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1.2.2. Transducers
Each speaker has two woofers, one mid-woofer, one
midrange and one tweeter. For the speaker to reproduce the full
spectrum of sound with the absolute highest quality, a combination of
four different driver types has been carefully chosen. These high-quality
drivers are designed and produced by German driver manufacturer
Thiel & Partner GmbH under the brand name Accuton and are revered
globally as the best.
The two 250 mm (11 inches) aluminium sandwich woofers
have been designed together with the Accuton engineers, especially
for the Estelon flagship loudspeakers. These drivers have an extremely
stiff and lightweight membrane and very long linear excursion. In
combination with the Cell concept motor system, where the voice coil
is almost the same diameter as the whole membrane, these drivers in
the Forza cabinet can reproduce a truly deep, accurate, and effortless
bass. The Forza’s bass has been said to sound like “live bass” This is a
result of meticulous engineering.
The 250 mm (11 inches) aluminium sandwich mid-woofer has
also been co-developed together with the Accuton engineering team,
with a unique motor system employing neodymium magnets to have
higher sensitivity and suitable parameters for the Forza. Much like the
woofers, this mid-woofer also has an extremely stiff and lightweight
membrane that works in a high degree of piston-like behaviour well
into the midrange. These characteristics enable it to produce accurate,
free of colouration, and effortless explosive high bass.
The 168 mm (7 inches) ceramic membrane midrange driver
from Accuton employs a lightweight, extremely rigid, alpha-corundum
membrane. In combination with the powerful, highly optimized Cell
concept motor system, with neodymium magnet ring, the result is a
highly efficient and transparent sounding midrange driver. Everything
