LIGHTNING A Speaker System for Highest Requirements Way Beyond Mainstream. A combination of a perfect sound performance with a reasonably sized cabinet of an individual design resulting in an exceptional speaker system. The line arrangement totalling 32 bass-midrange speakers and 12 tweeter magnetostats create a rare sound experience. The Lightning is able to develop finest music details, from piano to tutti fortissimo, from solo performances to large orchestras, from romantic pop music to heavy metal and at the very next moment, it is able to ruthlessly radiate huge dynamics without showing any sign of compression which commonly occurs in most HiFi speakers. Original quote from a listener: "… I was most impressed by how perfectly and completely different the Lightning "delivered" the music to the listening room of MONACOR compared to any other speaker I have ever listened to before. They should not be tested in direct comparison with standard speakers, otherwise all the others will certainly sound just like preschool …" Due to the directional sound radiation, the Lightning is also suitable for rooms with difficult acoustics, because reflections from sound-reflecting walls, ceilings and floors are far less prompted.
Subwoofer WILD THING (Speaker building concept, see "Speaker Building NOW!", K-2008-LSB) The Lightning features a radiation range of 100-20,000 Hz, thus additional subwoofers are required for bass reproductions. With regard to appearance and sound, the WILD THING is an absolutely perfect addition. In dual arrangement and equipped with an efficient active module SAM-2, a clear and powerful bass reproduction can be provided which is satisfactory for performing with the Lightning. Furthermore, the active module SAM-2 features a high-pass filter for driving the amplifier of the Lightning. Thus, the small bass-midrange speakers are balanced, their excursions are minimised resulting in a significantly decreased modulation distortion in the midrange which is vital for the sound.
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Speaker building concept LIGHTNING
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2-way bass-refl. line radiation source 4Ω 100–20,000 Hz 93 dB / 1 W/1 m 500 WMAX 300 WRMS
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