Each Criterion speaker is driven by five chassis. Two 17 cm high-performance woofers, with their modern aluminum die-cast baskets, perfectly couple the rear energy into the transmission line system thanks to precisely matched resonance frequencies. Due to their strong drives, large voice coils, and the long-excursion design of the moving parts, they can generate very high levels even at the lowest frequencies without distortion and with very good transient response. Two 12 cm high-performance midrange drivers are also equipped with aluminum die-cast baskets, with narrow struts preventing air turbulence and resonances. Very strong magnets ensure optimal control and driving force, and the high-quality suspension systems allow the transmission of the entire vocal range. The membrane material and the StarStabalizer prevent partial vibrations and standing waves. All these measures lead to a completely undistorted, lively, and natural reproduction of the entire midrange.
The completely newly developed tweeter has a very rigid and extremely lightweight magnesium membrane, which we coat in a special process to eliminate resonances occurring in the upper treble range, as often found in many metal tweeters. It has outstanding impulse response, is free from any hardness or sharpness, and is capable of cleanly reproducing frequencies up to 50 kHz.
Each of our cone chassis is made particularly special by our in-house StarStabilizer membrane system in two ways: a precisely calculated conical shape lays the foundation for future performance, while a central star-shaped stiffening prevents modes and resonances from arising before they occur, ensuring that the membranes work pistonically even under the highest loads. The chassis only transmit the signal coming from the amplifier, undisturbed by unwanted interference signals.