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Centauri 1706
Half sound, half fun
_ Centauri 1706
Centauri is the wood of the Spirit orchestra. It has a solid Canaletto walnut frame and retains the grain and irregularities of this precious wood, which is an intense brown colour ranging from chocolate to golden and grey. This means that no two Centauri headphones are alike.
BUY NOWCentauri resonates with rich, characterful, moving, and three-dimensional music. Thanks to its unique headband, it can be worn for a long time without hardly noticing it. Everything in the headphone works to promote the feeling of not wearing the headphone, but instead being in a virtual space of sound, where music enters the heart.
Centauri is equipped with a detachable cable and technology that makes it possible to listen to it with any device – from a tube amplifier and portable DAC, to a smartphone and TV.
Centauri 1706 is a tribute to the history of Turin, when the city resisted a foreign military siege for 117 days that made history. The Citadel, the fortress where the siege took place and the fate of its heroes was decided, is engraved in the design of the headphones.
_ all the qualities of the name
CENTURI 1706
Centauri 1706 is Spirit's tribute to the history of Turin.
Centauri 1706 is Spirit's tribute to the history of Turin.
The siege of Turin in 1706
In 1706, during the War of the Spanish Succession, 45,000 French and Spanish soldiers surrounded Turin. Continuous bombardments with stone balls and incendiary bombs put the civilian population's resistance to the test every day, while a gruelling and relentless war was fought in the complex labyrinth of underground tunnels. It was in the tunnels of the Cittadella, a historic fortress that still stands in the city centre today, that the symbolic episode of the entire siege took place when, on the night between 29 and 30 August, Pietro Micca, one of the miner soldiers, blew up the gate with explosives in an attempt to stop the enemy assault, killing himself.
The liberation and the roots of the Kingdom of Savoy
The Piedmontese soldiers fought for 117 days before liberating Turin. As one of the few European capitals to have been besieged in such a scientific manner, the episode had international resonance. The siege ended with the battle of 7 September, in which the troops led by Victor Amadeus II and Prince Eugene of Savoy forced the enemy to flee. The Basilica of Superga, one of the symbols of the city, was built as a sign of gratitude.
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Centauri 1706 celebrates this moment by engraving the layout of the Citadel and a map of the city at the time on the earpiece stems.
In 1706, during the War of the Spanish Succession, 45,000 French and Spanish soldiers surrounded Turin. Continuous bombardments with stone balls and incendiary bombs put the civilian population's resistance to the test every day, while a gruelling and relentless war was fought in the complex labyrinth of underground tunnels. It was in the tunnels of the Cittadella, a historic fortress that still stands in the city centre today, that the symbolic episode of the entire siege took place when, on the night between 29 and 30 August, Pietro Micca, one of the miner soldiers, blew up the gate with explosives in an attempt to stop the enemy assault, killing himself.
The liberation and the roots of the Kingdom of Savoy
The Piedmontese soldiers fought for 117 days before liberating Turin. As one of the few European capitals to have been besieged in such a scientific manner, the episode had international resonance. The siege ended with the battle of 7 September, in which the troops led by Victor Amadeus II and Prince Eugene of Savoy forced the enemy to flee. The Basilica of Superga, one of the symbols of the city, was built as a sign of gratitude.
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Centauri 1706 celebrates this moment by engraving the layout of the Citadel and a map of the city at the time on the earpiece stems.
Centauri 1706 is the result of a process involving various industries, from high-end carpentry to precision mechanics, from chemistry to leather goods, in an ecosystem of Italian specialists that includes 11 major companies in addition to Spirit itself. Building a Centauri requires 60 components, 19 different materials, 3 hours of assembly, 50 hours of running-in.
BUY NOW_technology&ecosystem
- Solid walnute frame / Wood milling and finishing / Pontives
- Lined headband and ultra-fine nappa leather headband / Hand-stitched by master leatherworkers / Biella, Naples
- Aluminium gimbal / Precision mechanics / Turin
- Stainless steel frieze as thin as a sheet of paper / Chemically etched / Biella
- Finishing plate in stainless steel / Chemically etched / Biella
- Isodynamic planar driver
- Pad / Designed in the Usa, lined with Alcantara and nappa leather, finished by hand / Texas, Naples
_the sound fingerprint
What technological features define a Spirit headphone?
Ten are all you need.
CENTAURI 1706 SCORE PROPERTIES
SCALE FROM 1 (POOR) TO 7 (EXCELLENT)
Acoustic isolation
Silence in, silence out.
Versatility of use
Anytime, anywhere.
Timbre fidelity
Accurate play, distinct instruments.
Soundstage
Listen in three dimensions.
Dynamic impact
Explosive sound.
Frequency extension
From deep bass to high notes.
Driving easiness
Compatibility with amplifiers.
Acoustic resolution
Reveal the smallest details.
Long listening comfort
Wear it like a glove.
High Volume precision
Power without distortion.
Centauri 1706 is a headphone that envelops the listener with its warm and vivid, offering the sensation of being in a spacious environment with instruments arranged in space. These characteristic qualities are due to the planar driver as well as the advanced design implemented by Spirit, allowing Centauri to excel in reproducing the naturalness of voices, the sense of rhythm, and timbral fidelity.
Among its strengths is also the ability to reproduce precise sound even at high volumes, making Centauri 1706 the headphone for sheer enjoyment, suitable for all musical genres and all listening styles. It is also easy to drive even with medium-quality amplifiers and performs well with small and ultra-portable devices.
Centauri 1706 is a headphone especially suited for extended listening sessions. Despite the size of the earcups, which allow for the three-dimensional representation of sound, the materials and design of the headband distribute and offload the weight for maximum comfort.