After almost a year of prototyping and development, our newest line of high end full range products are available. I introduce to you the EL Series. Our goals with this line is to offer products that could accurately reproduce sound while still having the ability to get loud. A three way design was chosen with the EL to not only increase power handling, but overall fidelity. All while keeping the design simple and sophisticated looking.
Let me explain a little bit about the new naming structure before we get into specifications and production photographs.
EL comes from our name Elemental.
The first number tells you the size of the woofer/s which are used in the speakers.
The second number, which follows after the period, designates if the design is a two or three way orientation.
The final letter designates the speakers design.
- t is for tower.
- b is for bookshelf pair.
- c is for center channel.
- mtm is for a mid/tweeter/mid orientation. These can be used as mains, surrounds, or a center channel.
The Construction:
All EL series speakers are hand crafted in our Newton, Iowa manufacturing facility. The cabinets are constructed from .75″ EFS, and use our locking and inset bracing techniques seen in all subwoofer cabinets. The use of .75″ bracing reduces any unwanted resonance and vibration. All cabinets also include a high quality damping material to reduce any coloration from cabinet reflections.
Our Finish Options:
The standard Matte finish come in two options; black or white.
The premium finishes are real wood veneers. They are available in Bamboo, Cherry, Maple and Walnut. All wood veneers are done in the Iowa heartland as well. The veneers are finished in a water based satin clear; this gives the wood a natural tone, bringing out the real colors while protecting the wood for years and years without yellowing. Stains can also be applied for a small premium.
The Heart of the Design; the Crossover:
Everything from the board layout to the assembly is done here by skilled craftsmen. Crossover networks are optimized using advanced speaker modeling software to meet our strict requirements. The design is then finalized after hours of auditioning and fine-tuning.
All crossover components are audiophile grade with high tolerances. From the non inductive wire wound resistors, to the high purity copper inductors. Nothing is short changed in the designs.
The crossover design is something which has a lot of time invested, and is important to get the speakers to blend well together. Being a very critical part of how the speaker sounds, we are not happy until it is 100% right.
The Drivers:
The tweeter is a 1-1/8″ fabric dome with rear chamber. The rear chamber helps lower the frequency response of the driver. Lowering distortion levels and flattening frequency response as well. We choose to employ this tweeter due to its high power handling, small mounting size, and accurate musical reproduction.
We choose the small profile tweeter to allow for close proximity to the midrange. This results in more accurate sound reproduction.
The midrange is a 3″ fabric dome. We choose to use a dome midrange due to their fairly high sensitivity rating and natural ability to reproduce a smooth as butter frequency response. The dome midrange also offers an amazing off axis response. This is really critical in how well the speakers image and stage with one another. I was really amazed during one listening session, when you could hear the vocals of the lead singer coming from standing height, while the guitar has a stage height of around 2′ lower. Really impressive when listening to a pair of towers from 8-10′ away. The midrange is housed in its own sealed enclosure, this gives us optimal performance without the woofer drivers effecting the sound.
The woofer drivers used are 6.5″ or 8″ depending on the model. Both models are standard with a heavy duty cast aluminum frame. The frame is very open in the back. This allows for free air movement and no coloration in the sound. The speaker frame also incorporates venting underneath the spider. This uses the suspension to force air movement around the voice coil for cooling purposes. The high excursion motor design has shorting rings to not only help dissipate more heat but lower inductance for lower distortion levels. The cone material is a paper/fabric composite which is well damped. This gives the speakers a very natural and warm sound without any coloration sometimes associated with metal cone materials.
Overview:
EL8.3t
Tower Pair, three way design with dual 8″ woofer drivers.
Dimensions:
49.75″ H (with base)
9.75″ W
12″ D
Weight: 71lbs each.
4 ohm/ 300 watts RMS
Pricing: Matte Finish: $2,200/Per Pair Shipped Veneer Finish: $2,875/Per Pair Shipped
EL8.3c
Center channel, three way design with dual 8″ woofer drivers.
Dimensions:
11″ H
42″ W
12″ D
Weight: 65lbs each.
4 ohm/ 300 watts RMS
Pricing: Matte Finish: $1,100/shipped Veneer Finish: $1,375/Shipped
EL6.3b
Bookshelf pair, three way design with single 6.5″ woofer driver.
Dimensions:
17″ H
10″ W
12″ D
Weight: 31lbs each.
4 ohm/ 200watts RMS
Pricing: Matte Finish: $1,100/per pair shipped Veneer: $1,475/per pair shipped
Due to the fairly custom aspect of these products, if a different impedance is needed, it can be done as well.
Package pricing is available on EL series by calling 641.792.2501
Photographs will be available of other finishes once available.
More products will be added to the EL series in the future. This includes a 6.5″ tower pair, a 6.5″ center channel, and an 8″ bookshelf pair. As always, we can custom build to fit your dimensions and requirements. Custom finishes are also available, just contact us for more information.
The EL series speakers will be listed online in the upcoming days, but can still be purchased by contacting us.
