Elac CC-400 (WALNUT HIGHGLOSS)
Create surround-sound setups of highest quality

Linie 400

Discover a new world of sound
Only those with the courage to critically evaluate their achievements can continue to develop their abilities. Thanks to our philosophy of creative freedom, the new 400 line is packed with technical innovations that bring it yet another step closer to perfection.
The evidence can be seen … and heard!

The complete line 400 is now available and the speakers sound every bit as good as they look.

The most striking acoustic innovation is the JET 5 tweeter, which makes its debut in this line of loudspeakers. Outwardly recognizable by its modifid appearance, it converts electrical signals with even greater precision – virtually free of inertia. By combining it with a new simplifid crossover, we have managed to improve high-frequency resolution.

The use of newly developed loudspeaker chassis enables performance in the low and mid-frequency range to match that of the JET 5 tweeter. Ensuring excellent signal fielity at all volume settings and an even deeper bass response were at the very top of our list of priorities – and we have achieved these. The fist models in the 400 line leave no doubt that a new benchmark has been set for loudspeakers in this class!

The 400 line is a striking illustration of how design and function can be seamlessly combined. Decorative aluminium elements transform the technical components of the loudspeakers into visual highlights and the Crossbar support system fited to the florstanding models provides an elegant – and extremely stable – foundation.

The new 400 line: Discover a new world of sound

The new CC 400 proves convincingly that a center speaker is more than just one voice amongst many. It‘s not just the unifying element, but the lead performer in every respect – with an elegant appearance and a big sound.

JET

High definition audio: ELAC’s JET tweeter fascinates listeners with its dynamic and authentic audio, offering lots of headroom with a distinctly wider frequency range than conventional dome tweeters.
The ELAC JET tweeter is one of the most legendary tweeters in the hi-fi trade and has won international renown with its unusual transparent and effortless sound image.

The JET tweeter was developed to perfection on the basis of the famous 'Air Motion Transformer' by loudspeaker pioneer Dr Oskar Heil. Its principle: a concertinaed foil membrane is driven by a strong magnet system of neodymium rods.

This 'motor' drives the air considerably faster than the conventional pistonic technique. High sensitivity and extraordiary dynamics are the result.

Due to many additional design changes (e.g. new neodymium magnet system) a higher efficiency and a smoother sound pressure level frequency response up to 50 kHz was achieved.
The core of the JET tweeter is the folded foil membrane. With a fold width of only 0.84 mm, a major requirement in the JET production is precision. To guarantee the repetition accuracy and unchanging quality even with high output, this production step has been automised. The folding and fixing of the membrane, however, are executed by hand, since for production steps requiring special dexterity human manual skills are irreplaceable.

Only the glueing and handling are now executed by two SCARA robots.
The absolutely reliable precision of the robot in glueing and handling thus ideally supplements the irreplaceable work by hand.

Due to continuous improvement, the JET III tweeter now creates an effortless and airy resonance-free image up to 50,000 Hz, and with its linear frequency response is ideally suited for the reproduction of DVD-A and SACD.

Technical data

woofer	2 × 150 mm AS-XR cone
midrange	1 x 150 mm AS-XR cone
tweeter	1 × JET 5
type	2 1/2-Way, bassreflex
minimum impedance	3.6 Ω / 180 Hz
nominal impedance	4 Ω
nominal/peak power handling	200 / 280 W
recommended amplifier power	120 / 160 W
suitable for amplifiers	4 ... 8 Ω
sensitivity	88.5 dB / 2.83 V / m
frequency range (IEC 268-5)	32 ... 50,000 Hz
crossover frequency	450 / 2,400 Hz
height x width x depth	204 x 650 x 314 mm
weight	14 kg