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ALBEDO - ITALY Acclara
Acclara is the answer to a simple question. How to reach absolute performance in a floor standing design with a cabinet size still suitable for a living room.
The cabinet of Acclara is made out of 40 and 50 mm multilayer wooden sandwich that combines high mass and optimal resonance absorbing behavior. Two solid and heavy metal plates, connected each other by steel threaded bars, model a really stiff cage for largest cabinet sides. Acclara tweeter and midrange are from most expensive and performing line of speaker units from German Accuton brand, the Cell Line.
Bass loading follows the classical Albedo tradition of transmission line design. In this case, two twin but separated Helmholine labyrinths are arranged in order to have a perfect symmetry of bass path for the woofers. Helmholine is an Albedo patented variation of transmission line design that uses internal Helmholtz resonators for acoustic filtering of system bass output. The result is a deep firm bass response, with controlled tonal color.
ACCLARA DIAMOND SGS
The ACCLARA model in DIAMOND version represents a new level of audio performance for a product that we believed was unbeatable.
The 25 mm Tweeter with a hard Diamond inverted dome ensures greater off-axis dispersion along with an unmatchable details levels and very ultra low distortion.
The hardest material in the world at the complete service of high-end audio, only to achieve sonic perfection. It seems like a dream but our ACCLARA DIAMOND SGS is likely to make it come true.
The precision and depth of the soundstage reach an incredible level of realism, where the dynamics and clarity of every sound detail of the original input signal are reproduced with incredible naturalness and smoothness.
"Silver, Gold and Supreme"
"Acclara Diamond SGS" now flaunts a new reference audio level.
The crossover now takes advantage of the indisputable quality of the best Mundorf components, such as "Silver Gold Supreme" capacitors, "Supreme resistors" and "Icore" inductors.
Our aim was to maximize the quality of those components with a crucial role in passing the audio signal and that could otherwise limit the performance of our drivers.
And it is for the same reason that we then decided that it was also necessary to select a new interior wiring of superior quality.
That's why our "Acclara Diamond SGS" can now also benefit from the reliability of Van den Hul's silver-plated cables.
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Professional Reviews 94/100
Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
95/100
Build Quality
97/100
Value for Money
88/100
The deep, room-filling bass and velvety transparency make this towering floorstander instantly seductive, with Carsten Barnbeck of Fidelity Magazine praising its huge stage, fine detail, and emotional ease. A diamond tweeter, transmission-line loading, and heavily braced cabinet help it deliver authority without strain, yet the scale and weight demand serious space and support.
What Reviewers Are Saying
Pros
Delivers powerful, deep-reaching bass with impressive authority and control.
Combines high resolution with a smooth, good-natured presentation that avoids sounding hard or clinical.
Creates a large, spacious soundstage with excellent detail retrieval and emotional engagement.
Built to an exceptionally massive standard, with a heavily braced cabinet and premium materials.
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Cons
Its huge physical scale and 140 kg weight make placement and setup demanding.
The very high price places it firmly in statement-product territory.
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 95/100
Reviewers describe a big, enveloping presentation with deep foundation, striking transparency, and a very natural, emotionally engaging character. The sound is praised as remaining good-natured and unforced even while revealing a great deal of detail, which suggests a notably refined and easy-to-live-with voicing.
Bass
95/100
The Acclara is said to reach down to an impressive 33 Hz, with the review emphasizing a powerful foundation rather than a merely lean floorstander balance. The combination of three 7-inch woofers and transmission-line loading is reflected in the sense of substantial low-end weight and authority.
Mid
96/100
The midrange is described as having a “golden glow,” and the speaker is repeatedly framed as emotionally rich rather than dry or clinical. Voices and instruments seem to keep body and color while still preserving the speaker’s transparency.
Treble
95/100
The diamond tweeter is credited with drawing the smallest details into the room, and the treble presentation is presented as highly resolved without becoming abrasive. Reviewers also stress that the speaker stays good-natured despite its resolution, which points to refinement as well as extension.
Soundstage Imaging
94/100
The staging is described as wide-ranging and room-filling, with the voice opening out from the center in an unusually expansive way. The piano image is also portrayed with clear spatial presence, suggesting strong scale and convincing placement.
Dynamics
95/100
Reviewers say the speaker accepts every watt and responds with a gain in dynamics as power increases. Large-scale orchestral music is described as fluid and beguiling, indicating that it scales convincingly and handles demanding passages with ease.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
97/100
The cabinet construction is described in unusually concrete and impressive terms: a 40 to 50 millimetre multilayer sandwich wood frame, heavy metal elements at the base and top, and a very massive 140-kilogram enclosure. The review also calls the finish exceptionally accomplished, which reinforces the sense of an ambitious, meticulously executed product.
Value for Money
88/100
The price is clearly very high, but the review frames the speaker as meeting its lofty expectations rather than looking compromised or underpowered for the money. There is no outright complaint that it is badly priced; instead, the language suggests a statement product whose cost is tied to the craftsmanship and performance on offer.
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- Supreme Acoustic Systems — in-store — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (website)
- Audio Emotion — online and in-store — Glenrothes, Scotland, United Kingdom (website)
- Audio Living Design — in-store — Area Produttiva, Marche, Italy (website)
- Audio Treffbeuss — in-store — Norf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (website)
- AV Solutions - Italy — online and in-store — Aosta, Valle d'Aosta, Italy (website)
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- Eilex — in-store — Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan (website)
- Knopf Hifi Technik — in-store — Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (website)
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- Mimic Audio — online and in-store — Chicago, Illinois, United States (website)
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