Output have today launched their studio monitor project Frontier, partnering with Barefoot Audio and dubbed 'the new gold standard in studio sound'.
Frontier were designed and tuned by Thomas Barefoot - with 6.5-inch/1.25-inch coaxial aluminium drivers, promising flat anechoic response and low distortion, and a front-facing tuned port designed to give you an accurate bass representation. With a solid walnut base for isolation and LED lighting above, the speakers look aesthetically incredible. Frontier monitors have an ECO mode switch at the back to reduce power consumption.
Main Features
Barefoot’s pioneering audio technology
Solid walnut base – natural wood grain makes each speaker unique
6.5 inch time-aligned coaxial drivers
200 watt combined bi-amplified architecture
Shipped direct to you for the best possible price
30 day return policy at no cost to you
Frontier Pricing
The Frontier monitors cost $1,399/£1,259 per pair and can be ordered direct from Output's website.
What Is A Coaxial Driver?
In his review of the Kali IN8 Julian Rodgers explained:
Most of us are aware that having audio being reproduced by multiple drivers from multiple points in space causes time of arrival differences resulting in comb-filtering effects. A single driver behaves more like a point source and doesn’t suffer from these effects but covering the full spectrum at a reasonable level isn’t really possible. Mounting an HF driver in the centre of a larger bass/mid driver offers a practical way to get a full range point source monitor.
Tannoy are of course the most famous name associated with dual concentric monitors, in their case mounting a horn loaded tweeter in the centre of a large bass/mid driver.
One of the benefits of a dual concentric design is the elimination of the time of arrival differences between drivers in different points in space.