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Solitude

Solitude

 
 Our Price: AU $1,695.00 inc. GST per pair
                   AU $1,540.91 export price per pair
 
 Product Code: V-5988

 This item is listed in the following categories:
Visaton Kits, Floorstanding, 2 Way Speakers, Fullrange
 
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Art. No. 5988

Characteristics - Sound Properties

The SOLITUDE set-up combines the direct, highly precise sound reproduction of the B 200 6 Ohm wide-range speaker with the dynamic bass of two GF 200 2 x 4 Ohm. The B 200 6 Ohm is fitted in a completely enclosed, heavily damped compartment. The two GF 200 2 x 4 Ohm woofers are mounted in a voluminous cabinet with a generously dimensioned bass reflex tube. Owing to the very low-frequency separation, SOLITUDE is, in effect, a wide-range speaker with a subwoofer.

First impressions: fantastic sound! A synthesis of the precision localisation, clarity and analytical precision of the SOLO 100 or SOLO 50 (straight down the axis) and the level accuracy of the CONCORDE MK II. The bass is deep but not heavy, the medium range clearly evident, with no fuzzy fringes. We could not detect a break between the bass and the rest - the sound was more homogeneous and pure than we had ever heard from any other wide-range speakers.

The two sections have to be reverse connected. In so doing, it does not matter whether the bass is connected correctly or not as long as the SOLITUDE is playing on its own. In conjunction with other speakers (e.g. in a multichannel system) the bass must, of course be in sync.

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Extract from Klang & Ton 04/2004

"The B 200 broad-range driver made by VISATON demonstrates once again the incredible potential inherent in it. Even when combined with a woofer, all its positive characteristics remain unmitigated. In fact it's quite the contrary - they are even more precisely sculpted. Absolutely brilliant."

 

Extract from Image HiFi

This full-range speaker is so neatly integrated in the overall sound that it comes across as a presence in its own right, and yet a carefully blended one - like that of an additional tweeter injecting extra freshness and brightness into the picture, the final effect being one of totally holistic experience. It would, therefore, not be accurate to accuse the B 200 of being either too modest or reticent in the high-frequency range because this 20 cm speaker reaches well into the higher frequencies when aimed at the listener. It is not stingy with the details, and has sufficient output level, it is responsive, creates a stable sound field and carefully blends the finer details with the more energetic ranges.

This speaker can cope with volume, has good bass response, is an unbelievably homogeneous loudspeaker with powerful all-round capabilities and a musical talent all of its own. The Solitude is technically and from a sound point of view light-years away from the fluffy mush produced by so many boring three-way boxes.

 

Technical Data:
Rated power100 W
Maximum power200 W
Nominal impedance4 Ohm
Frequency response (-10 dB)25 - 20000 Hz
Mean sound pressure level91 dB (2,83V/1m)
Cut-off frequency120 Hz
Principle of HousingBass Reflex
Net volume100 l + 17 l
Outer dimension height1300 mm
Outer dimension width270 mm
Outer dimension depth450 mm

Frequency response SOLITUDE
Frequency response

 

Construction

The cabinet sections, cut from 19 mm chipboard or medium density fibreboard (MDF) board are butt jointed and glued. The chamfers on the baffle can be made with a jigsaw or circular saw set to 45° or added later using an orbital sander. After that, the openings for the driver and terminals are cut out.

The crossover can be attached to the rear wall behind the baffle cut-out for the upper woofer.

Inner damping

Distribute all the damping material (7 mats) uniformly inside the chamber for the wide-range speaker. The entire woofer chamber does not require damping.

 

Component parts list for 1 box
 
The kit includes all the components listed here but not the cabinet.
 
Fullrange speakerB 200 6 Ohm1 piece
WooferGF 200 2 x 4 Ohm2 pieces
CrossoverCrossover SOLITUDE 
TerminalHigh-End-Terminal1 piece
Damping materialLamb's wool3.5 bags
Wood screws4 x 25 mm18 pieces
Cable2 x 2.5 mm25.5 m
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Cabinet parts list for 1 box
 
PartsSize (mm)Quantity
 
Material: 19 mm MDF or chipboard
Front panel1300 x 2701
Side panels1300 x 4312
Top/bottom panels232 x 4312
Rear panel232 x 11821
Inner top panel232 x 2301
Inner rear panel232 x 4181
Lower inner bottom panel232 x 1501
Lower inner front panel232 x 1311
Upper inner bottom panel232 x 991
Brace232 x 2001
BR-channel232 x 2501
Braces163 x 802
Brace412 x 801
 SOLITUDE

Crossover SOLITUDE
Crossover

 SOLITUDE
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