Back in January, Buchardt Audio announced an Active counterpart to their ridiculously popular S400 bookshelf speaker called the A500. While that model is still only available for pre-order, it hasn’t stopped them from announcing a new Active model called the A700. It’s not only more powerful than the A500 mentioned above, but it also happens to be their first floorstanding model.
The A700 comes in three colors, Walnut, Black & White, and employs a lot of the modern design language that made the S400 so famous, like the tilt-back cabinet and large tweeter waveguide. It’s big and bold with no fewer than six drivers per speaker, including a 3/4″ tweeter and three six-inch drivers on the front, plus another two six-inch drivers on the rear.
There are also 4 x 150/330 watt RMS/Peak class D amps in each speaker, and when used in conjunction with Buchardt’s Hub + Remote, you gain access to a variety of streaming options like Chromecast, Airplay, Spotify Connect, DLNA UPnP and Bluetooth. Buchardt also has an app that provides control via iOS or Android devices.
The A700/Hub+Remote bundle is now available at a pre-order discount price of 5950 Euro (about 6500 USD). For more info on this new speaker, and pre-orders, check out the Buchardt Audio Website.
From Buchardt:
NEW ACTIVE FLOOR STANDING SPEAKERS
A700
For years people have been asking for a Buchardt floorstanding speaker – and here we are, SO excited, and finally ready to announce the A700! Yeah, it took us 8 years to offer our customers a floorstanding speaker, but we truly believe, that we have something VERY unique on our hands, which has definitely been worth the long wait!– and if you wanna save some coins, now is the time to order!
The A700 will give you all the goodies you get from our A500 speaker, but with considerably more power! In the typical Buchardt way, you get a speaker that punches way over its weight class, both in terms of power and scale, but also in terms of its price.
A700 Walnut, Black & White can now be purchased on our website.
An absolute masterpiece in engineering.
The A series is not just another Active speaker, it’s a flexible platform. A platform that allows it to be what you want, sound like you want, and be directly tailored to your room, both in terms of normal HiFi stereo setup, home theater or professional use. In addition to the extreme amount of flexibility, it can also be the most simple stereo you have tried. It’s all about what you want.Be sure to pair them with our Hub + Remote to reach full potential
Our stereo hub is your command center, it sends your music wirelessly to the A500s/700s. Via the hub you have access to cabled inputs to connect TV, CD player, PC, Turntable our what else you might have. It also includes everything in terms of streaming like Chromecast, Airplay, Spotify connect, DLNA UpNP and Bluetooth. it’s Roon Ready as well.The hub also provides access to our amazing room correction and advanced equalizer via the Buchardt APP, available on both IOS and Android. The only thing needed to get rocking besides this Hub, remote and A500/700, is music, now that’s simple!
note : hub and remote are sold separately
A700 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Amplifiers: 4 x 150/330 watt RMS/Peak class D (each speaker)
Operating principle: 3.5-way sealed enclosure
Tweeter: 1 x 0,74″ Custom fine weave soft fabric textile with CDC aluminum waveguide
Mid / woofer: 1 x 6″ linear long stroke paper cone
Front / subwoofer: 2 x 6″ linear long stroke paper cone
Rear / subwoofer: 2 x 6″ linear long stroke paper cone
Frequency response: 17 – 40.000 Hz +/- 1.5dB
DSP: Quad Core processor
DAC chip: Dual CS4398
Crossover Point: 100 hz / 250 hz / 2800 hz
Wireless: WiSA 24 bit / 96khz. Can be paired across brands up to 7.1 setup
Cabled analogue input: Balanced / unbalanced XLR
Measurements (h x w x d): 1000 (1035 with feet) x 180 x 280 mm (39.3” x 7” x 11”)
Input voltage: 100-240 Volts AC auto adjusting (EU & US power cords incl.)
Weight: 56 kg / pair (123 lb)
Warranty: 10 years on speaker, 2 years on electronics
Speaker grilles included
Decoupling feets included
Rubber and normal spikes with disk included
I’m an audio writer who started as a young audio salesman/consumer electronics professional back in the late 90s. That’s where I discovered the magic of 2-Channel sound. My thirst for great sound has led me on a delightful music quest that continues today.
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