Floor Speakers : Illumine HEFA nice measurements inside !

[daniboun]

Hi amigos,

Just discovered these French speakers : Illumine HEFA These are 2.5 way floor speakers, made in France by Recital Audio.
What immediately caught my attention was the preformance / price ratio that defies all competition.

Price : 2200€ Paired.

You will find all the spec here :

Illumine HEFA

www.recital-audio.com

NB : The Illumine HEFA are filtered with 2nd order crossover for woofers and 4th order for tweeters (for a question of power handling and phase matching.) The Crossover has a total of 13 very high quality components (Jantzen Audio caps, air core coils, SMC inductors, Mox resistors).





Here the incredible measurements :

Frequencie response (windowing : 250hz, distance : 1,20M)

Directivity

Impedance :

Cumulative spectral decay 15°

Step response

Harmonic distortion

Diaphragm directivity

Video :

 

[daniboun]

To confirm these measurements, here is a French review with other measurements :

Test HCFR : Recital Audio Illumine HEFA, enceintes acoustiques - HCFR Forum & Magazine

1. Présentation et sommaire2. Caractéristiques officielles et prix3. Video Unboxing et intérieur4. CR de Hubert_Agnostic1er, mesures & écoutes5. CR de Jean-Claude_Gollentz6. CR de Dominique_domin Compte-rendu de Hubert_Agnostic1er Préambule : Voilà quelques semaines que je vis en compagnie de...

www.homecinema-fr.com

 

[Darvis]

Is this a new brand?

 

[Slayer]

Here the incredible measurements

Might be ok for a small to medium sized room. But I'm always skeptical when a floor standing speaker only shows measurement graphs down to 200hz.

 

[daniboun]

Is this a new brand?

This is not a new French brand and they are little known but deserve to be better known)

 

[Darvis]

This is not a new French brand and they are little known but deserve to be better known)

First time I'm hearing of them, I'm surprised. Do they own Atoll? (they sell Atoll stuff on their website)

 

[daniboun]

Might be ok for a small to medium sized room. But I'm always skeptical when a floor standing speaker only shows measurement graphs down to 200hz.

Check also here : https://www.homecinema-fr.com/test-hcfr-recital-audio-illumine-hefa-enceintes-acoustiques/4/

 

[daniboun]

First time I'm hearing of them, I'm surprised. Do they own Atoll? (they sell Atoll stuff on their website)

They only distribute Atoll

 

[napilopez]

Might be ok for a small to medium sized room. But I'm always skeptical when a floor standing speaker only shows measurement graphs down to 200hz.

Doesn't likely mean anything nefarious -- only that the manufacturer is using quasi-anechoic measurements. For Most quasi-anechoic measurements below 200Hz the measurements are not valid. It's a little weird they don't have a near field bass or ground place measurements for the bass though I suppose

 

[boXem]

I have had the opportunity to listen to them a few times, very balanced and clearly do not lack in the bass region.

 

[daniboun]

I have had the opportunity to listen to them a few times, very balanced and clearly do not lack in the bass region.

Thanks really helpful )
What would be the best challenger for you in this price range ?

 

[boXem]

Thanks really helpful )
What would be the best challenger for you in this price range ?

You welcome. Honestly, the ratio quality over price is frankly good, due to the direct sales model. The people I know who own then have a tendency to repeat that it's the best purchase they ever made in their hifi life, for what it's worth...

 

[daniboun]

You welcome. Honestly, the ratio quality over price is frankly good, due to the direct sales model. The people I know who own then have a tendency to repeat that it's the best purchase they ever made in their hifi life, for what it's worth...

Makes sense ) Given the good linearity of these speakers, I would see them working well with a good Topping LA90)

 

[daniboun]

Some other pics of the Crossover, It exudes quality, it's obvious

 

[boXem]

Makes sense ) Given the good linearity of these speakers, I would see them working well with a good Topping LA90)

If you like clipping sound, that's a good choice .

 

[jhaider]

It looks like a smart approach to a slim tower, based on the drivers used (some variation of Seas DXT tweeter and Seas “16”-frame midwoofers).

 

[digitalfrost]

I don't like how the woofers look. Might be good speakers but I'd not pick them on that alone.

 

[daniboun]

It looks like a smart approach to a slim tower, based on the drivers used (some variation of Seas DXT tweeter and Seas “16”-frame midwoofers).

As far as I know the woofers are made in Norway specially designed for Recital Audio.

 

[daniboun]

If you like clipping sound, that's a good choice .

Could you develop )

 

[boXem]

Could you develop )

They need power.