New “Made in Germany” High End SQ line to be launched step by step over the next months
When Ground Zero launched the legendary Plutonium Speaker Line almost 10 years ago, it didn’t not only set a new level for max SPL (we’re talking about a 6.5” compo system!), it also won countless awards and reviews for Sound Quality too. Until today, the famous “GZPC 165SX” is still holding the 1st place of being “loudest high end speaker system”.
So the benchmark for the 2014 Plutonium line up was clear: Using even better materials and top of the notch engineering standards, the new products should even outperform the “legendary 165SX” plus they should offer very flexible configurations for either active or passive use and 2-way as well as 3-way setups.
Starting from the Tweeter, the new Plutonium Line is using the 28mm / 1.1” silk dome tweeter GZPT 28SX which is based on the Reference 28 with it’s outstanding performance, only minor changes done to the dome coating, motor and rear chamber. The brand new midrange, GZPM 80SQX, is an 80mm /3.15” driver, which uses a powerful neodymium motor as well as an high end magnesium cone. The wideband and detailed sound reproduction is significant. The brand new GZPK 16SQ, a 165mm / 6.5” mid woofer, rounds up the system. With its stiff and accurate damped aluminium cone which is ceramic anodised, this speaker performs absolutely precisely and powerful even up to 3000Hz.
For both passive setups, 2 or 3-way, the 2014 Plutonium line offers new crossovers, using Mundorf Mcaps, high quality air coils and MOX resistors. And finally all of the drivers come in an exclusive wooden box, which is “Made in Germany” same as all the drivers.
Below the overview of the new Plutonium Line :
Drivers:
GZPT 28SX 28 mm / 1.1” Silk dome tweeter (already available)
GZPM 80SQX 80 mm / 3.15” Magnesium mid range (already available)
GZPK 16SQ 165 mm / 6.5” Alu-Ceramic mid woofer (already available)
Crossovers:
GZPX 165SQ 2 way passive crossover set (available in Q1/2014)
GZPX 16.3SQ 3 way passive crossover set (available in Q1/2014)
Active sets:
GZPC 165SQ-ACT 2 way active component set (already available)
GZPC 16.3SQ-ACT 3 way active component set (already available)
Passive sets:
GZPC 165SQ 2 way passive component set (available in Q1/2014)
GZPC 16.3SQ 3 way passive component set (available in Q1/2014)
But Ground Zero added one more special which kicked of the new Plutonium Line in December 2013 already: A strictly limited quantity of an outstanding 3-Way Passive Component system was launched: The GZPC 16.3SQ-LTD.
This system comes in a heavy duty suitcase and it’s based on the GZPC 16.3SQ which will be available in Q1/2014. But the difference to its “brother”, is the extraordinary Cross-over made by Mundorf in Germany. The popular low-ohm and low-capacity Mundorf OFC copper-foil coils and the top of the line Mundorf Mcaps and Mresistors are just two of it’s highlights. All parts are mounted on a high quality fibreglass PCB with copper circuit and hand soldered with silver-tin. The very 1st review of this system was performed by the famous German “Car&Hifi Magazine” in its latest issue Jan/Feb 2014.: The GZPC 16.3SQ-LTD isn’t only titeled “BEST PRODUCT”, according to the editor it is even the best-ever-tested speaker system!
