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Krypton2
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Tweeter: A 25mm Amphion Integrator Titanium dome tweeter, specified by Amphion, made by SEAS Waveguide: Proprietary Amphion U/D/D waveguide, damped wood fibre, diameter 222 mm Midrange: 2x8” with wood and plant fibre ribbed cones, specified by Amphion, made by SEAS Bass: 10” Crossover points: 160 Hz and 1200 Hz Impedance: 4 Ohm Sensitivity: 87 dB ref. 2,83V Frequency response: Non-adjusted: 19 Hz to 30.000 Hz BAS adjusted: -12dB at 20 Hz, -6 dB point at 37 Hz Enclosure dimensions, h x d x w: 1370 mm x 470 mm x 240 mm
For All Senses The Krypton2 is the culmination of the Amphion philosophy, and one of the most-transparent and natural-sounding speakers in the world market today. For your own peace of mind, please do not buy a referAmphion Loudspeakers Ltd.
ence-level speaker without hearing the highly innovative
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Loudspeakers and the human hearing The Krypton2 houses plenty of innovation and technology: The newly developed high-quality Amphion
quencies from 20 Hz to 20.000Hz, most loudspeaker manufacturer use various ways to join two or more drivers together as seamlessly as possible.
Integrator Titanium dome tweeter, which is mounted in Amphion’s large proprietary U/D/D waveguide, the double cardioid TAPS (Time Accurate Point Source) configured midrange and tweeter, and the solid, powerful, extensive and adjustable bass, reaching down to 19 Hz! A word of warning to die-hard audiophiles – you may end up listening to music, instead of just your system! Loudspeakers and the human hearing
Solid BASS due to BAS Amphion’s TAPS system ensures much better integration of the drivers, and TAPS creates a time-coherent point source multi-driver combination. A very low crossover of 1200 Hz together with precise voice-coil placement allows the tweeter and two 8” midrange drivers to act like one big driver, with the tweeter as the acoustical center. The U/D/D waveguide for the tweeter aligns the voice-coils, and therefore the time difference between midrange and tweeter is minimized. Much better integration is achieved even at very close distances, so one can choose the listening distance freely.
Achieve the performance level you pay for
It is an undisputed fact, that the human hearing is most sensitive between 2000 and 5000 Hz*.
Amphion loudspeakers are less dependent on room acoustics than traditional speakers, because they create a uniform cardioid radiaIn the Krypton2 the tweet* PLEASE ASK OTHER tion pattern from 160 Hz er’s crossover point is at MANUFACTURERS: WHY upwards. The Amphion 1200 Hz. This is more than U/D/D-guide technolone octave below 3000 DO THEY THINK 2000 ogy perfectly supports Hz, which is the human TO 5000 HZ IS SUCH the tweeter, provides hearing’s most sensitive A GREAT PLACE FOR A a smoother transition frequency. This 1200 Hz CROSSOVER POINT? at crossover- point and crossover point ensures a ensures even dispermuch better integration sion of the sound into the room. The tweeter of the loudspeaker units and it produces a waveguide and the flow controlled midrange number of other benefits. (Please refer to our white paper: The Advantages of Waveguides chambers produce dispersion patterns, which in Hi-Fi loudspeakers, presented by request at are reduced by 20 dB behind and 5 dB to the side of the speaker. This reduces the total reHigh End 2007 in Munich). verberant sound energy in the room, and it allows you to place the loudspeakers closer to the back or side wall. The natural way of producing sound TAPS (Time-Accurate Point Source) Most real-life sounds originate from one source, regardless of the frequency spectrum. As one loudspeaker driver is limited in its ability to reproduce all the different fre-
lows you to hear more of your favourite recordings, and less of the listening room.
The cardioid radiation principle offers great benefits in all kinds of rooms. The benefits are especially noticeable, when the listening room is non-symmetrical or has big windows, concrete walls etc. This clever engineering al-
To match the speaker bass output to your room’s properties, the Krypton2 has a tuneable double port. Simply select which works better for your room and placement - block the reflex tubes to compensate for the boundary gain in small rooms or placement close to the walls, or open the reflex tubes for full bass extension in bigger rooms. We spent 5 years of research and development time on getting the Krypton2 just right. We hope it was time well spent and you will enjoy the fruits of our labour for a much longer period.
