Imperial I
features:
The Imperial
I is an elegant piece of furniture as well as an unmatched stereo component. It
is meticulously crafted in walnut with a hand-rubbed french-Lacquer finish.
Even the decorator-designed grille fabric is a rich complement to the warmth
and solidity of the specially selected walnut.
Imperial II
features:
The Imperial
II is the quintessence of the cabinet marker's art., a paragon in the rich
solidity of the finest hardwwods. Just as its sound earns a place in an
incomparable Marantz system, so does its beauty and craftsmanship rank it with
decorative elegance. Antique distressed finish frames the excitement of a
hand-carved wood grille.
The Imperial
I and Imperial II Speaker Systems.
Before
Marantz undertakes to create any high-fidelity component, we must take into
consideration a most awesome responsibility; the product must be the finest in
the world. That is the tradition of Marantz. Thus we did non step lightly into
our task of designing speakers worthy of bearing the Marantz name. The Imperial
speakers represent the culmination of a long, hard look at the state of the
art. By Marantz audio and acoustical engineers and master interior and
furniture designers. Just as important were the professional musicans,
thoroughly knowledgeable in the audio field, who inspired, guided, and approved
every phase of the creation of this masterpiece. The result - in keeping with
the Marantz tradition - is as perfect a speaker system as modern technology
will allow.
Available in two enclosure styles, the Imperial features a
three-way design incorporating five speakers: a 12" Quadlinear woofer, a
pair of mid-range drivers, and a pair of high-frequency reproducers. The unique
Quadlinear woofer has an exclusive fou-magnet design for critical control
of flux distribution in the voice-coil
gap. The result is absolutely linear travel of the voice coil, ensuring
unmatched transient response and eliminating speaker deterioration. Separate
"brilliance" and "presence" controls are built in for
acoustical balancing. Hear and compare the marantz Imperial with speaker
costing twice as much. Your ears will
convince you that Marantz long-awaited
entry into the speaker field was worth waiting for.
Specifications Imperial ( I and II)
System: 3-way, 5-speaker
Frequency
range: 40 Hz to 20 kHz
Power
Handling: 40 watts
Impedance:
8 Ω
Crossover
Frequencies: 700 Hz and 6 kHz
Dimensions
(W x H x D): 22" x 26" x
15"
Costs: $299 for Imperial I and $369 for Imperial II