In accepting the need to introduce a passive range of cabinets the design team knew that just another passive box would not produce the quality our dealers and end users had come to expect of KV2, says the company. After several months of R & D the answer came in a revolutionary analogue delay line that allows perfect time and phase alignment of the components within the box but without the use of active electronics. The end result is a range of three passive speakers with flat response, high output and consistent coverage.
Applications include AV and hire for corporate events, high quality speech reproduction, music playback for installation or live use and studio monitors. ESD is also commonly utilised as peripheral or In-fill sound alongside the company's larger ES or VHD systems for installations.
The ESD6 is a compact loudspeaker producing a two-way full-range solution with output that defies its size. The ESD6 is designed for discreet installations and audiovisual presentations where sound quality is paramount but size also matters. Equally at home as a high end studio monitoring solution the ESD6 components include the NVPD compression driver, Trans-Coil 6" woofer new passive delay line.
The ESD12 is a two-way, passive 12" full-range loudspeaker that features a "revolutionary passive delay line" which, along with the same 3" NVPD large format compression driver found in the flagship VHD products, makes the ESD12 one of the most balanced, phase coherent and accurate compact, two-way passive boxes available on the market today.
The ESD12M is a low profile two-way, passive 12" full-range monitoring solution, while the ESP 4000 is an ultra high definition four-channel rack mountable power amplifier from KV2 Audio, specifically designed for optimised performance with ESD loudspeakers, as well as with other passive systems.
(Jim Evans)
