PRESS RELEASE
Yamaha introduces cool looking high-tech speakers at CES 2007. The new speaker line called Soavo Series. The new speaker line includes a three-way bass reflex front channel speaker, two-way bass reflex center channel speaker, two-way rear channel speakers and a 10-inch front firing 600 watt subwoofer. The new high-end speakers are available in brown, dark brown, birch and black finishes and are currently shipping.-Ray Adkins
Release Date: January 8, 2007
YAMAHA’S SOAVO SERIES SPEAKERS COMBINE THE COMPANY’S EXPERTISE IN ACOUSTICS, DESIGN AND SPEAKER MANUFACTURING
-Yamaha Creates Speakers with Advanced Styling
and Unprecedented Natural Sound Vitality -
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Yamaha Electronics Corporation, an innovator in home theater technologies and digital audio/video reproduction, as well as a sister division of the leading manufacturer of musical instruments and professional audio equipment, has utilized its vast expertise in music, acoustics and design to create a new concept speaker for the home environment, the Soavo series of Natural Sound Speakers. Each speaker is designed to deliver sound with no coloration, high resolution for detailed musical nuances, transparent sound with low distortion, and a deep stereo image with clear sound image localization. Members of the press are invited to hear and see the new line at Yamaha’s booth (#12128) at the International CES 2007.
The Soavo series consists of the Soavo-1 three-way bass reflex front channel speaker, the Soavo-900C two-way bass reflex center channel speaker, and the Soavo-900M two-way bass reflex rear channel speaker, as well as the Soavo-900SW 10-inch, front-firing, 600W subwoofer. The Soavo series of Natural Sound Speakers is crafted with the meticulous attention to detail that Yamaha has developed over the past century in building fine organs and pianos. The exterior design satisfies the highest acoustic and aesthetic standards, making it a pleasure for the ears and eyes of consumers.
Each speaker’s 6 1/2-inch A-PMD (Advanced Polymer-injected Mica Diaphragm) woofer cones are very light and stiff, offering a high degree of sensitivity across the audio spectrum, as well as excellent overall clarity and bass response. The midrange cones, constructed of the same material, provide the feeling that the singers and musicians performing on the source material are present in the room.
The driver’s edgewise-wound ribbon wire voice coil contributes to high resolution, exceptional sound detail and excellent imaging. All precision aluminum die-cast driver frames utilize a new design that provides a baffle connection to the diaphragm edge to prevent frequency response degradation due to reflected waves.
The high-performance tweeter, attached with an aluminum die-cast plate, features an aluminum dome with Yamaha’s proprietary DC-Diaphragm. Extremely light and durable, it transmits highly detailed sound information for a denser sound field. The Soavo series speakers’ aluminum die-cast tweeter plate, which also adds a distinctive visual design element, helps improve the transparency of high-frequency sound.
With the assistance of industrial designer Mr. T. Kita, whose product designs are exhibited in numerous museums around the world, Yamaha successfully joins form and function in a stylish cabinet that also offers maximum stiffness and resonance diffusion. The cabinet’s non-parallel external surfaces, and its interior with slanted partitions, minimize diffracted and standing waves. The interior’s vertical bracing and mitered-joint construction adds rigidity and reduces unwanted vibrations. The wooden port has a large diameter, thick walls and a flared shape, for smooth sound flow, low port noise and a spacious and deep bass feel. Yamaha’s decades of woodworking expertise have confirmed the superior performance of birch for speaker cabinets, especially in the shading of low frequencies.
The Soavo series speakers are equipped with heavy-duty aluminum die cast stands, which provide the required solid contact with the floor while complementing the speakers’ elegant design.
The Soavo-900SW 600W 10-inch front-firing subwoofer is designed to meet the challenge of providing the ideal balance between “tight” sounds (with crisp, fast attack) and “deep” sounds (with a spacious feeling) and accurately representing the tone interval of all kinds of sounds.
The Soavo-900SW features advanced Yamaha Active Servo Technology II (YST II) design that combines negative-impedance and constant-current principles to drive the speaker cone with extremely tight control. Combined with Advanced Negative Impedance Converter (ANIC) circuits, and a more stable and accurate low range response, higher sound pressure levels are achieved. Built into the subwoofer is a 600W digital amplifier, featuring Yamaha’s exclusive Power Engine chipset, which delivers exceptionally high levels of power and sound quality, with low power consumption.
The Soavo Natural Sound Speakers, offered in brown, dark brown, birch and black finishes, are currently available for the following suggested retail prices:
· Soavo-1: $1799.95/each
· Soavo-900M: $999.95/pair
· Soavo-900C: $999.95
· Soavo-900SW: $1299.95
For more information, write Yamaha Electronics Corporation, P.O. Box 6660, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9105; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamaha.com/home.
About Yamaha
Yamaha Electronics Corporation (YEC), USA, based in Buena Park, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha. YEC offers Home Theater components and systems, featuring A/V Receivers, Amplifiers, DVD/CD, Speakers, Mini-Systems, Video Projection, as well as A/V & IT Convergence Products.