The Total Eclipse is the new reference loudspeaker by Coincident Speaker Technology. Based on the highly successful and critically acclaimed Super Eclipse, the Total Eclipse is in effect, the larger sibling of the Super Eclipse.  While adhering to the similiar design philosophies of the Super Eclipses, (i.e. D'Apollito driver configuration, narrow front baffle, mirror imaged side firing dual woofers) the Total Eclipse was designed to be a BIG sounding speaker capable of filling the largest of rooms with subwoofer type bass, tremendous impact, and dynamics.  The Total Eclipse is one of only a handful of available loudspeakers that is state of the art on both micro and macro levels.  It is the only loudspeaker so capable at a four figure selling price.

The difference between the Super Eclipse and Total Eclipse centers on the shift in design goal.  While it was imperative that the Total Eclipse be capable of exquisite detail and refinement, an uninhibited sense of dynamics and impact became the mandate.  The Total Eclipse had to satisfy the audiophile/music lover who demands a loudspeaker that is completely unruffled by reproducing the most demanding music at high listening levels.  In order to accomplish this feat, the speaker by necessity had to be fairly large, using drivers capable of moving a great deal of air. To that end we ended up with the following:


Enclosure:

While large, it still retained the elegant slim profile of the Super Eclipse.  To create an enclosure this sizable and yet rigid enough to cope with the large excursions of the massive woofers required a very special design and indeed that is what has been fashioned.  As with all Coincident speakers, spline joint construction is standard.  This tongue and groove joint technique creates an enclosure of incomparable tightness.
The midranges and tweeter are housed in their own sealed subenclosure to eliminate intermodulation distortion caused by the large air movements created by the dual woofers.  Further, this sealed subenclosure produces a perfect .707 Q for the midranges and rolls off the low frequencies acoustically rather than electrically by the use of further signal contaminating capacitors. 

A very elaborate bracing scheme ensures total rigidity devoid of resonances.  The sealed subenclosure has 2 horizontal braces located above and below the tweeter.  The rest of the enclosure utilizes a further 3 horizontal and 4 vertical braces.


As with all Coincident enclosures, the fundamental resonance frequency is tuned to a very high, sonically benign 350 hz..  Resonances at that frequency, while being virtually inaudible are easily dissipated out the enclosure and effectively transformed to thermal energy. The end result is an enclosure with no discernable sonic signature.

Drivers:

Are specially selected for detail retrieval abilities and high power handling.

Tweeter:
Specially selected version of the superb Scanspeak Revelator which is capable of very high SPL’s at vanishingly low distortion.

Midranges:
Two 6 1/2 " composition drivers with very large magnet structures with cones that are once once light (low mass) yet incredibly rigid.  These units have been optimized for performance in the range of 100hz - 3000 hz.  No more, nor not any less.

Woofers:

The dual side firing woofers are the 10" versions of the 8" units used in the Super Eclipses.  Their magnet assemblies are almost doubled and these woofers were specifically designed and manufactured to reproduce only low frequencies from 125 hz down to 24 hz with less than .5% IM distortion at 24 hz @ 110 db.  These woofers in the Total Eclipse enclosure provide true sub woofer performance yet sonically blend seamlessly with the mids and highs.

Crossover:

As with all Coincident speakers, only first order crossovers, employing the finest passive parts (polypropylene capacitors, large gauge OFC air core inductors, metal oxide resistors), all hardwired and matched to within 1% are used.  The inductor used for the woofers weighs in excess of 10 lbs.

The Total Eclipse will include our new all brass, dual tapered (pat.pend.) spikes.  All mounting hardware will be stainless steel and internal wiring will feature our own Coincident cable.  The port used for the woofers is the specially flared aeroport.  This port minimizes air noise while reducing low frequency distortion by 20% over conventional cylindrical ports. 

The Total Eclipse is a genuine reference loudspeaker that is capable of reproducing all that is fed to it with a realism that makes it unique among loudspeakers selling for under $25,000. 


Specifications:

Frequency Response: 24 hz - 25 khz
Sensitivity: 94 db - 1 watt @ 1 M
Impedance: 14 ohms
Power Requirements: 7 watts - 500 watts
Dimensions: 52" H x 9" W x 22" D
Weight:165 lbs ea.

Options:
Extreme Internal Wire
Extender Feet w/ Oversize Spikes