| EMES OWL/mini-OWL
The OWL and mini-OWL system are the most advanced monitoring systems available and are based on the EmbracingSound™ technology, patents held by the Swedish company Embracing Sound Experience™ AB.
With the mini-OWL and the OWL System EMES goes beyond the conventional speaker set up which always introduces artefacts in the "sweet spot" that the sound engineer have to live with.
The EmbracingSound™ system comprises the ESE™-processor and the transducer system. Instead of reproducing a left and right signal from two wide spread loudspeakers, a single loudspeaker box is used. With this technology it is now possible to experience the definition capabilities of a proper stereo signal and perceive all the information in the recording.
The EMES mini-OWL and OWL System are both a 2-channel 2 way active system using the EmbracingSound™ technology to reproduce a 180-degrees wide "embracing" image from one box. The active system delivers 4 x 80 W (mini-OWL) and 4 x 120W (OWL) peak power to the two woofers and the two soft dome neodymium tweeters.
All components are matched to get a maximum pair difference of ±0.25dB. |
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2 Channel 2 Way Near-Field Monitor
Advanced Monitoring for the 21st Century
The OWL System is a unique studio monitor design from EMES using the patented Embracing Sound Experience System™. The ESE (Embracing Sound Experience) System™ allows the reproduction of a sound image from a single enclosure. This eliminates artifacts such as acoustic crosstalk, extensive comb filtering, etc., introduced by any left/right mono-speaker configuration.
The ESE System™ is based on the discovery that the human sense of hearing can recreate the acoustic image, which up to now, manufacturers have attempted to reproduce using two separately positioned speakers. Suddenly, stereo is no longer just a question of left and right, but also of foreground and background. We all know that the recorded sound already contains the directional information that the brain needs. The removal of time and phase faults, by placing the speakers together, makes listening more restful and allows the listener to hear a high resolution image from any point in the room.
The Owl System is compatible with Stereo, Mono, Dolby ProLogic, Dolby Digital, DTS, Roland RSS and Q-Sound formats. An OWL System also can easily replace a complete (L/C/R) front channelconfiguration in a surround sound set up. |
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Technical Specification
Drivers: LF= 2 x 18cm carbon, HF= 2 x 28mm silk dome
FC response: 42 - 20.000 Hz (±1.5 dB)
Sensitivity: 90 dB 1W/1m at 0.3% THD
Sensitivity max: 116 dB
Power handling rms: dual channel, each with 2 x 100W LF/HF
Power handling peak: dual channel, each with 2 x 120W LF/HF
Dimension: 380 x 380 x 300mm (15" x 15" x 12")
Weight 20.4 Kg (45lbs.)
Special: Embracing Sound System
4x4 dip-switches for level, bass and HF-level-control
Listening distance: 120cm - 400cm. (4 - 13ft.) |
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| System |
OWL active |
| Construction |
2 way bass-reflex |
| Concept |
2 Channel ESE System |
| fc response free field |
58 - 20,000 Hz +/- 2 dB |
| fc reponse in wall |
55 - 20,000 Hz +/- 1.5 dB |
| system low fc response |
52 Hz - 3 dB |
| max. sensitivity |
107 dB |
| max. sensitivity long term |
105 dB |
| harmonic distortion at SPL <100Hz |
0.8 % |
| harmonic distortion at SPL >100Hz |
0.4 % |
| Bass driver |
1X8" carbon paper |
| Midrange driver |
- |
| Hf driver |
28mm Neodyme |
| shielded (anti magnetic) |
- |
| weight |
45 lbs |
| dimensions w/h/d in mm |
15" X 15" X 12" |
| pair difference |
+/-0.5 dB |
| Electronic |
OWL active |
| number of amplifier |
4 |
| power handling rms Lf/Hf |
4X100 W |
| power handling peak Lf/Hf |
4X120 W |
| connector type |
XLR (female) |
| input impedance |
10 kOhm |
| input sensitivity |
16 steps, from 0.45 - 4.5V |
| X-over fc |
1,100 Hz |
| low pass filter |
35 Hz/-18dB |
| Hf level control |
16 steps, from -4dB - +4 dB |
| Lf gain control |
16 steps, from -6 dB - + 4 dB |
| distortion at acoustic max. output |
0.1% |
| signal to noise ration |
-102 dB |
| kind of power supply |
digital |
| operating voltage |
115/230 V +/- 20% |
| power consumtion at max. output |
330 W |
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used for:
- RECORDING
- BROADCAST
- FILM/VIDEO Editing
- MASTERING
- SOUND-Design
as STEREO (L/R) and
SURROUND SOUND system (L/C/R)
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2 Channel 2 Way Near-Field Monitor
Advanced Monitoring for the 21st Century |
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| The Emes mini-Owl is a quad-amplified nearfield monitor speaker for professional recording and mixing, broadcast, or home theater monitoring applications. The unique design of the unit combines two independent 160-watt bi-amplified speakers in a single bass-reflex ported enclosure. The result of the speaker placement and interior electronics is an owl-like appearance, and a truly unique, phase-coherent, listening experience.
