French speaker manufacturer Cabasse’s flagship La Sphère speaker is to get its first UK public hearing at the National Audio Show next month. The (very) high end £108,000 loudspeaker stands 1.4m tall and claims to be the ultimate expression of Caabasse’s SCS (spatially coherent system) technology.
The three-way tri-axial TC23 drive unit and 55cm woofer are digitally controlled and Cabasse claims this is the world’s only true point-source four-way speaker with one acoustic centre, absolute linear phase, optimum impulse response and ‘perfect’ spatial coherency.
The 70cm spherical enclosure is made from a sandwich of composite materials originally designed for the European space programme and rests on a specially designed spiral stand which can be adjusted for optimum listening height. For the price, a Cabasse acoustician accompanies delivery to adjust the speaker to whichever room it’s intended for.
The Cabasse La Sphère will be available in standard pearl or black pearl finishes but can also be made in any finish to order (should you feel the need to have them match the Ferrari in the garage).
The National Audio Show is on 26-27 September at Whittlebury Hall, near Silverstone.