The Acapella High Violoncello II is a new development of Acapella. By the increased volume of playback, to further substantial gains in the low frequency contour. The cabinet has become even more massive than the High Violon, with a total weight of 308 lbs per speaker.
Unlike ordinary speakers that boast of silk or metal composite, the High Violoncello II has a mass-less ion tweeter. The ion tweeter uses a high-voltage pulsating arc that is modulated by the musical signal to create sound. Acapella claims the upper limits of this tweeter is 40 kHz.
This extraordinary bandwidth is providing an extremely precise reproduction of any kind of music. Even in the lowest frequencies you can feel exact modulation of the overtones. Fine adjustments to the ion tweeter and the midrange horn unit can be made in order to adapt the loudspeaker to every acoustical environment.
Technical Data
Frequency Response: 20Hz to 40kHz
Efficiency: 93 dB/1W/1m
Impedance: 8 Ohm
Power Handling: 100 watts (Peak handling of 1000 watts at 10 ms with no distortion)
Recommended power output of the amplifier from: 15 watts
Body Dimensions: 61″ x 16″ x 22″ (HxWxD)
Overall Dimensions: 64″ x 19″ x 27″ (HxWxD)
Weight: 308 lbs. per speaker
Acapella High Violoncello II is priced at $80,500 per pair.
[Source: Acapella Audio Arts]