we hope you did too! And not to be forgotten I also want to express my gratitude to the rest of the audio industry in South Africa for showing up in full force, and especially the event organizers, the Cape Town HiFi Club”.
To avoid repeating what is a very descriptive article in Hi-Fi Pig magazine, please read the article here: https://www.hifipig.com/air-vivace-loudspeaker-launches-at-cape-town-hifi-expo-2024/
Some pictures follow
Specs
3 way system: 230 mm bass driver, 156 mm midrange driver, 25 mm ring-radiator tweeter
89dB sensitivity
6-ohm nominal impedance
Frequency response 33 Hz to 30 kHz
Crossovers: Second-order Linkwitz–Riley phase phased optimised acoustic slopes with Mundorf components, including a zero ohm bass inductor
Enclosure:
Main enclosure: Monolithic Carbon fibre carcass with Hexcel Honeycomb core damped with visco-elastic aluminium tape
Optimised midrange carbon fibre capsule with no parallel surfaces
Baffle: precision-engineered 20mm aluminium with optimes tweeter waveguide
Top and bottom plates: 20mm aluminium with 2 aluminium rods to torque the enclosure together
Solid walnut panels to form an exterior skin sandwich on the central carbon fibre with a layer or medium density cork
Carbon fibre optimised flow port
Dimensions: 102mm(H)*410mm(w)*210mm(d)
Feet: Carbon Fibre pods with ball bearings based on the constraint layer principle.
They were very well received and a comprehensive explanation was given by Stefan Botes about the construction philosophy and materials used, and the standard of attention to detail which went into the design and build of these speakers
Stefan also had this to say:
"I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the friends and partners of AirMusic and Stereo-Direct for their unwavering support. Your contributions, from Per Skaaning’s invaluable assistance over the past 20 years to the skilled craft and manufacturing businesses in Cape Town that helped make our dream a reality is deeply appreciated. To the AirMusic, Stereo-Direct and Vivace teams, your dedication, hard work, and friendship mean the world to me, and inspire us to share our passion for music.
We would also like to thank the music lovers who joined us over the weekend; we truly appreciate your company. We had a great time, and we hope you did too! And not to be forgotten I also want to express my gratitude to the rest of the audio industry in South Africa for showing up in full force, and especially the event organizers, the Cape Town HiFi Club”.
To avoid repeating what is a very descriptive article in Hi-Fi Pig magazine, please read the article here: https://www.hifipig.com/air-vivace-loudspeaker-launches-at-cape-town-hifi-expo-2024/
Some pictures follow
Specs
3 way system: 230 mm bass driver, 156 mm midrange driver, 25 mm ring-radiator tweeter
89dB sensitivity
6-ohm nominal impedance
Frequency response 33 Hz to 30 kHz
Crossovers: Second-order Linkwitz–Riley phase phased optimised acoustic slopes with Mundorf components, including a zero ohm bass inductor
Enclosure:
Main enclosure: Monolithic Carbon fibre carcass with Hexcel Honeycomb core damped with visco-elastic aluminium tape
Optimised midrange carbon fibre capsule with no parallel surfaces
Baffle: precision-engineered 20mm aluminium with optimes tweeter waveguide
Top and bottom plates: 20mm aluminium with 2 aluminium rods to torque the enclosure together
Solid walnut panels to form an exterior skin sandwich on the central carbon fibre with a layer or medium density cork
Carbon fibre optimised flow port
Dimensions: 102mm(H)*410mm(w)*210mm(d)
Feet: Carbon Fibre pods with ball bearings based on the constraint layer principle.
