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airSOUND shows ELAC 3D-13 airSOUND-enabled self powered stereo speaker (3/7/2008)

The ELAC 3D-13 Bluetooth(r) (A2DP) equipped, fully active loudspeaker is billed as a 21st century stereo listening system that completely replaces conventional hi-fi loudspeakers.

The 3D-13 represents a proprietary further development employing airSOUND(r) technology. Not only does the speaker unit radiate a uniformly balanced 3-dimensional airSOUND soundfield throughout the room, but the enclosure additionally provides a phantom left / right channel stereo sweetspot, in the usual stereo listening position. Being generated from a single point source speaker, this phantom sweetspot is stunningly accurate and free of the usual problems of loudspeaker placement and multi-path phase and frequency artefacts created by duality of source in a conventional stereo system.

The 3D-13 achieves this remarkable feat by time alignment techniques within the airSOUND driver arrangement, and without the 'artificial' effects of DSP or reliance on reflections. The 3D-13 accepts any standard stereo source, via phono, 3.5mm mini-jack or Bluetooth connection, processing the signal into direct and spatial information.

* fully self powered, ultra compact airSOUND speaker unit with a very big sound (13 inches x 8.5 inches x 7.5 inches)
* Bluetooth(r) (A2DP) reception up to 10 metres
* 80 watts RMS continuous power with transient ratings of up to 200 watts
* high quality ELAC proprietary driver design and manufacture
Suggested retail pricing: €800 ex vat

Dr Franz Thomanek, Technical Director/Chief Technical Officer ELAC ELECTROACUSTIC GMBH, states: "When we first heard airSOUND stereo, we knew that this was something special: but how could we introduce technology this new to our hi-fi customers? We applied ourselves to designing a loudspeaker that could not be criticised - a huge sound from a compact unit. We have succeeded in this with the 3D-13."