Animata   Shelf speaker as in K+T 5/2024

Technical data
  • impedance: 6 Ohm
  • sensivity (2,83V/1m): 80 dB
  • size (HxWxD): 306 x 190 x 185 mm
  • frequency range (-8dB): 55 - 25000 Hz
  • crossover frequency(s): 2000 Hz
  • speaker type: closed box

Animata is a two way compact speaker.

Animata is a closed-cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Monacor and Purifi.

The kit is delivered with the following drivers:
- a Monacor RBT-35SR ribbon-tweeter
- a Purifi PTT4.0X04-NAC-03 woofer

The loudspeaker has been developed by Thomas Schmidt.

The crossover consists of:
- a 3rd order high-pass filter (18 dB per octave slope) for the tweeter.
- a 3rd order low-pass filter (18 dB per octave slope) for the woofer.

The frequency response of this speaker is nearly linear.

The decay spectrum is nearly perfect.

At low volume, i.e. 85 dB at 1 m, the nonlinear distortions are below 0,4% above 300 Hz and doesn't exceed 1,1% at 95 dB at 1 m between 300 and 15000 Hz.

An excerpt from the Klang+Ton review (Translation of the author into English)

Conclusion of the magazine Klang+Ton:

Our kit consists of

  • Purifi PTT4.0X04-NAC-03
  • 0,5x RBT-35SR, one pair
  • Damping fleece MT Bondum 800 (30 x 50 x 2 cm)
  • 0,5x PE sealing tape, 5x2 mm, 7.5 m
  • 0,5x Damping Sonofil 100 x 35 cm for 20 litres
  • Binding Post PK31, gold plated (one pair, red and black)
  • 1m Speaker cable 2x1.5 mm2, transparent
  • 1,5x Pan screws 4x20 black, torx, 8 pieces
  • Plan for DIY kit

the crossover components (right),
to be mounted on a small wooden board.

  • Audaphon MKP CAP Superior 4.7 μF / 400 Vdc
  • Audaphon MKP CAP Superior 8.2 μF / 400 Vdc
  • Audaphon MKP CAP Superior 15 μF / 400 Vdc
  • 1.0 mm air core coil, 0.47 mH/0.32 Ohm
  • 1.4 mm air core coil, 1.0 mH/0.29 Ohm
  • 0.7 mm air core coil, 0.47 mH/0.50 Ohm
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 4.7 Ohm (yellow-violet-gold)
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 8.2 Ohm (grey-red-gold)

Kit without cabinet, price per speaker   EUR 558,00 excl. VAT: € 468.91 / $ 515.80

Kit with high-end crossover

The high-end kit is delivered with baked varnish air core coils on important parts of the crossover for minimizing microphonic effects. - The current flow through the coil creates a magnetic field which sets the reel of wire in motion. This motion induces a voltage in the coil which adds itself to the signal. The stiffer the reel of wire is, the less the signal will be altered. The capacitors for the Monacor RBT-35SR are of type polypropylen (MKP) Clarity-Cap CSA 630 V.

  • ClarityCap CSA capacitor 4.7 μF / 630 Vdc
  • ClarityCap CSA capacitor 8.2 μF / 630 Vdc
  • Audaphon MKP CAP Superior 15 μF / 400 Vdc
  • Mundorf baked varnish air core coil BL71, 0.47 mH/0.57 Ohm
  • Mundorf baked varnish air core coil BL100, 0.47 mH/0.32 Ohm
  • Mundorf baked varnish air core coil BL140, 1.0 mH/0.30 Ohm
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 4.7 Ohm (yellow-violet-gold)
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 8.2 Ohm (grey-red-gold)

Kit with high-end-crossover without cabinet, price per speaker   EUR 627,00 excl. VAT: € 526.89 / $ 579.58

universal PCB

If you prefer to mount the crossover components on a 140 x 102 mm universal PCB instead on wood:
Universal PCB RA140, order no.. str-RA140, price per unit:   EUR 4,20 excl. VAT: € 3.53 / $ 3.88
We recommend one board per kit (two boards for a speaker pair)


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