The new standard

It's no coincidence that the SA ranger master is shaped like a discreet exclamation mark. It's there to remind you of the joy of experiencing music and movies up close.

The SA ranger master is for people who want to be inspired by top-class home entertainment. When you close the door and leave the hectic world outside, the SA ranger master will be open to any invitation: rock, pop, jazz or classical - and whatever else you can think of. You can listen to background music or play loudly for hours. You can move around or sit down. Everywhere you go, you'll experience consistent and lifelike sound quality.
The SA ranger master can also be used in your home theater, and will convince you that it's worth taking the time to treat yourself to great experiences.

Master is the real overman

The SA ranger master contains the results of the development work that has been made possible since the presentation of the original SA ranger. Completely new methods of developing acoustics and electronics have been employed, and the SA ranger master is among the first loudspeakers of its kind

the spacing, size, tonal range, distance from the floor and the shape of the loudspeaker cabinet,
are among the factors that influence the acoustics of a loudspeaker - and thus its sound quality

Developed in special test room

To create the SA ranger master, a special test room with controlled acoustics had to be built. This was necessary so that the measuring equipment could pick up the speaker's sound with the greatest possible accuracy. Next, measurement methods were used that clarify in a new way how our human ears perceive sound. With this new knowledge, we could create our master. A speaker built in many ways like its model, yet offering more of everything.

Only in SA ranger master

Inside the speaker, the materials are optimized so that air moves more freely and creates less compression. This part of the speaker design has been optimized in SA speakers for many years, but in the SA ranger master we have gone even further.
The crossover, the speaker's electrical circuitry, is conceived in a new way. The crossover's task is to distribute the sound signal to the speaker's various speaker elements, and the new crossover in the SA ranger master processes the sound signal in an even more gentle way so that important information is not lost. This is possible, among other things, because the acoustics inside the speaker have been improved. The new crossover filter and the improved acoustics have resulted in one of the world's best cables, Nordost Monofilament, finding its way to the tweeter in the SA ranger master. The four bass/midrange speakers are connected with Nordost Wyrewizard cables.

The logo is on an angled piece of the front plate

Design

On the back of the speaker you'll find a discreet label that reads "master version" and the speaker's logo is placed on an angled piece of the front panel. The SA ranger master is also finished in a beautiful black high-gloss lacquer.

Northeast monofilament is used
as internal cable to the tweeter

Acoustics - the invisible quality of the loudspeaker

Acoustics is one of the least visible sciences. But the presence of excellent acoustics liberates sound and gives you an extraordinary experience. Acoustic perfection is only one of our goals, and when we develop speakers, we start far from laboratories and measurement rooms. Our speakers are created to work in the homes of the people who choose to live with them. A number of the world's leading acoustic engineers have contributed to the development of the SA ranger master. It can be hard to see. But you can't help but hear it.

Northeast wyrewizard used as internal
cable for the four bass/midrange speakers

A sound spread made for a home - not a laboratory

In an ordinary home, both the floor and the ceiling are smooth surfaces, almost without refractions or variations. The walls, on the other hand, are lined with various pieces of furniture that shape the acoustics of the home. The flat floor and ceiling surfaces usually create a lot of reflections that make the sound unnatural, while the furniture in the room and along the walls create far fewer reflections - therefore the sound from SA ranger master radiates less towards the floor and ceiling than you are used to from other speakers. In addition, the narrow design helps prevent reflections from the speaker's faceplate, while the relatively deep cabinet prevents sound reflections from inside the speaker from propagating out through the speaker elements' diaphragms. You can hear all this clearly, as the reduced reflections and excellent acoustics of the speaker help to give you a lifelike experience of being close to the performers.

Advanced simplicity. Speaker's built-in crossover
consists of just 10 components, only four of which are
with the signal. That's good news for the

A sound that's right in your ear

The SA ranger master can be placed exactly where you want it - although it pays to experiment with placement when you want the optimal sound. And when you sit in front of the speaker, the sound is delivered right at ear level, giving you the experience of sitting right in front of the artists. On the SA ranger, part of the acoustic design is done using advanced computer simulations.

SA are specialists in small, high-performance woofers.

SA W1104XL bass speaker:

An almost unimaginable achievement

The little woofer needs to be experienced before you really believe it. The W1104XL is the first woofer that, at just 10.4 cm, can deliver a truly deep and rich bass response. A technological feat that benefits your music experience.

With the W1104XL woofer, SA passes a milestone. Small woofers have advantages that large woofers lack. Their light membranes sound more lifelike and their small membrane diameter has a superior sound dispersion. Bass reproduction is about the speaker's ability to move air, and here a small diaphragm has to move significantly more to move the same air as a larger diaphragm. The challenge is to increase the movement of the diaphragm, and on this point the W1104XL outperforms any other bass speaker of the same size.

XL technology means that the woofer
has an eXtra Long stroke system
(extra long stroke). Only available in SA speakers

Cast in a solid aluminum chassis sits the powerful motor system that brings big sound out of the small speaker

Features:

• The diaphragm has a mobility that is 3-5 times greater than that of a conventional woofer

• Incredibly durable construction, both mechanically and electrically

• The specially designed membrane weighs just 0.8 grams and is made of a paper-like material

• Cast aluminium chassis designed for high air flow

• Dissipation of heat through cooling ducts

• Voice coil wound on fibreglass

• Magnetic system with built-in metal rings that reduce distortion

• XL technology only available in SA speakers

The SA T2506XS2 tweeter:

The finest nuances of sound emerge here

Acoustics, precision engineering and musicality come together in the T2506XS2 tweeter, delivering a stunningly nuanced reproduction of sound detail. With a diaphragm weight of just 80mg, the near-transparent diaphragm is possibly the lightest ever made.

With a weight of just 80 mg, it is almost
membrane may be the lightest ever manufactured

XS technology lets you experience more consistent sound quality, no matter where you are in the room

Behind the cast aluminium faceplate, the incredibly lightweight membrane sits in its own chamber

Features:

• XS technology means that a wave guide around the tweeter controls the radiation of the sound so that it does not reflect off the front panel of the cabinet

• XS technology also ensures that the tweeter radiates sound over a larger area than any traditional tweeter. You can move around, or sit in different places, and still experience consistent sound quality throughout the room. XS technology increases the area in front of the speakers where you can experience optimal sound quality

• A 12 mm cast aluminum front plate provides a vibration-free basis for the tweeter to convey information that may require accurate diaphragm movements as small as 0.0005 mm

• Unique textile membrane weighing only 80 mg

• Built-in separate chamber behind the diaphragm

• XS technology is only available in SA

Solid connection terminals on the back of the speaker provide easy access
to all types of cables, and allow biwiring or biamping. The speaker's
crossover circuit is mounted on the inside of the connection plate.

Sound and design

SA ranger master is designed by Ole Witthøft, who uses the concept of "reduction" as a design philosophy. On the outside of the speaker you see reduction, as an absence of frills and crumbs. Inside the speaker, you see reduction as an obvious simplicity of design. It's also reduction that drives us to reduce the weight of the moving parts on our speaker elements, because it makes for better sound. When we reduce the speaker's dependence on room acoustics, it's also a way of applying the philosophy. It's a waste of user resources to complicate things. Simplifying every little detail optimises the experience. In short: less is more.