Fine and tight, Illumine fills sonically the living space with natural elegance. At home, as well on intimist chamber music as on big telluric sounding orchestrations, Illumine gives a sense of serenity usually acquired on much bigger speakers.
| FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| CONFIGURATION | 2.5 ways, bass-reflex |
| MID/WOOFER | Long throw, emissive area : 104cm²(a) |
| WOOFER | Long throw, emissive area : 104cm²(a) |
| TWEETER | Diameter : 26mm |
| CROSSOVER | 12-12-24dB/oct 280Hz and 1600Hz |
| SENSIBILITY | 89dB/2.83V |
| NOMINAL IMPEDANCE | 8ohms (1kHz) _ 4ohms (IEC 60268-5) |
| RATED POWER | 160W |
| BANDWIDTH | 30Hz – 25kHz (-3dB) |
| WEIGHT | 51kg (pair) |
| DIMENSIONS | 1190x164x330mm (base 200x338mm) |
| FINISH | US walnut, white mat, natural oak |
(a)The basket (15cm) of the mid-woofer has a narrow peripheral ring, which is why its diaphragm has about 30% more emissive surface than a conventional 15cm, so that the loudspeaker used can be considered as a 16cm in terms of its emissive surface.
Drivers
Medium bass driver/woofer
Two rigid and lightweight aluminum cone woofers sharing the same acoustic load in W-WM configuration. Huge magnet and motor with very long mechanical throw. Ideal behavior of the “pure piston” cone over the entire useful bandwidth of the drivers.
High range speaker/tweeter
High definition 27mm aluminum/magnesium alloy dome tweeter. Equipped with a DXT (Diffraction Expansion Technology) waveguide, this tweeter offers better directivity control in the upper midrange, as well as reduced directivity in the higher frequencies.
- Diameter: 15cm
- Material : Aluminium
- Emissive surface : 104cm²
- Weight : 1.8kg
- Magnet diameter : 110mm
- Moving coil : 39mm
- Origin SEAS
- Dome diameter : 26mm
- Material : Aluminium/Magnesium
- Emissive surface : 7.5cm²
- Weight : 0.64kg
- Magnet diameter : 73mm
- Moving coil : 26mm
- Origin SEAS
Enclosure
18mm wood frame
Its reinforced 18mm thick high density wooden structure offers Illumine a totally inert cabinet.
| Density | 790kg/m3 |
|---|---|
| Bending strength | 36N/mm² |
| Wood thickness | 18mm |
| Dimensions | 1190x164x330mm (base 200x338mm) |
| Weight | 25.5kg/unit |
| Cross reinforcements | 4 |
| Finish | US Walnut, white mat, natural oak |
finish
US walnut – White mat – Natural oak
Features
Filter 12-12-24dB/oct
Illumine has a filter optimized for a 2.5 ways configuration. The tweeter benefits from a 24dB/oct filter cell allowing it to absorb high power despite a very low cut-off frequency. Each filter has 13 high quality components.
- Capacitors film Jantzen Audio
- Inductor woofer/medium air 1.5mm²
- Inductor woofer SMC core 1.1mm²
- Resistor MOX ceramic
An amplifier for Illumine ?
Digital class D and FDA
With a nominal impedance of 8ohms (1kHz) with a minimum of 3.2ohms (150Hz), Illumine is 100% compatible with Class D and FDA digital amplifiers.
- Recommended power range: 30W to 250W RMS into 8 ohms
Class A/AB transistor
Powerful but not demanding, Illumine can be associated with a very wide range of integrated amplifiers or power blocks.
- Recommended power range: 30W to 250W RMS into 8 ohms
Class A/AB tube
Easy to power and with good sensitivity, Illumine will go perfectly with a tube amplifier, even at low power.
- Recommended power range: 10W to 100W RMS into 8 ohms
Test benches
…Another RECITAL Audio masterstroke, the Illumine HEFA, these big sisters of the Define HEFA, manage to do better on the rare criteria where the latter, by their size and technical choices, were approaching their limits.
The RECITAL Audio Illumine HEFA therefore undoubtedly deserve their epithet of HEFA (High End for All), and can stand up to, or even exceed, much more expensive competitors!
… It is also on the ground of neutrality that the Illumine will make deference with their competitors. And given their very small size, it remains in my humble opinion a small feat, renewed after the Define, with an even more ambitious enclosure. Bets won? I would answer without a doubt yes, and that earned him a second, well-deserved Grand Frisson.
…The manufacturer insists on the importance of filtering when it comes to loudspeakers that are as efficient as they are sharp […] Good proof of mastery of a loudspeaker technology with which few manufacturers have successfully confronted themselves.
The +: High class restitution at this price.
The -: The absence – chosen – of a distribution network.
Expert’s corner
Acoustic and electrical measurements
Axis measurement
Distance = 1m20
Window = 250Hz
Average measurements 0°, 15° et 30°
Distance = 1m20
Window = yes
Measurements from the axis, up to 90°
Steps 7,5°
Distance = 1m20
Window = 250Hz
Measurements from the axis, up to 90°
Steps 7,5°
Distance = 50cm
