1.B& amp； W
1966 John Bower, a British electronic communication engineer, and his friend roy wilkins jointly opened a video store called B&; The origin of W. John Bower is to help people assemble speakers here, with B&; The first product launched by W brand is P 1. They used the money they earned to buy some second-hand testing instruments. 1967 introduced P2 speaker, which adopts ion treble and laminated glass cone B& power amplifier, and was well received and became B&; W the horn of the first exit, B&; How to establish a tradition of innovation? 1970 b &； W established the R&D department and introduced the DM70C speaker with mixed static electricity and cone design. 1974 began to study the manufacture of horn monomer with DuPont bulletproof cloth Kevlar, and the first pair of finished products DM6 were launched two years later. As for B&; 1977 started with the W shape, which is a revolutionary B&; W 80 1 loudspeaker was introduced in WCES on 1979, and great progress has been made in testing with laser interferometer. EMI's Abbey Road took the lead in adopting 80 1 as the monitor speaker, and then Decca and German Polaroid Group joined in. Today, the III series of Matrix 80 1 is still the most widely used monitoring system in classical music. This pair of speakers adopts 30 cm polymer cone bass, and the 12.6 cm midrange and 2.6 cm metal treble of Kevlar diaphragm are installed in two boxes respectively to avoid mutual interference. 1975 SB7000 introduced by Technics in Japan and 105 introduced by KEF in England all adopted similar shapes, only B&: W survived tenaciously.
199 1 year, the prototype Nautilus designed by Lawrence Dickey was exhibited, which shocked the world. After 1994 was officially launched, it was regarded as a masterpiece of postmodernism, and its voice was equally extraordinary. B& amp； In pursuit of perfect sound, W developed many bold and innovative shapes, such as a tubular speaker and a blue room like a fat doll. Of course, Nautilus is the master. But Nautilus is too avant-garde and expensive after all, so B&; W moved his brain to the best-selling 80 1, and launched a brand-new Nautilus 80 1, as well as smaller Nautilus 802, 803, 805 and so on. We see that there is Nautilus 80 1 for recording studio. Nautilus 80 1 still uses 2.5cm aluminum tweeter, and the magnet is changed to neodymium magnet, and a metal conduit is added behind the speaker. In addition to installing a phase cone, the speaker with a six-inch Kevlar diaphragm is made of artificial stone. As for changing the bass from 12 inch to 15 inch, the diaphragm is a composite material of paper fiber and Kevlar, and the mechanism in the box is relatively heavy, with the bass reflection hole facing down. In terms of specifications, the new Nautilus 80 1 bass extension is only 29Hz-3dB, but it is not as good as the old Nautilus 80 1. In fact, according to the audition of many experts, Nautilus 80 1 is far superior to the old Nautilus 80 1 in both design and sound performance, and the price is the same. B& amp； Will w stop here? Of course not! Tianlang and KEF
Tianlang's history began quite early, so it can be said that they are one of the founders of the British audio industry. 1926 A radio engineer named Guy R. Fou ntain developed a simple and reliable rectifier in the garage of his home in London, which was just suitable for the radio that was just starting at that time, so Guy R. Fontaine founded Tianlang Company three years later. The origin of the name Tianlang is also the abbreviation of lead alloy, which is two kinds of metal materials used in rectifier. After the establishment of the factory, Guy Fountain began to study moving-coil speakers excited by DC, and soon achieved results, but what really made Tianlang famous was a contract they received in 1930. Founded by Sir bertram Mills, "The Greatest Performing International on Earth" is actively expanding to the outside world, and plans to become the first tent circus to travel by rail. They need a reliable and durable sound system, which can make loud sound without being harsh. Tianlang is the best choice.
