Chimera

The Orpheus Advantage:
25 years plus Design Experience
Delivering "The Emotion Quotient"

The Chimera features:

  • Custom designed bass driver in a cast alloy chassis
  • Silk dome tweeter with Neodynium magnet system
  • Crossovers utilising air core inductors
  • Polypropylene capacitors and metal oxide resistors
  • 2oz copper foil custom made PCB
  • Cabinets using furniture grade timber veneer
Chimera Specifications
Design 2 Way Front Ported
Frequency Range -3dB at 55Hz and 22kHz
-6dB at 50Hz and 25kHz
Frequency Response 57Hz to 20kHz ± 2dB
Sensitivity 89dB at 1 meter, 2.83 V input on tweeter axis
Power Handling 120 Watts Music Programme
Impedance 4 Ohms nominal, minimum phase
Crossover 11 Element, audiophile grade components
2 oz. copper foil PCB for maximum connectivity
Drive Units Custom designed 100mm paper cone
30mm silk dome tweeter with Neodynium magnet system
Cabinet 18mm mdf
Real timber veneer with epoxy lacquer
Dimensions 495mm(W) x 180m(D) x 160(H)
Weight 11kg (each speaker)
Finish Available Black Oak, Mahogany

How does it sound?

The new Chimera has been designed for maximum ‘speech intelligibility’ and tonal accuracy. To achieve a good match to the new Apollo speakers and compliment the audiophile grade crossover components, we have developed a special bass driver. The result is an exremely compact speaker that will fit almost anywhere. This combination lowers the noise floor and increases dynamic range, helping to capture and clarify the most elaborate, demanding multi-layered soundtracks. The Chimera simply melds into the home theatre sound field, creating a palpable sense of ‘being there’.