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Cool Gales gets first production pair of Eclipse TD712zMK2 Time Domain Speakers in the UK (7/4/2009)

Cool Gales are Eclipse's premier UK retailer and Ivan Kursar the owner, is a major fan of the Eclipse sound & philosophy

Owner Ivan Kursar said today; "We're really proud to own the first production pair in the UK. They've been playing music almost non-stop since they arrived, and as great as they sounded at first, they keep getting better and better."??Attached Picture shows Ivan Kursar of high-end specialist retailer Cool Gales, appreciating the first pair of TD712zMK2 to arrive in the UK

Eclipse TD712zMK2 - £5000.00 a pair
- High-end Time Domain speaker with integrated stand
- Unique design with stunning musical sound
- Focussed on speed, accuracy and imaging

In 2004, Eclipse released the TD712z speaker, the flagship of the ECLIPSE TD range. This became the ultimate standard for the brand and received exceptionally positive review coverage globally.

Five Years of Perfect Evolution - The MK2 Analogue speaker technology has changed little since its inception and achieving landmark progress presents a considerable challenge.

A five year research programme into the fundamentals of loudspeaker design, materials and technology, has allowed Fujitsu-Ten to markedly upgrade the performance of the TD712z, with the new MK2 version.

- One of the world's very finest loudspeakers
- Five years of research to make the MK2
- Floor standing Time Domain design
- Radical innovative design and appearance
- Eclipse's statement product
- Initial launch as a stereo pair
- Home Cinema variants coming soon
- On-sale March 2009

Context / Fujitsu-Ten & The Eclipse Brand

High-end speaker specialist Eclipse TD is actually the "Formula 1" division of the huge Fujitsu-Ten audio group, which gives Eclipse access to the multi billion yen R&D facilities, materials technology and engineering resources of Toyota and Fujitsu. No other speaker company in the world, even the most famous ones, can call on this level of expertise.

Every element of the design is focused on speed and accuracy From the outside a simple form, the internal elements are extremely complex. The TD712zMK2 is built to deliver only the signal from the drive unit, with the cabinet itself adding nothing.

The dramatic speed of the design, ensures that listeners hear the vital first microsecond of a plucked guitar string or drum kick, details that are lost by the slow heavy drive units in most conventional speakers.

The changes that deliver the advances in performance
- more powerful motor system for the drive unit
- new ultra-efficient high-power magnet structure
- re-designed damping system for the driver surround
- high-density zinc internal components
- new design of coupling to the integrated stand
- cabinet 50% larger in volume (we call it the Fathead)

The way it's built
- highly advanced single drive unit
- completely integrated non-resonant structure
- vertical angle adjustment of the head
- knife-edge wing stand
- spiked energy earth path from head to stand to floor
- full cable management
- steel, zinc, aluminium and composite construction
- speakers weigh a massive 25 kilos each
- stunning aesthetics

Audible improvements
- improved transient response / speed
- enhanced dynamics
- increased maximum loudness without compression
- both enhanced bass and extended treble response
- further improved spatial imaging and air
- unprecedented clarity

What you don't get
- crossovers with their inherent distortion and phase problems
- cabinet resonances adding boomy bass
- internal standing and diffraction waves
- cabinet coloration that changes human voice
- time and phase distortion effects that destroy imaging

The sound
The TD712zMK2s are exceptionally fast and transparent, with a remarkable sense of scale and possibly the world's finest stereo imaging.

This is a speaker with no acoustic signature, that allows the listener to experience playback of recordings, free of phase distorted and time delayed signal components, maintaining the time and phase integrity of the musical signal.

For those seeking focus and detail and who want to hear through to the music, the 712zMK2 is a revelation. This is one of the most 'honest' speakers ever made, imaging is holographic and the clarity is astonishing.

Key characteristics of Time Domain speakers
- Absolute Purity and Clarity of sound
- Accurate transients to capture the leading edge of notes
- The most accurate reproduction of human voice
- Flexible usage for stereo or surround

www.eclipse-td.net