ES-Braxil Kits
ES-63i/Brax


The CDT GOLD Braxial design solves these problems. The dust-cap is retained for a clean extended high end from the mid/woofer and positively excludes dirt that may enter from the automotive interior. The tweeter is not mounted on top of the dust-cap or the apex of the cone. Instead it is placed in the cone area but to the side where it allows the tweeter to couple strongly to the mid/woofer and to be rotationally placed to time align the woofer dome and the tweeter. This means there is an area defined by points, which are equidistant to the apex of the cone and the tweeter diaphragm. Additionally the tweeter, which itself is angled, may be directed during mounting.

Finally one ideal mounting and listening position exists to provide the best of both.

Relative to individual drivers the CDT GOLD Braxial design provides a more predictable result in conjunction with the high-quality external matching crossover network. The Braxial assembly uses the same high quality soft dome tweeter and rubber edged Kevlar mid/woofer as provided in the separate system kit. However the interaction of the sound fields between the tweeter and mid/woofer in the Braxial allows each driver to accentuate the output of the other. This expresses itself as a broader polar response in the crossover region. Also the enhanced time alignment lends precision and clarity through an improved transient response.


When the drivers are separated and placed at various distances from the listener some of the design precision is taken out of the system. Now the installer may need to adjust the tweeter level to give the best blend. It may be necessary if the mounting positions are restricted to use the rear speaker sound to correct the front or visa versa.

The polar response in the crossover region is optimized by the CDT GOLD Braxial construction. The closer the drivers the wider this response will be.

With individually mounted drivers the individual responses contribute to the reverberant field in a less predictable manner. In the case that the Braxial must be mounted inconveniently, any of the StageFront? Technology UpStage? system can be used to elevated location and in precisely variable amounts to restore extreme high frequency energy and to enhance and raise the sound stage and overall image above the dash.

Installed design precision is the overall advantage of CDT Audio GOLD Braxial based systems.