Gradient: 1.4

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NOK81 000,00 inkl. mva.
På lager: 2 stk.
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Atter en gang kom Jorma Salmi opp med en unik konstruksjon som skiller seg ut fra mengden i dette høyttaler-lansdskapet.

Denne gang er formen på høyttalerne helt rund og som med REVOLUTION er det 2 kabinetter satt sammen til ett.

Ett for mellomtone diskant ( coaxial-element som er perfekt for best mulig fase og amplituderespons ) og ett for bassen.

Dette mellomtone/diskant elementet er et spesialutviklet coax-element for Gradient - uten kompromisser av noe slag - i samabeid mellom I SEAS og Gradient. 

Og enda en gang må vi presisere at formen på Gradient`s høyttalere ikke blir til som et resultat av design og estetiske tanker men at funksjonen bestemmer formen (eller formen følger funksjonen.)

Hvorfor en rund høyttaler??
Jo - med tanke på å unngå refleksjoner fra en baffel. Her skjer ikke disse refleksjonene.

Og igjen har Jorma Salmi greid å konstruere et spesielt høyttalerkabinett som ikke har bakoverutstråling fra mellomtonekabinettet (redusert med 20db / står igjen med 1 % av normal utstråling bakover.) Dermed får man ingen påvirkning av eventuell bakvegg i det følsomme mellomtoneområdet.

I tillegg kan man vri mellomtone/diskantkabinettet (kula) i den retning man ønsker. Altså - for perfekt vinkling trenger man ikke å vri på selve høyttalerne men bare topp-kula.

Bassen er her plassert under høyttalerne og basselementet er produsert av superstivt aluminium for å oppnå en perfekt definisjon og tighthet.

GRADIENT 1.4

It was just 35 years ago when we decided to take our own way and not to follow anyone else. Not to fallow industry conventions and evident solutions. With one single goal: to design a loudspeaker that sounds excellent in all kinds of rooms.

During the centenary of Finland´s independence Gradient added another chapter to the legendary Gradient 1.-line.

The sprit of the Gradient 1. - speakers combined with the inventions we have made during these years make the 1.4 a real unique loudspeaker, destined to become an instant classic.

THE LATEST COAXIAL DRIVER WITH NO COMPROMISES

The first coaxial structure in our speaker elements was carried out in Revolution model, launched in 1993. Thereafter, several versions of the coaxial speaker elements developed together with Seas have been used in our loudspeakers.

The new Gradient 1.4 is the first speaker utilizing our latest coaxial technology made exclusively for Gradient in Norway. A 176mm pre-coated reed paper cone cone handles frequencies up to 2500Hz. High frequencies from 2500Hz to over 20kHz are reproduced by a 25mm Al/Mg-dome tweeter placed at the apex of the midrange cone. Such a point source is generally accepted as an ideal sound source for its excellent phase and amplitude response. The end result is an extremely accurate, stable and three dimensional soundstage.

SPHERICAL ACOUSTIC RESISTANCE ENCLOSURE

To minimize reflections from the speaker cabinet, the coaxial element is mounted in a spherical enclosure. The sphere is an ideal form with no structural interfaces and discontinuities.

Still Gradient is not Gradient without something completely new and unique. From the very beginning it was clear that the new Gradient 1.4 will utilize our acoustic resistance enclosure - technology, like used in many previous Gradient models. Now this is made as ideal as possible: Symmetric spherical housing leaks “anti sound” from the opening behind the sphere, cancelling back radiation and early reflections from the surfaces behind the loudspeaker.

The backward radiation of the Gradient 1.4 is attenuated by 20dB at mid frequencies which is only one percentage of the total sound energy. 

In a nutshell: the room influence to the sound remains very small giving the Gradient 1.4 a very similar sound characteristic in many different rooms.

BASS DOWN TO 30HZ

Low frequencies below 200 Hz are reproduced by a bassreflex enclosure tuned at 27Hz. Large crossection area of the reflex tunnel guarantees no breathing noise even at high sound levels.

220mm long throw woofer made by Seas in Norway is facing towards the floor. The woofer has an extremely stiff aluminium cone giving tremendous bass precision. 

FUNCTIONAL DESIGN

Every aspect of the speaker form has a meaning. Acoustic design and function determine the shape. There is nothing more to add - there is nothing left to take away. 

The cabinet of the speaker is made of advanced technopolymer in Finland. Together with the ideal form of the speaker exceptional combination of stiffness and rigidness is obtained to eliminate cabinet vibrations. 

The finishing of the speaker cabinet, available in graphite black and white, is durable providing easy to clean and long-lasting surface. For years to come. 

