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The Lumaca

Experiencing Music naturally and effortlessly with a Lumaca.

 

The Lumaca Series are our highest-performing, reference level loudspeakers. It is what we deduced from all that we’ve experienced from the birth of the legendary Concerto loudspeaker. The Lumaca series represents a work of enormous sophistication and design, totally eliminating vibrations and or resonance throughout the path of music. A throughout voyage into the depth of the musical window of liquidity, transparency in its absolute natural state that cannot be achieved by conventional boxed loudspeaker systems. The 3 levels of the Lumaca signature series are the 8, 7 and 6 depicting the various heights of the series.

 

The Lumaca 8 design comes with a 45 degree cutaway at the bottom, facing the rear wall. The Lumaca 7 and 6 is designed with an open bottom design that allows bass to exit 360 degrees around the bottom of the horn effortlessly delivering incredible 3D soundstage.

 

Research/Development of the Lumaca cabinet took over a two year period. If the cabinet was to be made out of plastic, MDF, or other composite material, shaping and molding would not be so difficult. However when using pure hardwood and birch plywood, creating concentric wood patterns are next to impossible. Extreme and careful measurements are critical to ensure each piece is cut to an absolute tight tolerance. Many layers of birch plywood along with thousands of tool-paths to construct the seamless tractrix horn structure. The result is a delivery of astonishingly pure, natural and unadulterated presentation of music.

 

Our recommended loudspeaker drivers for the Lumaca Signature series are the highly acclaimed AER bd-3 driver or Voxativ AC-2.6 driver, both with twin-coned, lightweight paper diaphragm and neodymium magnet. Theses drivers are chosen for their speed and articulation. These drivers images superbly, producing a very wide dynamic range, natural and well-balanced sound stage, with flat extension down to 18 Hz. to 22 kHz for the Lumaca VIII. 20Hz. to 22 kHz for the Lumaca VII and 30 Hz. to 22 kHz for the Lumaca VI. The bass develops rapidly and easily due to the large horn/throat with no “holes” that a crossover to a sub-woofer introduces. With the Lumaca signature series flat response to the very low frequency notes, there is no need for a sub-woofer. At a measured output of 107 dB @ 1W/1M, a low-powered tube amplifier will give superb results, from a whisper to a rock concert levels.

 

The music lovers ears and brains no longer needs to go through the strenuous correction of music. Let the Lumaca awaken your emotions....

 

Lumaca VIII 145 inch long Tractrix horn

Dimensions: 94H x 30"W x 30"D.

Weight: 85 lbs each

 

Lumaca VII 126 inch long Tractrix horn

Dimensions: 84H x 26"W x 26"D.

Weight: 65 lbs each

 

Lumaca VI 112 inch long Tractrix horn

Dimensions: 75H x 22"W x 22"D.

Weight: 55 lbs each

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