Lucy Ribbon Grande   wall-mounted speaker as in K+T 3/2020

Technical data
  • impedance: 4 Ohm
  • sensivity (2,83V/1m): 88 dB
  • size (HxWxD): 1200 x 450 x 109 mm
  • frequency range (-8dB): 32 - 36000 Hz
  • crossover frequency(s): 280, 2600 Hz
  • speaker type: bass reflex

Lucy Ribbon Grande is a three way wall-mounted speaker that can replace a high-quality floorstanding loudspeaker.

Lucy Ribbon Grande is a bass-reflex cabinet loudspeaker with drivers of Audaphon and Wavecor.

The kit is delivered with the following drivers:
- a Audaphon Neo CD 2.0 ribbon-tweeter
- a Wavecor WF152CU14 mids driver
- a Wavecor WF182BD09 woofer

The loudspeaker has been developed by Dennis Frank and Daniel Gattig.

The crossover consists of:
- a 3rd order high-pass filter (18 dB per octave slope) for the tweeter.
- a band pass consisting of a 2nd order high pass filter (12 dB per octave slope) and a 2nd order low-pass filter (12 dB per octave slope) for the mids-woofer.
- a 2nd order low-pass filter (12 dB per octave slope) for the woofer.

The frequency response of this speaker is perfectly linear.

The decay spectrum as shown in the waterfall diagram is exemplary, free of any disturbing resonance.

At low volume, i.e. 85 dB at 1 m, the nonlinear distortions are below 0.2% above 300 Hz and doesn't exceed 0.5% at 95 dB at 1 m between 600 and 15000 Hz.

Our kit consists of

  • Audaphon ribbon Neo CD 2.0 aluminium, black
  • WF152CU14, Wavecor Mid/Woofer, 8 Ohm, paper cone, BD, phase plug
  • Wavecor Mid/Woofer WF182BD09 glass fiber, die cast, 4 Ohm
  • Damping fleece MT Bondum 800 (30 x 50 x 2 cm)
  • Damping Sonofil 100 x 35 cm for 20 litres
  • Female banana jacks, red and black
  • 3m Speaker cable 2x1.5 mm2 black/red
  • 1,5x Pan screws 3.5x17 black, torx, 8 pieces
  • 0,5x 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 2.2 μF; / 400 Vdc
  • Audaphon MKP CAP Superior 3.9 μF; / 400 Vdc
  • Audaphon MKT CAP 0.33 μF; / 160 Vdc
  • Audaphon MKT CAP 8.2 μF; / 160 Vdc
  • Mundorf, electrolytic capacitor, etched, 82 uF/100 Vdc
  • Mundorf, electrolytic capacitor, unetched, 82μF / 50 Vdc
  • 1.0 mm air core coil, 0.82 mH/0.44 Ohm
  • 0.7 mm air core coil, 0.33 mH/0.48 Ohm
  • 0.7 mm air core coil, 0.56 mH/0.55 Ohm
  • Audaphon M core coil M12, 3.3 mH/0.27 0hm
  • Mundorf H core coil H71, 3.3 mH/0.47 0hm
  • ceramic resistor 1.5 Ohm/20 Watt
  • ceramic resistor 6.8 Ohm/20 Watt
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 6.8 Ohm (blue-grey-gold)
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 5W 4.7 Ohm (yellow-violet-gold)

Kit without cabinet, price per speaker   EUR 702,00 excl. VAT: € 589.92 / $ 625.31

Price for a pair of custom speakers of any color   EUR 4590,00 excl. VAT: € 3857.14 / $ 4088.57

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 Audaphon Neo CD 2.0 are of type polypropylen (MKP) Clarity-Cap ESA 250 V.

  • ClarityCap PWA capacitor 0.33 μF; / 160 Vdc
  • ClarityCap PWA capacitor 8.2 μF; / 160 Vdc
  • ClarityCap PWA capacitor 82 μF; / 160 Vdc
  • ClarityCap ESA capacitor 2.2 μF; / 250 Vdc
  • ClarityCap ESA capacitor 3.9 μF; / 250 Vdc
  • Mundorf, electrolytic capacitor, etched, 82 uF/100 Vdc
  • Mundorf baked varnish air core coil BL71, 0.22 mH/0.34 Ohm
  • Mundorf baked varnish air core coil BL71, 0.56 mH/0.64 Ohm
  • Mundorf baked varnish air core coil BL100, 0.82 mH/0.45 Ohm
  • Mundorf bs100 core coil 3.3mH/0.36Ohm
  • Mundorf H core baked varnish coil BH71, 3.3 mH/0.47 0hm
  • ceramic resistor 1.5 Ohm/20 Watt
  • ceramic resistor 6.8 Ohm/20 Watt
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 10W 6.8 Ohm (blue-grey-gold)
  • Metal-oxide resistor, 5W 4.7 Ohm (yellow-violet-gold)

Kit with high-end-crossover without cabinet, price per speaker   on request

Impedance correction

If you want to use a valve amplifier with this speaker an impedance correction should be employed. In this case the component quality is less important; therefore, we offer only one kit (upon request higher quality components are available).

  • Audaphon MKT CAP 22 μF; / 160 Vdc
  • ceramic resistor 8.2 Ohm/20 Watt

Price per impedance correction for one speaker, to be mounted on a small wooden board.     EUR 8,30 excl. VAT: € 6.97 / $ 7.39

universal PCB

If you prefer to mount the crossover components on a universal PCB instead on wood
PCB 150x115 mm, tin plated, price per unit:   EUR 4,70 excl. VAT: € 3.95 / $ 4.19
We recommend one board per kit (2 boards per speaker pair)

Measurements

measurmentsMeasurements on this speaker

Home   Klang+Ton Overview