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Lautsprecher Visonik David 50 von Heco Hennel & Co KG Berlin aus den 80er Jahren. War mehrfach ausgezeichnet. Ein echter Klassiker.1 StückWiegt 2,5 kg (!), da ist ordentlich Qualität drinKlingt wie ein GroßerMaße ca. 165x107x105mm HXBXT Der Kunststoffrahmen hat an einer Ecke einen Sprung Zustand siehe Bilder. Gebrauchsspuren sind vorhanden. Ich verkaufe ohne Garantie oder Rücknahme, da Privatverkauf. Infos zur HistorieQuestions: Which is the first mini bookshelf in the history of HiFi?which is the best selling mini bookshelf in the history of HiFi?Answers:The BBC LS3/5A design dates back to 1972, and Rogers issued a press release on 19th February 1974, where they claimed they would be exhibiting the new BBC design at SONEX 74 in April. At the Internationalen Funkausstellung Berlin Show in 1975 Visonik, introducing their David mini bookshelf, stated We have the smallest one! They were called David because they had to defeat the Goliaths!Undoubtedly, its the Visonik David, which sold millions of units worldwide, making it one of the best selling loudspeakers of the history of HiFi, regardless of size.Actually, these two giants, the LS3/5A and the David, are quite different, because of the different size, a David being approximately one half of a LS3/5A [165 x 105 x 105mm vs 305 x 190 x 165mm (HxWxD)]. This should give you an idea of how small these speakers were. At that time, they appeared ridiculously small. Moreover, they broke a world record: they have been the smallest speakers to meet the DIN 45500 HiFi requirements (more on this later). In other words, without the David, the idea that speakers had to be huge in order to sound decently, would have survived for a long, long time. Yes, the LS3/5A heritage helped a lot, but the David were an unbelievable commercial success.Brief history of the brandWhat about Visonik? This was actually a brand of Heco (Hennel-Company), a company founded in 1949 by Gerhard Richard Hennel and his wife Susanne, in Schmitten, Germany. They designed and built speakers for cinemas and restaurants. After Hennels death in 1972, the company was sold to the British Rank Organization by his wife. Finally, Bruns acquired Heco in 1979. After a few other financial issues, and the Berlin Wall fall, the brand has been finally acquired by Magnat Audio-Products GmbH. The visonik.de website now redirects to Audium. The David familyThe first David loudspeakers to hit the market were the Model 30 and 50. They had a sturdy, acoustically sealed aluminium cabinet, with a 4 (100mm) woofer (T92) and a 3/4 dome tweeter (D502), made by Heco. These drivers were of extremely high quality, with beefy ferrite magnets. The woofer had a durable rubber surround and a stiff paper cone. The tweeter dome was made out of impregnated silk. The crossover network was a 12dB/oct circuit, built with good components. The inside of the cabinet (1 liter volume!) was entirely stuffed with acoustic damping material. Despite their diminutive size, these speakers were extremely solid and heavy, weighing in 2.1 kg each!Beyond the 30 and 50 models, there were also the 60, 80 and 100, which were bigger. Prices werent exactly popular at the time (1975), ranging from 95.50$ to 259$ each!In 1977 the DAVID 50 was awarded the Japanese Export Product Award of the 6th Audio Grand Prix for innovative developments, and this was the first time a European component was to receive such a prestigious prize.
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