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PRESS RELEASE for immediate attention June 2016
Press contact: David Denyer 07976 646 404
Scansonic M BTL-series loudspeakers: Raidho-inspired, wireless and active – the ‘next gen’ of hi-fi
M-5 BTL 2-way wireless active standmount
M-6 BTL 2.5-way wireless active compact floorstander
M-9 BTL 3-way wireless active floorstander
Danish Scansonic may be the sister brand of highly covetable Raidho, but its fabulously affordable ‘HD’ range of loudspeakers is starting to make waves in its own right. Now, it enters the Bluetooth arena with the new wireless active M BTL-series. Scansonic is owned by Dantax, the same parent company as Raidho and the brand’s loudspeakers are designed by Michael Børresen, creator of the renowned Raidho range. As a result, they have much of the Raidho family DNA and pedigree but at a fraction of the cost - which makes for a superb marriage of price/performance. Børresen’s initial designs for Scansonic’s HD range were the first models in the MB-series (named with his own initials), closely followed by the astoundingly affordable M-series. The new active M BTL-series, comprising a standmount and two floorstanders, features wired analogue, digital and wireless aptX Bluetooth audio connections. One of each pair of speakers features a built-in amplifier stage - but not the class D design that one might expect in this price range, since this has never been the Scansonic way (keep in mind the Raidho connection). Each of the three models in the M BTL-series sports a powerful class A-B amplifier: 50W in the 2-way M-5 BTL standmount, 60W in the 2.5-way M-6 BTL floorstander and 80W in the 3-way M-9 BTL. All three models are designed around the same ultra-light ribbon planar tweeter as used in the Raidho-inspired MB-series. Its membrane is formed by a kapton-aluminum sandwich just 20µm thick and with an extremely low mass - approximately 50 times less than any conventional textile, ceramic, beryllium or diamond dome. This lower mass translates directly into higher resolution and less material coloration.
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The tweeter is partnered with a paper-polypropylene coned 4.5-inch mid/bass driver (one in the M-5 BTL standmount and two in the M-6 BTL and M-9 BTL floorstanders) with underhung magnet system. The M-9 BTL floorstander adds an 8-inch side-mount bass driver. The cabinets feature a heavily braced, ventilated box design with front-loaded port, and the system also comes with a learning remote control. Recently described by Hi-Fi Plus (April 2016) as “a next gen product”, the M BTL-series promises an authentic hi-fi experience from just a pair of speakers and a smartphone or laptop (ie. any Bluetooth-enabled device). Beam music from your ‘phone, plug in your TV… and get a great-sounding hi-fi system without the system! Technical specifications M-5 BTL M-6 BTL M-9 BTL Type 2-way wireless active
stand-mount 2.5-way wireless active compact floorstander
3-way wireless active floorstander
Enclosure Heavily braced, ventilated box design with front loaded port Inputs Wireless: 2.4GHz aptX
Wired digital: 1 x optical (Toslink) & 1 x RCA Wired analogue: RCA line-level
Tweeter 1 x sealed ribbon tweeter with kapton/aluminum sandwich membrane Mid/bass driver 1 x paper-polypropylene
coned 4.5” bass/mid driver with underhung
magnet system
2 x paper-polypropylene coned 4.5” bass/mid driver with underhung magnet system
Woofer - - 1 x 8” woofer Crossover 3.5kHz 2nd order
acoustic slope 3.5kHz 2nd order acoustic slope;
300 Hz 1st order
Amplification 50W Class A-B 60W Class A-B 80W Class A-B Frequency response 55Hz - 30kHz 50Hz - 30kHz 40Hz - 30kHz Impedance > 6 ohm > 4 ohm > 6 ohm Dimensions mm (w x h x d)
151 x 265 x 151 151 x 900 x 198 151 x 900 x 298
Weight 5.4kg 17.8kg 23.6kg
Pricing and availability The Scansonic HD M-BTL series is available now, priced as follows (incl VAT). All models are available in a choice of two finishes: black-piano or white-piano. M-5 BTL 2-way wireless active standmount £599 M-6 BTL 2.5-way wireless active compact floorstander £1,199 M-9 3-way wireless active floorstander £1,799 Consumer contacts for publication www.scansonic.dk
UK distributor: Decent Audio
Tel: 056 0205 4669 Email: [email protected] Web: www.decentaudio.co.uk
Unit 11, Castlegate Mill Quayside, Stockton-on-Tees County Durham TS18 1BZ
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