Gradient: 1.4
Antall 2 stk
Antall kartonger 2 stk
Drifts-type 3-veis
Kabinett-type Bassrefleks/Stor port
Spredningsmønster (Diskant) Hjerteformet / retningsbestemt - kontrollert via mellomtone-elementet diskanten er montert i. (coax) (waveguide) Kontrollert Spredning
Spredningsmønster (Mellomtone) Hjerteformet - kontrollert via det unike kammeret elementet er montert i. Kontrollert Spredning
Spredningsmønster (Bass) Omnidireksjonell
Kabinett materialer Technopolymer
Kabinett materialer Technopolymer
Frekvensrespons  27Hz -6db / 45-20000Hz +/-2db
Anbefalt forsterkereffekt 50 - 250W
Følsomhet 87db (2,83V v/ 1m)
Impedance / Motstand 4 Ohm
Mellomtone / Diskant-element 1 x 176mm/25mm coaxial
Bass-element 1 x 220mm (ca 8,8")
Diskant-element Aluminium / Magnesium
Mellomtone-element  Coatet papir av siv
Bass-element Ekstremt stivt aluminiumsmembran - for ekstrem bass-presisjon.
Produsent av coax-element SEAS/Gradient
Produsent av bass-element SEAS
Delfrekvens  200Hz og 2500Hz
Gradient Spesialitet 1 Justerbar vinkling av mellomtone/diskant
Gradient Spesialitet 2 Nesten all bakover-utstråling av lyd er kansellert. Kun 1 % av opprinnelig utstråling gjenstår.
Gradient Spesialitet 3 Den runde formen hindrer refleksjoner fra kabinettet.
Gradient Spesialitet 4 Målet er å lyde like godt i alle rom!!
Passer til romstørrelse Medium / Stort
Terminaler  Gullbelagte terminaler. Tar både spader og bananplugger
Farge / Finish Sort eller Hvit
Farge / Finish trekk Sort, Hvit, lys grå og brun
Dimensjon B 32cm x H 88cm x D 32cm
Vekt  15 kg pr høyttaler
Produksjonsland Finland

Omtale i web magasiner INNER

Test av 1.4 i High Fidelity - Polen

 

INNER, April 2018
Kari Nevalainen

What can I say? Competent and convincing! Very much so. Very systematic. Disarming in their own original way. Those were the first words that leaped to my mind. 

The Absolute Sound Best Loudspeakers $5,000 – $10,000
By TAS Staff

As in the original Gradient models decades ago, the bass here is generated by a floor-firing woofer, giving half-space directivity. Further up, the mids and highs are produced by a coaxial mid/tweeter assembly in a flow-resistance spherical enclosure, which attenuates the back radiation. The result is a speaker with remarkable indifference to the room around it and an almost uncanny ability to “disappear” as an apparent source. Unusual but elegant in appearance, these relatively small speakers produce abundant sound for rooms of moderate size with excellent balance and superb stereo behavior.

The Absolute Sound, September 2022
Robert E. Greene

It is a really good speaker, but it is more
than just good. It presents a new way of thinking about how
a speaker can work in a room.

High Fidelity, June 2018.
Wojciech Pacula

These are fantastic loudspeakers for long, relaxed listening in any acoustic environment.

Hifi Maailma, 04/2018
Pekka Tuomela

Äänellisesti 1.4 on varsin yleispätevä toisin kuin jotkin muut valtavirrasta poikkeavia rakenteita soveltavat kaiuttimet. Mielyttävän sointitasapainon lisäksi sen toistossa on ilmavuutta ja syvyyttä. Kotelon pyöreys ja vapaasti lepäävä yläosa mahdollistavat äänen suuntaamisen halutulla tavalla muuttamatta visuaalista vaikutelmaa. Gradient 1.4 on sekä muodoiltaan että äänenlaadultaan nykyaikainen laatukaiutin. Se on onnistunut juhlistamaan yrityksen 35-vuotista historiaa

Best Sound in the Audio Video Show
Best Sound in the Audio Video Show
Warsaw, Nov 2018
Tekniikan Maailma, 22/2018
Risto Niska

The only problem, and finally the challenge in the test, was the attempt to find music that 1.4 would not play excellently. Despite numerous trials even with bad recordings, no such music was found at all!

The Absolute Sound, September 2022
Robert E. Greene

The Gradient 1.4s are thrifty, indeed, in the realm of high-end prices. And there really are no other speakers that I know of that can do exactly what they do. Like their ancestors, the Gradient 1.3s, they present the sound of recordings in a unique way.

Hörerlebnis, no. 109
Meik Wippermann

Gradient 1.4 is the first loudspeaker that really makes music in my acoustically problematic L-shaped living room with more than 50 square meters of floor space with various reflective glass surfaces and parquet flooring.

Stereoplay, 2/2020
Malte Ruhnke

When it comes to sound image one of the biggest and most natural loudspeakers money can buy.

The Absolute Sound, September 2022
Robert E. Greene

If you are really serious about getting your room out of your system and hearing recordings as they actually are, the Gradient 1.4s are, in the words of the Michelin Guides, worth a journey.

LowBeats, 3/2020
Holger Biermann

The Gradient 1.4 is one of the most exciting, sonorous and yes: most attractive floorstanding loudspeakers below 10.000 euros.

INNER, April 2018
Kari Nevalainen

What can I say? Competent and convincing! Very much so. Very systematic. Disarming in their own original way. Those were the first words that leaped to my mind. 

Hei Paul !

Det begynner å bli en god stund siden jeg fikk mine 1.4 og tenker jeg burde ha gitt deg en tilbakemelding tidligere. Det er lyttet mye, på ulikt utstyr, ulike kilder og litt forskjellig plasseringer i rommet. Jeg gikk nok ikke helt i taket sånn umiddelbart, men jeg vet jo at man må gi nye ting litt tid. Mener å kunne si at 1,4 trenger mye innspilling ( selv om det er ofte vel så mye ørene som trenger omstilling), for dette er virkelig en annen høyttaler idag enn når jeg mottok de. Syntes de var noe slanke i starten, uten at jeg oppfattet de som lyse, men hvilken basskvalitet de har idag.

Til min foretrukne musikk spiller de kjellerdypt. Jeg lytter mye  på stemmer og pianomusikk, og hvilket kvaliteter 1.4 her legger for dagen. De blir aldrig kjedelige og heller ikke slitsomme selv etter timers lytting.

Jeg er sikker på at dette blir en høyttaler til daglig glede og nytelse i år fremover. Håper du skyfler ut 1.4 til folket ! Vi høres nok igjen.

 

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Bjørn Erik Lybekk 
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