Since then, Tianlang has been famous for producing high-quality PA speakers and studio monitors. After Tianlang's products were adopted by the British Parliament and the United Nations building, it was equivalent to giving them a guarantee. In 1950s, Tianlang made great achievements in communication equipment. On the other hand, with the development of stereo, Tianlang began to enter the domestic market. At this time, Tianlang launched the first batch of coaxial speakers. At present, Tianlang is mainly coaxial monomer, and system 2 15 MKII is the top model of Tianlang monitoring speaker. Bass 38 cm, coaxial monomer 38 cm, sounds very different from Tianlang's domestic speakers, with light and clear voice, direct expression and full of movement. Tianlang's monitor speakers have entered the world market from Britain. David Manley, who makes amplifiers, bought a 25 cm coaxial monomer from Tianlang and designed a monitoring speaker with the brand of Manley Laboratories, which was supported by Dung Sax, the owner of trumpet flowers. It can be seen that Tianlang monomer is also very powerful.
KEF was founded in 196 1, and started with the production of monomers. Almost all British horn factories have purchased monomers from it. The early version of the famous BBC LS 3/5A 15 ohm used the monomer of KEF. In 1970s, a fire broke out in KEF's factory and the production line was destroyed. It is said that LS 3/5A is changed to 1 1 Ohm to obtain better linearity, but some people say that KEF can no longer supply old monomers. No matter what is true, at least we can see that KEF plays an important role in the British audio industry. In addition, the elliptical bass unit B- 139 developed by KEF is an epoch-making contribution. With its small diaphragm area, it reduces bass expansion to about 30Hz, which also shows the ability of KEF design monomer. Many speaker kits are almost equal to quality assurance after hanging KEF logo. KEF is more famous in the professional field than the finished product. KEF's self-made speakers began to build a reputation from 1973 to 104. In the LP era, many people are intoxicated with the wide range and dynamic performance of KEF speakers. KEF's homemade horn is not fast. 1976 was introduced, and then it was improved to 105/2, which set off another upsurge in the market. 1979, KEF developed the S-Stop technology, and in 1984, it introduced the 104/2 loudspeaker with coupled Caviy technology. Its unique conception and rich low-frequency performance certainly caused many exclamations. In the same year, KEF engineers released high and low coaxial technology, becoming the only competitor with Tianlang. 1989, KEF further improved its design and introduced a coaxial monomer named UNI-Q. the following year, 105/3 adopted both cavity coupling and uni-q coaxial technology, and its excellent performance shocked four seats. However, at present, the flagship of KEF is 107/2 with three-tone design and active low-frequency equalization introduced in 992. A few years ago, the British market was extremely depressed, and Hong Kong consortium funds began to intervene in the operation of KEF. I believe KEF will take a more popular route.
2.Genelec
Genelec from Finland was founded in 1978, mainly producing active monitor speakers, and more and more recording studios joined Genelec. Genelec adopts the traditional cone-basin monomer, and the medium and high notes are installed on the panel with horn diffusion effect, which is called "direct rate control waveguide" by the manufacturer, which can effectively control directivity and phase characteristics. The adjustable level and frequency division slope of all monomers are another feature of Genelec speakers. Through these fine-tuning, ideal effects can be achieved in different recording studios. Each cell has its own independent active amplifier, which is one of the reasons for its popularity. After being connected, you can get realistic, tough, straightforward and high-resolution sound, and the black figure gives people a magnificent and powerful feeling, which is worthy of being an orthodox monitoring speaker.
3. Pioneer and West Lake
Pioneer's top products generally use exclusive brands, and so do speakers. Using TAD(Technical audivise) single exclusive speaker looks beautiful and sounds outstanding, but it is very hot to buy. TAD's bass adopts a special casting method, and the whole frame is integrally formed, which can make a deep sound. The tweeter driver with beryllium metal diaphragm and asymmetric wooden horn make this exclusive speaker very powerful. Its range is not particularly wide, but it is fast, rich in intermediate frequency and full of energy. In addition, super efficiency is also one of its advantages. Taiwan Province Junjin also designed a series of speakers with TAD monomer, the quality of which is not lost to foreign products. Using Luxman's small vacuum tube machine can produce a very shocking effect, and of course its price is amazing.
