Kensai Supertweeter

This Supertweeter has been engineered to perfectly match the acoustical charactoristics of the Kensai speaker system.

The supertweeters use isoplanar ribbon technology. With wide dispersion, extension to 40KHz, distortion around 0.6% and a decay rate of ~0.35ms, these supertweeters offer first class clarity and definition.The body of the supertweeter is covered with the same high quality leatherette as the Kensai (black is standard).

Why do I need it?- AudioSmiles design ethos for supertweeters is not the same as most other brands. The influence for building supertweeters has come from extensive work with room acoustics.

When listening to a speaker in a room, we hear a combination of sound coming directly from the speaker, and sound from room reflections. However, speakers do not radiate the same sound in all directions; lower frequencies have a wide dispersion pattern and very high frequencies are more like a direct beam of sound from the tweeter axis. The result of this phenomenon is actually less total energy (called the power response) in the room at high frequencies than low. Our ears interpret a power response like this as soundning dull and less spacious than ideal, even though the on-axis direct sound from the speaker might be nice and extended.

AudioSmile supertweeters are designed to help correct this. The supertweeters filter is custom designed to add high frequency sound exactly where the main speakers dispersion narrows. When the supertweeter is angled off-axis from the main speaker, the high frequency energy in the room is filled out, while still keeping a reasonably smooth response on the main speaker axis. The customer can adjust positioning, and a two step level switch is situated on the back for fine-tuning the sound to personal taste.

The result of using AudioSmile supertweeters is clear for anyone to hear; improved spaciousness and a more open, live sound.