Chario

ACADEMY SONNET

2 WAY BOOKSHELF

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HANDCRAFT PROCESS . 126 hoursMACHINERY TIMING. 1,5 hours
DRYING  WOOD PROCESS . 6 months
ASSEMBLING & QC  . 4 hours

THE RIDDLE

LISTENING TO MUSIC ON SMALL-SIZED SYSTEMS IS A REASONABLE AND QUITE UNDERSTANDABLE PREFERENCE, GIVEN THAT THEY ARE EASILY INSTALLED IN MANY VENUES. 

Although the compromises required make this sort of design almost impossible, Sonnet offers a solution to bypass the Laws of Physics. To integrate this strict definition, while we can safely say that we perform miracles to do our best at Chario Loudspeakers, we are nonetheless proud to say that we are strangers to miraculous designs.

Two-way bookshelf systems usually place the tweeter in the uppermost region of the speaker’s cabinet.If the designer is also aiming for synchronization of the two transducers, the plinth must be given a suitable back tilt. Sonnet inverts this principle by affixing the tweeter below. Hence, the cabinet should be tilted forwards.

Technical Data

CONFIGURATION

2-way Reversed Array

DRIVERS

1 Tweeter 32 mm SILVERSOFT™ dome NdFeB motor

1 Woofer 170 mm ROHACELL® Full-Apex™ Poly-Ring NdFeB motor

SENSITIVITY

90 dB SPL normalized to 1 m/2.83 Vrms/
de-correlated L/R pink noise in
ITU-R BS 1116-1 compliant listening room

LOW FREQUENCY CUT OFF

55 Hz @ -3 dB referred to C4 WETS

OVERLAPPING POINTS

1180 Hz // LKR4 Derived (Δf=45°)

RATED IMPEDANCE

Modulus 4 Ω (min 3.0) Argument ±36°

LOW FREQUENCY LOAD

Back-Firing Vented

VENT GEOMETRY

Half-Exponential Hourglass Type

FINISHING

Solid walnut and Hdf

SIZE

445 x 235 x 340 mm (H x W x D)

WEIGHT

14 Kg ( single piece )

SPEAKER ORIENTATION

Speakers should be titled inward facing the listener

LISTENING DISTANCE & LAYOUT

Optimum speaker-listener distance > 3.0m
A carpeted floor in front of the speakers is recommended

SIDE AND BACK WALLS

Should be at least 1m away from the speaker front baffle

SUGGESTED AMPLIFIERS IN NORMAL AMPING

Rated for 120 W / 4 Ω Average Power

WARRANTY

5 years Worldwide

SPARE PARTS AVAILABILITY

All the spare parts will be available for 15 years after the
model will be discontinued.