Overview:
Designed to provide Yamaha's high standard of Natural Sound
with all types of sources, this high quality center speaker is the best match
in terms of sound and design for the Soavo-1.
Soavo Concept: Delivering Natural Sound
- At Yamaha, we love, understand and respect music. We’re sure
that you love music, too, and that when you listen to it, you want it to sound
as natural as possible. We believe that “natural sound” is the original sound
of musical instruments, and of the human voice, so they should be reproduced
with nothing added or taken away. Giving you this beautiful music experience is
the reason we created the Soavo Series. Listen to Soavo, and discover how truly
natural music from a speaker can be. The Soavo-900M and Soavo-900C release this
potential. A multi-channel system consisting of Soavo Series speakers will fill
the listening environment and reproduce the sound field as it was meant to be
heard. The speakers’ design and build quality ensures that every note is
reproduced in perfect detail, which makes them perfect for both multi-channel
music and multichannel home theatre.
A-PMD Woofer
- Yamaha’s exclusive A-PMD (Advanced Polymer-injected Mica
Diaphragm) cones are extremely light and stiff thanks to the use of a low
specific gravity material called PMP (Poly-Methyl-Pentene) that is much lighter
than either paper or polypropelene. 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.
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 of Germany. Diecast aluminum
frames ensure solid support for high stiffness, improving sound image
localization and depth reproduction.
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.
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 woofers
- 3cm (1”) aluminium dome DC-Diaphragm™ tweeter
- Diecast aluminium frames
- Edge-wound ribbon wire voice coil
- Spider by Kurt Müller
- Three-way mitered-joint construction for a rigid body
- Birch cabinet with open-pore finish
- Independent direct crossover connection
- Highest quality parts including Solen capacitor
Placing the Speaker
Connection to your Amplifier
- Connect the screw-type terminals at the rear of the speaker
to the speaker terminals of the amplifier with the speaker cable (sold
separately).
- Connect the (+) terminals on the amplifier and the speaker
using one side of the cable.
- Connect the (–) terminals on both components using the other
side of the cable.
- Connect the speaker to the center terminals of your amplifier,
making sure not to reverse the polarity (+, –).
- If the speaker is
connected with reversed polarity, the sound will be unnatural and lack bass
Specifications:
- Type ............................. 2-way bass reflex speaker
system Magnetic shielding type
- Driver .............................Dual 13 cm (5”)
cone woofer x 2 , 3 cm (1”) Aluminum
dome tweeter
- Impedance
................................................................... 6 Ω
- Frequency Response ................. 56 Hz to 50 kHz (–10
dB) to 100 kHz (–30 dB)
- Nominal Input Power
.................................................. 40 W
- Maximum Input Power
............................................. 200 W
- Sensitivity
.................................................. 89 dB/2.83 V/m
- Crossover Frequency
................................................ 3 kHz
- Dimensions (W x H x D) .....................500 x 170 x 271
mm / (19-11/16” x 6-11/16” x 10-11/16”)
- Weight ...................................................
8.6 kg (18.15 lbs.)
- Color.................................................. Black