Chesky Audio LC1 Bookshelf Monitor – Quick Look
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Chesky Audio have recently announced the LC1 passive bookshelf speaker. According to Chesky, “The Ultimate Hi-Fi Bookshelf Speaker, crafted to set a new standard in sound quality.”
Stand Not Include
This small new sealed design, under one cubic foot, uses a high density non-resonant polymer cabinet that is claimed to be “extraordinarily inert and dead”. Mounted within it are 4 drivers; two 8″ fluid coupled subwoofers, tuned as you would a transmission line, one high-resolution 6.5″ bass/midrange driver with polypropylene cone and a wide-dispersion 1″ dome tweeter surrounded by tessellation diffraction control technology.
The hand-made passive crossovers are constructed from top-of-the-line components including high quality film capacitors and high-end audiophile internal wiring, all connected using silver solder. Speaker connectivity is via a single pair of gold plated binding posts.
Features At A Glance:
- Wide-dispersion 1” dome tweeter surrounded by tessellation diffraction control technology
- High-resolution 6.5” bass/midrange driver with polypropylene cone
- Dual inertially balanced 8-inch fluid coupled subwoofers for robust, extended deep bass
- Breakthrough technology multi-layer high-mass non-resonant cabinet
- High-end audiophile internal wiring
- Passive Hardwired silver soldered precision crossover with High Quality film capacitors.
- Built by hand in the USA to exacting standards
- Warranty: 1-year coverage on all parts
Specifications:
- Design: Sealed cabinet
- Drivers:
- 1 x wide-dispersion 1″ dome tweeter with tessellation diffraction
- 1 x 6.5″ bass/midrange driver with polypropylene cone
- 2 x inertially balanced 8″ fluid coupled subwoofers
- Frequency Response: 40Hz – 20kHz
- Sensitivity: 83 dB at 2.83V/1m
- Weight: 18 Pounds
- Measurements (D x W x H): 10″ x 8″ x 10″
MSRP (each):
- US: $498.00
For more information visit the Chesky Audio web site.
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