CADENCE AVITA ARCA 2 WAY HYBRID ELECTROSTATIC HI FI SPEAKERS

CADENCE AVITA ARCA LOUD SPEAKERS

Cadence Avita is a highly evolved and refined loudspeaker and performs way above its class in every aspect. Transparency coupled with a wide frequency response, superb sound staging and neutrality combined with the new generation styling from Cadence makes the AVITA a speaker that cannot be outperformed. If there ever was a loudspeaker that could do every thing it is the AVITA.

DESCRIPTION
Elegant floor standing, beautifully sculpted, solid cherry wood baffle speaks of a bygone era of craftsmanship – housing a gently reclining 7in Kevlar/Nomex bass unit and chamfered front port. The diminutive mid/tweeter electrostatic panel is a thing of engineering beauty. The superbly cast aluminium frame defines a gentle arc while the polished, perforated face catches the light, making it look more like a designer light fitting than revolutionary audio driver. MDF impregnated with polymer concrete, rigid cross bracing and internal damping materials give the speaker substantial mass and inertness, making it feel more like it is hewn from slabs of meteorite.

The Avita is a quality speaker that clearly inherits many trickle-down engineering solutions from higher up the Cadence range. It blends unique technology choices in ways that combine to create a rare mix of wide and deep imaging with fast and natural tonal delivery, especially around voices and acoustic instruments. The bass driver punches beyond its weight, with clean bass flowing from the ultra-damped cabinet. As with almost any port-derived bass extension, the lowest notes can’t quite emulate the definition that can come from a considerably larger driver, but driven well, the woofer is superbly matched to the panel.

The beautifully finished electrostatic panel is the star performer and an easy load. These curved panels project the highest frequencies in a sweeter, less grainy, more nuanced and subtle manner. Hybrid electrostatics have long been considered a tricky holy grail by audio designers and Cadence is demonstrating impressive mastery in the modestly priced and elegantly finished Avita.

DETAILS
PRODUCT: Cadence Avita
Power Handling : 20 – 100 Watts RMS
Type: 2-way hybrid electrostatic floorstanding loudspeaker
Weight: 35kg
Dimensions (WxHxD):
240 x 950 x 280mm

FEATURES
Electrostatic mid/tweeter
7in Kevlar/Nomex cone bass unit
Quoted sensitivity: 86dB @1W/1m
Requires Plugging into AC Wall Socket for Bias Power

CONDITION
Pre owned

COSMETIC
Very Good