TEMPEST
Tempest
Launch Price, limited time only - $5390 $4690
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Atlas and Hurd Tempest bookshelf speakers sold as a pair
Australian made – hand assembled – all units individually tested
Hand finished solid oak construction - mitre joints - acoustic black textured front panel
14 day in home trial period policy (Online sales only)
7-year warranty
“I’ve been in professional audio and video and a musician for about 30 years so I feel I know what sounds right. I auditioned the Tempest speakers at the showroom at Rosebery Sydney and was actually blown away. All frequencies where in the right place - top to bottom, timing was superb. Plenty of bass, clear open mids and natural detailed highs. I’ve owned the Tempests for a few months now and they continue to engage me daily. I’ve had some very high end systems and speakers that where great but these things just get on with the music. I feel they are an absolute bargain. Highly recommended.”
Testimonials
“i run my Tempest speakers through a Cambridge CXA 81 amp with a TubeBox 382 preAmp and would say that they are the most responsive and highest quality performance standard speakers that I have heard.
They bring my whole vinyl collection to life and the diversity of sound punches through to give you a great listening experience.
The boys at Atlas & Hurd have really nailed these speakers and every audio enthusiast should invest in a pair these gems.”
Heritage Reimagined
A speaker that honours the golden era of hi-fi - 1960s through the 1970s - with warmth and character, while adopting the greatly improved technology of today. The end result is a speaker that is easy to listen to while being highly revealing to the nuances of music.
KEY FEATURES
Made in Australia
Experience the exceptional quality of Australian designed and made
Time Alignment Technology
Proprietary time alignment network ensures pitch perfect tonality and rhythm
Medium Format Speaker
7.5” woofer provides the punch and dynamics of a larger speaker in a compact cabinet
Bass Enhancement
Optimised cabinet tuning for deep punchy bass
Multi Layer Cabinetry
Double layered construction reduces unwanted resonances for superior clarity and imaging
Powerful Motor Technology
Proprietary neodymium magnet and motor assembly for life-like dynamics
Asymmetric Bracing
Offset bracing controls nodal vibrations to enhance musical depth and realism
Direct to Customer
Middle-man removed to provide you with exceptional value
Philosophy
The Tempest harmonises the warmth of classic audio with the precision of modern hi-fi technology. This fusion creates a captivating experience that brings out the emotions embedded in music, while preserving the depth of every note.
Sound Signature
The sound signature of the Tempest has been tuned to obtain the best of the golden era of Hi-Fi while expanding and opening up the fidelity with carefully selected technology of today.
Building on the past we retained the warmth and lushness, modernised it with fast punchy bass, open mid-range and hyper realistic transparency.
The Tempest brings nostalgic comfort while allowing you to peer deeper into the music. This has created an uplifting expansion of the past to create the new standard of today.
Transducers
The silk dome tweeter is the essential component in achieving this level of audio excellence, producing high-frequency sounds with exceptional clarity and precision. It boasts a large surround dome, dual balanced compression chamber, and dual copper caps, all designed to enhance the realism and depth of the sound.
The high strength neodymium motor system with a non-reflective cast aluminum chamber is another feature that helps minimize distortion and improve dynamics. The shallow flow magnet structure optimizes coupling to the rear chamber, while the CCAW voice coil provides fast transient response while minimizing the moving mass.
The very heart of the Tempest's prowess resides in its remarkable 7.5-inch high-strength woofer, a testament to engineering excellence. Straddling the line between compact and expansive, this woofer effortlessly delivers deep bass while ensuring wide dispersion for a truly encompassing soundstage.
At the core of this exceptional woofer lies the high-force factor motor, meticulously crafted from pure copper and a high-purity neodymium alloy. This blend results in realistic dynamics that this transducer is celebrated for. The spirit of innovation continues through to the material selection process, exemplified by the choice of Egyptian Papyrus™ as the diaphragm material. Renowned for its ability to imbue lush midrange characteristics.
The Cabinet
The Tempest cabinet has been designed with deep consideration to scale and balance to be both acoustically correct and aesthetically pleasing.
