Details
Standard model finishes come as either black onyx powder coated fascia with a highly polished stainless steel surround or crafted timber veneer fascia with black satin surround.
As fully 4-way active integrated systems, Sarabandes come with five 100 watt solid state amplifiers and 4-way active cross-over contained within each speaker cabinet. A large aesthetically styled heatsink situated on the front of each cabinet holds the amplifiers. Signal input is RCA and XLR balanced and unbalanced.
The sub bass is produced by two 12in speakers located within their own chamber in each cabinet, these two speakers reproduce the fullest depth of the bass register. There is a large port at the bottom of the cabinet where the bass frequency emanates. This approach is described as compound cavity drive.
As the smallest size system design able to provide the fully 4-way active experience, the Sarabande was created to allow an Opal class system experience in a compact and economical package that will fit into any home environment.
The way we hear the natural world
4-way active is the application of dividing the music spectrum into 4 registers: bass; lower voice; upper voice and harmonics. Fully 4-way active is when the music signal is divided by an electronic cross-over prior to it being sent to the dedicated amplifiers and speakers. This allows for an experience as we hear sound in the natural world.
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Amplifiers
Integrated
Each Sarabande speaker has five 100 Watt, solid state, power amplifiers housed inside of each cabinet. The amplifiers are mounted below the two internal 12 inch bass speakers. The large semi-elliptical plate is the heatsink and houses the amplifiers and power supply.
Cabinet Construction
Design
As with all Lenard designs, the intial concept is first drafted out onto paper or a basic computer graphic is generated. The concept is then taken into Autodesk where scaled CAD drawings are modeled by their skilled draftsmen. During this process key decisions are made on the overall direction taken with the design. When they have reached an acceptable level of refinement the drawings are then rendered. The CAD drawings are then used in the fabrication process where advanced CNC routing techniques are employed.
The circular enclosure is constructed from a layer of high density substrate, a layer of latex and the final layer is cut from a sheet of highly polished stainless steel. This ensures resonance is kept to a minimum.
The centre baffle is taken to the paint shop where the surface is primed and then given it's final finish of Black Onyx.
The large heat sink, amplifiers, electronics and cable harness are then fitted into the cabinet. The final step is for the speaker drivers to be installed and benchmark tested.
Controls
Depth Warmth Presence Sparkle
The controls for the system are easily accessible at the top of each cabinet. Levels are independantly controlled. Calibration of the system is for the acoustic environment and is for the enjoyment of performance. This is personal, and simple to perform, and most of all, enjoyable .
| Level | Master gain control |
| Sparkle | 100 Watt amp for the tweeter (harmonics) |
| Presence | 100 Watt amp for the 5 inch speaker (upper voice) |
| Warmth | 100 Watt amp for the 8 inch speaker (lower voice) |
| Depth | 2 x 100 Watt amps for the 2 x 12 inch speakers (sub-bass) |
