Our highest-performing loudspeaker design to date is the Jordan Eikona TL Array, launched in February this year. It features four Eikonas and is capable of bass to 30 Hz. Its considerable power-handling enables it to tackle the full range of music, from orchestral and rock to string quartets and solo voice. The …
The Jordan Eikona full-range drive unit is capable of being used in many ways as well as providing the basis for a range of excellent loudspeakers. Some of these were covered last year in our series, Audio Building Blocks. The culmination of the series was a project for a 4-Eikona Linear …
No, it’s not the title of the latest Richard Curtis rom-com. Passive, active and single refer to the three primary ways of designing hi-fi and studio loudspeakers. Most loudspeakers feature multiple drive units, each of which has a restricted bandwidth. For instance, in a typical two-way design the bass/mid unit …
One of Ted Jordan’s most popular systems was the Linear Array. This vertical arrangement of four Jordan 50mm units gave many of the benefits of a taller, floor-to-ceiling line source but at much lower cost. The 50mm Module Array required an additional bass system but a Jordan Eikona Array is a stand-alone system. Four Eikonas are …
Last time we looked at a line array speaker system using 16 Jordan Eikonas per enclosure. Whilst capable of terrific performance, a 2.5m high loudspeaker may be more than many people (and rooms) require. One of the requirements when assembling a loudspeaker array is to ensure that the total impedance of …
