Pushing The Boundaries

KARLINA II

Folder, english Version

€ 23.900,- / System
(EU MSRP incl. VAT)

Folder, deutsche Version

Folder, deutsche Version

KARLINA II has been directly derived from KARLOTTA, the audiophile benchmark for living room compatible high end audio. Considerably slimmer and more affordable, she is powerful enough to handle rooms up to 60 m2 with ease, even at live concert levels. Like KARLOTTA, KARLINA II combines the virtues of a no-compromise 2-way monitor with a super fast and responsive 10“ aluminum subwoofer plus a top firing AMT diffuse field tweeter. Thanks to her newly developed, Lyravox exclusive Accuton®  ceramic dome tweeter, she is on par with her bigger sister in terms of imaging and soundstaging when used in matching room sizes. KARLINA II brings to the home a highly interior friendly piece of technology that delivers the best possible sound quality of a speaker of her size, while being perfectly comfortable in use, versatile in functionality and – most of all – adaptive to the room’s acoustics and the listener’s taste. A dream system that would not have been possible to create only a few years ago, relying on the most sophisticated speaker driver technology on the planet, the latest amplification and the most powerful signal processing – all carefully blended within the traditional art of finely tuned acoustics, to achieve the true state of the art.

„One of the most Audiophile Active Speakers overall.“

Malte Ruhnke, Stereoplay

ACTIVE/DIGITAL MULTI-CHANNEL AMPLIFICATION

As one of the major technical advances in audio, the direct amplification of a speaker driver eliminates distortions, phase shifts and decoupling caused by traditional passive crossover networks. In combination with DSP processing, not only a more exact crossover is possible, but also perfect time and phase alignments, more refined equalisation, dynamics-dependent corrections, and room-dependent corrections.

INTEGRATED DIGITAL PRE-AMP

In order to achieve the ideal of a lossless audio chain, Lyravox integrates a multi-input preamplifier into its systems. The direct integration avoids sonic bottlenecks, improving the overall sound quality. The two analogue (balanced, unbalanced) and three digital (AES, SPDIF, optical) input interfaces allow the connection of all types of high end audio sources. The direct linking of digital streamers or music servers represents the most direct audio chain without unnecessary components in the way. Analogue sources can also feed directly into the speakers, forming a signal path superior to any external pre-amplifier solution. All functions are remote controlled.

(ULTRA) HARD DIAPHRAGM DRIVERS

The physical ideal of a speaker driver is that of a perfect piston, moving air without internal vibrations. This ideal is only achievable with ultra hard diaphragms such as beryllium, magnesium, ceramic, or even diamond. The most consequent and advanced designs in this field are the latest generation drivers by acclaimed German specialist Accuton® . Many of the world’s most sophisticated loudspeakers are relying on these drivers, and so does Lyravox´K-Series. In contrast to all other manufacturers, Lyravox employs digital/active engines to fully exploit the potential of the high-tech Accuton® drivers.

DIFFUSE FIELD RECREATION

In a real-life music performance, the sonic waves of musical instruments are being dispersed in all directions, not only towards the listener. The dispersion of traditional loudspeakers with front drivers is therefore not fully representative of real music. Lyravox systems (except studio monitors) are equipped with additional drivers for the projection of the ‚ambient’ part of the music, partly through individual DSP-controlled channels.

 OPTIMIZED CABINETRY

A large part of a loudspeaker’s quality is determined by its enclosure. All Lyravox systems are built to proven high end standards, applying to the choice and combination of the cabinet materials, cabinet geometry, internal bracing, finely tuned damping, internal absorbers (for the minimization of electronic corrections), internal sound and pressure dispersion, midrange cabinet ventilation, reflex channel optimization, external diffraction and optimal wall or floor coupling.

ROOM ADAPTATION EQ

One of the most relevant factors of sound quality is the interaction of a loudspeaker with the surrounding room. In the absence of serious physical acoustic room treatment – as in a recording studio – the performance of an audio system is a question of luck, and never optimal. For best results, a matching of the system’s frequency response with the room’s acoustic behaviour is mandatory. This requires the system to be adjustable through a parametric (fully configurable) EQ. In the Lyravox systems, that EQ is implemented losslessly within the DSP, as an overlay of the default digital sound settings – not in an additional stage of signal processing. Given the high level of the systems’ reproduction quality, the room adaptation EQ needs to be set in a process of professional measurement and knowledgeable listening, which is a free Lyravox service in most countries.

 

 

AUDIO INTERFACES

Analog Balanced (XLR)

Analog RCA (Cinch)

Digital AES / EBU

Digital SPDIF (Coax)

Digital Optical

Automatic Source Selection by Auto-Detect

Automatic Wake up / Sleep

USER INTERFACE

Solid Aluminum Infrared Remote Control

Standby / Mute / Volume / Source / Sound Preset

DRIVERS

Tweeter Accuton® for Lyravox® Ceramic 30 mm

Midbass Accuton® C173 7“

Backside Woofer ScanSpeak® 26W Aluminum 10“

Topfiring Ambience Tweeter AMT50

AMPLIFIERS

6 Power Amps CLASS D 4th Gen., 1200 W Total Power (per pair)

PROCESSING

Dual Hi-Res DSP-Preamp Module

DIMENSIONS

36 x 108 x 19 cm (W x H x D)
Baseplate 34 cm deep

WEIGHT

29,5 kg

ACOUSTIC SPACE COVERAGE

20 – 60 mroom size

Finished in Brilliant Interior White

Ultrasmooth Matte Coating (NCS-S 0500N).

Any other colour/finish available upon request.

BROCHURE

PRESS CLIPPINGS

MANUAL

FIRMWARE

Folder, deutsche Version (pdf)

Folder, english Version (pdf)

Stereoplay 06/18 (German) (pdf)
Stereoplay 06/18 (English) (pdf)
AUDIOTEST 06/20 (pdf)
Audio Test 04/19 (Link)
Like Hifi (Link)
lite-magazin (Link)
lowbeats.de (Link)
 Quickstart Manual English (pdf)
(KARLINA KOMPLETT)
Version 0.46 (bin)
(KARLINA KOMPLETT)

 

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