The solid oak provides liveliness and warm undertones akin to musical instruments. There are good reasons why instruments are made from timber!
The solid oak is lined internally with a proprietary acoustic internal panel (IAP) dual panel technology. This combined with high quality asymmetrical bracing creates an acoustically inert cabinet.
This greatly reduces unwanted vibrations and distortion allowing for less colouration, a tighter bass response, and enhanced soundstage and imaging. This brings about new meaning to musical enjoyment.
Passive Filters
The Tempest's passive filters are designed to create a smooth and seamless transition between the woofer and tweeter, which brings about well-balanced and natural sound.
Second-order filters are used, which provides the perfect balance of acoustic blend and distortion control.
The Tempest achieves natural tonality with a frequency tolerance of +-1.5dB. This ensures the timbres of each instrument sound the way it should, realistic and uncoloured.
Time Aligned
The Tempest crossover is pure wizardry and science. The crossover employs an all-pass phase filter network which truly sets it apart from other audiophile grade speakers.
This Time Alignment Correction (TAC) network is key in maintaining phase coherency by delaying the timing between the tweeter and the woofer.
The end result is a speaker that produces music with exacting rhythm and pace.
Deep Bass
The Tempest features a bespoke bass reflex port, which provides extremely deep bass that is both articulate and responsive.
To mitigate the effects of port distortion and “chuffing”, We have utilized our proprietary rubber-backed textile material.
All this will make you believe you’re listening to a floor stander, deep bass in a compact cabinet.
Terminals
Our gold-plated solid copper terminals ensure strong and ultra-low resistance, which ensures electricity flows unimpeded from your amplifier.
The Tempest utilizes a Quad Terminal Layout, which allows for either true bi-amping or bi-wiring.
Simple single speaker cable can be used with the use of bridging cables, which are included.
Book a private listening session
Hear the Tempest in our showroom at Rosebery Sydney Australia.
Location U 6a/2 Crewe Pl, Rosebery NSW 2018
SPECIFICATIONS
The Tempest stand mount speakers are designed for high performance home audio and studio monitoring. Each speaker is crafted from premium materials and made and designed in Sydney, Australia..
To get the most out of these speakers, we recommend an amplifier that can provide 70 - 500 watts of clean power.
Dimensions: 416 mm high, 246 mm wide, 302 mm deep
7.5 Inch woofer paired with 1.25-inch dome tweeter.
Speaker drivers with high strength neodymium magnets
2-way design
Ported enclosure (rear-firing port)
Power handling: 150 Watts
Frequency range: 42 Hz - 30 kHz
Average room response: 30 Hz - 30KHz.
Sensitivity: 88 db @ 1 Watt/1m
Impedance: 8 ohms
Bi-wire speaker binding posts
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Tweeter details
• Large surround dome for musical realism
• Dual balanced compression chamber for improved dynamics and musical depth
• Dual copper caps for absolute minimum voice coil inductance and minimum phase shift to ensure realistic voicing of treble and upper midrange
• Two-part aluminium faceplate with integrated mechanical decoupling to eliminate unwanted vibrations
• High saturation neodymium motor system with T-shaped pole piece for low distortion and musical clarity
• Non-reflective cast aluminium chamber with optimized damping for optimised dynamics
• Shallow flow magnet structure for optimum coupling to rear chamber
• CCAW voice coil for low moving mass, which provides fast transient response
Woofer details
• Vented aerodynamic cast aluminium chassis for optimum strength, low thermal compression and reduced reflections
• Proprietary woofer cone material made from EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS™ fibres, which ensures fast punchy bass and smooth mids.
• Soft low damping rubber surround for optimum transient response and dynamics
• Advanced BIMAX spider for improved acoustic linearity
• Powerful optimised low distortion neodymium motor system for fast transient response
• Extended copper sleeve on pole piece for low inductance and reduced distortion
• CCAW voice coil for reduced moving mass
• Long life silver lead wires attached 180° apart for improved stability
• Vented pole piece for reduced compression
• Low piston to chassis diameter ratio
• Gasket and bolt hole protrusions for reduced coupling to speaker cabinet
$4690 per pair
FREE* freight insured Australia wide
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