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Response D2 $4299
The Response D TWO is a new bookshelf speaker, designed for the finest quality music and giving true monitor performance. The cabinet is made from a heavily damped, thin-wall rigid birch ply carcass, with a 25mm back panel. The bass driver is new, using the same cone technology as the Response D15 but with a revised coil and magnet. The tweeter is the same 1″ silk dome as used in other ProAc models and the drive units are seamlessly mated with an HQ network designed and built by ProAc. Sound quality from the D TWO is one of extreme transparency; a lush and potent bass response and a silky detailed high frequency. The D TWO also have a huge sound stage with pinpoint imagery. The speakers are designed to sit on high mass stands from 18″, high depending on your seating position.
Studio 140Mk2 $4799
The ProAc Studio 140 MK2 is an all new version of the award winning Studio 140 speakers from ProAc. The ProAc Studio 140 MK2 floorstanding speakers offer higher efficiency, greater bass power and a larger sound stage. High build quality and the normal ProAc refinements are, of course, included as standard at a very competitive price.
The ProAc Studio 140 MK2 floorstanding speakers are effectively damped and have been designed with a slim baffle which aids dispersion and rigidity. The 2 new bass drivers are floor-ported and feature a new chassis and motor assembly. This, in conjunction with the floor-porting, gives immense bass power with a fast and tight nature. A new (25mm) 1″ dome tweeter, similar to those used in our high-end models, takes pride of place at the top of the ProAc Studio 140 MK2 cabinet.
The ProAc Studio 140 MK2 drive units are mated seamlessly by a new crossover network. This is split to allow bi-amping or bi-wiring. The ProAc Studio 140 MK 2 is ideal for those requiring greater efficiency, higher power handling, powerful clean bass and open and detailed mid range. It achieves all of this together with the natural sound for which ProAc is renowned.
Response D18 $5499
Further improvements have been made again with the cabinet, bass driver and crossover network.
The cabinet on the D18 is very heavily damped with a new material; it is also now side vented as other high-end models in the ProAc range.
A new high tech bass driver is similar to the D2, it however has a larger EXCEL magnet assembly and an acrylic damping phase plug.
The results of these combination of improvements are a deep beautifully controlled bass response, a fast electrostatic midrange with a sweet and detailed high frequency.
Response D38 $11999
Cabinet size is the only feature the Response D38 has in common with its predecessor, the highly regarded Response 3.8. Internally, everything has been changed to produce a dynamic new level of performance with vastly increased efficiency and sensitivity whilst retaining all the virtues of the earlier model. Good quality valve or Class A transistor amplifiers with an output as low as 10 watts will produce fine results from these exciting new loudspeakers.
The cabinets themselves, handcrafted and finished in real wood veneers, are extremely rigid and well damped to minimise colouration. Reconfigured internally with a new porting system similar to that used on the flagship D100 model, loading for the bass drivers is now provided through a large port which pressurises the air between the cabinet and the plinth, releasing the air through side vents. This method of coupling makes room placement less critical.
A new generation of extremely sensitive drive units has been introduced. Two new 6 1/2″ polypropylene coated bass/midrange units, built by one of the UK’s leading studio monitor manufacturers, sit either side of a radical new one inch soft dome tweeter. This tweeter, with an improved surround and frontplate and new internal damping combines seamlessly with the other drive units through a sophisticated HQC crossover network and ProAc oxygen-free wiring.
The resulting sound is one of tremendously dynamic speed and power, coupled with a finesse and smoothness which guarantees fatigue-free listening for extended periods. The enhanced sensitivity of the new drive units unearths the tiniest detail from any type of recording to provide a sublime and involving musical experience.
