ASCENDO D6 ACTIVE : High-end performance fully active, AVB-enabled and DSP controlled 7″ two-way coaxial hifi speaker
The D6 ACTIVE is based on a 7“ two-way high performance coaxial driver that meets the highest demands in dynamic, sound pressure and sonic quality, for an uncompromising hifi experience.
Timelessly modern and straightforward in its design, the D6 Active fits into any living room and fascinates with the ease of projecting the music three-dimensionally into the room.
Instruments and voices sound remarkably corporeal and authentic…
ASCENDO D6 ACTIVE : High-end performance fully active, AVB-enabled and DSP controlled 7″ two-way coaxial hifi speaker
The D6 ACTIVE is based on a 7“ two-way high performance coaxial driver that meets the highest demands in dynamic, sound pressure and sonic quality, for an uncompromising hifi experience.
Timelessly modern and straightforward in its design, the D6 Active fits into any living room and fascinates with the ease of projecting the music three-dimensionally into the room. Instruments and voices sound remarkably corporeal and authentic.
Each D6 Active draws its power and sonic quality from the integrated proprietary award winning active DNA unit, equipped with a world-class 650W amplifier module, fully customizable in its parameters with the in-house developed ASCENDO Speaker Management technology. The direct connection between the two integrated high-end mono amplifiers and one of the world’s best coaxial one-point sources allows for transforming instantaneously and highly accurate audio signals into music, thus avoiding any losses imposed by a passive crossover. Even the most delicate tonal fragments, which conventional loudspeaker concepts can practically hardly reproduce, sound on a par with the deepest beat of a drum or the highest note of a triangle. The sonic experience is immediate, direct, and simply authentic.
Fits in every room, plays in every room
The D6 Active can be fully calibrated to any kind of room. Even facing the most difficult spatial conditions or installing it very close to a wall, the integrated room adjustment feature guarantees the outstanding sound quality of this thoroughbred loudspeaker. Even minimalist all-in-one players will perceive the D6 Active as an ideal sparring partner
Flexible and customizable
The D6 Active, which can be easily operated via a web browser, allows for different sound settings with just a few clicks, individually tailored to the room, to your own listening preferences or to specific music genres. Even very personal listening situations such as “Evening – quiet listening” can be easily configured.
The D6 Active as a preamp
Operation via a web browser also permits to switch between the inputs and to adjust the volume. An additional preamplifier is therefore obsolete.
In the test review of the magazine “LP” from January 2019 author Jochen Schmitt gets to the heart of the D6 Active:
“This is what we call a true full active speaker: easy in use, very flexible in its possibilities and with a magnificent sound. And all of that paired to a visual sobriety that lets the speaker find its place in any living environment, and that makes it look very elegant.“
ASCENDO’s active technology is also compatible with legacy analogue output systems.
Specifications
• Principle design: Reflex
• Driver unit: Time-coherent 18cm coaxial one-point source with ASCENDO Immersive Audio Speaker Management Technology
• Amplifier: Low/Mid 500W RMS, HF 150W RMS
• Sensitivity / Impedance: 8 dBU / 20 kΩ
• Mid-Woofer design: 18cm mid-woofer with XP diaphragm
• Tweeter design: 25mm neodymium soft-dome tweeter
• Directivity horizontal x vertical: 90 degrees x 90 degrees
• Network: 3-port Fast Ethernet Switch, AVB compliant
• Streaming technology: AVB IEEE 802.1
• Analog Input: 2 x XLR female
• Control: Self-explanatory operation; web-browser based
• Features: Room acoustic calibration, sound adjustment, delay, volume level, sensitivity
• Protection features: Clip limiter, temperature, current, DC, HF
• Finishes:
- NEXTEL® Suede Coating (colour of your choice)
- 12 layers of genuine Piano lacquer (colour of your choice)
• Warranty: 5 years
• Dimensions: 200 x 334 x 1000 mm (Width x Depth x Height)
• Net weight: 25 kg
Llite Das Lifestyle & Technik Magazine – April 2020
“Simple and straightforward? Not at all: the straightforward appearance conceals the fact that the Ascendo D6 Active is a full-featured transducer: with the coaxial chassis, this two-way speaker fulfills the ideal point source, with the integrated amplifiers it ensures powerful reproduction, the on-board DSP enables both sound optimization and room acoustics correction; the Ethernet / AVB network allows expansion to include a home cinema set.
The image is wonderfully three-dimensional and has a nice depth. The slim D6 Active proves to be very sovereign: The playback sounds effortless and relaxed.
The slim, almost sleek-looking Ascendo D6 Active proves to be an excellent high-end sound transducer with full equipment: Behind the coaxial chassis, which acts as a one-point sound source, sits a top amplifier unit with a rich performance of overall 1,300 watts ensures powerful, high-level playback. The on-board sound processor takes care of the tonal refinement in three ways. First, it ensures timely reproduction by the two surge transducers of this two-way loudspeaker. Secondly, it allows individual sound settings and the storage of sound profiles for different sound reinforcement scenarios. Thirdly, the DSP, in conjunction with a measurement that Ascendo carries out at the customer, enables the room acoustics to be corrected.” – Volker Frech