Funktion One has always had a love of dance music. Tony Andrews' loudspeaker designs from the 1970s and 80s were mostly designed using funk music from the likes of James Brown, Sly Stone, and Parliament. In response to the combined reaction of the current dance world suggesting a ‘no holds barred’ design approach, the company has developed a sonically and visually imposing ‘stack’ of matched components.

Fundamentally, the dance stack is a four-way system with sub bass, bass/low-mid, mid-range and high frequency. It uses 24dB/octave crossover slopes and time alignment. Equalization, being an unnecessary evil, is not required, say the company. Funktion One’s David Bruml expands on the design background: "To make sure of the low end, we have a newly designed 2 x 18" infrabass - patent pending - dealing with the ‘weight’ part of the bass from 20Hz to 65Hz, whereupon we move to a hybrid horn-loaded 15" which takes care of bass and low mid, the speed part, from 65Hz to 280Hz. This combination for the low end needs the extra power in the mid provided by the new 10" axhead which handles from 280Hz right up to 5KHz. The remaining high frequencies are handled by the Funktion One-designed 1" compression driver."

The Dance Stack will be demonstrated in the Mayfair Suite on the Mezzanine level of Earls Court 1. Funktion One can be found on stand T18.


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