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Regular visitors to Sound Galleries will know that we’ve always tended to favour large band drivers for their top to bottom coherence, lightning speed and explosive dynamics. These are sometimes incorrectly referred to as “full range”; but of course, no single driver can truly cover the entire frequency range. This is why companies such as Rethm and Zu augment theirs with additional active bass units and, in the case of Zu, tweeters. However Voxativ seem to have come so close that their driver might well truly deserve the term “full range”. Augmented by a cleverly designed cabinet, which is beautifully built by Schimmel Pianos, this all German designed and built Ampeggio speaker is unlikely to have you reaching for a subwoofer or super-tweeter. You can read the full story about Voxativ and their collaboration with Schimmel Pianos here.

As Srajan reported in his review, even with placement well away from the wall “solid, snappy bass was achieved down to 40hz”. This will be considerably enhanced with wall reinforcement all the way down to the specified 20hz. Treble also reaches right up to the 20khz paper specification. This was further confirmed in Srajan’s review. Listening to his reference recording for the high’s, the struck triangles in the “Promenade” from Vassili Tsabropolous’ Melos [ECM], he found that the Ampeggio’s ” let the tones ring out just as long, the initial rise of struck metal flare up just as sharply” as his usual reference speaker which uses a separate tweeter.

Wait a minute, isn’t that truly “full range”?

Yes, indeed it is. At last truly full range sound from a speaker with just a single driver, with all the advantages that implies. No crossovers with their inherent timing and phase distortions and no difficulty in matching different drivers together. Just pure sound with perfect swing and timing. This is probably one of the reasons the 125 year old Piano company Schimmel found the Voxativ drivers to be the only drivers to satisfy them when reproducing piano.

These drivers are designed and built from scratch by a lady: Inès Adler. As an engineer with a masters degree and numerous patents to her name as well as a background in working for Mercedes Benz, you will appreciate why she was able to meet the challenge. Her passion for music and desire to create speakers that are beautiful enough to grace any home is her motivation.

Posted by Steve Rader

August 12th, 2011

Mr. Armstrong: I have been reading online the information for VOXATIV Loudspeakers from Germany. I have spent many years working with horns, as they are a passion to me. My Patented Horns are on the website http://www.rmloudspeakers.com. I plan to contact Ms. Ines Adler to see her interest in me making a speaker to work with her driver. REASON, our collective years of research has produced a very musical Loudspeaker, and a very good full range driver can add another smaller model to our line. History usually shows that the top end is not there, OR there are trade offs. A very nice website you have. Continued success to you sir.

Regards, Steve Rader / RM Loudspeakers, Ft. Smith, AR USA