New to Veritas Retailers across North America in the month of July 2003, was the Veritas “i” series. Using technology such as the Convergent Source Module, a separately chambered dome tweeter and midrange module, and the Dual-Hyperdrive woofer, the Veritas products have unique features. Energy’s design principle is heralded around three major design concepts, Wide and Constant Dispersion, Wide Bandwidth, and Low Distortion. Energy decided to developed specific technologies and cabinet designs to reduce distortion to a low level. The Veritas I series incorporates a Dovetail cabinet design that provides an inert cabinet structure when assembled.

Phase Technology is introducing its latest line of high-fidelity home entertainment speakers called Velocity. Named for its streamlined shape, this new series includes bookshelf, floor-standing, surround speakers and subwoofer. Velocity is scheduled to launch during CEDIA Expo 2003. Using Uniframe construction, the one-piece woofer frame is molded as part of the speaker baffle surface. The basket is the top layer of a three-part baffle assembly with a dense, highly damped center section and 3/4” MDF. This makes for an ultra-rigid, non-resonant configuration to deaden vibration and produce, clear and clean sound. Phase Technology offers two cabinet finishes with black, paintable metal grilles to match any décor: warm Sun Maple and contemporary Black Rosewood laminate.

MartinLogan has just announced their new Mosaic floor standing loudspeaker. Mosaic uses a new woofer and cabinet based on their Clarity Series and acts as a stereo main, home theater main or effects channel in many room sizes and configurations. The Mosaic has toolless binding posts for cable attachment and management. Mosaic uses the Vojtko™ crossover and the same motor, cone and chassis structure as the Clarity. According to MartinLogan, Mosaic’s 8 inch, high-resolution woofer delivers low-end with incredible accuracy.

MartinLogan announced today the introduction of the Aeon i ESL (electrostatic loudspeaker). Aeon i builds upon the foundation of the Aeon loudspeaker by incorporating several new design innovations. These include a Generation 2 stat panel featuring ClearSpar technology, a NAC (natural ambience compensation) driver, improved low-end performance, and enhanced cabinet and stator finishes. Compared to the Aeon loudspeaker, the only things that remain the same in the new Aeon i are the cabinet shape, wood trim options, power cords and spikes. The Aeon i’s new Generation 2 stat panel featuring ClearSpar technology provides impedance tolerance and maximum adhesion and abrasion resistance. ClearSpar technology enhances Aeon i’s transparent look and increases both efficiency and dynamics. NAC (natural ambience compensation) improves off-axis high-frequency dispersion, assuring listeners of performance whether they’re seated or standing. A true audiophile solution, the NAC is parallel to the signal path and features an on/off switch to adjust for listener preference.

MartinLogan today announced the introduction of their new Clarity loudspeaker system. Clarity incorporates a number of design innovations, including a Generation 2 stat panel, MicroPerf™ stator, a high-resolution aluminum woofer and an NAC™ (natural ambience compensation) driver. In addition, the Clarity integrates MartinLogan’s first low-voltage DC power supply. With a footprint of less than one square foot and a selection of home-friendly cabinet finishes Clarity fills an important marketplace niche. Available: January 2003 US Retail: $2,695 per pair