Premières woofer is more than meets the eye.
Below the dustcap of Premières custom SEAS-made woofer, an inductive sensor is fitted within the voice-coil former.
This sensor constantly provides information on the cones velocity, which is then used by Premières proprietary, real-time, motional-feedback circuit to form a closed loop feedback system.
This results in drastically reduced distortion at low frequencies and enables an unrivalled bass performance in spite Premières compact enclosure.
Invented by German physicist Oskar Heil in the 1970s, the Air Motion Transformer hasn’t lost relevance in today’s world of HiFi.
As opposed to their dome-type counterparts, AMT tweeters use a folded Kapton diaphragm to set air in motion.
The combination of the diaphragms ultra-low mass and high surface area, results in live-like dynamics.
Unlike smaller AMTs, Premières large AMT features a high bandwidth – allowing for low crossover-points.
This enables a degree of midrange clarity, that is usually reserved to three-way systems with dedicated mid-range transducers.
Despite recent advancements in dome-tweeter technology, high quality AMTs remain the defacto reference in sound quality.
Designed by Bruno Putzeys, Hypex nCore were the first switching amplifiers respected by audiophiles - and to this day, remain amongst the few. nCore also provides the traits more commonly associated with Class D amplifiers - high power density and high efficiency.
State-of-the-Art A/D and D/A converters carry signals in and out of the digital domain, to be, and after being processed. Despite said conversion, Premières crossover manages to be more transparent than conventional analog crossovers.
Première's signal path is fully differential, all the way from the input to the amplifier.
This allows for excellent noise immunity and increased dynamic range.
Première's custom signal processing is designed to feature ultra-low additive jitter and low input jitter sensitivity. This allows Première to excel even on suboptimal digital sources.
Premières advanced DSP crossover uses linear phase FIR filters to allow for a time-coherent playback.
Première is equipped with multiple protection mechanisms, including protection against over-temperature, overcurrent, and clipping .
Designed by Bruno Putzeys, Hypex nCore were the first switching amplifiers respected by audiophiles - and to this day, remain amongst the few. nCore also provides the traits more commonly associated with Class D amplifiers - high power density and high efficiency.
State-of-the-Art A/D and D/A converters carry signals in and out of the digital domain, to be, and after being processed. Despite said conversion, Premières crossover manages to be more transparent than conventional analog crossovers.
Première's signal path is fully differential, all the way from the input to the amplifier. This allows for excellent noise immunity and increased dynamic range.
Première's custom signal processing is designed to feature ultra-low additive jitter and low input jitter sensitivity. This allows Première to excel even on suboptimal digital sources.
Premières advanced DSP crossover uses linear phase FIR filters to allow for a time-coherent playback.
Première is equipped with multiple protection mechanisms, including protection against over-temperature, overcurrent, and clipping.
Good design is as little design as possible.
Wether you decide to go all-in and use an -upcomming- AcouLab source device, or wether you want mix-and-match to create your own system synergy – Première accommodates your needs.
Première features both balanced analog and digital inputs that are automatically detected upon connection.
Automatic signal detection mechanisms eliminate the need to turn on the speaker manually.
Additionally, a Trigger input is provided to let your pre-amp manage the speakers power-state.
Whichever way you go, Première maintains a low >0.5W standby power consumption.
AcouLink seamlessly links your AcouLab source device and speakers.
AcouLink carries both digital and analog signals and automatically decides which one to use depending on your application.
Furthermore, AcouLink allows for non-truncating volume control, taking place in the DAC of the speaker.
- Première S (Pair)
- 3m IEC Mains Cord (EU Only)
- User Guide
- DAC: Dual ESS 9038Q2M
- ADC: AKM AK 5572
- Standby ≤ 0.5 W (ErP Compliant)
- Idle ≈ 20 W
- Piano Black (Polyester)
- Matte White (Polyurethane)
- XLR Analog Input
- AES/EBU Digital Input
- AcouLink Input & LFX out
- Trigger Input (5-18V)
- Hypex Ncore
- Class D (2x 250 W)
HxWxD:
400 x 220 x 350 mm
- One Year Limited Warranty
- Lifetime Fair-Repair Warranty
- Analog Devices DSP
- FIR Filtering
- 4th order Linkwitz-Riley, 1kHz
- 96kHz, 32bit
- 7″ Woofer w. Motional Feedback
- 7″ Air Motion Transformer
- Piece: 13.5 kg
- Shipping: 28.5 kg
