Eden Acoustics SAKURA Floor Standing Speakers Pair

Specifications

Weight:

68 kg

Dimensions:

N/A

Availability:

Store

Home Theatre Speaker Type:

Floor Standing

Amplifiers:

1700 watts total
Tweeters: 100 watts
Mid driver: 250 watts
Woofers: 500 watts

Sampling Rate:

24bit / 192 – 384kHz

Frequency Response:

23 Hz – 35 kHz

Inputs:

Stereo XLR/RCA analog,
1 x S/PDIF in,
1 x S/PDIF out,
1 x USB Audio Class 2
Bluetooth Audio (apex-HD)
Wi-FI
Ethernet
Optional ROON™/Network Music Player

LIFELIKE IMMEDIACY

SAKURA is the second and ultimate A.I.R loudspeaker system. With A.I.R. the enclosure disappears, and with it, box sound and coloration are associated with traditional loudspeakers.

A.I.R is derived from the well-known dipole model. With a radiation pattern in the form of an eight and the removal of the box, it eliminates side wall reflections and enclosure resonances. Eden Acoustics are looking for the best of what a dipole loudspeaker could offer, while refining the sound, in a more modest size and with improved looks. After multiple tests and measurements, we removed the baffle and added a sophisticated digital processing system, which resulted in a livelier, more holographic sound.

SAKURA pushes the limits by removing the TÔMEI centre bass module and installing one bass driver in each tower. Two new 6inch (156mm) mid-bass units are installed in each tower. These modifications improve the dynamics, lower distortion, and result in blindingly fast reproduction of sound, with faster, deeper bass rendition.

SAKURA systems are available in two formats. The base version is comprised of two 3-way SAKURA towers, with a remote control-based central control unit (CCU). The second version called SAKURA2 sports two mid drivers on each side. Optionally, SAKURA systems can come as ROON™ ready with network music streaming capabilities.

HOLOGRAPHIC ACOUSTICS

SAKURA is a 3-way A.I.R. loudspeaker using 4 drivers:

• Two sliced cones 156mm (6-inch) mid/bass drivers featuring an extremely large linear excursion (13mm – 0.5inch),
• One Scan Speak Illuminator tweeter,
• One long-throw, one-inch linear excursion, thirteen-inch (34cm) bass driver to reproduce the lowest registers of bass with incomparable speed and accuracy.

The tweeter has been chosen for its fatigue-free listenability and outstanding sonic transparency. Both mid-bass and bass drivers offer extreme linear cone excursion to sustain the high demands of the A.I.R. architecture.

All drivers are perfectly integrated into time and phase, with no baffle to restrict high and mid-frequency dispersion. The result is an incredibly airy and large soundstage that seems to float into the room. Some call it holographic acoustics and indeed SAKURA gives that feeling of really being at the concert or in the studio with the artist.

DIGITALLY OPTIMISED

SAKURA’s central control unit comes with first-class components from Hypex, Analog Devices, XMOS, and AKM.

A new Analog Devices SHARC DSP Audio Processor and Crossover called Nexus is used to optimise each driver’s amplitude, impulse, time, and phase response. The new DSP can up-sample to either 192k or 384k. New features include a Raspberry PI4, The RPi4 is directly connected to the DSP through its I2S interface. It can send streams to the DSP like a music server. It can also receive streams of music through wi-fi or Ethernet. Other features include Bluetooth APTx-HD, Headphone Amplifier, and improved DAC modules (Velvet Sound DACs by AKM), Room EQ is available with a Phantom power microphone input and internal measurement system.

Some features of the DEQX:

• Hexacore ARM Processors
• 5 x digital inputs
• 4 x digital outputs
• Roon™ ready
• Network Steaming
• Speaker calibration and Room EQ
• ESS Sabre Pro ADC and DACs