QUAD 新革命世代機種，S 絲帶高音系列揚聲器隆重推出

 

QUAD 在成功推出正統英國聲的 L 系列揚聲器之後，雖然在市場與口碑獲得巨大成功，但本著求新求變的精神，以達到新的技術水準為己任，捨棄一貫使用的絲質軟半球高音，推出研發已久的絲帶高音『S』系列，以更高的音質水準及順暢的表現推出市場。

 

絲帶高音一向是高價揚聲器方能採用的單體材料，造價不斐，卻也是音質的保證。利用三明治結構方式，絲帶高音單能夠應付大音量與高功率擴大機的推動，並且表現出細膩柔順與音場寬大的特性，並兼具發聲單元與導波雙重功能。

 

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絲帶高音的聲音表現具備三大特性：『音質柔順』、『發聲面積大』、『效率高、定位準』，雖然製造成本高昂，但性能一切優於動圈高音單體，QUAD 於新世代的最新『S』系列，依然採用。

 

『S』系列的中、低音則採用一貫好評已獲市場口碑的 Woven Kevlar 功夫龍單體，特性強韌耐用，能應付大動態；另外為加強低頻量感，S-4 與 S-5 二落地型號於背後更增添 ABR 輔助低音振幅器，來對應今日家庭劇院用揚聲器。

 

 

重點特色

 

全系列高音採用 12x45mm True Ribbon 平面絲帶單體，音質細膩柔順

全系列中、低音採用 Woven Kevlar 功夫龍單體，強韌耐用，能應付大動態

全系列大型電鍍 BI-WIRE 香蕉插端子座與分音片，高檔做工

落地款大型鋼條底座與電鍍腳錐，穩重無比

落地款背部 ABR 輔助低音振幅器，加強低頻量感

細緻原木貼皮機種，桃花心紅木與黑木雙色選擇

高貴鋼琴烤漆機種, 白色與黑色雙色選擇

 

S Series

QUAD has always prided itself as providing the complete solution to music lovers. Each QUAD component marries perfectly to other parts of the hi-fi system and is designed with one target – to be ‘The Closest Approach To The Original Sound’.

 

QUAD S Series loudspeakers fulfil that objective admirably. Sporting a new ribbon treble unit aligned, through sophisticated crossover networks, to QUAD ’s advanced bass-midrange drivers, each and every loudspeaker in the range delivers all the nuances and passion of the original performance.

 

 

Overview

Where It All Started

It was way back in the mono days of 1949 that QUAD launched its first loudspeaker, the Corner Ribbon. This was, indeed, a prestige product, but it offered something special, a particularly clear and detailed upper mid-range to treble performance from a large and delicate ribbon driver.

 

The naturalness and fidelity of sound reproduction of the original corner ribbon was championed by the hi-fi press. Both the new S Series and flagship Z Series both have bought influence from this classic speaker, in two new modern speaker ranges taking the delicate and beautiful sound in a more powerful and modern loudspeaker.

 

 

 

Design

Furniture Quality Woodwork

Beautifully presented with rounded top edges at the front and rear, each speaker cabinet uses a sandwich construction of alternate layers of MDF and high-density particleboard to reduce panel resonance to below the level of audibility.

 

Aesthetically, the look is classically QUAD , yet subtly updated, available initially in black or sapele mahogany wood veneers. These will be joined in the autumn by premium, hand-laquered piano white and piano black finish options.

 

 

Technology

Delicate Sound, Powerful Delivery

All S Series models sport a bespoke ribbon treble unit, delivering effortlessly extended high frequencies that are audibly superior to those supplied by typical dome tweeters.

 

While many ribbon drivers are delicate, easily prone to burning out if overpowered, the new ribbon unit developed for the S Series is a thoroughly modern affair, utilising the latest techniques and materials. The ribbon itself is a sandwich construction, making it robust enough to handle high-powered amplifiers, and is fully immersed in a powerful magnetic field so that it accomplishes its dual role of being both the voice coil and sound radiator.

 

 

As well as delivering the excellent transient response and superb musical detail, the sound from this ribbon unit is smooth right up to the highest musical overtones beyond the limits of human hearing. Controlled directivity maintains this sound quality over a wide horizontal arc to cover all listeners whilst vertical dispersion is tailored to avoid floor and ceiling reflections, resulting in the purest high-frequency performance at the listening seat.

 

ABR Driver Design

The ribbon tweeter is aligned with QUAD ’s Kevlar-coned bass and midrange drivers through sophisticated crossover networks. While the stand mount models use carefully tuned, rear-firing reflex ports to augment the bass, the floor standers are unusual in incorporating three ABRs (Auxiliary Bass Radiators) in place of a port. These passive, rear-firing bass units support the main drivers to extend bass response down to 35Hz whilst maintaining an accurate and articulate rendition of instrument fundamentals.

 

 

顏色

 

桃花心紅木

黑木

鋼烤黑

鋼烤白