Product Description

The OPERA Prima is a loudspeakers design from the outset to be n fine example of the Opera philosophy. Musical accuracy combined with listening pleasure has always been Opera's key objective when designing loudspeakers. But behind this apparently simple goal lies a vast amount of research, great expertise in the science of acoustic and traditional skills in the art of cabinet-making.

Much of the secret of the success of the Opera loudspeakers design is due to Opera's insistence on non-resonant cabinet .a properly constructed cabinet enable to drive to give a clear, well focused and uncoloured sound. Solid hardwood is the best material able to give the results we require, as it combines the desirable properties of high mass and great rigidity. The commonly-used alternative materials such as MDF give acoustically inferior results by comparison.

The Opera Prima cabinet is made from staves of one-inch thick solid hardwood, fully interlocked in the time-honoured tongue and groove method, then hand-finished wit rounded edges and flared port. As well as being acoustically inert, a solid hardwood loudspeakers is an object of beauty, capable of giving pleasure to the eye as well as to ear. The OPERA Prima employs two drives units, both in excellent quality and chosen for their precise acoustic characteristics. The treble frequencies are handle by 27 mm, which has good dispersion, power handling and excellent sweetness. Bass and mid-band are entrusted to a 130 mm, with double magnet and robust chassis, which is capable of good deep bass performance whilst maintaining clarity and precision right up to the crossover point of 2.8 kHz. The crossover itself uses a few components as possible in the signal path, but all are of the good quality and include air cored indictors with self-cementing windings and close tolerance non-polarizing capacitors. High quality internal cabling, hard wired throughout, and Opera’s own solid brass connectors complete the hardware specification. We recommend stand-mounting the OPERA Prima, using a rigid stand of around 60 cm height, while placement at least 30 cm from the rear wall will normally ensure best result. The Opera Prima is a fairly easy load for the amplifier. With around 89 db sensitivity, therefore valve amplifier of 12 watts and upwards, or good quality solid state amplifiers of between 20 and 80 watts will be most suitable. The sound obtain from the OPERA Prima, when partnered by good ancillary equipment and correctly set up in the listening room, in little short of a revelation.
Refinement, detail, a wide overall response and convincing natural balance are all present in the portrayal of the music. Bass depth and weight are available when called for, and the acoustic image on well-recoded material is particularly realistic.

Finishes Available: Mahogany / Cherry.

 

 

Technical Specifications

Type of loudspeaker: Bass reflex 2 way

Woofer: 13 cm (5.1")

Tweeter: 27mm (1.1")

Frequency response: 50 Hz -20000 Hz

Crossover type: 4th order

Crossover frequency: 2.8 kHz

Sensitivity: 89 dB

Nominal impedance: 6 Ohm

Maximum power handling: 20-80 W

Dimension (HxWxD): 34.5 x 18.5 x 30.5 cm (13.6 x 7.3 x 12 inches)

Weight (the pair packed): 7.5 kg. (17 lbs each)