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Kardia
This is our Psallo Kardia. Psallo means to sing and Kardia
means heart. We believe the name represents very well the capability of
these remarkable little speakers.
The Psallo Kardia Are exciting not just because of there frequency
response that extends from 32 hz to over 40 kHz. But also because of
their amazing detail.
As you can see the form is very aerodynamic. This eliminates standing
waves both inside and outside the speaker. Standing waves are turbulent
air pockets that occur around and inside square speakers. When they
occur the flow of clean air and with it clean sound is impeded. Because
we have gone to such lengths to eliminate the standing waves, detail,
efficiency and tight bass is much improved.
The cabinets are made from a special laminate made for us by custom wood
just north of Christchurch. They are formed under extreme pressure and
at moderate temperature in such away that they can not flex like a
typical flat sided speaker. Cabinet resonance is virtually eliminated.
This is very important as that resonance can destroy the emotive
listening experience. This harmonic resonance is usually at one
frequency and just like our brain will turn down annoying sounds when we
live next to a busy road or airport it will turn down a harmonic in
speakers. The problem is that our brain will turn down a lot more of the
audio spectrum than just the harmonic so we loose a lot of the
capability of the speakers, especially where quality is critical around
the vocal spectrum
The Psallo Kardia Also lean back. We have done this so that sound from
both the woofers and the tweeter reach your ear at exactly the same
time. The tweeter is not forward of the woofer like it is with most
speakers. This may not seem important until you think about the fact
that we as humans can detect direction by turning our head just a few
degrees. This shows that we can detect differences in sound less than a
milli-second. If the tweeter is forward of the woofers everything above
2500hz is reaching your ear early which is not ideal. When all sound
reaches your ear at the same time imaging is considerably improved. This
is where the speakers seem to dissolve into the background and the
musicians and vocalists are positioned across the room just like being
there with you in person.
We have used one of our new high efficiency low distortion 6 inch
woofers. Because it has it's own ported chamber we have obtained very
tight accurate bass. The 5 inch mid woofer is mounted in a sealed
chamber which improves the transient response or speed of the woofer,
resulting in outstanding detail and clarity. We have also used our
beautiful new 22mm silk dome tweeter. This is operating from 2500 Hz but
extends beyond 40 kHz which gives the speaker an open smooth air about
it which is quite remarkable in a loudspeaker of this price.
We produce the Psallo Kardia In a range of finishes but can on request
finish a pair to your own specifications where ever you are in the
world.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
   
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