Elac 330 Bookshelf Speakers Product Overview
Perfect synthesis of sound and design:
“CE” stands for “Crystal Edition”, the new crystal-membrane technology that has caused a sensation worldwide. Therefore we decided to also equip the “ELAC 330” with this new award-winning crystal-membrane woofer technology, in addition to all the well-known technological goodies of this ELAC cult speaker like e.g. the JET tweeter.
The ELAC 330 CE will be supplied with a new top plate specifically designed for use with the LS 65 loudspeaker stand (available as accessory).
The ELAC JET tweeter is one of the most legendary tweeters in the hi-fi trade and has won international renown with its unusual transparent and effortless sound image.
The JET tweeter was developed to perfection on the basis of the famous 'Air Motion Transformer' by loudspeaker pioneer Dr Oskar Heil. Its principle: a concertinaed foil membrane is driven by a strong magnet system of neodymium rods.
This 'motor' drives the air considerably faster than the conventional pistonic technique. High sensitivity and extraordiary dynamics are the result.
The picture at the left displays the new JET III tweeter with its larger sound orifice. Due to many additional design changes (e.g. new neodymium magnet system) a higher efficiency and a smoother sound pressure level frequency response up to 50 kHz was achieved.
The ELAC "JET Dispersion Control DC" is a flat ring made of open-cell rubber foam which is mounted around the JET orifice with four clasps (or with adhesive tape).
The JET DC results in a broadband reduction of about 0.5 dB of the radiated sound level nearly independent of frequency. The JET DC is best suited for rooms with little sound absorption at high frequencies, especially for rooms with large windows without curtains or with a smooth floor without a carpet.
All loudspeakers of the 300 series with JET are supplied with the JET Dispersion Control as an accessory.
All woofers of the ELAC 330 CE and the ELAC 305 / 310 CE contain the new "Crystal Membrane" (patent pending) and their design is based on the well-known "Aluminium-Sandwich AS Technology" which was developed by ELAC a couple of years ago. The crystal-shaped inverse aluminium dome is joined to the paper cone in a special glueing process resulting the desired sandwich construction.
The new LLD driver technology (Long Linear Drive) is based on the movement of a short-wound coil (winding height: 6.5 mm) in a long air gap (height: 16 mm) with a homogeneous magnetic field. This design results in extremely linear (without distortions) movement within an amplitude of ±8 mm. The voice coil exactly mirrors the applied audio signal.
The maximum displacement is an impressive ±16 mm.
ELAC's new woofers use high-quality titanium bobbins for greater mechanical stability. This also reduces eddy-current losses and helps achieve deeper and more precise bass reproduction.
Neodymium magnets are used to increase magnetic flux density and to save space, providing optimum magnetic field geometry and greater efficiency.
Using several small magnetic plates reduces air noise and helps to keep the temperature low even under high load.
The aluminium sandwich woofers of the FS 607 CE, FS 609 CE, the ELAC 330 CE, and of the SUB 2060 D use this new LLD driver technology
A special feature are the ELAC proprietary bass ports. As if from the wind tunnel, the double flare port has been designed so as to minimise ventilation noises and to reduce friction losses.
Although the movements in a driver may appear negligible, the drivers are in fact exposed to substantial mechanical strain. To guarantee resonance-free performance and the best possible mechanical conditions, all ELAC driver baskets and mounting plates consist of a special high-tech polyamide, which is reinforced with fibre thus proving extremely torsion-resistant.
The extruded and solid aluminium cabinet includes a bi-wiring terminal that is in line with CE standards.
The connection terminals are 14 ct gold-plated and coated with a long-lasting insulation, offering perfect conductivity and protection against corrosion.
Blanking plugs prevent the insertion of banana plugs.
The lifestyle monitors of the ELAC Classics allowed us to implement even several aspects relevant to sound at a time.
Their outstanding feature are the aluminium cabinets. They consist of 7.5 mm (ELAC 330 CE) and 6.5 mm (ELAC 310 CE) extruded aluminium, reinforced with a central crosspiece. As a complement to the metallic construction, both models feature metal grilles. In this, the particular stiffness of the material provides the almost 100 percent resonance-free characteristic of the cabinets.
Moreover, these cabinets best of all supported the concept of a compact build. These models, and particularly the ELAC 330 CE, feature a baffle reduced to the minimum, thus coming very close to the ideal of a point source. The resulting three-dimensional and airy sound image unfolds especially well on stands.
Almost 95 % of these models are recyclable, and every component can be disassembled without damage and replaced or reused.
With the ELAC 310 CE, we created the smallest state-of-the-art hi-fi monitors worldwide. The often awarded design of the ELAC 330 CE has never been imitated.
These ELAC Classics are samples for perfect synthesis of technology and design: each model forms a distinguished unit of stunning aesthetics and advanced technical function.
