Larsen 8.2 Series Ortho-Acoustic Floor Standing Loudspeaker
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Larsen 8.2

AUD $8,700.00

8.2 Series Ortho-Acoustic Floor Standing Loudspeaker

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Description

The Larsen 8 incorporates a higher level of technology and Ortho-Acoustic design, including the unique positioning and angle of the drivers flanked by absorption material and cabinet geometry. This architecture creates a rich and deep three-dimensional soundstage with a wide listening area.

The two high quality Scan-Speak drivers, working together under 300 Hz inside separate chambers, create a deep, crisp and precise bass, all the way down to 23 Hz! When was the last time you experienced bass as low as 23Hz without the presence of a subwoofer? Coupled with a fast, clean mid-range and an ultra-transparent high frequency rendition, the Larsen 8 achieves an outstanding sonic dispersion and fluidity.

The Stainless Steel plate around the extremely light polymer membrane in the tweeter is a Larsen technical innovation and because it is integrated completely, it reproduces the upper octaves with more body, an amazing treble character and a more linear frequency response. The legendary Scan-Speak drivers and tweeters used in the Larsen 8 are usually only used in speakers costing over twice the price. The Larsen 9’s represent incredible value both in terms of absolute performance and component cost.

Natural and transparent with an amazing ability to recreate the 3D sound stage with a vivid and visceral tone quality, are just some of the outstanding sonic characteristics of the Larsen 8. Feel the excitement of the musicians, as you experience the thrill of the music in your own living room. It’s the next best thing to hearing music live!

Videos

John Larsen talks about his unique HiFi Speakers @ Bristol Show 2018

Awards

PFO Writers' Choice Award 2013the absolute sound Editors' Choice Award 2015the absolute sound Editors' Choice Award 2016the absolute sound Editors' Choice Award 2017the absolute sound Editors' Choice Award 2018the absolute sound Editors' Choice Award 2019the absolute sound Editors' Choice Award 2020

Reviews

TNT-Audio, Lucio Cadeddu, 2018
My first encounter with the “ortophonic” technology developed by Larsen, when listening to the entry-level 4.2 model, has been quite a shock. I couldn’t believe what those speakers were capable of in terms of 3D imaging, considering their placement against the rear wall. These Larsen 8 play in a different league and improve every single area of the performance of the smaller sisters. I could happily live with these speakers: they make you forget your HiFi system and let you concentrate on music alone. If that’s what you’re looking for, give these speakers a chance, they’ll amaze you. They are incredibly fascinating smooth operators!
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Stereophile, Art Dudley, 2017
So let me put it to you this way: The Larsen 8 isn’t for everyone. It’s for those who just want a pair of speakers that will last them the next 20 years or so, and will provide insight, enjoyment, comfort and ease, and the occasional thrill. If that’s you—and especially if you’re also the sort who wouldn’t mind getting off the audio merry-go-round for a while—the Larsen 8 is an easy recommendation.
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Hi-Fi Choice, Chris Ward, 2017
This is a masterpiece of design, rooted in understanding empirical sound qualities and refined from detailed listening in real-world rooms rather than simply nodding to the received wisdom.
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The Absolute Sound, Robert Greene, 2015
The Larsens, most impressively, really sound the way music actually does sound. The Model 8s are not just another try at making a speaker like all the rest except better, as so many high-end speakers are. Rather, the Larsen Model 8s are something special in their own right.
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Positive Feedback, Larry Cox, 2013
The Larsen Model 8 speakers are very special performers with good timbre, a surprisingly extended frequency response and realistic imaging without requiring a large foot print hogging the middle of your listening room. The Larsen Model 8 speakers provide music lovers an opportunity to forget about gear and just enjoy music, highly recommended.
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Articles

Tech talk by Stefan Björklund (Technical Advisor at Larsen Hi-fi)
One other way of addressing the problem is to add one more driver connected in parallel with the first bass driver and a crossover design that gradually lets this extra driver fill in the missing 6dB. Drivers connected in parallel will draw twice the power from the amplifier in this region. A 2½-way system. The actual change of directivity is still there in both cases even when it is masked by the change in output SPL to make it not obvious… All Larsen loudspeakers are free of this baffle step because of the wall placement.
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Larsen Ortho Acoustic Speakers – Background and Theory, Michael Vamos
Another advantage of the Larsen speaker’s placement and driver configuration means that the normal narrow “sweet spot” of listening – where a listener is forced to sit dead center to hear stereo – is eliminated. The Larsen speakers fills the whole room with music. If a person sits to the le of the normal center sweet spot, then the person is closer in distance to the left speaker, but they are now also in the direct path of the direction of the drivers from the right speaker.
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Product Specifications

Type 2.5-Way Floorstanding Loudspeaker
Drive Technology 1 x 25mm (1”) Scan-Speak Low-Mass Polymer-Dome Tweeter
2 x 25mm (1”) Scan-Speak Low-Mass Textile Soft-Dome Tweeters
1 x 174mm (7”) Scan-Speak Carbon Fiber/Pulp Mid-range Drive Unit
1 x 197mm (7.75”) Scan-Speak Carbon Fiber/Pulp Bass Drive Unit
Enclosure Technology Triangular bass reflex
Crossover Crossover built with large, air-wound copper coils, polypropylene SCR capacitors, and non-magnetic connectors. Bottom driver low-pass-limited at 300Hz, crossover to main tweeter at 2.5kHz, vertical tweeters high-pass-filtered at 5kHz.
Measurements Power: 200W per channel
Impedance: 4Ω nominal
Sensitivity: 88dB at 1 metre on-axis, 2.83V input
Frequency response: 23Hz – 20kHz
Dimensions 916mm (36”)
Width: 278mm (11”)
Depth: 328mm (13”)
Weight 25kg (55 lbs) per speaker (channel)
Finishes Mahogany, Cherry, Maple, White Lacquer, Black Lacquer

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