Opis:
Floorstanding loudspeaker. Deviation: ±1dB in the audible band. ±5° relative phase throughout entire overlap. Exceptional pair-matching. Usable output extends from 20Hz to above 40kHz. Drivers: BilletCore™ ultra-high-rigidity woofers and mid-woofers. ForgeCore™ ultra-low-distortion tweeter. Filters: Sonja™ is fully passive. A semi-active version is available for acoustically-problematic rooms. Proprietary DualCoherent™ crossover at 65Hz and 1,75kHz. Designed using software developed in-house. ToroAir™ inductors eliminate cross-talk. Sensitivity: 88dB/2.83V/1 m 2π anechoic. Impedance: 4Ω nominal, 3Ω minimum. Dimensions: (HxWxD) 1290x330x630mm. Weight: 270kg (unpackaged pair).
Sonja™ is YG Acoustics™’ flagship, and represents everything that we know about speaker-design. Driven by innovative applications of acoustical engineering and world-class precision-manufacturing, Sonja™ pushes the edge of the art. Marrying these elements with stunning industrial design, results in a loudspeaker which is transformative in both performance and sheer visual beauty. Sonja™ - unparalleled sonics, timelessly elegant form, pure seduction... handmade in U.S.A.
Sonja™ is YG Acoustics™’ flagship, and represents everything that we know about speaker-design. Driven by innovative applications of acoustical engineering and world-class precision-manufacturing, Sonja™ pushes the edge of the art. Marrying these elements with stunning industrial design, results in a loudspeaker which is transformative in both performance and sheer visual beauty. Sonja™ - unparalleled sonics, timelessly elegant form, pure seduction... handmade in U.S.A.
Innovations include, first and foremost, breakthrough drivers machined in-house, and proprietary toroidal air-core crossover inductors. These enhancements result in ultra-low distortion, while preserving the industry-leading frequency and phase response that YG Acoustics™ is famous for.
The bass and midrange units are made in-house using YG Acoustics™’ proprietary BilletCore™technology: the drivers are precisely machined out of massive slabs of aircraft-grade aluminum. This unique process offers overwhelmingly superior dynamics, musical delicacy and low distortion due to industry-leading rigidity and accuracy (tight tolerances).
The tweeter incorporates YG Acoustics™’ ingenious ForgeCore™ system: in-house CNC-cutting introduces sophisticated 3D geometries into the motor system. The resulting improvement is greatly reduced distortion and a sense of ease to the sound.
YG Acoustics™ crossover circuits are all created using proprietary software developed entirely in-house. DualCoherent™ technology provides the best frequency response and relative phase available. Competing speakers are optimized in either the frequency domain (most common) or time domain. Only YG Acoustics™ has the ability to optimize both domains simultaneously.
Sonja™’s crossover uses ToroAir™ technology: in-house CNC-wound toroidal air-core inductors are unique in eliminating cross-talk (cross-contamination) common in crossover circuits. The result is preservation of high-frequency detail without harshness, brightness or sibilance.
Sonja™’s exquisite cabinet combines visual refinement with over-engineering. It is constructed of precision-machined aircraft-grade aluminum alloy. This material, using vibration-free pressurized assembly, allows for the most acoustically desirable enclosure achievable. The multi-layered structure is optimized for each module’s specific frequency range. This ensures the lowest vibration achievable, even at extreme volume levels.
FocusedElimination™ anti-resonance technology keeps mechanical losses lower than any competing speaker, by combining the minimized turbulence of a sealed design with the low friction otherwise associated with enclosure-free concepts.
YG Acoustics™ speakers are not voiced. All measurements are verified using extensive listening tests, but the speakers are not artificially manipulated. YG Acoustics™ speakers simply convey the recording – nothing more, nothing less.
The end-result: Sonja™ sets benchmarks in transparency, 3D-soundstaging, dynamics, bandwidth, inner-detail, and the natural sound of a live performance that YG Acoustics™ is famous for. This is all presented in a refined, elegant speaker with an exquisite fit-and-finish that is the showpiece of the world’s finest listening environments.
