Krix Phoenix Mk2 floorstanding loudspeaker

Once upon a time twenty five years ago we sold a loudspeaker called the Krix Lyrix ... all Krix speakers have to end in "ix" by the way ... its a peculiarity they are allowed after being a successful business for forty years.

The Lyrix was a fantastic D'Appolito floorstanding loudspeaker in an era of humdrum "system" speakers that needed a serious enthusiast to understand their value. I recall how very good the wood finish of these speakers would smell when we unpacked them. The Phoenix is the Lyrix evolved for the second decade of the 21st century with bass presence and detail that is outstanding in its price class. A great all rounder for medium and large room music and cinema reproduction, and they still smell good ...

 What's different in the Phoenix Mk2? The Phoenix Mk 2 has been redesigned from the ground up, to offer marked improvements in performance and a sleeker more contemporary appearance.

The woofers' magnetic size has increased by 50% and voice coil diameter increased from 25mm to 33mm to offer higher sensitivity, greater power handling and tighter more articulate bass. The tweeter has been replaced by the same ring radiating tweeter used in Krix's flagship model, the Neuphonix, for added vocal warmth and smooth, revealing upper treble.

The cabinet has also undergone a radical overhaul departing from Krix's traditional picture-frame style box construction in place of a new fully mitred construction technique creating a much cleaner aesthetic free from all visible panel joints. The new construction also results in less MDF wastage, utilising waste material to create an interlocking internal 'X' brace system for added box rigidity and internal standing wave suppression. The speaker box plinth has also been replaced by Krix proprietary rubber feet for improved acoustic isolation on hard and soft floor surfaces.

Frequency Range
35Hz-40kHz in room response

Power Handling
50 – 200 Watts RMS recommended amplifier power

Sensitivity
91dB for 2.83 volts at 1 metre

Impedance
Nominally 6 Ohms (minimum 3.5 Ohms)

Configuration
D’Appolito, 2-way

Enclosure Type
Bass reflex, rear vented with internal X bracing

Dimensions
950mm high x 195mm wide x 295mm deep (including feet)

Low Frequency Drivers
Dual nominal 165mm (6½”) laminated polypropylene cone. 33mm (1¼”) voice coil wound on high powered aluminium former, with ventilated spider and aluminium flux stabilization ring for low distortion

High Frequency Driver
26mm (1″) dual concentric diaphragm with wave-guide centre plug for controlled directivity. Non-reflective dual chambered magnet structure with copper shorting ring to lower distortion

Input Terminals
Dual gold plated bi-wire binding posts (bi-wireable, bi-ampable)

Weight
18kg each