Description

DALI PHANTOM E-80

The PHANTOM E-80 is equipped with a 200 mm woofer and a 28 mm soft dome tweeter. Together they transmit the entire frequency spectrum from 49 to 25.000 Hertz in excellent quality.

DALI's PHANTOM E series was primarily developed for installation in ceilings, but the loudspeakers can also be mounted in walls. Thanks to their particularly compact design and the ingeniously simple compass positioning system, the loudspeakers are ready for use in no time. The sound characteristics of the loudspeakers can be optimized for the respective room and the acoustic conditions via two switches. The slightly angled woofer and the slightly off-center dome tweeter harmonize perfectly with each other and deliver a detailed and crisp sound. The polypropylene membrane is better protected against any moisture than the wood fiber membranes usually used with DALI. This makes the PHANTOM E series even more versatile than other DALI built-in loudspeakers. Optional square speaker covers are also available for the models of the PHANTOM E series.

CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION

DALI's PHANTOM E-80 not only combines compact dimensions with top acoustic performance, it also transfers the advantages of a traditional housing loudspeaker to wall and ceiling installations. The drivers of the two-way system are fixed in a stable baffle made of solid MDF to save space. As a result, the chassis find solid working conditions free from disturbing vibrations. In addition, the robust construction ensures optimal integration into the wall or ceiling.

The PHANTOM E-80 can be mounted in just a few simple steps: The completely redesigned baffle becomes thicker towards the outer edges, which means that it sits tighter and more securely in the mounting surface. This construction also contributes to better stability of the entire speaker. The PHANTOM E-80 is held in place by pivoting brackets that can be locked in place with a screwdriver from the baffle and can be used on a mounting surface up to 70mm thick.

The covers of the PHANTOM E series were designed in such a way that they fit particularly flat and the loudspeakers integrate harmoniously into the environment. They are fixed by two invisible magnets. The scope of delivery includes two round front covers, square ones are available as accessories for an extra charge.

CROSSOVER

The crossover was specially designed for the PHANTOM E-80 and consists entirely of selected components that meet the highest audiophile requirements.

All PHANTOM E-Series models have a protection circuit. This protects the chassis from possible overloading when the loudspeakers play at a very high volume for a long period of time. Since built-in loudspeakers are often installed in such a way that they are not only supposed to fill the room in which they are installed, the PHANTOM E-80 is also well secured in this way if e.g. B. the listener in the next room turns up the volume very high for a short time and the loudspeakers would be damaged without the Schultz circuit. The protection circuit responds like a fuse if too high a current flows.

The cabling of the loudspeaker chassis is laid out and fastened in such a way that all connections are secure and no disturbing noises can arise. The connection terminals are placed directly on the crossover board to keep the signal path as short as possible. Spring clips ensure a secure and permanent connection to the speaker cable.

TWEETER

The tweeter with its 25 mm fabric dome sits in a plastic housing almost in the middle above the mid-woofer. The two arms of the mount are aerodynamically shaped like the profile of an airplane wing. Due to the coaxial arrangement of the two chassis, the dimensions of the system are particularly compact. The special shape of the mount for the tweeter and its placement slightly off-center prevent the "coaxial discolouration" that is otherwise typical of coaxial systems and is caused by the arrangement of the chassis. Nevertheless, the listeners can fully enjoy the great advantage of such systems - an extraordinarily spatial sound image.

The scale division of a compass ring on the edge of the loudspeaker helps to optimally align the loudspeaker for the respective room.

LOW-MIDDLE RANGE

An important goal in the development of the PHANTOM E-80 was to have as many possible uses as possible. The coax system should also be able to be used where the use of traditional DALI housing loudspeakers is not possible or not recommended - for example in basements, bathrooms or in protected outdoor areas. The membranes are made of polypropylene to ensure both optimal durability and excellent sound quality.

The mid-bass driver is built in at a slight angle, which allows the system to be angled in one direction and thus targeted sound reinforcement. Cone, bead and magnetic drive are designed in accordance with the DALI philosophy to keep losses as low as possible. As a result, the PHANTOM E-80 unfolds its full sound quality even with comparatively small amplifiers.

BEAM CHARACTERISTICS

All DALI loudspeakers are developed according to the principle of the widest possible radiation angle. Because not only - as is usual with many other loudspeakers - the listeners should experience a pronounced stereo panorama exactly in the middle opposite the speakers, but also those people who are to the side or further back in the listening room. This approach can be implemented particularly well in conjunction with loudspeakers integrated flush into the ceiling or wall. With DALI's PHANTOM series, it is thus ensured that music, speech and film soundtracks are reproduced in an easily understandable and spatially accurate manner throughout the entire room, regardless of the listener's position.

The PHANTOM E-80 has two switches that can be used to optimize the sound. The switches can be set independently of each other.

If you switch the first switch from "Normal" to "HF tilt", the sound pressure level of the tweeter is increased by 3 dB. This may be advisable, for example, if one of the installed PHANTOM E-80 loudspeakers is placed further away from the others. With the raised treble level, the listeners then perceive all systems as equally loud and correspondingly balanced and spatial.

The other switch affects the beam angle of the tweeter. The "Focus" setting should be selected when the listeners are quite close to the loudspeakers. The "Distribute" switch position, on the other hand, is recommended if the listening position is more than 25 degrees off-axis, so that optimum playback quality is also guaranteed at a greater distance from the built-in loudspeakers.

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