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'''Marke''': [[Audio Quasar]]
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'''Brand''': [[Audio Quasar]]
  
'''Modell''': Antares Mk2
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'''Model''': Antares Mk2
  
Neupreis: 6.000 ,- DM
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Original price: 6.000 ,- DM
  
== Technische Daten ==
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== Technical data ==
*Prinzp: 3-Wege Bandbasskonstruktion
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*Prinzp: 3-way ribbon bass construction
*Sinusleistung: 160 W
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*Sine power: 160 W
*Impedanz: 4 Ohm
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*Impedance: 4 Ohm
*Chassis:
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*Drivers:
**1 x Scan-Speak Hochtöner
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**1 x Scan-Speak tweeter.
**2 x Mitteltöner
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2 x midrange drivers
**2 x Tieftöner
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2 x woofer
*Maße (H x B x T): 120 x 24 x 40 cm
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*Dimensions (H x W x D): 120 x 24 x 40 cm
*Gewicht: 54 kg
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*Weight: 54 kg
  
== Bemerkungen ==
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== Remarks ==
Weitere Modelle der gleichen Serie:
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Other models of the same series:
  
== Bilder ==
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== Pictures ==
[[Datei:Audio Quasar Antares Mk2.jpg]]
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[[File:Audio Quasar Antares Mk2.jpg]]
== Testberichte ==
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== Reviews ==
Auszug aus einem Test der Antares:
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Excerpt from a review of the Antares:
  
Zum Mitteltöner: Der legendäre Mitteltöner der Audio Quasar schrieb Hifi-Geschichte. Zum Hochtöner: Eine Bewährte: Die kleine Gewebekalotte von Scan-Speak mit der gegen Reflexionen gummierten Front ist eine bekannte Größe. Zum Aufbau: Für eine stabile Abbildung des Klangbildes ordneten die Audio-Quasar Entwickler Mittel - und Hochtöner symmetrisch an. Den unteren Tieftonbereich bezieht die Antares aus einer Bandbasskonstruktion, die den Schall lediglich über die Reflexöffnung (unten links) an die Außenwelt abgibt. Aussicht: Die Kondensatoren der Antares sind von bester Qualität. Zum Teil kommt sogar die sehr teure Mundorf-Supreme-Serie zum Einsatz. Sie ist langlebig und sehr stabil aufgebaut – auch nach Jahrzehnten dürften sich ihre hervorragenden Werte kaum ändern. Gehäuse kosten Geld, gute Gehäuse mehr. So ist die Antares von Audio Quasar trotz ihres aufwendigen Innenaufbaus derart perfekt gemacht, dass es in dieser Preisklasse nur wenig Vergleichbares gibt: Die passgenaue Versenkung der Hoch- und Tief/Mitteltöner, das überragende Finish der Furnieroberfläche und die hohe Stabilität des Gehäuses – hier stimmt einfach alles. Über den Klang:...dafür aber im Umgang mit giftigen Bläsereinsätzen etwas moderater, präsentierte sich die Audio Quasar. In den Bässen zurückhaltend und trocken, blieb sie auch im Grundtonbereich sehr schlank. Dennoch begeisterte die Antares mit einer rundum stimmigen Wiedergabe von Gesang und klassischen Instrumenten und ließ es –falls gefordert – auch bei Bassgewittern richtig krachen. Ihre überragende Disziplin einzelner Instrumente oder Vokallisten aufs Genaueste positionierte.
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About the midrange: the legendary midrange driver of the Audio Quasar made hi-fi history. About the tweeter: A tried and tested one: Scan-Speak's small fabric dome tweeter with its rubberized front against reflections is a known quantity. About the construction: For a stable reproduction of the sound image, the Audio-Quasar developers arranged the midrange and tweeter symmetrically. The lower bass range of the Antares is provided by a ribbon bass construction that only emits sound via the reflex port (bottom left) to the outside world. Prospect: The Antares' capacitors are of top quality. In some cases even the very expensive Mundorf Supreme series is used. They are long lasting and of very solid construction - even after decades their excellent values are unlikely to change. Enclosures cost money, good enclosures more. The Antares by Audio Quasar, for example, is so perfectly made, despite its elaborate interior construction, that there are few comparable cabinets in this price range: The precisely fitting recess of the tweeter and woofer/midrange, the outstanding finish of the veneer surface and the high stability of the cabinet - everything is just right here. About the sound: ...but a bit more moderate in dealing with toxic brass sections, the Audio Quasar presented itself. The bass was restrained and dry, the bass remained very lean. Nevertheless, the Antares reproduced vocals and classical instruments in an all-round harmonious way and - if required - also let it rip during bass thunderstorms. Her outstanding discipline of positioning individual instruments or vocalists in the most precise way.
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
  
[[Kategorie:Lautsprecher]]
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[[Category:Loudspeaker]]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 19 January 2014

Brand: Audio Quasar

Model: Antares Mk2

Original price: 6.000 ,- DM

Technical data[edit]

  • Prinzp: 3-way ribbon bass construction
  • Sine power: 160 W
  • Impedance: 4 Ohm
  • Drivers:
    • 1 x Scan-Speak tweeter.

2 x midrange drivers 2 x woofer

  • Dimensions (H x W x D): 120 x 24 x 40 cm
  • Weight: 54 kg

Remarks[edit]

Other models of the same series:

Pictures[edit]

Audio Quasar Antares Mk2.jpg

Reviews[edit]

Excerpt from a review of the Antares:

About the midrange: the legendary midrange driver of the Audio Quasar made hi-fi history. About the tweeter: A tried and tested one: Scan-Speak's small fabric dome tweeter with its rubberized front against reflections is a known quantity. About the construction: For a stable reproduction of the sound image, the Audio-Quasar developers arranged the midrange and tweeter symmetrically. The lower bass range of the Antares is provided by a ribbon bass construction that only emits sound via the reflex port (bottom left) to the outside world. Prospect: The Antares' capacitors are of top quality. In some cases even the very expensive Mundorf Supreme series is used. They are long lasting and of very solid construction - even after decades their excellent values are unlikely to change. Enclosures cost money, good enclosures more. The Antares by Audio Quasar, for example, is so perfectly made, despite its elaborate interior construction, that there are few comparable cabinets in this price range: The precisely fitting recess of the tweeter and woofer/midrange, the outstanding finish of the veneer surface and the high stability of the cabinet - everything is just right here. About the sound: ...but a bit more moderate in dealing with toxic brass sections, the Audio Quasar presented itself. The bass was restrained and dry, the bass remained very lean. Nevertheless, the Antares reproduced vocals and classical instruments in an all-round harmonious way and - if required - also let it rip during bass thunderstorms. Her outstanding discipline of positioning individual instruments or vocalists in the most precise way.

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