The drivers represent state of the art customized offerings from European constructors, employing incredibly low tolerance voice coil construction, innovative transducer materials and FEA optimized structures.

They are configured as a non-symmetric push-push pair, effectively cancelling their vibration. At full SPL, the chassis doesn’t vibrate, but you’ll need ear protection.

Their disposition provides a few more advantages: the dipole quasi-cardioid dispersion pattern ensures your room is less excited, lowers effective useful frequency, raises sensitivity. The outcome is an extremely accurate and relentless instrument, full of texture and color.

Preserving the characteristics of your system, the signal delivered to the Malabar is corrected and reamplified by a transparent and overbuilt internal amplifier. There is only one input: the speaker cables you always used. Your amplifiers are still driving the bass, imprinting their tonal character, with signal, not power. You can dial different bass preferences for different sources in your system. Your room deficiencies can be addressed by the powerful correction and positioning, accounting for resonances, asymmetries in your space and your personal taste.

The chassis can be finished with a variety of wood veneers, hand oiled and waxed. The massive solid hand brushed aluminum pieces are also hand waxed to preserve their original finish, similarly to the custom brass feet.

Each Malabar VLF is built by hand to order, with lead times starting at 2 months for traditional options. A wide range of customization options available.