Overview:
Yamaha, with more than a century of experience in the field
of music, has channeled its dedication to producing fine musical instruments
into the creation of a speaker that allows people to enjoy life with music.
Soavo™ Concept: A speaker that can reproduce music that offers the reality of
"Natural Sound."
Soavo Concept: Delivering Natural Sound
- Yamaha has utilised its vast expertise in music, acoustics
and especially as the world’s leading manufacturer of musical instruments to
develop a new high performance speaker: the Soavo-1.
- Yamaha has a half-century of experience in creating “Natural
Sound” speakers and other audio components, and the Soavo-1 not only embodies
but re-energises the Natural Sound concept.
- Our primary goal was to achieve realistic reproduction of
music.
- We accomplished this through a combination of advanced
design technology, the selection of superior materials, and an extensive
testing/tuning process.
The YAMAHA SOAVO-1 sound is characterised by: no colouration, so
the sound is completely unembellished; high resolution, for good detail even at
low levels; transparency, for a crisp, bracing feeling; and a deep stereo image
with well balanced depth and width.
A-PMD Woofer and Midrange Cones
- Yamaha’s exclusive A-PMD (Advanced Polymerinjected Mica
Diaphragm) cones are extremely light, rigid and sturdy thanks to the use of a
low specific gravity material called PMP (Poly-Methyl-Pentene) that is much
lighter than the commonly used polypropylene.
- It provides very fast response time (sound rise and fall),
as well as excellent midrange clarity and bass response.
- Outstanding internal loss characteristics decrease unwanted
resonances to achieve the smooth frequency response that results in natural sounding
vocals.
- The base resin mix of mica and talc has been perfected by
Yamaha over long years of development and testing, and also contributes to the
beautiful quality of sounds in the vocal range.
- The midrange creates a feeling of presence as if someone is
actually singing in the room.
- The dual woofer design delivers deep and tight bass.
Aluminium Dome, DC-Diaphragm™ Tweeter
- The high-performance 3cm (1”) tweeter features a dome made
of aluminium, with Yamaha’s DC-Diaphragm that integrates the diaphragm and
voice coil.
- It is extremely light yet durable, and transmits large
amounts of sound information (highly detailed sound) for a denser sound field.
- The neodymium magnet is compact yet powerful.
- You’ll enjoy highs that are crisp and clear at all power
levels.
Selected High Performance Parts
- The edgewise-wound ribbon wire voice coil contributes to
high resolution, exceptional sound detail and excellent imaging.
- The spider is a high performance model made by Kurt Müller.
- The midrange driver is powered by a newly designed, compact
and powerful neodymium magnet.
- Diecast aluminium baskets ensure solid support for high
stiffness, improving sound image localisation and depth reproduction.
Carved Wooden Port
- The wooden port is carved from high quality wood, and has
thick walls and a flared shape, for smooth sound flow, low port noise and a
spacious and massive bass feel.
Innovative Cabinet Design
- One of the keys to Soavo’s ability to deliver Natural Sound
music reproduction is the cabinet design.
- While maximising sound clarity and imaging, the designers
strived to drastically reduce internal standing waves and produce an expansive
sound with an exceptional feeling of depth.
- Their solution was to create a cabinet with non-parallel
sides, divide the woofer and midrange sections by a slanted partition, and
strengthen the interior with large, vertical ladder-type bracing.
Three-Way Mitered-Joint Construction for a Rigid body
- Yamaha’s excellence in woodworking is used to good advantage
in the three-way mitered construction of the cabinet joints.
- This technique ensures extremely tight joints so the entire
cabinet behaves as a single unit, providing tight bass reproduction.
Tweeter Plate
- A diecast aluminium tweeter plate isolates the tweeter from
cabinet vibration and provides a solid attachment for the tweeter unit,
preventing unwanted movement, so the high range sound is clear and transparent,
with no colouration.
Birch Veneer Cabinet with Open-Pore Finish
- Birch is an acoustically excellent material that is used in
Yamaha pianos.
- Yamaha’s long decades of woodworking expertise have
confirmed the superior performance of birch veneer for speaker cabinets,
particularly in the shading of bass sounds.
- The cabinet is given the same luxurious and environmentally
friendly open-pore finish used on Yamaha’s finest wood-grain pianos.
Diecast Aluminium Stands
- The Soavo-1 is equipped with diecast aluminium stands that
provide the necessary solid floor contact for stability.
Independent Direct Crossover Connections
- Yamaha’s scrupulous attention to the sound of Soavo-1 is
seen in the design of the network circuit.
- It uses the highest quality parts, including Solen metalised
polypropylene capacitors and large iron-core coil with carefully selected wire.
- Furthermore, these parts are connected by directly soldering
each one individually, instead of using printed circuit boards.
- This contributes to the speaker’s rich and vivid sound.
Features:
- Yamaha’s exclusive Advanced PMD diaphragm (woofers and
midrange)
- Aluminium dome tweeter with DC-Diaphragm™
- Edge-wound ribbon wire voice coil
- Spider and surround (woofers and midrange) by Kurt Müller
- Neodymium midrange magnets
- Non-parallel surfaces
- Three-way mitered-joint construction
- Two-chamber cabinet (woofer and midrange separated by
slanted partition) with vertical bracing
- Chamfered tweeter baffle and diecast aluminium tweeter plate
- Birch veneer cabinet with open-pore finish
- Independent direct crossover connection
- Highest quality parts including Solen capacitor
Placing the Speakers
Connections to your Amplifier (Standard Connections)
- Connect the screw-type terminals at the rear of the speakers to the speaker terminals of the amplifier with the speaker cable (sold separately)
- Connect the (+) terminals on the amplifier and the speakers using one side of the cable. Connect the (-) terminals on both components using the other side of the cable
- Connect one speaker to the left (L) terminals of your amplifier and another speaker to the right (R) terminals, making sure not to reverse the polarity(+,-). If one speaker is connected with reversed polarity, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass.
Connections to your Amplifier (Bi-wired Connections)
- To connect the speaker to the output terminals of the
amplifier, two pairs of cables for each of the woofer and the tweeter/mid-range
are used instead of standard connections.
- This type of connection decreases the
modulation distortion caused by electric resistance of the cables and driving
current of the speakers.Consequently, purer sound quality can be expected.
- To utilize bi-wired connections, remove the jumper cables
from the terminals first, and then connect the woofer and the tweeter/mid-range
to the amplifier separately using two pairs of cables.
Specifications:
- Type ...................................... 3-way 4-speaker
bass reflex speaker system Magnetic shielding type
- Driver ...................................... Dual 16 cm (6-1/2”)
cone woofer , 13 cm (5”) cone midrange , 3 cm (1”) aluminum dome tweeter
- Impedance
................................................................... 6 Ω
- Frequency Response ................. 35 Hz to 50 kHz (–10
dB) to 100 kHz (–30 dB)
- Nominal Input Power ..................................................
50 W
- Maximum Input Power
............................................. 200 W
- Sensitivity
.................................................. 89 dB/2.83 V/m
- Crossover Frequency ................................... 500
Hz, 5 kHz
- Dimensions (WxHxD) .......................349 x 1051 x 487
mm (13-11/16” x 41-3/8” x 19-3/16”)
- Weight .................................................27
kg (59 lbs. 8 oz
- Available Finishes.................................................Black