Coaxial
ASCENDO focuses on timing and point-source behaviour across high-output cinema channels.
SPECIALIST HOME CINEMA AUDIO · SOUTHERN AFRICA
Sound, without compromise.
A specialist reference and project-enquiry resource for serious private cinema loudspeaker systems — from point-source and line-source screen channels to active monitors, horn-loaded cinema systems, architectural surrounds and immersive height channels.
Southern Africa · Selected projects in Mauritius & Seychelles
MARTINLOGAN MASTERPIECE CIStatement 40XWSeven-foot architectural line source
THE SOUNDFIELD BEFORE THE SPEAKER
Design the room around the soundfield.
At the high end, the right speaker is inseparable from seating geometry, screen construction, target SPL, directivity, room acoustics, crossover strategy, amplification and bass management.
This site is built around that system-design process. The objective is not to collect impressive boxes; it is to create a coherent cinema loudspeaker system that remains convincing across every seat.
ReferencePerformance-led
RegionalSouthern Africa
System-ledRoom before product
CalibratedMeasured on site
REFERENCE MANUFACTURERS
Nine different ways to solve a cinema loudspeaker system.
COAXIAL POINT SOURCEASCENDO Immersive AudioCoaxial point-source timing and high-output cinema scale.PLANAR MAGNETICWisdom AudioPlanar magnetic drivers and room-aware directivity.COMPRESSION DRIVERSJBL SynthesisControlled directivity with cinema-scale dynamics.DPC ARRAYPERLISTENDirectivity control and high-output architectural design.MONITOR HERITAGEM&K SoundNeutral compact monitors and architectural variants.CINEMA-FIRSTProcella AudioCinema-first models sized by listening distance and output.MASTERPIECE CIMartinLogan Masterpiece CIExtreme in-wall performance and Folded Motion technology.SERIES MXKrixIntegrated screen-wall systems and horn-loaded dynamics.SMART ACTIVEGenelec Home TheatreSAM/GLM precision monitoring plus Smart IP Dante/AES67 installation speakers.
REFERENCE PRODUCTS
See nine different engineering approaches in real products.
These products are not substitutes for one another. They illustrate why architecture, directivity, output and installation method should be selected around the room.
ARCHITECTURES
The interesting part is why they are different.
Planar magnetic
Wisdom uses tall line sources to reduce vertical room interaction and maintain level over distance.
Cinema dynamics
JBL Synthesis and Krix use compression drivers and waveguides to control coverage at high output.
Active + networked
Genelec spans SAM/GLM active monitors and Smart IP speakers carrying Dante/AES67 audio and PoE power over Ethernet.
NETWORKED CINEMA AUDIO
What if the speaker cable becomes Ethernet?
Genelec Smart IP can carry Dante/AES67 audio, loudspeaker management and PoE power over a single CAT cable. That can remove central amplifier channels and long analogue signal runs — but it makes the managed network part of the cinema audio architecture.
DANTEAES67PoE+
Explore Genelec Smart IP →01Processor / AoIPDecoded cinema channels
→02PoE+ switchNetwork audio + power
→034430A / 4435ADSP + amplification at speaker
BEHIND THE SCREEN
The screen wall is part of the speaker system.
Acoustically transparent screens allow the front loudspeakers to sit where cinema sound was intended: behind the image. Baffle-wall design, speaker depth, toe-in, isolation, screen spacing and front-wall acoustic treatment all affect the result.
Explore baffle-wall design →KNOWLEDGE
Understand what actually changes the sound.
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Speaker technologies explained
Coaxial, horn, planar, line-source and active architectures.
01Point source vs line source
Directivity, reflections and consistency across rows.
02Sensitivity & amplifier power
Why distance, impedance and peak SPL decide headroom.
03Directivity & coverage
What 60°, 80° and 100° patterns mean in a real room.
04Baffle-wall design
Why the front wall is part of the loudspeaker system.
05Centre-channel dialogue
Why placement, directivity and screen geometry matter for intelligibility.
06Active speakers & DSP
What changes when amplification moves into each speaker.
START WITH THE ROOM
Build the loudspeaker system around the cinema.
Send the room dimensions, seating plan, screen width and target layout. We can start with the geometry before choosing the speaker package.
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