Полочная акустика — Falcon Bravo The Dome

Falcon Bravo The Dome is a two-way standmount design from a Spanish workshop based in Toledo that builds its speakers to order. The model is named after the illuminated, gem-shaped housing on top of the cabinet that holds the tweeter, and its colour can be changed by the owner. The speakers are listed at EUR 24,000 and the matching stand at EUR 3,400, and the maker asks buyers to confirm pricing directly since every pair is made individually.

Key specs that matter

A 1 inch tweeter works with a 7.5 inch woofer whose cone is made of Textreme, a light and stiff woven material. Frequency response is 33 Hz to 23 kHz within 3 dB and sensitivity is 90 dB. Nominal impedance is 7 ohm with a minimum of 6.5 ohm, and between 100 Hz and 22 kHz the impedance stays between 6.5 and 8 ohm. Each speaker measures 317 mm wide, 610 mm high and 435 mm deep and weighs 32 kg. The matching stand measures 400 x 50 x 520 mm and weighs 22 kg. Terminals are Mundorf silver-plated copper binding posts.

Engineering and use context

The tweeter housing is shaped to control high-frequency dispersion, and Falcon Bravo states a coherent lateral response up to 75 degrees off axis, with no frequency disturbance up to 12 kHz. The tweeter sits on an adjustable platform of polished aluminium, which moves it forward or back to align its arrival time with the woofer. The enclosure has two chambers, walls 40 mm thick and damping from several materials, and it vents through a double-flared bass reflex port at the rear. The faceted front panel, also 40 mm thick, is covered in full-grain leather, while the bass enclosure combines maple and Spanish walnut. Textreme is a material otherwise used in bicycle frames and sailing masts, chosen here because it is stiff for its weight. The crossover uses parts from Jantzen, Duelund and Mundorf, together with Falcon Bravo's own graphite and silver resistors held in a beechwood capsule. Each stand rises on reinforced steel columns of 90 mm filled with silica sand and isolates the speaker from vibration.

Pairing

The flat load suits valve amplifiers as well as transistor designs, and the moderate sensitivity calls for an amplifier of moderate power rather than a few watts.

Alternatives

Falcon Bravo lists no other loudspeaker model besides The Dome, so the brand has no other stand-mount speaker to consider.