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Elipson’s Planet L Performance embodies the perfect combination of innovative design and exceptional sound quality. This spherical bookshelf speaker, heir to a French tradition over 70 years old, delivers a premium listening experience in a compact and elegant format. Equipped with a 2-way coaxial driver and carefully crafted construction, it promises faithful and balanced sound reproduction, equally suited to Hi-Fi listening and home theater.

A heritage of acoustic innovation

Elipson, the French pioneer of spherical speakers, established its international reputation as early as 1953 with the launch of the legendary BS50. The Planet L Performance follows in this line of excellence, perpetuating a tradition of innovation while integrating the most advanced acoustic technologies.

Far from being a simple aesthetic choice, the spherical shape offers many acoustic advantages. It allows omnidirectional sound diffusion, minimizes diffraction and internal resonances, and contributes to a precise and expansive stereo image. This unique geometry, combined with a rigid and heavy construction, ensures optimal acoustic inertia, a guarantee of superior sonic performance.

A technical and aesthetic feat

The design of the Planet L Performance leaves no one indifferent. Its 290 mm diameter and high-quality lacquered finish make it a true decorative object. Available in several colors, it blends harmoniously into any interior, from the most classic to the most contemporary.

The speaker’s construction reflects remarkable attention to detail. Each component has been carefully selected to optimize acoustic performance. The coaxial driver combines a 165 mm woofer with a treated cellulose pulp cone and a 25 mm silk dome tweeter. This configuration ensures optimal phase coherence and homogeneous sound dispersion.

Cutting-edge acoustic technology

The heart of the Planet L Performance lies in its 2-way coaxial driver. This configuration, where the tweeter is placed at the center of the woofer, offers several advantages. It improves the sound’s time coherence, creating a point-source sound that promotes a precise and stable stereo image.

The 165 mm woofer benefits from a double peripheral surround (DAR technology), ensuring perfect control under heavy demand. Its 38 mm diameter Kapton voice coil former optimizes cooling, guaranteeing consistent performance even at high volume.

The 25 mm silk dome tweeter, equipped with a neodymium magnet, ensures faithful reproduction of high frequencies. Its horn-loaded profile contributes to linear treble extension, offering a frequency response extending up to 20 kHz.

Exceptional sound performance

The Planet L Performance stands out for its exemplary sonic neutrality. It offers great timbral coherence and remarkable homogeneity across the different registers. The highs are smooth and silky, the midrange is full and rich, while the bass is fast and well defined.

Despite its compact size, this speaker impresses with its ability to reproduce deep low frequencies, reaching down to 46 Hz. This performance is made possible thanks to its bass-reflex loading carefully tuned to 50 Hz, in perfect alignment with the driver’s resonance frequency.

The soundstage produced by the Planet L Performance is expansive and precise. The coaxial driver ensures exceptional sound focus, creating a stable and immersive stereo image. Every instrument, every voice finds its place in the sound space, delivering a captivating and realistic listening experience.

Remarkable versatility of use

The Planet L Performance shines just as much in a stereo Hi-Fi setup as in a home theater system. Its power handling of 30 to 120 watts and its sensitivity of 90 dB/1W/1m make it an ideal partner for a wide range of amplifiers.

In a home theater configuration, it can be complemented by Elipson’s Planet Sub subwoofer to form a coherent and high-performing 5.1 or 7.1 system. Its ability to faithfully reproduce dialogue and sound effects makes it a versatile speaker, equally at ease with music and film soundtracks.

Technical specifications

General characteristics

• Type: spherical speaker - 2-way bass-reflex - Performance series coaxial speaker driver
• Power: 100 W RMS
• Recommended amplifier power: 30 - 120 W

Speaker drivers

• Woofer-midrange
  • Diameter: 165 mm
  • Cone: cellulose pulp with damping treatment
  • Voice coil former: D 38 mm in Kapton for optimal cooling
  • Double surround suspension (DAR technology) for perfect control under heavy load
• Tweeter
  • 25 mm treated silk dome
  • Horn loading for linear high-frequency extension
  • Neodymium magnet

Acoustic performance

• Frequency response (±3 dB): 46 Hz - 20 kHz
• Sensitivity: 90 dB / 1 W / 1 m
• Impedance: 8 Ω nominal

Technical specifications

• Bass-reflex tuning frequency: 50 Hz matched to the speaker driver’s resonant frequency
• Crossover frequency: 2900 Hz / 18 dB
• Filter and wiring
  • 18 dB / octave filter with high-end components
  • Series MKP polypropylene film capacitor
  • Parallel MKT polyester film capacitor
  • Low internal resistance (DCR) series inductor diameter 1.2 & 1.0
  • Precision metal oxide film series resistor
  • 2.25 mm² OFC wiring

Dimensions and weight

• Dimensions: Ø 290 mm
• Net weight (piece): 7 kg

Packaging

• Single unit: W 428 x H 405 x D 423 mm