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Fontana

Fontana

 
 Our Price: AU $835.00 inc. GST per pair
                   AU $759.09 export price per pair
 
 Product Code: V-5974

 This item is listed in the following categories:
Visaton Kits, Omnidirectional, Floorstanding, 2 Way Speakers
 
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Art. No. 5974

Characteristics - Sound Properties

The 2-way FONTANA system is a 360° omnidirectional speaker with a highly attractive appearance and is particularly well suited as an effect speaker. The speakers are arranged so that they point upwards and reflect the sound output by means of two specially shaped cones. This results in a uniformly distributed frequency response, that matches your hearing expectations in the room.

The best sound quality is achieved if these omnidirectional speakers are positioned about 50 cm to 1 m from a wall. This produces spatial sound of such tangible quality that it is perceived at any position in the room. Virtual sound sources, such as instruments or voices perceived to be between the speakers, can be clearly located from any seating position in the room, which gives listeners a freedom of movement in the room they have never had before and this holds true even in acoustically difficult rooms. This results in extraordinary diffusion fields for the effects channels in Dolby® Surround and multi-channel systems.

The DT 94 8 Ohm tweeters, ideal for this type of system, working in conjunction with the mid-bass AL 170 8 Ohm and the carefully tuned crossover unit, ensure balanced, neutral sound reproduction. Low-range bass frequencies are boosted by the BR 15.34 tube, which is situated in the bottom of the bass chamber and guarantees clear, powerful bass reproduction. The omnidirectional FONTANA, tested in an anechoic chamber, achieved a maximum volume of 98 dB. If positioned, as recommended, near a wall, however, the system produces + 6 dB or, in a corner of the room, + 9 dB, making this omnidirectional speaker ideally suited even for larger rooms. If required, two FONTANA's can be installed on each side to produce a full surround field. To do so, position one omnidirectional speaker to the side of the seating arrangement and a second one behind that. The same applies to the other side.

The FONTANA is ideal as a fullrange effects speaker system for high-quality surround sound systems for movies and music, but can just as well be used as the main loudspeaker for hi-fi stereo systems to give you excellent spatial listening pleasure for your favourite music.

FONTANA is part of the combinations:
System Fontana A
System Fontana A
System Fontana B
System Fontana B
System VOX 251 D
System VOX 251 D
System VOX 251 E
System VOX 251 E
System VOX 251 F
System VOX 251 F

Accessories
 
Speaker standsSpikes4 piece

 

Similar products 
FONTANELLA SAT  
 FONTANA

Extract from Klang & Ton

"The most noticeable feature of the Fontana is its impressively stable spatial music reproduction: (...) At almost any point in the room, the spatial positioning of the sound sources is excellent."

"...Fontana offers spatial positioning qualities of the finest grade and in particular almost complete freedom of movement in the room."

"...a loudspeaker system that is both suitable for more demanding background sound and concentrated music listening pleasure."

 

Technical Data:
Rated power70 W
Maximum power100 W
Nominal impedance8 Ohm
Frequency response (-10 dB)40 -20000 Hz
Mean sound pressure level80 dB
(1 W/1 m)
Cut-off frequency2000 Hz
Principle of HousingBass Reflex
Net volume30 l
Outer dimension height1020 mm
Outer dimension width239 mm
Outer dimension depth239 mm

 

Construction

The Fontana cabinet consists of eight 16 mm chamfered side pieces plus an octagonal base and top made from 19 mm material.

First of all, cut out the openings in the base and top. The side panels and the base are then glued together. Before you fit the top, prepare the four cut-outs in the side pieces for fitting the upper part. Then fix the top in position.

The crossover unit is on the terminals and is fitted in the base, along with the tube.
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Inner damping

Four mats of damping material are rolled up and spread around the cabinet.

 

Component parts list for 1 box
 
The kit includes all the components listed here but not the cabinet.
 
Tweeter:DT 94 8 Ohm1 piece
Woofer:AL 170 8 Ohm1 piece
Crossover:Crossover Fontana/Fontanella Sat (with terminal) 
Bass reflex tube:BR 15.34 (full length)1 piece
Damping material:Polyester wool2 bags
Wood screws:3,5 x 19 mm7 pieces
Mounting set:Terminal neutral2 pieces
 Terminal red1 piece
 Terminal black1 piece
 Spacing piece (20 mm, wrench size 7 mm, inside thread M4)4 pieces
Cable:2x1,5 mm22,25 m
Cone set Fontanabeech1 set
Holding devicebrass4 pieces
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Cabinet parts list for 1 box
 
PartsSize (mm)Quantity
 
Material: 19 mm chipboard or MDF
Top and bottom panel:239 x 2392
 
Material: 16 mm chipboard or MDF
Side panel:840 x 968
 FONTANA

 FONTANA

Enclosure FONTANA
Enclosure

Cones FONTANA
Cones

Assembly FONTANA
Assembly