Configurations
• Sonja™ 1.2 – an ultra-high-end medium-sized floorstanding speaker.
Speakers from YG Acoustics™' Anat™ III, Anat Reference™ II and Anat Reference™ (serial #036 and upward) lines can be upgraded to Sonja™, without the need to replace the speakers. The products are mostly field-upgradeable, in a matter of hours.
Sonja™ is fully compatible with multi-channel audio and home-theater systems. Sonja™ speakers can also be combined with speakers from YG Acoustics™’ other lines for properly phase-coherent multi-channel systems.
Deviation:
±1 dB in the audible band
±5° relative phase throughout entire overlap
Exceptional pair-matching
Usable output extends from below 20 Hz to above 40 kHz
Drivers:
BilletCore™ ultra-high-rigidity woofers and mid-woofers
ForgeCore™ ultra-low-distortion tweeter
Filters:
Sonja™ is fully-passive. A semi-active version is available for acoustically-problematic rooms
Proprietary DualCoherent™ crossover at 65 Hz and 1.75 kHz
Designed using software developed in-house
ToroAir™ inductors eliminate cross-talk
Sensitivity:
88 dB / 2.83 V / 1 m 2π anechoic
Impedance:
4Ω nominal, 3Ω minimum
Dimensions:
Sonja™ 1.2 – 129x33x63 cm (51x13x25”) HxWxD
Weight:
Sonja™ 1.2 – 135 kg (296 lbs) per channel unpackaged
The Absolute Sound
Golden Ear 2017
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.2
AVShowrooms
Gold Award LAAS 2017
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.2
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis LAAS 2017
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.2
AV Showrooms
Gold Award AXPONA 2017
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.2
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis AXPONA 2017
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.2
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis AXPONA 2017
Awarded to:
Carmel™ 2
AV Showrooms
Gold Award CES 2017
Awarded to:
Sonja™ XV
SoundStage
Best of CES 2017
Awarded to:
Sonja™ XV
AV Showrooms
Gold Award CES 2017
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
The Absolute Sound
Editors’ Choice
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.3
Sonja™ 1.2
Hailey™ 1.2
Stereophile
Recommended Component
Class A full-range
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.3
HiFi+
Cost-No-Object Loudspeaker of the Year
Awarded to:
Sonja™ XV
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis Newport 2016
Awarded to:
Carmel™ 2
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis Newport 2016
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.2
Image HiFi
Loudspeaker Award 2016
Awarded to:
Carmel™ 2
hi-fi+
Floorstanding Loudspeaker of the Year 2016
Awarded to:
Carmel™ 2
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis AXPONA 2016
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
AV Showrooms
Gold Award AXPONA 2016
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis AXPONA 2016
Awarded to:
Carmel™ 2
Enjoy the Music
Special 20/20 2015
Awarded to:
Carmel™ 2
The Absolute Sound
Golden Ear 2015
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
Enjoy the Music
Blue Note 2015
Awarded to:
Carmel™ 2
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis RMAF 2015
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.2
AV Showrooms
Gold Award RMAF 2015
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.2
Super AV Awards (China)
Outstanding Overall Performance 2015
Floorstanding Speaker
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
AV Showrooms
Gold Award AXPONA 2015
Awarded to:
Carmel™ 2
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis AXPONA 2015
Awarded to:
Carmel™ 2
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis Newport 2015
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.3
AV Showrooms
Gold Award Newport 2015
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.3
Stereophile
Recommended Component
Class A full-range
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.3
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis RMAF 2014
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
