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The Classic Series Loudspeaker is the result of more than a decade of
research and development. The design offers several important
advantages over conventional designs. A very uniform dispersion pattern
provides a much broader sweet spot for the listener(s).This wide power
dispersion is owing to the diminishing line source design philosophy,
which demands low crossover frequencies and high temperature voice
coils. Due to the inherent ruggedness of the drivers used, no degrading
overload protection devices are needed.
Distortion levels are kept below the threshold of audibility across the
spectrum via the use of six custom designed drive elements. Peak levels
of 120 dB can be achieved over most of the audio spectrum with the
appropriate amplification.
The Diminishing Line Source Philosophy
In the past, the point source was considered the ideal in loudspeaker
design. The smaller the driver, the broader the dispersion pattern at rising
frequencies. However, this simple model overlooked one important factor.