Manger

Describing the least expensive model in a range as an entry model often has the slightly negative overtones of a cheap product that doesnt quite come up to requirements. That the zerobox 109 is an exception to this rule is adequately demonstrated by the test report by bernd timmermanns in the german hi-fi magazine klang & ton: this miniature offered such a sovereign performance that the idea of buying an even larger manger model is simply moot. With regard to the value-for-money factor the smallest zerobox is top of the range. The bass also deserves a special mention as it goes remarkably low despite the closed cabinet design. Even the depiction of the lowest organ basses or the tightly stretched skins of the huge kodo drums are no problem whatsoever for the zerobox 109, and appear deep and dry without a trace of exaggeration. the zerobox 109 embodies the whole world of manger at an affordable price. It should be noted that the difficult part of the task, reproducing music authentically and realistically, is the responsibility of the manger sound transducer. As with the larger models, the zerobox 103 and 107, the specially designed woofer magnificently supports the manger sound transducer only in the regions below 150 hz. Only the lowest octave between 80 hz and 40 hz is reserved for the woofer on its own. And it is this constellation that ensures the ideal of a punctiform sound source with the zerobox 109. the crossover must meet precise requirements to ensure transient-free and temporally exact matching of subwoofer and manger sound transducer. A 3rd order filter with a precise time delay lets the woofer driver ideally continue the transient of the manger sound transducer. And finally the top-of-the-range components with closest tolerances are the reason for perfect interaction in the newly designed crossover. the cabinet is designed in trapezoidal form to suppress standing waves in the interior and this makes a significant contribution to unhi