AV Showrooms
Gold Award RMAF 2014
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
Super AV (China)
Overall Performance Award 2014
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
AV Showrooms
Gold Award CES 2015
Awarded to:
Carmel™ 2
High Fidelity (Poland)
Best Sound High End 2014
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.3
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis Newport 2014
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
AV Showrooms
Gold Award Newport 2014
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
Top Ten HiFi Equipment Awards (China)
Speaker System of the Year 2014-2015
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.3
Stereo Sound (Japan)
Grand Prix 2013
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
The Absolute Sound
Editor’s Choice 2014
Awarded to:
Anat™ III Signature
Kipod™ II Signature
Carmel™
AV Showrooms
Gold Award CES 2014
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
Stereophile
Speaker of the Year 2013
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.3
AV Showrooms
Gold Award AXPONA 2014
Awarded to:
Hailey™ 1.2
The Absolute Sound
Golden Ear 2013
Awarded to:
Kipod™ II Signature Passive
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis RMAF 2013
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.2
Stereophile
Recommended Component
Class A full-range
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.3
Colorado Governor’s Excellence
in Exporting Award 2013
AV Showrooms
Gold Award RMAF 2013
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.2
Stereo Sound (Japan)
Grand Prix 2011
Awarded to:
Anat™ III Studio
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis Newport 2012
Awarded to:
Anat™ III Studio Signature
Audiophile Review
Top 25 Speakers of All Time
Awarded to:
Anat™ line
The Absolute Sound
Editor’s Choice 2011
Awarded to:
Kipod™ Studio
Carmel™
The Absolute Sound
Product of the Year 2010
Awarded to:
Carmel™
Stereo Times
Best Sound RMAF 2011
Awarded to:
Anat™ III Signature
The Absolute Sound
Golden Ear 2011
Awarded to:
Carmel™
AV Showrooms
Gold Award NY 2012
Awarded to:
Anat™ III Signature
The Absolute Sound
Editor’s Choice 2012
Awarded to:
Anat™ III Signature
Kipod™ Studio
Carmel™
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis Newport 2013
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.2
10 Audio
Perfect 10 2013
Awarded to:
Kipod™ II Signature
AV Showrooms
Gold Award NY 2013
Awarded to:
Carmel™
AV Showrooms
Gold Award Newport 2012
Awarded to:
Anat™ III Studio Signature
21hifi (China)
Speaker System of the Year 2012-2013
Awarded to:
Anat™ III Signature
The Absolute Sound
Editor’s Choice 2013
Awarded to:
Anat™ III Signature
Kipod™ II Signature
Carmel™
Stereo Sound (Japan)
Grand Prix 2012
Awarded to:
Sonja™ 1.2
Enjoy the Music
Blue Note Award 2012
Awarded to:
Carmel™
Haute Fidelite (France)
Reference 2012
Awarded to:
Carmel™
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis Newport 2012
Awarded to:
Anat™ III Studio Signature
Ultra Audio
Select Component 2012
Awarded to:
Kipod™ II Signature
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis RMAF 2010
Awarded to:
Anat Reference™ II Pro
Kipod™ Studio
Positive Feedback
Brutus Award 2011
Awarded to:
Anat™ III Signature
10 Audio
Perfect 10 2010
Awarded to:
Kipod™ Main Module
Positive Feedback
Audio Oasis RMAF 2011
Awarded to:
Anat™ III Signature
AV Showrooms
Gold Award Newport 2012
Awarded to:
Kipod™ II Signature
Ultra Audio
Select Component 2010
Awarded to:
Carmel™
AV Top 100 (China)
Excellence Award 2007-2008
Awarded to:
Anat Reference™ Studio
Stereophile
Products of the Year 2009
Awarded to:
Anat Reference™ II Pro
Stereophile
Recommended Component
Class A full-range
Awarded to:
Anat Reference™ II Pro
Ultra Audio
Select Component 2007
Awarded to:
Kipod™ Studio
HiFi Review (Hong Kong)
Product of the Year 2006
Awarded to:
Anat Reference™ Studio
Stereo Sound (Japan)
Grand Prix 2005
Awarded to:
Anat Reference™ Studio
Audio Accessory (Japan)
Best Hi-Fi Components 2004
Awarded to:
Anat R