High End 2012
French loudspeaker maker
Apertura launched its range-topping Enigma floorstander (left, 26,900 per pair) at
High End. It shares the same offset-baffle design as its more affordable stablemates, but
takes the design principles to their ultimate end. The cabinet has no parallel faces
inside (or out) and is extensively braced and shaped with molded panels to stop standing
waves. The man behind Apertura is Christian Yvon, one-time loudspeaker designer for
Goldmund. He chose the Fountek ribbon driver for midrange/treble duties and allied it with
a pair of custom-made SEAS 8" woofers arranged in the classic DAppolito style.
The bass cones are woven polypropylene and the 4 5 cabinet has a combination
of reflex and transmission-line loading. The crossover, which operates at 2kHz, uses
Yvons DRIM triple-transition technology, which combines 6dB, 12dB and 24dB/octave
slopes. |