Trenner&Friedl PHAROAH Floorstander Loudspeakers
After ten successful years, we felt it was now time for us to take the next step with our PHAROAH
Although almost the same size, the new Pharoah looks more petit than its predecessor due to the slight incline and beveled edges.
It perfectly combines engineering with fine craftsmanship.
A highly stable housing made of birch plywood is hidden under the finely sanded surface made of hand-picked veneers. Inside, it was stiffened at critical points and houses two chambers of different sizes in order to minimize standing waves.
Due to its special sound alignment, the new Pharaoh can be integrated even better into living spaces.
With its large 10-inch woofer, there are enough reserves even for huge sound storms. The paper membrane is coated with our special violin varnish delivers a nimbly and natural sound, free of the resonances of synthetic materials.
The coaxially mounted 1-inch compression driver with a feather-light and high-strength titanium membrane fits seamlessly and well-balanced with the woofer.
Crystal clear sound with lack of distortions.
The heart of this speaker is of course the perfectly matched crossover with carefully selected components from Mundorf.
It is the sensitive conductor of this ensemble, without whom a performance at this high level would not be possible.
Pharoah plays perfectly balanced and homogeneous, he is like a wiry sprinter. The richness of timbres and the passionate musicality are irresistible.
It delivers enormous dynamics and powerful bass, but at the same time the finest details are delicately worked out.
Timeless design meets sophisticated technology
What goes in comes back out…
That it is the inner values that count in the end is an often heard and well-proven adage. Loudspeakers from Trenner & Friedl distinguish themselves not only in their perfectly finished exterior – the exceptional musicality of our products is built from an equally sophisticated and ingenious inner life:
The musical signal is received by generously proportioned, rhodium-plated pure copper Cardas terminals, then passed along through Cardas inner-cabling. Our crossovers are carefully hand-constructed from the finest elements:
- Premium Mundorf capacitors, for long life, faster response and balanced tone,
- baked-lacquer coils, flat copper coils with extremely low skin-effect,
- metal-film resistors for purest reproduction of high-frequencies.
We treat the paper cones of our low-frequency drivers with seven layers of Italian oil varnish, in order to optimize elasticity, damping and stiffness, and reduce cone resonances and distortion.
Simply stated: only that which you put in comes back out – our loudspeakers
LESS IS MORE
So many HiFi products are designed with an eye towards – good question, really… We so often are confronted with technical-looking monsters that fit into a living room about as well as a production-line assembly robot.
Most listening rooms in this world are living spaces – spaces in which, “among other things,” we listen to music. We pay attention to this: with their peaceful, modest, yet modern forms, our loudspeakers integrate easily into almost any living room environment.
Design cannot just be its own sole purpose. It requires a focus. And perhaps our view of HiFi is best compared with a bookcase: stylish, unassuming, yet meaningful, a pleasant part of the room – just that, instead of reaching for something to read, if desired, one can select a piece of music…and, oh, such music!
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER
Previous loudspeakers mostly employ surrounds made of rubber or foam, which over time through the evaporation of softeners and because of UV radiation eventually become porous and crumbly.
The surrounds of many of our drivers are now made out of fabric. This guarantees high stability, extended consistency, and exceptional longevity.
LISTENING ROOM, LIVING ROOM
Many HiFi manufacturers have a problem – they live in a world of listening rooms. Most of us, however, live in living rooms and wish to also hear music there – a conflict that naturally leads to problems.
We design our products to be “living room friendly,” they are designed such that they may be placed as close as 10 cm (4”) away from the wall.
And while, because of their radiation characteristics, small or narrow loudspeakers are difficult to integrate into a living space, ours deliver more direct radiation to the listening space via their wide front baffle – therefore, you can enjoy superb music, yet continue “living” in the room as before… actually, in fact, better.
Modesty as Ornament
Ra, Pharoah and Isis can be driven wonderfully with lower-power amplifiers, thanks to their high sensitivities of 91-95 dB – therefore, they are the best choice for use in a tube system.
Furthermore, our new line presents a very simple impedance curve to the loudspeakers, thus providing a load that is extremely easy to drive, which can give even more modestly-priced amplifiers wings to achieve their highest performance.
Specifications
Features:
Floor standing speaker
Coaxial laudspeaker for perfect point source
Multiplex birch wood of different densities
Multi layered lacquer finish
Vented system with perfect matching to the listening room
Paper cone impregnated with Italian violin varnish
Cardas internal wire, also constructed in golden ratio proportions
Cardas terminals
Finest crossover components by Mundorf, Oil/Silver caps, foil coils, high grade MOX resistors
Designed for all amps
Can be placed close to walls and corners
Drive Units:
1 x 10” Paper cone, coated with violin varnish
1 x 1” titanium compression driver, coaxial mounted
Frequency response:
35 Hz (f-3 DB) to 20 kHz (f-3 DB)
Sensitivity:
94 dB (2.83V/1m)
Impedance:
8 Ohm (minimum 6 Ohm at 150Hz)
Dimensions (with feet):
Height: 970 mm
Width: 470 mm
Depth: 360 mm
Weight: 36.5 kg
