{"product_id":"franco-serblin-ktema-reference-loudspeakers","title":"Franco Serblin Ktêma Reference Loudspeaker","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eFranco Serblin Ktêma Reference Loudspeakers (each)\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eFranco Serblin Ktêma\u003c\/strong\u003e is more than a high-end loudspeaker. It is one of Franco Serblin's defining creations—a speaker designed around the belief that a great audio system should serve the music rather than become the focus itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts name comes from the ancient Greek expression \u003cstrong\u003e“Ktêma eis aei,” meaning “a possession forever.”\u003c\/strong\u003e That idea runs through the entire design: timeless proportions, extraordinary craftsmanship, carefully chosen materials, and an acoustic architecture created to reproduce music naturally rather than impress with specifications alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKtêma is unmistakably Italian, both in its appearance and its approach to music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Four-Way, Five-Driver Design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehind Ktêma's sculptural cabinet is a sophisticated \u003cstrong\u003efour-way, five-driver architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front of the loudspeaker concentrates on the most musically critical portion of the spectrum with a \u003cstrong\u003e28mm soft-dome tweeter\u003c\/strong\u003e and two custom 4-inch midrange drivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dual midrange drivers operate in a specially designed cardioid acoustic-resistance configuration intended to reproduce musical perspective with exceptional accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBass is handled very differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo custom \u003cstrong\u003e9-inch metal-cone woofers\u003c\/strong\u003e are positioned toward the lower rear of the enclosure in a compression-controlled, room-interfaced configuration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than treating the room as something separate from the loudspeaker, Ktêma's low-frequency system was designed specifically around the way the speaker and room interact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned Around the Musical Stage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFranco Serblin described the concept behind Ktêma as the \u003cstrong\u003e“proscenium” — the focal point of the theater.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe idea was to preserve the center of the musical event: the singer, soloist, instrument, and space surrounding the performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat philosophy shaped both the physical form of the cabinet and the arrangement of its drivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKtêma isn't designed simply to throw sound into a room. It's designed to recreate the \u003cstrong\u003escale, position, depth, and perspective of a musical performance\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSculptural Italian Craftsmanship\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ktêma enclosure uses a rigid \u003cstrong\u003etriple arch-shaped structure\u003c\/strong\u003e, with concave front cheeks and a convex rear woofer section.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape isn't simply decorative. Form and acoustic function were developed together, resulting in a loudspeaker that looks more like a piece of Italian furniture or sculpture than conventional audio equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable finishes include \u003cstrong\u003eHigh Gloss Piano Black, Satin Sycamore, and High Gloss Walnut\u003c\/strong\u003e, complemented by hand-polished aluminum details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a speaker intended to become part of the room rather than dominate it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eYter Silver-Palladium Wiring\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternal signal wiring is \u003cstrong\u003eYter pure Silver-Palladium mono-wiring throughout\u003c\/strong\u003e, continuing Franco Serblin's attention to materials and signal integrity all the way through the loudspeaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe crossover uses a \u003cstrong\u003emutational variable-slope, coherent spatial-radiation design\u003c\/strong\u003e, developed around the unusual driver configuration 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