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LS-350
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A speaker system using a Japanese paper dome unit, which was released simultaneously with the LS 450.

A 25 cm cone type woofer is installed in the low range.
A CF cone is used for the diaphragm of this unit. For the LS-450 and LS-350, in addition to the know-how accumulated from the development stage of the LS series, such as improvement of the beating method and degree of beating, press molding by increasing the water content, etc., we have developed and introduced new technology. By this, while taking advantage of the sound quality of the CF cone, which is simple and voluminous, with little peculiarity, we have improved the texture in the low sound range and sharpness.
The edge uses an asymmetric S-shaped edge that combines the advantages of a roll type and a reverse roll type. Since the same force is always applied to the support system, the edge does not deform at large amplitude.
A T-shaped pole piece is used in the magnetic circuit to achieve a uniform magnetic field. This reduces the amplitude distortion because the same force is applied to the amplitude of the voice coil. In addition, the surface where the voice coil contacts the pole piece is reduced, and the third harmonic distortion in the middle range can also be reduced. In addition, a hole is made in the center of the pole piece to release the air in the chamber, greatly improving the amplitude distortion.
For the core paper of voice coil, hard TLP with high Young's modulus and propagation speed is adopted.

Equipped with 12 cm cone type skoker in the middle area.
The diaphragm is made of CF cone, which has the same high water content as the woofer, and is beaten for a short period of time to obtain sound that is well connected with the low range. The chamber is made of Japanese paper of the same quality as the tweeter to ensure sound quality between the middle range and the high range. In addition, the chamber is made of felt, which is attached to the back of the chamber to provide moderate braking and eliminate adverse effects on the high range.

A 2.5 cm dome type tweeter is installed in the high range.
The diaphragm of this unit is made of Japanese paper (Ganpishi), which has a higher Young's modulus and a higher propagation speed than Western paper. Since the fiber of this Ganpishi is thin and long, it can be processed thinly while maintaining its strength. It is also more advantageous than metals in terms of weight-to-strength ratio. In addition, it is superior in terms of high-frequency resonance because it has an appropriate internal loss. The diaphragm is made of stainless wool, which has a higher specific gravity than glass wool, so that the sound quality is rolled by t.
A T-shaped pole piece is used in the magnetic circuit to achieve uniform magnetic flux density. At the same time, sound absorbing material is put in the cavity between the magnet and pole piece to brake, and the Q of the fo resonance is lowered to improve sharpness.
For the frame part, we have adopted a projecting frame in which the dome part protrudes in front of the baffle. This improves the rise-up characteristics of the tweeter and realizes a tweeter with good damping. In addition, reflection in the high-frequency range is less likely to occur, and frequency characteristics are also improved. In addition, by inserting an diffuser using micron glass between the pretector and the diaphragm, the high-frequency range is moderately suppressed, and flat characteristics and directivity are improved.

The network section is designed for repeated trial listening with an emphasis on sound quality, and a film condenser is used for the condenser.
The attenuator is a continuously variable type with constant inductance so that it can be operated from the front.

The front baffle uses a lumber core material to achieve the transparent and natural sound quality characteristic of muck material. The lumber core material is made of Chinese wood and is finished by sticking a single piece of cork tree on the surface. On the LS 350, the rear baffle uses a homogen material.
A flexible board base stabilizer is attached to each side plate to suppress resonance of specific natural vibration to obtain high quality sound, and reinforcing bars are used to connect front and rear baffles to improve sound quality.

Glass wool with good air permeability and sound absorption is used for the sound absorbing material inside the enclosure, realizing excellent sound absorption effect and standing wave removal effect.

Model Rating
Method 3-Way, 3-Speaker, Airtight Type, Bookshelf Type
Unit For low band : 25 cm cone type
For Medium Range : 12 cm cone type
For high-pass : 2.5 cm dome type
Playback frequency band 40 Hz to 25 kHz
Max Input 45W
Impedance 8 Ω
Output sound pressure level 90dB/W/m
Crossover frequency 900 Hz, 6 kHz
Level control Continuously variable type
External dimensions Width 320x Height 545x Depth 279 mm
Weight 12kg