Description

Performance and musicality

Ascendo The Black Swan Be PRO Active EXT

The THE BLACK SWAN Be PRO ACTIVE EXT is an impressive and extraordinary performing musical speaker system, that leaves nothing to be desired.

Beryllium (Be)
Although it is one of the most expensive materials used to make speaker diaphragms, in terms of stiffness-to-weight ratio, Beryllium is the highest of any known metal and can deliver dramatically superior results when properly incorporated into a speaker design.

The speed of sound through Beryllium is nearly 2.5 times faster than the speed of sound through aluminum or titanium. This means the first breakup will occur at a much higher frequency — well outside the audible range. Breakup occurs when the cone partially vibrates at certain audible frequencies and therefore isn’t entirely pistonic throughout its range. This leads to non-linearities in the amplitude response as well as stored energy in the time domain. It is precisely these characteristics that give Beryllium speakers the ability to reproduce amazing detail and provide sound clarity with the absence of resonances.

SPECIFICATIONS

Speaker type
4″ pure beryllium compression driver with proprietary ellyptical horn and 1 x custom built 15″ midwoofer

Principle
Vented

Passive / Active
Active, 2Ch DSP + 2Ch amplifier are required

Recommended amplifiers
1 x low-mid amp channels with 85 Vrms, 120 Vpk, 10,6 A; high 44 Vrms, 62Vpk, 5,5 A; equivalent to 1 x LF 900W@8Ω, 1 x HF 240W@ 8Ω

Recommended ASCENDO amplifier
DSP ULN2-2604 D

SPL
Measurement Data
125 dB cont. / 132 dB peak

Frequency range
Measurement Data
55 Hz – 25 kHz

Woofer
Custom built 15″

Mid / High
4″ pure beryllium dome, with ultra high pecision diaphragm centering system and BEM optimized 4-slot phaseplug design (horn)

Directivity horizontal x vertical in Deg°
85° x 45°

Output terminal horn
Neutrik Speakon

Input terminal horn
Neutrik Speakon

Input terminal woofer
Neutrik Speakon

Enclosure
Internally braced birch ply and MDF

Width
35,43 ” | 900 mm

Hight
53,54″ |1360 mm

Hight with feet
54,53″ |1385 mm

Depth with plug
22,83 ” | 580 mm

Depth without grill
22,83 ” | 580 mm
Weight

144,4 lbs |65,5 kg