Göbel High End Divin Marquis
Stereophile|October 2020
LOUDSPEAKER
JOHN ATKINSON
Göbel High End Divin Marquis

SPECIFICATIONS

Description Three-way, reflex-loaded, floor-standing loudspeaker. Drive-units: 3.5 × 1.5 AMT tweeter with aluminum, modified– Tractrix-curve waveguide, 8 (200mm) doped paper/ Kevlar-fiber–cone midrange unit, 12 (300mm) doped paper/carbon-fiber–cone woofer. Crossover frequencies: 140Hz, 1.6kHz. Frequency response: 21Hz–28kHz, –3dB. Nominal impedance: 4 ohms. Minimum impedance: 3.4 ohms at 95Hz. Sensitivity: 92dB/W/m. Power handling: not specified.

Dimensions 46.5 (1180mm) H × 16.15 (410mm) W × 28.35 (720mm) D. Weight: 330lb (150kg) each; 396lb (180kg) each in flight case.

Finish Piano black lacquer, aluminum parts in black, “ultra-matt, soft-touch” finish with natural aluminum, brushed-silver highlights. “Any finish possible on customer request!”

Serial number of review samples DMQ02003M31L & ’32R. “Made in Germany.”

Price $80,000/pair in standard finish. An approximate number of dealers: one at the time of writing. (North American distribution plans were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.) Warranty: 5 years parts and labor.

Manufacturer Göbel Audio GmbH, Schabweg 4a, 82239 Alling, Germany. Tel: +49 (0) 8141 2255887. Web: goebel-highend.de. US distributor: Bending Wave USA, 10404 West State Rd. 84, Suite 101, Davie, FL 33324. Tel: (954) 716-7407. Web: bendingwaveusa.com.

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