Transparency
and The Dome.
Existing
technology has largely solved a major problem of speaker design through the use
of the acoustic suspension driver; extended frequency response. Today, what's missing from most sound in most
people's living rooms is something a touch more suble. It's called transparency.
The
hemispheric dome tweeter allows a wider dispersion of high frequencies.
But the
dome's own material weight causes it to lag behind the input signal. It simply
doesn't respond fast enough, creating an opaque, masked sound that lacks fine
detail and definition. The ideal dome
material for midrange and high frequency drivers would be extremely rigid and,
most importantly, virtually weightless.
Introducing
the Beryllium Dome.
Why did it
take so long? After all, beryllium is
the lightest, and most rigid metal known, and has a sound propagation velocity
twice that of commonly used aluminum.
Beryllium is
lighter and stronger and propagates sound better than other metals.
But because
of beryllium's inherent characteristics, it resisted attempts by any
manufacturer to form it into a diaphragm, let alone a dome. Until now.
The new
Yamaha Beryllium Dome, formed by Yamaha's unique vacuum deposition process, is
lighter than any other speaker diaphragm found today. So it's more responsive
to direction changes in amplitude and frequency of the input signal. This is called transparency. It can be
noticed best in complex musical passages and can be best described as highly
defined and finely detailed. Only Yamaha
has it.
Midrange -
The Voice of Your Speaker.
It's no
secret that between 500 Hz and 6 kHz is where most audible differences in
speakers occur. It's where we hear the
human voice, and it is the hardest part of the frequency spectrum to reproduce
accurately.
Once again,
berylium solves the problem of uneven response. Since it's so lightweight the
dome can be made larger and lighter than before possible for a midrange driver.
It extends the linear portion of its response curve.
The midrange
driver's frequency response is so wide that we can select only the choice flat
section of its frequency response, thereby eliminating the peaks and valleys
most competitors are forced to use.
The
beryllium Dome creates simply the flattest response; least colored, most
natural sounding midrange of any speaker around. Carefully designed acoustic equlizers flatten
the frequency response curve further.
The NS-1000M
Monitor is so accurate that you may even hear enhanced detail in a recording
you once thought already perfect.
Re-thinking
the Woofer.
Some
respected speaker manufacturers buy their low frequency drivers wholesale. Yamaha doesn't buy them. We make them.
Even the
very cone material itself was researched and developed and manufactured
specially by Yamaha. (Its' made much more dense than most cones. That means a
tighter cleaner sound.) And the frame is cast in our own foundry so we can
control quality.
A plucked
string of a bass sounds like a plucked string bass note. Instead of a dull
thud.
The
Tangential Edge and Other Extras.
Yamaha
designed a special suspension system that holds the beryllium dome to the
speaker frame with less contact allowing it to move more freely. It's called
the Tangential Edge. (you may not hear the difference at first, but you will.)
The
crossover system was specially designed to have
a very low DC resistance, increasing the system efficiency.
Most highly
accurate systems need a large amp to drive them properly. The NS-1000M Monitor
requires only 15 watts RMS to fill an average room with loud music, yet can
handle RMS power output exceeding 100 watts.
By Our own
skilled Hands.
Yamaha's
philosphy is one of self-reliance.
That's why,
for example, we build the critical speaker components ( like cone materials and
speaker baskets) rather than purchase them.
That includes the speaker enclosure made from material designed for
anti-resonance characteristics. (our piano making experience was essential
here.) There are enough speaker system
modifications and copies around already.
This is something original.
Proudly
presenting the NS-1000M.
It's not
inexpensive or easy to find. The
NS-1000M is sold as right and left-hand units, and by the pair only.
Yamaha is
making them as fast as we can,but you may have to wait a short while until your
Yamaha Audio Dealer has a pair for you to audition. (he also features Yamaha
speaker s based on the same techno;logy and quality at less money.) pateince, please.
Part of the
Yamaha system.
The NS-1000M
Monitor is the ultimate air suspension speaker system. That is a strong claim to make. In the
future, Yamaha will present the ultimate power amplifier, tuner, preamplifier
and turntable.
Actually
advancing the state-of-the-art. Of the major components of a music reproduction
system.
In short,
the ultimate system. We're convinced
that no matter what you think is the best today, we'll make you dissatisfied
with it. Don't say we didn't warn you.
Specifications
Maximum
Input capacity: 100 W
Sound
Pressure Level: 90 dB/W/m
Frequency
Response: 40 - 20,000 Hz
Drivers
units:
Tweeter : 30
mm beryllium dome
Midrange :
88 mm beryllium dome
Woofer : 300
mm cone
Dimensions
(H x W x D): 675 x 375 x 326 mm
Weight: 31 kg
Finish: Satin Black
Also
available deluxe model NS-1000
Dimensions
(H x W x D): 710 x 395 x 349 mm
Weight: 39 kg
Finish: Ebony cabinet
No comments:
Post a Comment