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Overview. Completely accurate music reproduction requires more than a thoroughly optimized speaker. It requires a speaker that works together with the acoustics of the listening room. The 8c is more than just a loudspeaker. It is a unique acoustic concept, because its revolutionary design provides constant directivity from 100 Hz upwards. As a result, the 8c is above and beyond any other system in terms of neutrality, precision, and in-room tonal balance. Accurate. The 8c represents our commitment to accuracy and clarity. With its constant directivity from 100Hz upwards and /-0.5dB frequency response from 35Hz upwards, music can now be experienced exactly as it was intended. Nothing is added, nothing left out. Experience the sensation of truly accurate music reproduction, hear truth in audio like never before. Adaptive. Tune the system to the room, not the room to the system. 8c’s adapt to the room they are in and can be placed (very) close to room boundaries without losing performance. To achieve this, 8c’s combine a proprietary waveguide tweeter with an acoustic cardioid midrange, boundary-coupled bass drivers and active room matching. The result: superb acoustical reproduction in any room. All-in-one. Besides drivers, the 8c’s small footprint presence holds high-end DACs, amps, subwoofers and a DSP. The system also comes with room matching and streaming capabilities out-of-the-box. All components match each other perfectly and together deliver a “big sound” at 106 dB continuously from 35 Hz upwards, while keeping the signal-to-noise ratio very high. “They sounded realistic and transparent, and belying their somewhat pro-audio appearance, sonically they entirely “disappeared” in my room.” Diego EstanSoundstage Hifi “The Dutch & Dutch 8c’s might be the sweet spot in the new category of active speakers” Kalman RubinsonStereophile “At my place it pulled stunts beyond reach of vast majority of floorstanders and monitors known to me and was exceptionally easygoing while doing so.” David GrzybHifi Knights “If you want to hear the future of high fidelity, grab yourself an audition forthwith” Jason KennedyHifi “Response was even and smooth from the lowest to highest frequencies, and I’ve rarely heard such a stable centre image, almost like having an additional monitor there.” Colby RamseyAudio Media International “They sounded realistic and transparent, and belying their somewhat pro-audio appearance, sonically they entirely “disappeared” in my room.” Diego EstanSoundstage Hifi “The Dutch & Dutch 8c’s might be the sweet spot in the new category of active speakers” Kalman RubinsonStereophile Previous Next Browse all reviews Design. From the smooth baffle to the solid oak cabinet, the 8c’s construction is designed to look as clean as it sounds. WHITE & NATURAL BLACK & NATURAL WHITE & BLACK BLACK & BLACK WHITE & WHITE BLACK & WHITE Solid wood. The 8c’s outer cabinet is crafted from 20 mm thick solid oak panels. Every oak panel is unique and therefore each 8c has its own unique appearance. During the manufacturing process, we match cabinet pairs, to ensure 8c’s of a pair have a similar look. However, no two 8c’s look exactly the same. We like our customers to be aware of this before buying. Internally, the 8c is made out of birch plywood. It is used to create the separate compartments for the drivers and to brace the cabinet, in order to increase the stiffness and strength of the cabinet. This results in an acoustically inert cabinet, which ensures that all you hear is the sound of the loudspeaker drivers. Solid wood is a living material that continuously changes over time. Under the influence of changes in temperature and humidity, the wood will expand and contract. Hairline cracks are normal with solid wood, and thus to be expected. However, the 8c’s cabinet construction is carefully studied and fine-tuned, in order to avoid breakage as the wood ages. Intuitive controls. After the 8c’s are automatically discovered on your LAN, you’ll have full control of settings like gain, distance to front and side walls, updates and many parametric filters. Internet connectivity is not required. Multi-room streaming. Besides balanced analogue or AES3 input, you are able to stream digital music directly to your 8c’s. Set up left and right positions using your mobile device and the rest is done automatically. Within your LAN, 8c’s can be grouped into multiple zones. Perfectly synchronized music can then be played effortlessly in those zones. Effortless updates. Automatic updates can keep your 8c’s up-to-date with industry standards and trends. After extensive testing periods, new firmware versions are made available from our cloud based software platform. If so desired and set up, 8c’s will download and install these updates automatically, adding new features overnight. 8c stand. 8c specific loudspeaker stand. The 8c stand is designed in house to safely support your 8c speakers in a domestic environment. Special care has been taken to ensure the right acoustical properties and sand filling the stand is possible for minimum resonances. The 8c loudspeaker is bolted to the stand so that a sturdy and stable platform is created. The 8c stand is available in matt black finish only. Studio U bracket. U bracket for 8c studio is made of black powder-coated steel and can easily cope with the weight of the 8c either pole, ceiling, or wall-mounted. Holes are fitted to cater for industries standard clamps or pole mount adapters. DOWNLOAD U-BRACKET MANUAL 8c studio. The 8c studio shares the same dimensions, components, and specs as the 8c but is built into a MDF wood-based cabinet as opposed to our solid oak 8c cabinets. To clearly distinguish between the two products the 8c studio will besides the different cabinet material have to do without streaming audio over ethernet capabilities. The 8c studio will be able to handle 192 kHz on the AES/EBU input similar to the 8c. We have incorporated M10 threads in the sides of the 8c studio to cope with the demand of being able to fly or pole mount the cabinets for surround, Dolby Atmos, and similar install applications. U bracket and accessories to deal with the above are available. The 8c studio will be made in black only but can be fitted with a white baffle on special request. Specs. Specifications COMPONENTS LF: 8″ High Excursion Subwoofer (2x) MF: 8″ Mid-Range Driver HF: 1″ Alloy Dome Tweeter ENCLOSURE TYPE LF: Sealed MF: Passive Cardioid FREQUENCY RESPONSE 30 Hz – 20 kHz ± 1 DB AMPLIFIER POWER LF: 500 W MF: 250 W HF: 250 W DIMENSIONS (H x W x D) 485 x 270 380 MM WEIGHT 26 KG Recommended applications High end home Hi-Fi speaker Main monitor in recording and mastering studios Downloads DOWNLOAD SPEC SHEET DOWNLOAD 8C MANUAL DOWNLOAD 8C STUDIO TECHNICAL DRAWINGS DOWNLOAD 8C STAND MANUAL
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