New Speakers for Opuspocus & Twisted Clarity
CS850
Work is now finished on the design for 4 new opuspocus topboxes. The first 8 prototype boxes have been doing the rounds on the UK underground dance music scene for the past 12 months with Opuspocus & Twisted Clarity, whilst various small ajustments and modiifications have been tried. One significant discovery is that we have found a new diaphram material that, in our new high frequency drivers, has toppled the TAD4001 as the king of the faerie frequencies. The new CS, acording to Andy Fox - MD of Opus Audio Technologies, "now sounds better than the AT1000"
The first test run of 10 of the new 'OPUS CS850' is now finished, and they are now in production as a top box for night clubs, mobile PA companies and theatres. Small enough for a one man lift, yet louder, clearer and more accurate than ever before. Each with the new opus high frequency driver and two brand new 350w midrange units, manufactured for Opus by PHL in France the ex-chief designer (for 12 years) of hi-fi legend, Audax. The new CS is an easy lift for one person, is fully arrayable in a horizontal array, and the first flying system is currently being designed. It should be ready for the start of the festival season in 2008.
All 15" bass cones in the 'Wheelie Bins' recently upgraded to a new driver design by Precision Devices, designed specifically for reflex tuned bass speakers. These have a much crisper sound, and of course, total PD reliability.
The 'wheelie bins' have a flat frequency response down to 40 Hz and worked superbly with the huge double 24" bass monster "National Thunder" - so called because it was designed for the National Theatre to play epic organ frequencies and thunder type sound effects - but the practicalities of transporting a bass bin that fills a van on its own meant another option had to be found. The 24" Wheelie Sub.
The two single 24" ultra sub 'Wheelie bins', to replace 'National Thunder III' surprise everone who listens to them. You would expect a flappy sort of sound, but actually these sound just as tight and precise as the wheelie bins and the opus 218's, but with an added couple of octaves on the bottom - flat to 25 Hz, and still plenty of 'experience' at 15 Hz. Also, there is none of the pain sometimes experienced by many other bass bins at these frequencies & volumes. Real audio pleasure, and an excellent combination with double 15's or 18's.
We shall probably be building more of these in the future.