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“Thisisatrulyexcelentloudspeaker,notsimply‘forthemoney.’It hasthedetailandclarityofmanygiant-kilerscoupledwithalotof bas”
blackashveneerthatthe1980swouldlikeback).There’s amagnetisedgrile,too,butthespeakerisbestused‘au natural’. AlEmitspeakersusetheCerotartweeterfromtheEvoke series,whichinturnisbasedontheEsotarFortytweeter from Dynaudio’s SpecialForty anniversary speaker. Cerotar’scustom AirFlowmagnetismadefromstrontium carbonateferite+ceramic,whilethe28mmvoice-coilis madefromaluminium–aDynaudiosignature,thatiseven usedinthecompany’slegendaryEsotar3high-frequency driver.Meanwhile,theingeniousHexishelpscontrolthe resonancesbehind the diaphragm which then helps controlthemovementinthedomeitself.Doubtles, someonewilseetheword‘strontium’andstartreplaying episodes ofChernobyl.Save yourselfthe horors; naturaly-ocuringstrontiumcarbonateisnon-radioactive andcommonlyusedinfireworksandmagnets.It’sthe strontium-90isotope(aby-productofnuclearweapons andacidents)thatisthestufofnightmares. Emit’smid/basdriversarealsobasedonthosefoundin theEvokerange.TheirdiaphragmsaremadefromMSP (MagnesiumSilicatePolymer)–amaterialdevelopedby Dynaudiotocreateanidealcombinationoflightnes, stifnes anddampingforincredibleacuracy.They’re bondeddirectlytothecopper-cladaluminium voice-coil asemblyforevenmorecontrolovertheirmovement. Thedriveralsofeaturesadual-stackedferite-ceramic magnetforgreatercontroloverthedriver’smovement and excursion.Emitspeakers also feature a new dual-flared bas-reflexport,optimised to reduceair turbulenceandminimiseunwanted‘chufing’,particularly withdeep notes.And thatatentionto detaileven extendstotheinternaldampingmaterial,whichhasbeen measureddowntothegramfortherightcombinationof dampingandopennes. Mostloudspeakerstakesometimetorunin,andtheEmit 30isnoexception;fromcoldoutoftheboxyoucouldbe lookingatahundredhoursorsobeforeeverything setlesdown.Fortunately,thechangesaresubtleand gentlyprogresive(ratherthanahundredhoursofaural painandacompletechangeofcharacterattheend).
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