| »Provence«
homage to a lovely provencalian
farmhouse.
As
mentioned in the prologue, the speaker »Provence«
was our
first finished speaker concept employing the PHY-HP H21 LB15. It
debuted at Frankfurt HighEnd Show 1997. The cabinet is an acoustic
baffle-like construction based on historic designs. Because of the
extraordinary sound quality of the unit's rear-radiation, the dipole
option almost suggested itself. The posts are sawed from an entire
piece of wood and shaped into form by workmanship. The cabinet's
provencalian character is also reflected in the painting: We import
original pigment colours from Provence and process them in classical
fresco painting technique. A special wax layer protects the colours fom
dust and humidity.
For
the longest time, wide
range loudspeakers were considered a compromise at best. Most people
imply a certain lack of low and treble in an audiophile sense, caused
by irregular frequency responses and the limited bandwidth of bicones.
In
its own remarkable way, the PHY-HP unit shows how such restrictions can
be overcome. Preliminary to its success is the user's willingness
to recognize its many possibilities: The individual abilities of a
speaker unit can either be brought to shine or remain largely
undiscovered. And one shouldn't forget that speaker concepts without
crossover are likely to point out flawed components and would do so
relentlessly.
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The
idea for a speaker like »Provence« came to us
during a
vacation at an enchanting spot, a beautiful farmhouse in the sunny
south of France. In this serene setting, any other type of speaker
would upset the harmony of the charming interieurs in local country
style. We hope that the outer design of this loudspeaker, its sunny
colours, its unbelievable musicality and its almost instrument-like
music reproduction will put its owners into the same cheerful vacation
mood. A transducer of a different type.
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