The West Lake, founded by Glenn Phoenix in 1970, had a close relationship with JBL in its early days. It uses various monomers manufactured by JBL. Since Glenn Phoenix was originally a celebrity in the recording field on the west coast of the United States, the speakers he designed according to his own standards soon became famous. Westlake's large monitor speakers are similar to Exlus IV, with wooden speakers and large-caliber bass, while the five-channel SM- 1 is much more luxurious than Exlus IV. I have enjoyed many sets of Jadis JA-200 and pushed SM- 1 in the space designed by Glen Phoenix, and played the album produced by Michael Jackson in the West Lake Studio. It's like being slapped. It's exciting to hear. However, in recent years, the West Lake has gradually developed into a vertical horn, and also abandoned the horn design (except the flagship tower and the smaller tower 12), such as BBSM 12VNF, small Lc6.75W/N, or horizontal BBSM4F. , which also has a high evaluation.
4. Electroacoustics and JBL
American time-honored store, founded in 1927, stands above JBL and Altec, but electronic music is less involved in the domestic market, so its attention is not high. For many years, the electronic music has insisted on the design of mixing the horn tweeter and cone-basin bass, and often encountered the problem of efficiency mismatch, but they have all been well solved. The flagship Georgia (the third generation of Georgia IIB has been launched) even uses a huge bass unit of 46 cm, and the alto is also a huge guy of 30 cm. It is not easy for them to work with a loudspeaker composed of two tweeters. Electronic sound also has the advantages of high efficiency, sensitivity over 95dB, convenient use, high speed, rich details and great dynamics, which are all praised by people.
JBL company was formally established by J.B. Lansing on 1946. At that time, the purpose was to make a household system comparable to monitor speakers. Unexpectedly, JBL himself entered the professional market and wanted to share a piece of it. JBL's early masterpieces, such as Olympus, Hartsfield, Paragon, etc. , which is not only luxurious in shape, special in structure, but also charming in sound, is still the collection object of players. Paragon is more like elegant antique furniture. Hartsfield, which has been produced since the early 1950s, is mostly used in large-scale occasions such as theaters. A few years ago, some fans revived it and formed a much-told story. Mark Weiss and John Woolf, two fans from Michigan, formed a classic audio reproduction and made a new Hartsfield with updated technology and monomer. Because of the UHF extension, the sound divider is improved, which is naturally different from the old Hartsfield. However, the elegant and huge appearance and relaxed and natural charm are unforgettable. Hartsfield suggested putting it in the corner, but unlike the structure of Klipschorn in the corner, Klipschorn takes the wall as an extension of the bass folding horn, and its low frequency will be affected without the wall; Hartsfield is basically designed for convenience. Interestingly, both of them later designed wing-shaped backboards, which are convenient to set up when going out of the corner.
Just like electronic sound, JBL's large monitor speakers are mainly composed of speaker treble and cone bass. 1989 introduces the project K2 S95 00, which uses two bass bags to clamp the horn. Due to the extensive use of new materials (glass horn, artificial stone base, etc. ), the S9500 is completely new. On the other hand, the small monitor speakers designed by JBL are also very popular. 197 1 L- 100 is the origin. In recent years, 43 12MKII, the latest 4325MKII, and even the Century Gold commemorative speaker launched to celebrate the 50th anniversary all adopted similar ideas. These speakers have a strong personality and feel very suitable for performing pop music or as speakers for home theaters. Their nuanced expressions, strong dynamics and vivid instant response are the reasons that make JBL famous. Another professional brand of JBL is called Urei. Many large-scale recording studios use Urei 8 15, which is an actively designed product, and the separator and power amplifier are all installed together. Urei's modular concept is very novel. All series of speakers use JBL monomer with the same specification, but the speakers are different in size. The structure and maintenance are easy, but in fact, it takes some thought to adjust.
5.PMC and air traffic control
PMC (professional monitor Com. ) is a British manufacturer that rose in 1990. Designers Peter Thomas and Adrian Loader made a series of speakers for recording studio monitoring according to the principle of transmission line speakers. Starting from the largest BB5/XBD, there are MB- 1, IB- 1, AB- 1, LB- 1 and other products in turn. Putting PMC and ATC together is that they have many similarities, such as big MB- 1 and BB5, and the high-pitched part is simply a replica of ATC. The treble monomer is French Audax or Vifa products, and the tenor of steamed bread is developed by ATC. Bass is different models and different products. The biggest feature is that they all adopt transmission line loudspeaker design, so they can achieve ideal bass expansion effect in a small volume. Compared with ATC, PMC has the same heavy sense of weight in the middle and low frequencies, and excellent sense of density, especially in the full intermediate frequency, which can withstand high power (and must be driven by high power) and make great dynamics. However, PMC is lower in low frequency than ATC speakers of the same size, and the speed is not too slow, so it is quite suitable for post-production technology.
