ADAMANTIS AND ENSIUM
Very similar looking, but definitely two different loudspeakers. What is exactly the difference between these two?
Very simply put: Adamantis is passive, Ensium has analog assisted-bass (driven bij our ARPEC-system). Both speakers are connected like regular passive speakers, but Ensium has an additional power cable. They both use the same tweeter and woofer, the midrange is different. Both use the same cabinet.
That's it in short.
But what is this assisted-bass and ARPEC-system, and why does it make Ensium so different?
ENSIUM HAS ARPEC™ – ANALOG ROOM ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM
ARPEC is our audiophile solution for bass issues in any size or shape room. The incoming full-range signal is used by the analog ARPEC™ system to add current/amperes to the input voltage for low/bass frequencies. Like using a powerfull amplifier while allowing optimization settings for room-size and placement. Without DSP or any digital component in the signal-line, ARPEC™ maintains perfect time and phase alignment and improves stereo time alignment in any room. Always pure and natural, sounding like a BIG closed box speaker, with super-fast and very large woofers.
Room and placement adjustments are easy and intuitively done by adjusting two stepless rotators, placed on each individual loudspeaker. One rotator for room size, varying from XXS to XXL, the other for speaker placement, varying from standing in a corner to a position completely free of walls. Speaker placement is a walk in the park in virtually any room.
ENSIUM HAS ASSISTED BASS
We developed a unique active bass system which operates fully in the analog domain, without the use of DSP. We call it 'Assisted Bass', since the system only adds current/amperage, and does nothing to affect the characteristics of the sound. The fullrange incoming signal of the connected power amp is used, leaving its character intact over all frequencies, but relieving the speaker of driving difficult loads in the bass region. This makes amplifier matching easy and allows better sound than ever before, without the need to turn to more powerful and bigger amplifiers at higher price tags.
Passive sounding speakers with the ability to adjust the low frequencies according to any room. Deep natural extension, perfect coherency and point-source sound reproduction. Fast and large-scale slam, always taut and well- controlled, without phase issues or D/A conversion losses. The perfect solution for every difficult room, yet this smart implementation remains to be a unique feature in todays high-end audio landscape.