Speaker pair Morel Sopran

Appearance of new Sopran evokes strong associations with the famous morel's Fat Lady, unless Sopran much more modest and thinner in the waist and hips. But the upper part of which serves a separate chamber for the midrange (if necessary it should be sufficient), is remarkably similar to a head in the hood. And in general, if you look at the front speakers, it does not seem very different from the standard solutions adopted in case production - she straight shape, except for a rounded crown, somewhat similar to what makes a home in their top models firm TAD. But if you look at the side, the eyes will open a complex and unusual biomorphic figure - neither give nor take a mysterious alien creature with a huge head, convex sides and a sharp ridge. On this ridge are the four (for the low-frequency transducer and midrange) round holes reflex port, each set directly in front of the back side of its speaker. Sole, which rests on the body, covered with a great natural leather (an element of style suite) and ends with four spikes. Front panel actually is not quite straight, but slightly concave and laid back, with a focus coming around to the center of the tweeter. Such are the unusual shapes.

If we formally compare the new Sopran tested with earlier Octave 6, the first of about 10 kg heavier and slightly larger in all dimensions, even though their body is also the impression of compact and elegant (due to the unusual shape of living they even look smaller, but it's just a well-implemented an optical illusion). Crossover frequency and the material remained the same speakers. Tweeter - a customary 28mm silk dome, handmade, coated AcuflexTM and ferrite magnet, consisting of three parts. Woofers here for three, but they are smaller than they were in junior floorstanding speaker. Diffusers as bass and midrange transducer are made of reinforced plastic composite (carbon fiber paper, in the middle of the sandwich is a layer of material Rohacell for better internal absorption). In general, the composition of the speakers and the concept (including settings, see. Comments head of our measurement laboratory) are very similar to those that were at the Octave 6. Voice coils all the speakers wound aluminum wire technology HexatechTM. According to the arrangement of the magnetic coil system are external ("turned inside out" scheme with a coil placed on the outside and surrounding the magnet that has been done to improve the linearity of the progress of the diffuser). External voice coils associated with only two popular in home audio names - Morel and Dynaudio, and they also love to wind the 75-mm coil aluminum wire hexagonal cross-section in order to increase the winding density. However, these two firms have historically united by common developers (though it was a long time), there is a difference in approach. For example, the classic Dynaudio - lightweight Kapton coil and Morel uses a metal frame. In new projects, starting with the top-end "Fat Lady" at the midrange and Midwoofer is titanium (used to be aluminum). At the core of the magnetic system with double magnets worn copper sleeve - a classic short circuited turn, reduces the inductive response of the voice coil. According to the manufacturer, the crossover with optimized phase provides a positive inclusion of all five emitters.

Like other models, the inspiration for which was the Fat Lady, housing Sopran have no internal damping in accordance with the concept of Morel housing must participate in a controlled manner in the formation of the resulting sound. With regard to the teardrop-shaped complex with drips and material cabinets, then they are made by the technology that we somehow have already mentioned in the review of acoustics Vivid Audio Giya G1. As well as those columns will of their creators putting on flesh and difficult to form due to this seemingly almost living organisms, Morel Sopran made of a polymer composite method of vacuum infusion. This way, differing good repeatability and controlled level of quality, fairly expensive to manufacture and is used only for the exclusive models (in the areas of industrial design, not related to the audio, it is used in the manufacture of parts for housings expensive sports cars and yachts). But it allows you to give to a product shape, limited only by the imagination of the designer. The method is based on a preliminary reinforcing layers of carbon fiber in the form of blank. Then shaped profile covered with foil, from under it evacuated, and through the lead pipe in the vacuum impregnation is carried resin penetration into the material due to pressure drop. The result is uniform in quality, lightweight and durable structure in which the reinforcing fibers tightly bound to each other by impregnation, uniformly filling all pores. Then half the figures are glued, lacquered and polished by hand. Unchanging metal grills of the new series with the poetic name "Lotus Flower" complete shape speakers. They are covered with oxide, giving it a pale golden color, and the overall structure - a restrained nobility.

When checking abilities acoustic bass test tones to clean it turned out that nasty room resonances in the region of the lower bass virtually excited, and in the absence of distortion lower frequencies in our room confidently began with 45-50 Hz - a good result and the expected small speakers. Another thing to note, that in the mid-bass was never any chatter and hull overtones - direct merit innovative body of carbon fiber. These observations were again summoned to the memory association with speakers Vivid Audio - they too differed moderate, but very organized and easy bass, as well as friendly relations with different rooms and their locations in them.

Line on the audibility, comfort and roundness of sound, taken back in the model Morel Octave 6, and then continued with a number of improvements (or, taking into account the hierarchy of the rulers, Sopran offers style, with some simplifications picked up Octave 6). In the performance quality of the recorded popular music pitch was very, very quiet, but sharp enough for drawing the nuances (especially in medium-high and high-frequency range), with good detail and focus. In terms of articulation and the ability to maintain the rhythm for criticism is not found, the speakers played smoothly, easily and rich - a great combination of advantages. Bass Bass was collected and totally buzzing, and it rather bland, but without evidence of amorphous. And generally dry in the handwriting of the speakers was missing, as well as excessive and deliberate juiciness - all turned out to be comfortably balanced. Couple demonstrated balanced, solid and serious, as befits an adult acoustics that is aware of its advantages. Middle can be mentioned separately, as well as images of the performers, the prescribed body and tangible, with light pressure, very connected and volume. As for the criticisms, then, we note that tonal balance Symphony Orchestra showed us some light, and the supply of dramatic fragments - sometimes too moderate.

Morel Sopran Speaker pair photo