Loudspeakers

DualMono® Center Channel

In the new world of Multi-Channel Audio/Video, the 5.1 standard for Dolby AC3, DTS and the new DVDA and SACD audio formats are Left Front, Center, Right Front, Left Rear, Right Rear, and Subwoofer channels. There are a number of challenges associated with these new systems in terms of both performance and aesthetics. A typical system places a discrete Center Channel speaker either above or below a video monitor or television. This means that the source of sound appears to come from the location of the speaker. Additionally, most high performance center channels are large and obtrusive and do not integrate well into a home environment. Artison's DualMono™ solution, places two speakers on either side of the monitor that both produce the monaural Center Channel signal. The dual speaker approach places the apparent source of the sound in the center of the picture where it belongs and eliminates the cumbersome box that usually sits above or below the TV.  Artison has created a left and right speaker that contains the discrete Center Channel speakers. DualMono™ integrates aesthetics without compromising performance for home theater applications that utilize the new flat panel Plasma or LCD Displays.

Kevlar^®

Artison Masterpiece, Portrait, and LRS, speaker cones are made from KEVLAR® Woven Fiber. Kevlar is one of the most important man-made organic fibers ever developed. It is five times stronger than steel on an equal weight basis, at the same time, is lightweight, and flexible. Kevlar brand fiber has become the technology of choice for bullet-resistant vests and state of the art audio cones in more expensive loudspeaker systems.
The superior properties found in Kevlar have produced significant advantages in speaker design and accuracy. Artison's Kevlar speaker cone is specially shaped to have a trumpet-like curvature (Curvilinear) that improves strength as well as the dispersion, or sound stage, of the speaker. The "pole piece" in the middle of the driver is uniquely designed in such a way as to improve the spread or dispersion of sound it reproduces. The cone is terminated into a butyl surround to reduce standing waves on the cone and the Xmax of the midrange is an impressive 6mm. Artison's midrange drivers have set a new benchmark for performance and are at the leading edge of transducer development.