Chario Reference100

Commentary

A bookshelf type speaker system with a bass reflex port at the bottom.

A 13 cm cone type woofer is installed in the low range.
This unit uses a paper cone that has been doped as a diaphragm.

A 2.7 cm dome-shaped tweeter is installed in the high range.
A textile dome diaphragm is used for the diaphragm.

The crossover frequency is set to 1.950 Hz, which is lower than the average 2-way speaker. This minimizes the distortion caused by the high frequency coverage of the woofer and enables wide-clear mid-range playback.

The enclosure uses a bass reflex system.
In Reference100, a woofer is laid out in the upper part. The top plate near the woofer vibrates to prevent the decrease of the low range. The bass reflex port is laid out in the bottom part away from the woofer to enable low range playback with sound field feeling.
The exterior is rough with a 6-sided veneer finish made of natural wood mahogany.

There was a speaker stand as an option sold separately.
The pole of this stand also has a mahogany veneer finish.

Model Rating

Method	2-Way, 2-Speaker, Bass Reflex System, Bookshelf Type
Units Used	For low band : 13 cm cone type For high-pass : 2.7 cm dome type
Impedance	8 Ω (Minimum 3.9 Ω)
Allowable input	80W
Output sound pressure level	88dB/W/m
Crossover frequency	1.95 kHz, 6dB/oct.
External dimensions	Width 180x Height 316x Depth 265 mm
Weight	5.8kg
Sold separately : Speaker Stand R-1 (2 sets, ¥ 36,000 around 1997)
Top Plate Dimension	Width 180x Depth 250 mm
Ground plane dimension	Width 260x Depth 310 mm
Height	600 mm (Excluding Spikes)
Weight	5.5kg
Attachment	Spike and spike saucer