Japanese speaker manufacturer, ECLIPSE, has launched the TD307MK3 loudspeaker, the company’s first model in seven years.
Designed to be for the modern music lover, the compact, full-range speaker has been several years in the making. It benefits from the latest ECLIPSE technologies and directly replaces its predecessor, the TD307MK2.
The new TD307MK3 features the same technologies as ECLIPSE’s upmarket models but at a smaller price point. The speaker can be mounted on a wall or ceiling thanks to its clever mounting bracket with angle adjustment.
At the heart of the TD307MK3 is a new high-performance 6.5cm full-range fibreglass drive unit upgrade, which is the first time fibreglass has been used in the TD307 series. The new driver is supported by 12 key improvements, many of which help to deliver its full potential.
Providing greater power for the new driver, the speaker features a new, larger ‘repulsive’ neodymium main and dub-magnet system. The magnet system not only increases efficiency, but perfectly complements the material, helping to deliver a wider frequency response, especially in the bass region. The TD307MK3 has an 80Hz-25kHz range.
The new fibreglass cone also benefits from greater speed, lower vibration, greater dynamics and a lower noise floor. Vibration has been reduced by 50% over its predecessor and ECLIPSE’s engineers have achieved an 80% increase in linearity.
TD307MK3’s unique ovoid cabinet now has a greater volume to give an improved environment for the new driver which now moves a greater volume of air. Other improvements include a new terminal arrangement, which accepts both bare wire and banana-terminated speaker cables, as well as a new cable routing design, with the ability to both accommodate larger cables and obscure them from view (for desktop users).
ECLIPSE’s established proprietary technologies have also been implemented in the new speakers, including the diffusion stay, where the drive is internally mounted onto a vibration-eliminating five-pillar stay, and the mass anchor, giving a solid support for high-speed cone movements.
Taking a flexible approach, the integrated angle adjustment provides -25 to 30 degrees of movement when placed horizontally, plus 0 to 90 degrees when used on a wall or ceiling, ideal for music, movies and TV.
The TD307MK3 is available now in black or white and is priced at £300 each or £600 per pair.