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From the legendary Albert von Schweikert here is the LCR-35. Rarely seen on the used market.This is a fairly large, heavy center with superb audio characteristics. I am the original owner and this speaker has been in a smoke/child/pet free environment. Originally retailed for $1500 More from VSR:The LCR-35 is a three-way speaker system using the worlds finest drivers, crossover parts, and internal wiring. The engineering target was to design a system with the highest vocal intelligibility and musicality. During our research, we discovered that many center channel speakers are sibilant, colored, and lack ultimate clarity on difficult sound tracks, especially voices. Many center speakers also have frequency response problems off-axis, resulting in coloration being heard by listeners not seated in the direct line of the tweeter. In order to eliminate these problems, we conducted over a year of driver testing and believe we have engineered the worlds finest center/dialog speaker in its price and size range. A specialized crossover and driver mounting system was developed to radiate sound in a very wide arc, with incredible vocal intelligibility. Imaging, sound stage depth, and clarity are state-of-the-art due to our proprietary exotic cone technology, low distortion motor systems, and our Global Axis Integration Network tm. Power handling and dynamic range are beyond that of other systems in this size and price category due to the use of heroic drivers. We use comparisons to live musical instruments and voices to benchmark our speaker designs; consequently the LCR-35 sounds live! If you are interested in owning the finest dialog speaker in the world and really care about vocal intelligibility, you will want the LCR-35 and no other.CABINET The 1 thick MDF enclosure utilizes a 2 thick front baffle and 1 foam/felt lining. The internal bracing system is a honeycomb design with Dacron stuffing to control bass resonance, eliminating boom and coloration that mar other designs. Finally, a dynamic speaker without boxy sound!WOOFER SYSTEM Twin 5.5 aluminum-coned Super-Duty woofers made in Norway reproduce the bottom octaves with authority and delicate clarity, loaded in aperiodically damped (pressure release but sealed) chambers to achieve response flat to 45Hz (-6dB at 30Hz). If you seek deep, powerful bass but also want extreme bass clarity that will not color the vocal range, you have found the right speaker.MIDRANGE SYSTEM As this is the most important frequency range, over a year was spent engineering the worlds finest 4 midrange driver. To eliminate distortion and ringing, a composite Aerogel cone made from carbon powder, Kevlar, and cellulose acetate pulp was designed, driven by a highly advanced edge-wound ribbon voice coil. On impulse-speed response tests, along with distortion analyzation, this Aerogel state-of-the-art driver measures and sounds far better than any other driver, cost-no-object. Vocalists and lead solo instruments sound like they are present in your room!TREBLE SYSTEM The fabric dome tweeter used in the LCR-35 is one of the worlds finest units, with the highest level of clarity and detail combined with a very smooth, lush sound quality. The rubberized silk dome is internally coated with layers of a proprietary damping compound to increase rigidity and eliminate flexing distortion that compromises lesser tweeters. This driver sounds faster, more detailed, and images better than any electrostatic tweeter we have ever tested!CROSSOVERS and INPUTS A fourth-order acoustic filter is utilized at 400Hz and 3kHz to eliminate unwanted driver overlap, often a source of coloration and off-axis anomalies. Very expensive parts and wire are used to eliminate the harshness and lack of detail found in competing speakers. A single set of Cardas binding posts are provided, along with Analysis Plus internal wire. LCR-35 SPECIFICATIONS: System Type: Dynamic-driver three-way system using triple-chambered aperiodic loading. Size: 9.5 high, 26.5 wide, and 13 deep. Enclosure construction uses honeycomb interlocked bracing and 1 MDF walls utilizing internal damping consisting of 1 rubber/ felt layers. Weight: 55lbs. each, 65lbs shipping weight. Woofer Tuning: The triple-chambered aperiodic design is a sealed box with pressure release vents, allowing pressure to escape the enclosure to increase dynamic range and eliminate compression. The filling is acoustic foam and Dacron to eliminate cavity resonance effects and coloration. Decoupling System: The 2 thick MDF front baffle is separated and mechanically isolated from the main enclosure by industrial rubber adhesives. This eliminates the main source of resonance, which can color the sound in competing designs. Driver Complement: 2-5.5 aluminum- coned woofers, 1-4 Aerogel composite cone midrange driver, 1- 1 fabric dome tweeter. All drivers use our proprietary Advanced Motor System tm with low distortion. The midrange/tweeter drivers are oriented vertically for wide dispersion. Crossover: Acoustic fourth order, at 400Hz and 3kHz. Global Axis Integration Network with vertically oriented midrange and tweeter enables wide dispersion without off-axis response dips. Very high quality parts are used, including capacitors by Solen and custom 1500-watt inductors. Wire is by Analysis Plus; binding posts are by Cardas with rhodium and gold plate. The crossover design and driver layout were designed specifically to increase the vocal intelligibility of the system without compromising overall musicality. Finally, a center channel speaker without distortion or coloration at high volume levels! Timbre Matching: Sonically neutral with flat frequency response, the LCR-35 can be successfully timbre matched to a wide variety of main left/right speaker systems. A perfect match for our VR-3.5. Frequency Response: 45-20kHz, +/- 1.5 dB, 30Hz-25kHz -6dB (+/- 1dB at midband). Impedance: 6 ohms avg. (4 ohms 20Hz-200Hz; 8 ohms 200Hz-20kHz). Recommended Power: 10 watts up to 200 watts peak power. Sensitivity: 89dB @ 1w/1m using 2.83v (in room).No questions have been asked about this item.Ask the seller a public questionYou must log in to ask a question.Send a private messageYou must log in to send a message.Listings Similar to Von Schweikert Research
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