ATC was founded by Billy Woodman on 1974, and participated in B&; W 80 1, and draw inspiration from it to complete the design of 1986 single chip microcomputer series. BILLY WOODMAN put forward the unique theory of large magnet, large voice coil and short stroke, especially in the bass part, the monomer is often specially customized, and a pulp diaphragm coated with damping material is unique. Another achievement of Billy Woodman is the design of a 7.5 cm convex spherical midrange unit, which makes the midrange performance of ATC speakers extremely linear, bears high power and has a full and firm voice. Starting from SCM- 100, there are SCM-200 and SCM-400 of Big Mac. If it is not actively designed, ATC has introduced its own brand of front and rear expanders to solve the problem of difficult promotion. The smallest products from ATC, such as SCM-50, SCM-20, SCM- 10 and A7, are almost all for home use, with similar sound trends and the same cost for expanding machines.
6.yamaha and DIATONE
Yamaha's audio department started by manufacturing power amplifiers. The B- 1 post-stage of pyramid 1974 has caused great repercussions. The first speaker was NS-690 of 1973, which was soon forgotten. NS model stands for NATURE SOUND promoted by Yamaha, and NS- 10M, which is widely used for near-field monitoring, was born in 1977. 3.5cm spherical treble and 18cm white diaphragm bass can attract many people and become one of the necessary small speakers in the recording studio (because it is also very cheap). NS- 10M was redesigned several times later, and NS- 10M PRO was introduced in 1987. 1993, anti-magnetic MX model went on the market. In addition, there are horizontal 10M studios, NS- 10M and NS- 10MT subwoofers. It is also a special case that a horn is so popular and has such a long life cycle. In addition to this monitor speaker, Yamaha's only subwoofer made of YST technology stands out from the crowd, and other speakers are almost completely annihilated, even the flagship speaker NSX- 1000, which was made in 1986 to promote national prestige, can't escape this fate.
DIATONE, which started from manufacturing magnets, is a subsidiary of mitsubishi electric, and has been manufacturing monomers since before World War II. The famous 2S205 and 2S305 are all manufactured according to NHK broadcasting technical specifications, which makes them firmly sit on the throne in the field of monitor speakers. Later, DIATONE worked hard in the domestic market and continued to study in the professional field. Before the th, 2S was for professional use and DS was a household product. Different from European and American manufacturers, DIATONE has spent a lot of effort on the improvement of single material, and has tried many new materials for many years, such as LCP diaphragm, which is twice as fast as the speed of sound. Starting from DS-V9000 of 1988, the boron diaphragm (B4C) developed by DIATONE and NHK*** has been officially launched, with good extensibility. Alto and bass monomers have a honeycomb structure interwoven by three wires, and together with their magnet structure called ADMC, they form the basis of most diatonic speakers today. The biggest feature of DIATONE monitor speaker is its strong analytical ability. The change from the minimum volume to the strongest sound can be heard clearly, but some people think the taste is too weak, as if they were drinking boiled water.
7. Rogers, Habeas, Spendor
These three British manufacturers are closely related to the BBC, and their directors or designers have worked for the BBC one after another, and then came out of independent portals, so from their products, we can vaguely hear that they have the same lineage and personality. From 65438 to 0947, Jim Rogers founded the Rogers Company in hampstead. At the earliest, he only produced Williams vacuum tube expander, and also helped a company to manufacture maritime communication equipment. It was not until 1954 moved to woolwich that Rogers began to produce speakers. In the early 1970s, Rogers began to cooperate with BBC. 1974 introduced LS3/5, which adopted KEF T-27 treble and B- 1 10 subwoofer, and began to bring revolutionary changes to subwoofer. Rogers also went down in history because he first produced LS3/5. Since then, Rogers has successively introduced several BBC speakers such as LS5/8 and LS5/9, and developed many wonderful home products under the leadership of designer RICHARD ROSS. Later, after Richard died, Rogers changed hands several times. Now the boss behind the scenes is a multinational group. They intend to promote Rogers to BOSE in Britain, but so far they have not achieved results.
