With its humble bookshelf size speaker, Mutine surprises by its presence and its great musicality. Loyal to the sound recording, Mutine offers a listening without colorations and reproduces the music with fidelity and definition.
| FEATURES | MUTINE |
|---|---|
| CONFIGURATION | 2 ways, bass-reflex |
| MID/WOOFER | Long travel, emissive surface: 75cm². |
| TWEETER | Diameter: 19mm with wide suspensions |
| CROSSOVER | 12-12dB/oct 1250Hz |
| SENSIBILITY | 85dB/2.83V |
| NOMINAL IMPEDANCE | 8ohms |
| RATED POWER | 60W |
| BANDWIDTH | 55Hz – 30kHz (-3dB) |
| WEIGHT | 14.5kg (pair) |
| DIMENSIONS | 290x164x290mm (without stand) |
| FINISH | US walnut, white mat, natural oak |
Drivers
Medium bass driver/woofer
Extremely rigid aluminum-magnesium alloy diaphragm woofer. Imposing long travel engine. Ideal behavior of the cone “as a pure piston” over the entire useful bandwidth.
High range speaker/tweeter
19mm ferrofluidic dome tweeter made of aluminum/magnesium alloy with characteristics similar to a 26mm dome but with a better dispersion in the high frequencies, up to 30kHz.
- Diameter: 15cm
- Material: Aluminium/magnesium
- Emissive surface: 75cm²
- Weight: 1.35kg
- Motor diameter: 90mm
- Moving coil : 26mm
- Origin SEAS
- Dome diameter : 19.5mm
- Material : Aluminium/Magnesium
- Emissive surface : 5.9cm².
- Weight : 0.5kG
- Magnet diameter : 73mm
- Moving coil : 19.5mm
- Origin SEAS
Enclosure
18mm wood frame
Its reinforced 18mm high density wood structure offers Mutine a totally inert cabinetry.
| Density | 790kg/m3 |
|---|---|
| Bending strength | 36N/mm² |
| Wood thickness | 18mm |
| Dimensions | 290x164x290mm |
| Weight | 7.5kg/unit |
| Cross reinforcements | 1 |
| Finish | US Walnut, white mat, natural oak |
finish
Matte white & American walnut
Features
Filter 12-12dB/oct
Mutine HEFA Ex is equipped with a 12dB/oct type crossover with low cut-off frequency specially adapted for rigid diaphragm loudspeakers.
- Capacitors film Jantzen Audio
- Air inductor
- Resistor MOX ceramic
- Acoustic cut-off 1250Hz
- 1600Hz power outage
An amplifier for Mutine?
Digital class D and FDA
With a nominal impedance of 8ohms and a minimum of 6ohms, Mutine is 100% compatible with class D and FDA digital amplifiers.
- Recommended power range: 50W to 250W RMS into 8 ohms
Class A/AB transistor
Easy to power, Mutine can be associated with a very large 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 a classic sensitivity, Mutine will be perfectly associated with a tube amplifier even of low power.
- Recommended power range: 20W to 100W RMS into 8 ohms
Test benches
…At the time of the assessment, it appears that Mutine Ex is a very “complete” loudspeaker on all the analyzed parameters. Rather agile and responsive, this compact car needs to be associated with high level electronics. Her musical performances confirm that she is ready to occupy a very crowded field, but also populated with references that have less to say. With its finesse, its transparency, its fruitiness, Mutine Ex is a good company loudspeaker; a friend who wants to be good to you.
…What strikes you first with these Mutine, is the gap between the width, the depth, the precision, the quality of the stereo image that they offer, and their ultra-compact monitor format!
…Indeed, how can we not attribute a third Great Thrill to HEFA with Mutine so well conceived and able to reproduce the music in such a faithful, fine and delightful way? And at a rate never seen before!
…To make a small loudspeaker a success is a bit like the grail of any specialist manufacturer, sometimes called upon to become the iconic model whose merits will be praised by enthusiasts years later. It has to be easy to blend, to sound right, but also with breadth and freedom. In short, it is the first violin of the orchestra, the one who will give the tempo to the whole range. Having first listened to the columns last year, there is no doubt that the Mutine ticks the boxes of the bookshelf loudspeaker which gives the A of a very beautiful musical representation, in space and in time.
Expert’s corner
Acoustic and electrical measurements
On-axis measurement at mid-height between woofer and tweeter
Distance = 50cm
Window = 250Hz
Coming soon
Average of 0°, 15° and 30° measurements at mid-woofer / tweeter height
Distance = 1m
Window = yes
Measurements from the axis, up to 90°
Steps 7,5°
Distance = 50cm
Window = 250Hz
Measurements from the axis, up to 90°
Steps 7,5°
Distance = 50cm
Coming soon