The mini-Owl essentially reverses the familiar Left, Right, Phantom Center stereo imaging reproduced by a pair of spaced speakers, centering the speakers in front of the listener, and sending the Left and Right off into 180° of space. There is plenty of immediate stereo imaging, and depth, in front of the listener, and the drivers themselves are quite neutral and uncolored, with good detail.
What's amazing about the mini-Owl monitors is the clear reproduction of the stereo effects, panning choices, and microphone placement revealed in recordings, regardless of musical style and genre. The remarkable width and depth of the stereo field will have the listener looking for additional speakers on the left and right sides, that aren't there. This remains true moving about the room away from the "sweet spot", at distances of 6 - 12', in either direction.
The mini-Owl is a worthy and innovative solution for critical mixing, and nearfield stereo playback or LCR Surround monitoring that, considering the radically different design concept of the electronics, and physical appearance of the speaker, requires surprisingly little "getting used to". |
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Key Features
- 2-way active unified Single Point Stereo monitoring speaker with 2 80-watt amplifiers, 5.25" woofer, and 1" tweeter per speaker in single bass-reflex enclosure
- Speakers jointly controlled by single interior mid- and side-signal processor, which redistributes the Left and Right input program content
- Patented ESES(Embracing Sound Experience System) allows for reproduction of complex stereo image from single enclosure, greater depth perception of stereo field
- Removes phase anomalies, acoustic crosstalk, and wave dispersion time/location problems associated with standard spaced speaker positioning
- Magnetically shielded for close-proximity use with computer and video monitors
- Matched speaker system with matching amplifiers with controlled damping and minimized time-related distortion
- Fiberglass HDS carbon paper membrane for woofers, resonant-free cone
- Recessed textile dome tweeters in dispersion horn surrounds
- HF level control, LF gain control, Input level control, low and high pass filters, switchable 115/230V power supply
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| System |
mini OWL active |
| Construction |
2 way bass-reflex |
| Concept |
2 Channel ESE System |
| fc response free field |
62 - 20,000 Hz +/- 2 dB |
| fc reponse in wall |
60 - 20,000 Hz +/- 1.5 dB |
| system low fc response |
58 Hz - 3 dB |
| max. sensitivity |
105 dB |
| max. sensitivity long term |
103 dB |
| harmonic distortion at SPL <100Hz |
1.2 % |
| harmonic distortion at SPL >100Hz |
0.4 % |
| Bass driver |
2 x 5.25" Fiberglas paper |
| Midrange driver |
- |
| Hf driver |
2 x 25mm Neodyme |
| shielded (anti magnetic) |
yes |
| weight |
21.2 lbs |
| dimensions w/h/d |
11.25" X 13" X 8" |
| pair difference |
+/-0.5 dB |
| Electronic |
mini OWL active |
| number of amplifier |
4 |
| power handling rms Lf/Hf |
4X80 W |
| power handling peak Lf/Hf |
4X100 W |
| connector type |
XLR (female) |
| input impedance |
10 kOhm |
| input sensitivity |
16 steps, from 0.45 - 4.5V |
| X-over fc |
1,600 Hz |
| low pass filter |
40 Hz/-18dB |
| Hf level control |
16 steps, from -4dB - +4 dB |
| Lf gain control |
16 steps, from -6 dB - + 4 dB |
| distortion at acoustic max. output |
0.1% |
| signal to noise ration |
-102 dB |
| kind of power supply |
digital |
| operating voltage |
115/230 V +/- 20% |
| power consumtion at max. output |
180 W |
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used for:
- RECORDING
- BROADCAST
- FILM/VIDEO Editing
- MASTERING
- SOUND-Design
as STEREO (L/R) and
SURROUND SOUND system (L/C/R) |
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Technical documentation on the EmbracingSound technology behind the Owel and mini Owl. (400KB PDF)
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