ALAN SHOW, who used to work at NEC, bought HARBETH Company founded by W Harwood at 1986. W Harwood was originally the director of the BBC Research Center. He led the development of various BBC speakers such as LS5/5, LS3/5A, LS3/7 and LS5/8. Harewood was the first designer to use plastic paper pots, and he took the lead in applying them to LS3/4 and LS5/5. In the early 1970 s, he obtained a patent for fatty compounds and sold them to CBS. Later, CBS filed an interesting claim against all the manufacturers who used multi-fat materials to make monomers. After leaving the BBC, W Harewood discovered TPX material produced by a French company, which is the lightest thermoplastic. He used it on speakers such as HL COMPACT and HL-5 to get first-class sound. ALAN SHOW has been trying to shake off the shadow of the past since he took over. He introduced HL-P3ES instead of LS3/5A and the popular HL COMPACT 7, and now he has joined the manufacturing lineup of LS5/ 12A.
Harewood's former colleague CUGHES SPENDOR founded SPENDOR Company at about the same time. The famous SP- 1 was mainly used to produce BBC standard speakers in Spindle's early days, and was favored by many people. However, after Spendor's death, his son DEREK HUGHES was not good at management and sold the company to SOUNDTRACK Group. Derek is in charge of the design, and G- 1000 comes from him. SPENDOR doesn't have many products. In addition to LS5/ 12A, there is also a SA350, which was originally designed for the German Broadcasting Corporation and looks like Spindle G-450.
8. Danadio
Dana Audio's parent company is Dana, the most famous single manufacturer in Denmark. After Dana launched its flagship Consensus from 1989, they established their reputation in the manufacture of finished speakers. The following year, ANDY MUNRO, a famous British monitor speaker designer, cooperated with Dana to establish Dana Audio Company, which specializes in producing speakers for recording studios. Headquartered in London, the two companies are closely related but operate independently. Of course, the speaker of Dana acoustics will use the monomer of Dana, and it is top-notch. Including Dana's famous steamed bread alto, the largest M3 used two alto and two bass. Because these monomers are not easy to push and the structure is similar to ATC, the competition between them is very fierce. Strangely, Dana acoustics and Dana use the same monomer, but the sound is obviously different. The former is straightforward and powerful, while the latter is slim, transparent and light. Dana's speakers are divided into several main series: self-confidence, outline and audience. In addition, there are independent models, such as FACETTE, Craft and Micron. BBC specification LS 5/ 12A is also Dan's product. No matter which model it is, Dana speakers always feel that they don't have enough to eat, and the current of the amplifier seems to be squeezed out, so it is not easy to make a good sound. To this end, Dana has introduced the front and rear stage amplifiers with amazing prices, and the design and driving force are invincible. But such a good amplifier can only push speakers such as consensus? It's a pity, so Dana is going to launch a pair of super flagship EVIDENCE, originally called "FORMULA ONE". It is two meters high and has eight monomers on one side. Speakers and sound separators are extremely luxurious.
9.hivi speakers
In Chinese mainland, efforts are being made to monitor the speakers. In 2009, hivi Speaker, an influential brand at home and abroad, launched an ordinary civil monitoring speaker H4, which caused widespread controversy. After all, how to call a box of about 2000 yuan a monitor is controversial. However, it is really because of this price/performance ratio that hivi's H4 has adapted to the needs of ordinary primary monitoring speaker consumers, which is also the original intention of hivi's H4. At the beginning of 20 10, hivi launched the professional grade X4, which is more advanced than H4 this time. Speakers without straight lines are full of unreal curves. The biggest advantage of using more arc cavities in the box is that the circular box is most suitable for electroacoustic. In such a box, no two faces are relatively horizontal, and the anti-phase sound wave can quickly start to reflect irregularly in the circular box, thus eliminating the influence of standing waves in the box on sound quality to the greatest extent. At this point, a voice from China appeared in the history of world monitor speakers.
At present, Genelec is one of the monitor speakers widely used in professional recording studios.