When the BIG system left, they left behind a smaller Credo: meet the EV 1202 Ref. in the Barn-appropriate custom Rough Cut finish. Yum.
The Credo EV (for EVolution) 1202 Ref. employ a MTM array, with a pair of 5.5″ sliced paper cone mid-woofers over and under a 1″ coated textile done tweeter. The company claims full-range performance with a frequency response from 32Hz – 20kHz (+/- 3dB), a 86.6 dB efficiency (@ 2.83V @ 1m), with a nominal impedance that gets down to 2.1 Ohms @ 40 Hz (4 Ohm nominal impedance). Credo recommends a minimum of 50 Watts to drive ’em.
As you can see, the Credo EV 1202 Ref. are super slender towers, measuring a svelte 7″ across and 8.6″ deep and they stand on Isolation Bases that decouple the speaker from the floor to improve overall performance according to Credo. If you nudge them, they sort of sway ever so gently.
I look forward to giving these slim Rough Cut slabs a spin. Stay tuned.
Credo EV 1202 Ref.
Price: $16,995 in Piano Black, starts at $19,995 in Custom Finishes with Custom Shop Internal Upgrades as reviewed
Company Website: Credo Audio Switzerland
US Importer Website: Audioshield Audio Distribution
Specifications
Tweeter: 1 x 1“ Coated textile, neodymium magnet, symmetrical drive motor
Mid-Woofer: 2 x 5.5“ sliced paper cone, large ferrite magnet symmetrical-drive
Tuning: Bass reflex (back)
Crossover: 2-way proprietary filter-design
Frequency response: 37 Hz – 20 kHz, +/- 3dB
Roll-off: 36 Hz -2dB, 33 Hz -10dB
Sensitivity: 86.6 dB @ 2.83V @ 1m
Linear impedance: nominal 4 Ohm, min. 2.1 Ohm @ 40 Hz; max. 10.4 Ohm @ 1.2 kHz
Recommended amplifier: 50 W RMS
Weight: 20.0 kg p.p. without packing
Size:(HxDxW): 123.4 cm x 22 cm x 18cm
Including the “isolation-base”
Hand-crafted by Credo Audio Switzerland
