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TABLE OF CONTENT
2 Safety instructions
3 Preface
5 Introduction to the Elegance Collection
6 Part list
7 Unpacking
11 Connection
12 Positioning your loudspeakers
13 Using your Kharma loudspeakers
14 Taking care of your loudspeakers
15 Specifications S7 & S7-S
16 Specifications DB7 & DB7-S
17 Specifications DB9 & DB9-S
18 Specifications DB11 & DB11-S
19 Specifications S-version
20 Warranty
The Elegance collection is succeeding the very successful
Ceramique line of high-end loudspeakers from Kharma.
The Ceramique loudspeaker line was introduced in
1998 and the use of ceramique-based drivers was the
reason for naming this series like we did.
During the past years Kharma has been researching new
technologies as how to improve and set a new standard
again to the high-end audio world. We are very proud
now to offer the very latest high-tech technologies again
in the new Elegance series. The shape of the cabinets
has been unchanged because the shape is fully functional
to the way the sound develops from the loudspeakers.
But the beauty of the design has been improved upon,
by redesigning the stand and bottom, the redesign of the
front cover and many other small design details.
The technology of the drivers however has been
significantly improved and totally renewed.
We developed a pure beryllium tweeter which at this
moment is the next best material to create the stiffness
that we want for a tweeter, for now diamond being still the
first choice. The pure-Beryllium tweeter takes the
frequency range to well above 30.000 Hz with very low
distortion. This can easily be heard in the ultra fine detail
of the high frequency output.
There is incredible transparency, but also dynamics,
ultra high resolution, increased dispersion allowing the
building of a huge stage. The heart of the speaker is
formed by the 7-inch Kharma Composite driver which
is equipped with a new cone technology developed by
Kharma.
It consists of ultra high-tech rocket science/formula1
based fibres created into a setting with optimised
behaviour for the purpose. Finite element analysis with
advanced computer systems have leaded to optimised
cone-shapes with a near perfect behaviour for a 7-inch
driver. All of these innovations are very clearly audible
in even a short listening session. Better detailed bass,
incredible detail base actually. Ultra high resolution in the
midrange depicting many layers and sound colours like in
excellent wines where the complexity of the whole history
of making the wine can be tasted in a moment. It is like
the music is coming from an inner space with an infinite
number of layering. No mp3 allowed please, give full
credit to these wonders.
The new Elegance collection is as powerful as can be
imagined with very large linear excursions for extended
bass and at the same time the new magnet-motor
management system is keeping the midrange clear by not
getting distorted by the large currents running trough the
voice coil at high powers. Thus presenting the very state
of the art in loudspeaker making.
INTRODUCTION TO THE
ELEGANCE COLLECTION