Amphion Two18 Dual 6.5-inch Passive Studio Monitors

Amphion Two18 Overview Amphion Performance in an Expanded Package Any professional monitoring arrangement might benefit from Amphion Two18 speakers. The twin LF/MF drivers work in perfect phase alignment to deliver a wide sonic spectrum with high precision. These high-end passive monitors use custom-designed drivers, a high-density Corian waveguide, and a sealed enclosure with a passive radiator to provide the natural, transparent, and unhyped sound required to make key mixing decisions. When monitoring with Amphion Two18 speakers, discerning engineers know to anticipate reliable mix translation A really honest listening experience. Many studio monitors are excellent for working on, but they are not always the speakers to use when you want to lose yourself in your favorite music. Amphion Two18 studio monitors are developed with the ultimate purpose of offering a “beautifully honest” listening experience that makes tracking, mixing, and mastering not only simple but also delightful. Improved performance via passive design. Simply, you achieve higher performance. Keeping sensitive electronics away from magnetized moving drivers enhances the display in every way and eliminates the need to select an amplification solution solely based on its capacity to fit within an enclosure and not overheat. A Corian waveguide offers control and balance. Like other Amphion displays, the Two18 has a fifth-generation waveguide CNC-carved from high-density Corian. This enhances the tweeter’s capacity to couple with the air, allowing it to extend down to the 1.6kHz crossover point and making the whole system’s dispersion more consistent throughout a wide frequency range. It also physically aligns the drives, greatly improving both time and phase coherence. The result is a rock-solid phantom center, accurate imaging, and a very broad and deep sweet spot. Performance as a point source with no audible crossover points! One of the most challenging aspects of speaker design and manufacturing is driver integration. The aim is to reach a single point when the acoustical centers of the driver combination may function together properly, precisely as they do in real life. If you want to integrate two separate audio signals as smoothly as possible, doesn’t it make sense to locate the seam outside the most sensitive portions of the hearing range? Human hearing is non-linear. The ear’s sensitivity is strongest in the crucial center of the hearing range, which is normally between 2 and 5kHz. Using an unusually low crossover point enables the use of drivers with the smallest possible moving mass in the range where the ear is most sensitive, resulting in unprecedented midrange clarity and depth, as well as a single point source/phantom center image found only in coaxial designs. Passive radiator plus sealed enclosure equals far greater precision. A ported box always has uncontrolled pressure variations and turbulence inside the cabinet, which results in lower resolution—particularly in the midrange—and prevents a balanced audio signal from being reproduced correctly. The Two18’s sealed cabinet design improves midrange clarity and bass precision while also filling the space more evenly and predictably. Amphion’s rear-mounted passive radiator, which functions as a speaker cone, surround, and basket without a motor, moves in perfect synchrony with the front woofer, ensuring that the distance from the front to the back of the cabinet remains constant and that the air balance in the cabinet is maintained. This produces a considerably tighter, even response at the low end of the spectrum, ensuring more accurate translation to almost any playback device. A passive radiator is not the same as a back port, and it is far less sensitive to location near a rear wall. Amphion Two18 Passive Studio Monitor Features: High-quality studio monitors built for uncompromising performance. 2-way passive structure with a rear-mounted passive radiator. Two 6.5-inch mid/bass woofers. 1-inch titanium tweeter. Power recommendation: 50-200 watts.