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A23
speaker
»Hommage
22A« with
horn
LM 22A,
driver
LM
555 and
tweeter
LM 597
Index
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The
»Hommage 22A« loudspeaker is at the top of the Auditorium23
line: a blend of both new and old, the latter owing to our new
speaker's forebear, the original 22A horn from the legendary American
company Western Electric. Today, vintage 22A horns fetch premium prices
on the international auction scene; the A23 »Hommage 22A«
was made possible by the Chinese company Line Magnetic, whose 22A
replicas are of the highest quality – yet are nonetheless
affordable. And while Auditorium23's top-of-the line loudspeaker owes
its existence to the founder and owner of Line Magnetics – who
has committed himself to reproducing many other classic Western
Electric loudspeakers, drivers, and tube amplifiers, all to a level of
quality that bears comparison to the originals – the
»Hommage A22« owes much to the work of physicist Uwe Meyer
of the Büro für Raumakustik
in Wolfsburg. (In truth, Uwe Meyer was so inspired by this year-long
project, it didn't take much to convince him to offer his services!)
Quite
simply, the »Hommage A22« loudspeaker sets a new tonal
standard; no modern horn system we have heard presents the musical
message on a comparably high level.
| | |  | | | How is this distinction defined?
By the A22's ability to ring out many different sounds at once, independent of one another and of all external influences
By
its ability to exude music with no sense of strain, and with such an
ease that music simply exists, with no sense of connection to the
loudspeaker's working parts.
By the unmistakable liveliness that this effortlessness allows the music to retain.
By
the efficiency and sureness that are necessary not only to make audible
the slightest detail, but to maintain an organic coherence: to ensure
that, when the music demands, quiet sounds stay quiet, distant sounds
stay distant, that a vibrato sounds sure and alive, not mechanical or
tentative.
By a spatial presentation that endows each tone
with the natural wholeness and substance it ought to have. (Please
note, this has nothing to do with projecting a miniature
“soundstage“ around the speaker system.)
Technology
The »Hommage 22A« loudspeaker is a complete concept, consisting
of
the Line Magnetic 22A horn – mated with Line Magnetic's
reproduction of the Western Electric 555 compression driver – and
the Line Magnetic recreation of Western  Electric's
597 tweeter. A cabinet attached to the curved silhouette of the
22A horn contains two active bass drivers of different diameter
and specification. The electronics used allow individual regulation of
bass-driver volume, and thus optimal room matching. The system's
“partial-active“ solution allows the 555 and 597 drivers to
be fed the best possible signal, without electrical or mechanical
interference from the bass section. The tweeter is fastened to the neck
of the larger horn, in a manner that allows flexibility of tweeter
positioning, while the bass cabinet and horn are held by four bronze
bars with wooden protecting caps. The sides of the loudspeaker are
available in walnut, maple, or chalked oak. The »Hommage
22A« is sized to fit easily into most living spaces.
No
sense describing the Hommage A22 in accordance with the popular hi-fi
attributes: Our flagship loudspeaker speaks for itself, with qualities
that capture the imagination of the listener, allowing him to get
deeply involved in the musical event and to discover anew his
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