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impulse are an old british speaker brand , the creator went on to make aspara speakers
From making speakers for fellow enthusiasts c.1974-79, Impulse Loudspeakers became renowned as champions of horn-loading, at a time when horns were deeply unfashionable and insensitive stand-mount designs in the ascendancy. Following the apparent demise of the company c.1998 further information is hard to come by, so here is the fanboy tribute page the internet so obviously needsTypically designed around a truncated, modified exponential horn with the mouth facing the floor, Impulse garnered Design Council awards for what is usually an unwieldy form of enclosure. Yet appearances are the least part of the mix: these speakers boast a wonderfully tactile and incredibly well-controlled sound, capable of startling dynamics yet avoiding the stereotypical colourations of horn speakers. All models are considerably more sensitive than is typical in domestic hifi, which breathes life into the Impulse presentation of music. Though easy to drive they tend to be terribly revealing of partnering sources and amplification; more on this to follow.
so these have been revamped with external crossovers with lots of foo and [FONT="]these have new midrange drivers , tweeters upgraded to seas . reference fidelity did the upgrade and he does high end tannoy reproduction
they sound remarkably similar to my rather more expensive martin logan summit x . MASSIVE , open holographic sound . ok they are not the same as the magico A3 i heard recently but for a very modest cost these 21 year old speakers have a new lease of life . they were heard at the UK hifi show ` the wigwam show`
currently being used with a very accomplished naim supernait 2 i will be changing this to some hybrid valve monoblocks currently being made for me
some pics
P1060107 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/158267783@N02/, on Flickr
P1060105 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/158267783@N02/, on Flickr
this one is with the verity rienzi i used to have
IMG_0194 by /url], on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Gr6tUe]
P1060111 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/158267783@N02/, on Flickr
http://www.referencefidelitycomponents.co.uk/loudspeakers/
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From making speakers for fellow enthusiasts c.1974-79, Impulse Loudspeakers became renowned as champions of horn-loading, at a time when horns were deeply unfashionable and insensitive stand-mount designs in the ascendancy. Following the apparent demise of the company c.1998 further information is hard to come by, so here is the fanboy tribute page the internet so obviously needsTypically designed around a truncated, modified exponential horn with the mouth facing the floor, Impulse garnered Design Council awards for what is usually an unwieldy form of enclosure. Yet appearances are the least part of the mix: these speakers boast a wonderfully tactile and incredibly well-controlled sound, capable of startling dynamics yet avoiding the stereotypical colourations of horn speakers. All models are considerably more sensitive than is typical in domestic hifi, which breathes life into the Impulse presentation of music. Though easy to drive they tend to be terribly revealing of partnering sources and amplification; more on this to follow.
so these have been revamped with external crossovers with lots of foo and [FONT="]these have new midrange drivers , tweeters upgraded to seas . reference fidelity did the upgrade and he does high end tannoy reproduction
they sound remarkably similar to my rather more expensive martin logan summit x . MASSIVE , open holographic sound . ok they are not the same as the magico A3 i heard recently but for a very modest cost these 21 year old speakers have a new lease of life . they were heard at the UK hifi show ` the wigwam show`
currently being used with a very accomplished naim supernait 2 i will be changing this to some hybrid valve monoblocks currently being made for me
some pics
P1060107 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/158267783@N02/, on FlickrP1060105 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/158267783@N02/, on Flickrthis one is with the verity rienzi i used to have
IMG_0194 by /url], on Flickr[url=https://flic.kr/p/Gr6tUe]
P1060111 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/158267783@N02/, on Flickrhttp://www.referencefidelitycomponents.co.uk/loudspeakers/
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