ACADEMY

    SONNET

    2 way Bookshelf


    Listening to music on small-sized systems is a reasonable and quite understandable preference, given that they are easily installed in many venues.


    Although the compromises required make this sort of design almost impossible, Sonnet offers a solution to bypass the Laws of Physics.


    To integrate this strict definition, while we can safely say that we perform miracles to do our best at Chario Loudspeakers, we are nonetheless proud to say that we are strangers to miraculous designs.



    Virtual Image



    An image speaks more than a thousand words ...



    An image speaks more than a thousand words ... impressive Sonnet is eye-catching but appearance takes a back seat to the thrill of listening, as the ear falls under its spell and the speaker literally vanishes to leave room for the most incredible live stage experience you ever try







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    • Technical Data

      Low Frequency Load 

      Back-Firing Vented


      Vent Geometry

      Half-Exponential Hourglass Type


      Configuration 

      2 -way Reversed Array


      Drivers

      1 Tweeter 32 mm SILVERSOFT™ dome NeFeB motor

      1 Woofer 170 mm ROHACELL® Full-Apex™ Poly-Ring NeFeB motor


      Sensitivity 

      90 dB SPL normalized to 1 m / 2.83 Vrms / de-correlated L/R

      pink noise ITU-R BS 1116-1 compliant listening room


      Low Frequency Cut Off

      55 Hz @ -3dB referred to C4 WETS


      Xover Frequency

      1180 Hz


      Alignement

      LKR4 Derived (Δf= 45°)


      Rated Impedance 

      Modulus 4 Ω (min 3.0) Argument ± 36°

    • Cabinet & Dimension

      Cabinet

      Solid walnut and HDF. The structure made by one cabinet containing one subwoofers and one tweeter


      Size & Weight

      445 x 235 x 340 mm (H x W x D) / 14 Kg

    • Dedicated Stand

      Weight 

      13 kg


      Size 

      750 x 540 x 460 mm (H x W x D)


      Finish

      Iron black anodized iron (Top Plate & Legs)

      Varnished HDF (central section)


    • Acoustic Environment & Amplification

      Speakers Orientation 

      Speakers should be tilted inward facing the listener


      Listening Distance 

      Optimum speaker-listener distance > 2.5 m


      Listening Layout 

      A carpeted floor in front of the speakers is recommended


      Side and Back Walls 

      Should be at least 1m away from the speaker front baffle


      Suggested Amplifier

      Rated for 120 W/4Ω Average Power


    Reversed Array


    Two-way bookshelf systems usually have the tweeter in the upper position of the cabinet.


    If the designer is  also aiming for time alignment of the two transducers, the plinth must be given a suitable back tilt.


    Sonnet fits in with this principle except that the tweeter is underneath. That’s the explanation why the cabinet should be tilted forwards.


    Perhaps the solution to the Riddle lies in the Sonnet operating theory of approaching issues that common sense isn’t aware of…



    The Riddle

    Academy Sonnet



    Although the compromises required make this sort of design almost impossible, Sonnet offers a solution to bypass the Laws of Physics.


    To integrate this strict definition, while we can safely say that we perform miracles to do our best at Chario Loudspeakers, we are nonetheless proud to say that we are strangers to miraculous designs.


    Two-way bookshelf systems usually place the tweeter in the uppermost region of the speaker’s cabinet.If the designer is also aiming for synchronization of the two transducers, the plinth must be given a suitable back tilt.


    Sonnet inverts this principle by affixing the tweeter below. Hence, the cabinet should be tilted forwards.


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