Krell LAT-2

Krell LAT-2

SERIAL# 25201090151 & 25201090152

Local pickup available in Los Angeles.

While we do take trade-ins when we sell new equipment, our business model does not allow us to take trade-ins against used, consignment, or demi items for sale. We are not able to take trade-ins for this listed item. Thank you for your understanding.

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ABOUT THIS PRODUCT

The most striking thing about the LAT-2, at first glance, is its complex shape. Wide enough in front to seat its 7" midrange-woofer, its rear panel is a scant 4" wide (the cabinet measures approximately 9 1/2"W by 12 7/8"H by 14 3/4"D). Connecting the two are side walls that are arcs cut from a much larger circle. Seen from the top, the speaker resembles a deep D. This shape is designed to eliminate internal standing waves, as well as driver diffraction.

When you attempt to move them, the most striking thing about the LAT-2s is their weight. These modest sized boxes weigh 70 pounds each. Each LAT-2 is fabricated from 1.5" solid aluminum. The curved side-panels are ribbed, meaning that the side-wall thickness varies from .75-1", which serves to break up resonances.
The rear panel sports a pair of extremely well-designed, custom-made gold-plated brass binding posts with large, easy-to-grip knurled knobs, not to mention two flared ports.
The LAT-2 utilizes the same 1" dual concentric tweeter employed in the LAT-1. This tweeter uses a "waveguide" to increase its dispersion (it also has the effect of changing the driver's first resonance above 44kHz). The multi-faceted 7" composite carbon-fiber cone midrange-woofer is damped by a butyl surround and housed in a cast-aluminum/magnesium frame said to be "ideal" for ported enclosures. The driver has a long throw (1" peak to peak), which is abetted by its extended voice coil. The speaker is video-shielded.

The second-order crossover (at 2.7kHz) features "amplifier-grade circuitry," resident on an 1/8" glass epoxy board with 4-ounce copper traces, which aids in eliminating microphonics, resistance, and inductance.

The grille is also unique. Well, unusual, really. It is based upon the bar-and-elastic-cord design employed for the Sonus-Faber Amati Homage. Dan D'Agostino admired it and, before utilizing it, asked for and received Franco Serblin's permission to create a grille based upon it. It was a good call -- it's a perfect cosmetic match for the side panels' ribbing.








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