Everything But The Box: Luna Bookshelf Speakers Review
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We’ve had two opportunities to hear speakers from the very radical Everything But The Box or EBTB, and both of those times we’ve had plenty to go on raving about. To start with no doubt, are the futuristic aesthetics, which are truly ahead of their time. But all this aesthetic talk would be better fitted in the next section of this review, so as far as introductions go, let’s just say that the Luna bookshelf pair that arrived in our studio was nothing short of a spectacle for the eyes.
OUT OF THE BOX If you’ve been asking yourself about why Wall-E has been mentioned in the summary of this review, could I direct your eyes to the image. Just look at the way this 100 percent aluminum cabinet stands on its three shiny little legs. The swelling cavity that’s been given to each of the two drivers makes the entire speaker look like a pregnant robot, in the most joyful of ways. If you were to look at this pair from the side, you’ll find that the mid/bass driver’s cavity goes on to form the actual cabinet, which in itself is a round belly of metal. The black gloss pair we got looked fantastic sitting on the black iron stands of our studio, but there are over 16,000 finishes to choose from so don’t’ fret if black isn’t your colour. There is not one impression of a straight edge and that always sits well with my eyes. The bottom of the front panel is taken up by the reflex port that’s lined with the same silver aluminum you’ll find around the tweeter and the EBTB logo on the back panel. My only concern with this kind of prototype aesthetics is whether or not it’ll sit will with the masses. EBTB surely has a target group in mind, which mainly comprises of the young generation and maybe some youthful bachelors, but whether or not the audiophiles and the elderly would want something as robotic as this in their living room is something I am very doubtful of. 
TECHNOLOGY
You must remember that everything about this pair has been constructed keeping the acoustic properties of aluminum in mind. If you were to lift this pair, you would realise that the aluminum isn’t all that thin. In fact, it weighs about as much as if EBTB had used real wood to construct this cabinet. What I am wondering is why wasn’t an aluminum cone driver used for the mid/bass woofer? The pure black 4” mid/bass driver looks to be of a composite material with a rubber surround, although I couldn’t get any information on its specifics. It has been seated at the centre of the actual cabinet section of the speaker (which is the bottom half of the speaker if was looked at from the front), which has the aforementioned bass reflex port beneath it. This obviously means that the cabinet plays a big role in getting those low frequencies out of that little driver with internal cabinet pressure. The speaker is sure as hell heavy enough to go as low as the specified 62Hz, although the driver’s size makes it seem a little doubtful. We’ll have to hear it for ourselves. The tweeter is a 0.7” silk, neodymium magnet equipped driver that’s seated in its own little mini-cabinet of sorts. It comes with an aluminium ring surrounding it, which looks to work more as a reflective system than an excursion adjuster. The back panel comes with gold-plated speaker terminals, although there is only one pair of them. So if you’re looking for a bi-wirable option, you’ll have to look elsewhere.  |
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