01.03.2008 — Carcès, France—A new name that’s sure to garner a great deal of attention at the upcoming 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is Waterfall Audio (http://www.waterfallaudio.com). Founded over a decade ago, Waterfall Audio, a well-established brand of clear-glass loudspeakers distributed in 30 countries around the world, is well poised to enter the U.S. market.

Waterfall Audio’s glass loudspeakers are individually handcrafted and designed with sophisticated glass-cutting machinery and advanced proprietary driver designs. Waterfall’s creations are high-end, audiophile-grade designs that are as startlingly transparent visually as they are acoustically.

The first models slated for introduction in the U.S. are two of the company’s newest flagship speakers, positioned to attract discriminating dealers and custom-installers with their unique quality and performance profile. The stunning, three-way Victoria

EVO, is named for one of the world’s most famous natural wonders, the eponymous falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe in Africa; and the two-way Iguasçu EVO is named for the falls on the border between Brazil and Argentina.

The Victoria, which stands 40-inches H by 10-inches W, and Iguasçu, which measures 34-inches H x 10-inches W, both feature virtually invisible corners created by Waterfall’s exclusive glass-fabrication techniques. The virtually invisible speaker cabling is located under the base, at floor level, to preserve these models’ dramatic, unprecedented visual impact. The speaker drivers and bases are machined from die-cast aluminum preserving the unmatched feel or quality and precision.

“Our goal has always been to provide a unique visual impact with no-compromise audio performance,” says company founder and managing director Cedric Aubriot. “Waterfall’s glass-loudspeaker designs make a lifestyle statement that is utterly unique, because they almost literally disappear into the room.” Aubriot continues, “Customers who demand state-of-the-art sonic results, and insist on uncompromising beauty and design integrity, will be completely satisfied; it is those dealers and installers who know this market and are experienced within it that we seek.”

The exclusive processes that make possible the unique design of Waterfall Audio’s speakers were under development for nearly five years by Aubriot and his Waterfall team. Extensive research yielded new ways of machining and assembling glass panels with the ultimate in precision and finish accuracy, to form strong, elegant enclosures that all but disappear in a room, leaving the drivers seeming to visually floating magically in space.

Equally challenging was the discovery of the acoustic technologies that underlie the company’s designs. Waterfall’s exclusive Acoustic Damping Tube (ADT) permits accurate, extended mid- and low-frequency performance within the undamped glass enclosure, while downfiring passive deep-bass drivers invisibly extend low-bass abilities. Proprietary alloy midrange/woofer cones and a unique, silk-coated tweeter empower the specific performance characteristics required by Waterfall’s designs.

Availability: February / March 2008

Suggested Retail U.S. Pricing:
Victoria EVO $5,400/pair
Iguasçu EVO $3,900/pair