After the Carmel, it’s time for the Vesper at YG Acoustics, judging by their new speaker from the Reference series.
Drawing inspiration from the Carmel 3’s sleek design, the Vesper 3 (the number indicating that its components are, of course, part of the 3rd generation) retains its aesthetic in a slightly larger cabinet, which offers greater volume to accommodate the addition of a woofer. This results in a height and width that are 4 cm greater (107 cm and 27 cm), but more importantly, a maximum depth at the base of 40 cm, compared to 31 cm on the 2-way model. It’s worth noting that these dimensions are still more compact than those of the Vantage 3 (112 × 33 × 54 cm).
In its three-way design, the Vesper 3 features the 26 mm (1-inch) aluminum Lattice tweeter found throughout the series, as well as the 18.5 cm (7.25-inch) aluminum cone with a neodymium magnet from the Carmel 3. But whereas the Carmel 3’s crossover occurred at a single point at 1.75 kHz, the Vesper 3 not only crosses over at 1.71 kHz between these two drivers but also adds a second, very low crossover at 92 Hz, thereby incorporating the Vantage 3’s third 22 cm (8.75-inch) driver with a very high-field-strength motor.
With its new crossovers –still featuring a phase alignment of ±5° and utilizing the best available components, including pure metal-foil capacitors and resonance-damped Litz inductors– this version gains 1 dB in sensitivity compared to the two other models. Its sensitivity thus rises to 88 dB, while the average impedance drops to 4 ohms—matching that of the Vantage (rather than the Carmel’s 6 ohms). It also becomes significantly heavier, weighing in at 71 kilos per unit –31 kg more than the Carmel 3.
Scheduled to arrive in Europe starting in November, the Vesper 3 slots in between the two aforementioned speakers, priced at 55 000 €. We hope to tell you more about it as soon as possible!
