Epos Limited

Epos Acoustics proudly announced the world launch of a new model, the ES12 loudspeaker, at Hi-Fi '96, New York. The speaker is available in two real wood veneer finishes, Dark Cherry and Light Cherry. The design remains faithful to the spirit of Epos with the emphasis on musicality and communication and follows closely the style of the successful ES22 model. The ES12 features a brand new, aluminium dome tweeter designed in-house, using a high efficiency magnet system to improve sensitivity, transient response and reduce smearing. This improves imaging and enhances the pace, rhythm and timing characteristics that have become Epos hallmarks. The newly developed bass/midrange driver has a new injection moulded cone piston, precision profiled to improve transient response and integration with the tweeter. The cabinet is a low diffraction design, eliminating secondary sources of sound, improving stereo imaging and detail resolution. Extensive internal bracing reduces cabinet colouration and a gas-flowed reflex port is used to reduce turbulence. In true Epos tradition only one component is used in the crossover with the performance of the bass/mid driver being controlled mechanically. This results in a level of detail, resolution and communication unheard in a loudspeaker of this class. Graeme Foy, Development Engineer, says, "The ES12 is the latest in a remarkable line of Epos loudspeakers, using sound engineering principles to good effect. I am extremely pleased with the end result and am confident that other music lovers will agree." Bass/Midrange Driver New injection moulded polymer cone A unique profile ensures the neck region is stiffer than the outer edge of the cone improving midrange performance and integration with the tweeter. This also ensures consistency of production and improved transient response. New Polypropylene cone This provides low hysterisis distortion allowing high levels of clean reproduction.