Braun LE1
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| Type | Electrostatic loudspeaker |
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| Inception | 1960 |
| Manufacturer | Braun |
The Braun LE1, Loudspeaker Unit 1 (German: Lautsprechereinheit 1), was the first electrostatic loudspeaker available on the German hi-fi market. German electronics company Braun started production in 1960[1] with the technology licensed from the British Acoustical Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (now known as QUAD Electroacoustics).[2][3][4]
The electronics inside were very similar to QUAD's famous ESL-57, however there were differences. While the stators were identical, the transformers and high voltage cascade were specially developed by Braun.
The loudspeakers were fed the audio signal plus a 220 Volt power supply by a special 4-wire cable using any of the following Braun tube amplifiers:
- CV11 (power amplifier of modular STUDIO 2 Hifi unit)
- CSV13 and CSV60 (integrated amplifiers).
The speaker casing and supporting struts were designed by famed German designer Dieter Rams.[1][5] The LE1 is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Dieter Rams, Speaker (model LE 1), 1960". The Museum of Modern Art.
- ↑ "Phonosuper Archive". braun audio. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ "Lautsprecher-Einheit LE1 Speaker". www.radiomuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ "Consumer electronics 1950-1990". Museumsportal Berlin. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ↑ "Dieter Rams". Design Museum. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
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