A retrospective
Sonance:定制之王无需多言
Since the theme of this issue is in-wall speakers, then Sonance should be the first choice, as a pioneer of in-wall speakers, known as the "king of customization", for many years has been integrating the concept of Designed to Disappear into product design, becoming a guest of LV, Prada, Gucci, Dior and other luxury stores and luxury hotels. Sonance's In-WAL & In-CEILING product line includes luxury product lines such as Visual Performance Series, Architectural Series, and Invisible Series, in other words, in the field of in-wall speakers, all types of speakers need to be answered here at Sonance.
Invisible series
There are 7 products in the Sonance Invisible series: IS6, IS8, IS10 for main, surround and sky speakers, IS6T and IS8T for constant voltage/constant resistance, and IS10W and IS15W for subwoofers with full stealth design. The Invisible Series features Motion Flex technology, which includes four meaningful technical innovations: the Wave Flex for smooth, clear mid-to-high reproduction using the Wave Flex principle, the Air Flex coupling of the air cavity to an acoustically inert diaphragm with an active diaphragm area that pushes air unhindered to deliver powerful low frequencies The Diaphragm inert diaphragm prevents the Wave Flex from interfering with the Air Flex's piston movement, which is the key to Sonance's low distortion and transparency, while the CDX directional crossover provides a smooth off-axis frequency response with balanced coverage of 170° horizontally and vertically, so listeners in different positions can sound great.
Invisible series of invisible speakers
The core technology of the Invisible series, Motion Flex, is bending motion technology
Visual Experience系列
This series is a product line launched after the deep integration of Sonance and James, using a number of innovative technologies, Sonance VX includes Level 0, Level 2, Level 4, Level 6 and other 4 levels, James VXQ is the highest level of Level 8. The Sonance VX Series features a tweeter with Sinusoidal Textured Waveguide technology for maximum sonic coverage and fidelity. The James VXQ Series features a new Quadratech 4-driver array, and the Cymatic Diffuser is designed using advanced modelling technology and machine design to optimize the dispersion of the 4-tweeter array.
Visual Experience Series VX, VXQ in-wall loudspeakers, James VXQ Series 4 tweeter array
Klipsch:无号角不影院贯彻到底
Unlike Hi-Fi, horn speakers are often regarded as indispensable in the home theater field. Klipsch, a major American speaker manufacturer, has a saying that "no horn, no theater", and has incorporated the patented Tractrix horn into many of its product lines. Klipsch's in-wall and in-ceiling speakers include the THX Cinema Series, Professional Series, Designer Series and more.
TX Cinema(in-wall)
The series is THX level certified and includes models such as THX-8000-L, THX-8000-S, THX-504-L, THX-502-L, etc. The THX-8000-L and THX-8000-S are THX Ultra certified with an 80°x80° Tractrix horn and the mid-woofer is made of aluminum.THX-504-L is THX Select certified, and THX-502-L is THX Select2 certified, and both models use Klipsch's patented 1-inch titanium diaphragm compression drivers paired with 90°×90°Square Tractrix horn and 5.25-inch fiberglass diaphragm mid-bass. And both of these speakers use a dumbbell design, the advantage is that it is installed horizontally or vertically, which will not affect the sound effect; the larger THX-504-L can be used as the main speaker (including the center channel), and the smaller THX-502 - can be used as a surround speaker.
The THX-504-L is THX Select certified
Klipsch Professional系列（In-Ceiling）
Featuring the same technology and materials as the acclaimed Reference and Reference Premiere series, the in-ceiling loudspeakers include the PRO-180PRC LRC, PRO-180PRC, PRO-800SW and more. The PRO-180RPC LCR features a 45° tilt angle 8-inch ceramic-metal woofer and a 1-inch titanium dome tweeter with FEA-optimized Tractrix horns. The PRO-800SW is an embedded subwoofer with an 8-inch Cerametalic dual voice coil woofer with an MDF cabinet connected by a flexible tube, resulting in an opening diameter of only 10.8cm.
Pro-180PRC LRC's unique 45° angle design
The Pro-800SW cut-out area is a flexible tube port
KEF: Crystal clear sound
When it comes to KEF, most people's first reaction is its Blade and Muon Hi-Fi speakers, but KEF has also launched architecture-grade in-wall speakers led by the Extreme Home Theatre series.
Extreme Home Theatre系列
The Ci5160RLM-THX and Ci3160RLM-THX are KEF's latest THX Ultra-certified architectural-grade loudspeakers. Both in-wall speakers are powered by the 12th generation Uni-Q drivers and feature KEF's revolutionary Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT), a highly complex labyrinthine structure that absorbs 99% of the noise at the rear of the tweeter for a clearer, more natural treble performance. Make sure you get the best experience from every listening position in the room. The Ci5160RLM-THX and Ci3160RLM-THX have an aluminum-silver exterior with an anodized silver finish on the aluminum front baffle and a gray coaxial unit that complements the silver front baffle. The speakers are equipped with a paintable magnetic metal grille that can be colour-matched to suit the user's choice of interior style, as well as a universal black fabric grille.
Ci5160RLM-THX
Ci3160RLM-THX
In Ceiling series
KEF has dozens of in-ceiling loudspeakers, some of which have been THX certified, such as Ci250RRb-THX, Ci250RRM-THX, Ci160RR-THX and so on. The Ci250RRM-THX is the first architectural-grade loudspeaker to feature MAT technology, featuring the 12th generation Uni-Q driver. In addition, it is equipped with its self-developed Cavity Acoustic Control (CRC), which has an open-back mid-range design with sound-absorbing materials to eliminate midrange distortion of up to 30dB. Equipped with anti-diffraction low-frequency sound hole technology, it is a well-built, smooth enclosure design with a ring-shaped sound-absorbing material on the outside to reduce resonance and diffraction.
The Ci250RRM-THX is equipped with self-developed cavity acoustic control
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To be continued