18.12.2024 07:25 | ~1 minute read
ONEIROS acoustic systems are an example of a combination of engineering excellence and extraordinary approaches to audio. The speaker bodies are made of genuine monocoque 100% carbon fibre composite – exactly the same as that used to produce an F1 car.
The drivers are no less interesting. The bass is provided by 2 x 10” proprietary multi-layer inverted parabolic Twaron graphene nano-composite woofers with 3” voice coil and dual suspension. Excursion reaches 50 mm, and the magnetic system alone weighs 8.2 kg. The midrange frequencies are voiced by a pair of 3” proprietary Dyneema graphene composite domes with single-layer ribbon CCAW underhung voice coil drivers, and the high frequencies are handled by a 1” CVD diamond dome tweeter.
The signal path uses only High End components – capacitors Mundorf MCap SUPREME EVO SilverGold.Oil, inductors Mundorf MCoil CF 70μm copper foil and resistors Mundorf MResist ultra HS 30W. Internal wiring is made of 651 x 0.07 mm OFC copper wire, TPE CL-free insulation.
This product is in the Hi-Fi and High End Electronics and Acoustics database
Model name
ONEIROS
Frequency Response low +/- 3dB (Hz)
20
Frequency Response high +/- 3dB (Hz)
35000
Sensitivity (dB at 1 W/1m)
90
Impedance (Ohms)
4
Power amplifier requirements (W)
100 - 750
Has internal amplification
N/A
Internal amplification power (W)
N/A
Size (sm)
1610 x 575 x 760
Weight (kg)
140
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