P300

The crossover, the heart of any passive speaker and the most important part, which is sadly often forgotten. We have spent so much time on testing different components over the years to achieve the sound that we wanted. Components are parts from the respected manufacture Janzten Audio Denmark.

In the P300 we use Jantzen MOX resistors, which is a foil based audio resistors far superior to the sand cast resistor.

Baked air core inductors where its most important with high quality iron core inductors as well.

Capacitors are a mix of metallized polyester film capacitors for the tweeter, and Jantzens own "eleCap" which is a low tolerance aluminum electrolytic capacitor that is of much higher quality than your standard electrolytic capacitor you often see used.

Overall very respectful quality parts that levels well above most competitors in this price range!

With this new custom designed woofer, we went with a paper cone which is known for its qualities in the midrange. The woofer have a strong cast aluminum chassis for optimum strength and low compression. It has soft low damping rubber surround for improved transient response, which gives this woofer a great mixture of tight bass and strong vocal performance.

So the good news is that most present-day loudspeakers tend to sound pretty good on-axis. What's also true is that there are still many loudspeakers that perform rather poorly as soon as you move off-axis. Since most research results suggest that what we hear in-room is estimated to be around 12% Direct Sound (from your speakers), 44% Early Reflections (from your room), and 44% Sound Power (how the sound loads your room), we strive to create solutions that'll deliver predictable, consistent, and excellent results both on and off axis – regardless of the living space!

The P300 possesses nearly the same frequency response on-axis as it does in the off-axis.

What this translates to is a non-distorted, evenly distributed in-room frequency response that allows the P300's to sound balanced even at extreme angles, which in turn allows the enthusiast to enjoy sundry benefits like improved imaging, a bigger soundstage, and better transparency. This excellent off-axis response will also result in a drastically widened 'sweet spot' and most importantly, a character that will remain steadfast even as you move around your home as the music plays.

We've found that this trait is best suitable for most people’s rooms and lifestyles. Especially those with untreated rooms. The bottom line? The P300 is capable of delivering exceptional in-room performance in any room.

So how did we tame the controlled directivity beast? Simple! Through our Constant Directivity Control waveguide! Ok, so maybe the solution isn't that simple. The design itself is the result of a couple of very smart people, a number of prototypes, and a super expensive holographic nearfield scanner that we were lucky enough to have access to. This scanner measures 5,402 points around the speaker, this allows us to know exactly how the speaker behaves from all possible angles, thus allowing us to design the perfect waveguide without suffering any of the major drawbacks! One unique aspect of our waveguide design is that it's designed to match the contour plot of the woofer down to 1000hz, making the tweeter and woofer work as one driver at the crossover point.

Of course, that's only a part of the battle. We also had to phase-align the drivers which is why we have placed the waveguide under the woofer alongside leaning the cabinet slightly backwards. All while making sure that the edge diffractions from the cabinet were reduced by 90%, which is the result of a small tweeter and a very deep waveguide. The result is a sound that's powerful, evenly distributed, and projects freely without 'sticking' to the cabinet. It's just one more important step towards creating a small speaker that sounds full and natural.

Most tweeters measure up to 25-29 mm. Some enthusiasts may feel that our tweeter is a bit... inadequate. But there are advantages and disadvantages to tweeters of all sizes.

As an example, larger tweeters tend to be popular because of their power handling and frequency bandwidth, which allows them to be crossed over at lower frequencies. The caveat is that these larger tweeters do not tend to sound as good off-axis, and they struggle with an uneven frequency response in the higher frequencies off-axis. And they do have breakup points way sooner than smaller tweeters. For us, it's all about performance. And when you get right down to it, the 19mm tweeter that we use fits our goals perfectly.

For one, the measurements are about as ideal as we've found. Secondly, the off-axis performance is tremendous. Any of the limitations that would normally come from using such a small tweeter has been mitigated by our deep waveguide that helps to bring the crossover point way down without stressing the tweeter. The end result is exactly what we were looking for. Top end that's effortlessly free of distortion, resulting in a presentation that's clean, detailed, powerful, and perfectly integrated with the rest of the speaker.

As you may or may not know, a passive radiator is a more expensive alternative to the usual bass reflex ports that you'll find in most loudspeakers. So why did we go with a passive radiator instead of a port?

- For one, the passive radiator allowed us to reduce the size of the P300 by 30% In comparison to a bass reflex/ported design! Providing you with a smaller speaker, yet crazy good and deep bass performance. 

- Secondly, it means the P300 won't suffer from some of the artifacts that go along with ported designs, namely noise (sometimes referred to as chuffing) and port compression.

- No port = More forgiving of wall-boundary placement! 

- Amazing bass performance!