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Kardia
Psuche Kardia. Psuche means soul and Kardia means heart.
The second set of speakers that we built when we started was the M5. The
Psuche Kardia are the replacement for them. They have been the heart
and soul of our business for many years so we felt the name was very
appropriate.
The Psuche Kardia Are exciting not just because of there amazing
frequency response that extends from 30 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 Psuche Kardia’s 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 apart. If the tweeter is forward of the woofers everything
above 2500 Hz 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.
You will see that we have used two of our new high efficiency low
distortion 6 inch woofers. They are mounted in their own ported chamber
which provides 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 22 mm silk dome tweeter. This is
operating from 2000 Hz but extends beyond 40 kHz which gives the
speakers an open smooth air about them which is quite remarkable in a
loudspeaker of this price.
We produce the Psuche 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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