Odeon Celeste 2-way Floorstanding Speaker

The Celeste is the new large two-way loudspeaker from ODEON AUDIO. The loudspeaker is equipped with a newly developed double horn throat design which, in combination with a top-class 22 cm bass-midrange driver and a 1″ ring radiator in the 19 cm spherical horn, ensures dynamics and resolution that were previously unheard of in this price range. The Celeste can be operated with a wide range of tube and transistor amplifiers. When listening to music, the loudspeaker fades into the background and allows the user an emotional and unmediated access to the music.

In order to keep the deviations between the channels as low as possible, we use selected components for the crossover with a maximum deviation of just one percent. Only non-ageing components (film capacitors) are used. The Celeste works with capacitors from WIMA. The inherent sound of these capacitors opens up the sound image and harmonizes perfectly with the sound character of the compression chamber drivers. For a more direct saturation of the capacitors and the associated faster signal processing, a large number of capacitors are connected together in the Helix and fitted with New Old Stock bridge capacitors. The flat coils used come from the German company Mundorf. In most high-end loudspeakers, the crossovers are built on Pertinax boards and the individual components are connected by conductors. In contrast, the crossovers of the Celeste are wired by hand, soldered point to point and then mechanically secured to prevent movement of the sensitive components and thus negative influences on the sound. The point-topoint wiring minimizes electrical transitions in the signal path. What is considered a quality feature in high-quality tube amplifiers is rarely implemented as consequently in loudspeaker construction as it is at ODEON AUDIO

Technical

• System: 1“neodymium compression driver in 17cm spherical horn (birch plywood finish).
• 6.5” handmade bass-midrange, ultra-light cellulose membrane
• Principle: 2-way bass reflex
• Crossover Frequency: 2300 Hz
• Frequency Response +/- 3db: 32hz-25000kHz
• Impedance: 8 ohms
• Sensitivity: 93db
• Dimensions 108cm (H) x 24,2cm (W) x 39cm (D) / Socket: 28cm (w) x 43,5cm (d)
• Weight: 28 kg each