Australe for Australia!

Triangle are bringing a new loudspeaker to Australia in July this year, which will be known as the Australe EZ. This is a full-sized 3-way floorstanding speaker positioned above the current top-of-the-range Antal EZ within the Esprit line-up.

Standing only slightly larger in cabinet than the Antal, at first glance you could be forgiven for thinking there’s not much difference here, but there’s much more to the Australe than meets the eye. The big differences are in the specifications of the components and construction of the cabinet, adding significantly more strength bracing and internal thickness.

It doesn’t stop there either, with the cabinet construction utilising a system Triangle calls ‘Driver Vibration Absorption System’ or DVAS. This system uses strategic rubber reinforcement to isolate the respective driver magnets from each other, as well as specific thicknesses in the bracing slats themselves. Much more than just a marketing tactic, the DVAS revisions equate to a significantly stiffer cabinet than is used for the already impressive Antal, which assists in the dissipation of standing waves and clearer frequencies at higher volumes.

The Australe gets higher specified components than the Antal as well, such as the titanium TZ 2510 tweeter (already familiar in the Esprit line), but adds Triangle’s proprietary Dynamic Pulse System (DPS), originally dedicated to the top-of-the-range Magellan line. The mid-range driver is also taken from the Antal but is expanded to 165mm in size to provide an even more open and expansive soundstage.

The bass drivers of the Australe see some further significant innovation in material composition to aid the extension of both frequency and sound pressure. Here Triangle have developed a new material which combines unbleached kraft pulp and carbon fibre with a newly developed 120mm magnet for thrilling bass response.

Inputs and outputs are managed by a new crossover board with internal wiring utilising a specific order OFC cable, similar to that used on Triangle’s high-end Signature range. The rear plate will offer terminals with high/midrange and bass separation, to allow biwiring and biamping.

All of these innovations combine to create a formidable floorstander with a frequency range of 35Hz to 22kHz, a friendly 92.5dB sensitivity, and power handing up to 300 watts.

The Triangle Esprit Australe EZ will be priced from $5999 per pair and available from late July.