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La Sphère System,

The acoustic master piece

Cabasse achieved the acoustic Holy Grail with La Sphère, the first full range system behaving like a true point source. 

Made possible only through the combination of the unique Cabasse technologies and innovations in loudspeakers and 

digital processing:

TC23 three-way co-axial driver

The three-way co-axial transducer forms a portion of a pulsating sphere and presents 

a constant directivity index, as the smaller membranes are not affected directivity 

wise by the larger ones.

This  is  obtained  with  no  compromise  on  the  linearity,  efficiency  and  power 

handling parameters of each driver. Our engineers have used all their expertise 

and  experience  in  the  exclusive  use  of  high  end  technologies;  like  the  in 

house die-casting of Rohacell foam, or the most powerful rare earth magnets 

available. Fitted in a lens made from a sandwich of composite materials with 

high damping capacities, the TC23 operates over the 80 Hz to 35,000 Hz 

bandwidth. 
The production of the new polyether tweeter membrane is carried out by 

computerised machines created by our team. The process is automatic but 

very time consuming, preventing any alteration of the characteristics of the 

material involved and ensuring accurate and identical parameters for every 

item produced. Rigid, light and damped, this diaphragm brings a perfect linearity 

to the response curve up to 35,000 Hz, with an excellent power handling and 

reliability. 

The new membrane material was also selected for its excellent rigidity/weight ratio 

and the perfect mechanical homogeneity with the ring membranes of the midrange 

and low-midrange units. 

22’ honeycomb dome woofer

To  achieve  linear  reproduction  down  to  20  Hz  and  under,  our  engineers 

created a special version of the 22” unit 55ND46 designed for the Saturn 55 

reference subwoofer. The basket of the woofer is designed to fit a spherical 

enclosure and the moving elements to work in a closed volume. Thanks to 

the extra rigid, but light, Nomex honeycomb dome structure of the membrane, 

the long throw powerful magnet gap and the double spider, the combination 

provides high levels, speed and accelerations without the requirement of a 

huge loading enclosure.
This  is  a  key  element  because  the  sphere  behind  the  three-way  co-axial 

TC23 has to be of a decent size, so as not to interfere with the quality and 

directivity of the upper frequencies, while applying the Spatially Coherent 

Source principles. 

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Страница 3: ...tic but very time consuming preventing any alteration of the characteristics of the material involved and ensuring accurate and identical parameters for every item produced Rigid light and damped this diaphragm brings a perfect linearity to the response curve up to 35 000 Hz with an excellent power handling and reliability The new membrane material was also selected for its excellent rigidity weig...

Страница 4: ...sponse down to 20 Hz in anechoic room conditions Any other reference system specifying equivalent characteristics in the low frequency range needs a minimum of four to six times more volume for the woofer s no standing waves There are no parallel surfaces so it is not necessary to fill the enclosure with a lot of damping material and internal bracing The use of those items reduces the internal vol...

Страница 5: ... listening tests and measurements in different rooms interspersed with anechoic room measurements and hardware and software modifications This meticulous process led not only to software upgrades but also for instance to reconsider the design of the lens of the TC23 with modifications to its spherical shape depth and width a new damping material on the side additional waves on the front side to br...

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Страница 7: ...140 x 70 x 70 cm 55 1 x 27 6 x 27 6 Weight 100 kg 220 lbs 4 WAY ACTIVE PROCESSOR SPECIFICATIONS Cross over points 150 800 4 000 Hz Variable slopes 24 70 dB Octave Phase linear time alignment of the 4 acoustic centres Digital parametric filters for room adaptation by Cabasse Voltage 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Maximum power consumption 12 W Power consumption when off 0 W 230 VAC 115 VAC Dimensions H x W ...

Страница 8: ...abasse com Photos GPO Morlaix Alcide Rioche Rennes Julian Bauer Cabasse Because of technical improvements already under way in our constant search for optimum quality Cabasse reserves the right to modify all the models presented in specification sheets advertising materials and manuals without prior notice ...

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