SEAS - The Art of Sound Perfection

Seas factory is located in Moss, Norway.
This video shows the production of Seas speakers.

Seas è un'azienda localizzata in Norvegia nella città di Moss.
Questo video mostra i processi di produzione degli altoparlanti Seas.

English:

00:58 Subwoofer with L26ROY

01:14 Machinery Room

01:22 CNC lathe

01:26 Machine for the calibration for magnesium cone of Excel Speakers

01:30 Each magnesium cone is individually calibrated

01:35 Steel bars to obtain Top Plate and Bottom Plate for magnet

01:40 Bottom Plate for magnet

01:48 Procedure to block central pole with bottom plate

01:55 Magnet Assembling

02:40 Mounting of the electrical terminal

02:45 Voice coil and spider

02:54 Voice coil is glued to the cone

03:08 Spacers inserting for packaging protection and magnetization of the magnet

03:26 Phase plug mounting

03:40 Production of aluminum/magnesium dome

03:45 Voice coil for tweeter

03:50 Voice coil is glued to dome

04:35 Automatic soldering of electrical contact

04:57 Tweeter assembling and quality control

05:15 Production of 22TFF for Axiomedia

05:18 Jack Ballo with Tore Tambs-Lyche, tweeter Engineer and specialist at Seas. Tore Tambs-Lyche worked on project for Seas Millennium Tweeter (T25CF002)

05:22 From left to right: Håvard Sollien and Diego Ivars R&D Engineer, Gian Piero Matarazzo journalist for Italian magazine, Davide Ballo Engineer in Axiomedia.

05:26 Brüel & Kjær measurement system

05:31 Klippel System

05:36 FU10RB under Klippel measurement

05:40 L12RE/XFC section drawing

05:45 Anechoic chamber

Italiano:

00:58 Subwoofer con L26ROY

01:14 Sala macchinari per la lavorazione delle parti degli altoparlanti

01:22 Tornio a controllo numerico

01:26 Macchina per la taratura dei coni in magnesio degli altoparlanti Seas Excel

01:30 Ogni cono in magnesio degli altoparlanti Seas Excel viene tarato singolarmente

01:35 Barre in ferro per estrarre la Piastra Polare e la Piastra posteriore del magnete

01:40 Piastra posteriore del magnete

01:48 Fissaggio dei polo centrale nella piastra posteriore

01:55 Assemblaggio del magnete

02:40 Montaggio del connettore

02:45 Bobina mobile con il centratore

02:54 Il cono viene incollato alla bobina mobile

03:08 Inserimento dei distanziatori e magnetizzazione del magnete

03:26 Montaggio dell'ogiva

03:40 Produzione della cupola in alluminio/magnesio dei tweeter

03:45 Bobina mobile dei tweeter

03:50 La bobina mobile viene incollata alla cupla

04:35 Saldatura automatica della bobina mobile ai contatti

04:57 Assemblaggio dei tweeter e controllo di qualità

05:15 Produzione dei 22TFF per Axiomedia

05:18 Jack Ballo con Tore Tambs-Lyche, ingegnere specializzato nei tweeter in Seas. Tore Tambs-Lyche ha lavorato nel progetto del tweeter Seas Millennium (T25CF002)

05:22 Da sinistra a destra: Håvard Sollien e Diego Ivars ingegneri nella sezione ricerca e sviluppo di Seas, Gian Piero Matarazzo, Davide Ballo ingegnere elettronico in Axiomedia.

05:26 Sistema di Misura Brüel & Kjær

05:52 Klippel

05:31 FU10RB in misura con il sistema Klippel

05:40 Struttura del coassiali L12RE/XFC

05:45 Camera Anecoica

Registrazione e Montaggio a cura di Davide Ballo

Recording and Video Editing by Davide Ballo

Soundtrack: Maxx - Human Immagination

[EXCELLENCEACOUSTICS]

I work with SEAS speakers for fifteen years, they are really a work of art from visual and engineering perspective, thank you very much for the video.

[mathieufleury]

Thank you for this video. SEAS, one of the best speaker compagny.

[Maks]

У меня СЧ Seas H-1304-08 изумительные!!! Доволен на все 100%.

[hi-fidude]

Seas is some of the best out there! I have 70s speakers with the legendary 13 inch f-wk, the best woofer I have ever heard! I have other speakers with 70s Seas drivers and they sound very good, as well as some new tweeters like the H1189

[XMIK]

Posseggo questi tweeter da 40 anni sono un sogno SEAS Dome 87 H Alnico

[navinadv]

I built my front, center, side and rear speakers using SEAS Excel Magnesium cone drivers. The W22EX, W15EX for the towers, W18EX and W12EX for the center and W15EX for the 4 side and rears. The tweeters are all ribbon tweeters from Fountek. These drivers aren’t suitable for tropical climates. Over time the cones started to deteriorate and developed a white powdery coating. When I removed the driver from the cabinet there was a small pile of the same white powder inside the cabinet. In retrospect I should have used their Nextel drivers.

Since I was going to have to buy new drivers for replacements I decided to do a whole new design. My new speakers use ceramic cone woofers and mid-woofers from SB Acoustics now along with Morel tweeters. Hopefully they’ll survive India’s tropical climate better.

Edit: if anyone wants to see the pics of the deteriorated cones, PM me and I can email them.

[iamthearmul]

I love my Jamo Concert 8 that have Seas excel drivers. 21 years old speakers now and flawless sound. When rubber in woofers deteriorate, I will find a way to repair them.

[simonvi]

Excellent acoustics. Especially the car "Lotus" series.

[kantinansriprasert]

In my country​ it's very expensive. Some day I will buy it. Seas Excel​ is my fevorite.

[Axiomedia]

Dear Mathieu and eCicerone,
thank you a lots for your comment.
We appreciate it.
Wish all of you all the best.

[robertkiss]

How about re-introducing the Argon speakers concept again? That would have been awsome. The elements are still sought after.

[Landotter]

I built my home theater speakers 15 years ago, using Seas Excel mid woofers and Raven ribbon tweeters for my FR L/R and center in a MTM design. Rear channels are simple 2 way but Seas Excel tweeters. They sound just as good or even better after all these years. I love them. Very transparent sound. Sounds as if the music is coming from behind the speakers, not from the boxes. VERY impressive speakers indeed. I would like to know how Seas is properly pronounced. I have heard 2 different ways... "seez" or How do they say it in Norway?

[ZCorradoVRZ]

I love Seas. I wish their low frequency transducers had higher mechanical Q tho.

[Axiomedia]

Thank you for your comment. We appreciate it.

[R.I]

Whats the name of the audio track used in the background music?

[MandeepYo]

how do they attach tinsel leads directly to the spider?

[jpalit]

I am from India, planning to but Seas lotus sw 300 sub woofer very soon, any body suggest me please, that is it good to go for SQ sound setup

[CuongTran-hger]

While I really do like the SEAS drivers, can anyone tell me why the magnesium cone deteriorate after a 5 years? I've had 2 pairs deteriorate in my Jamo Concert 11. I want to replace them again, but.. its expensive!

[prsplayer]

do you make loudspeakers 50 watts 10 or 12 inch for guitar amplifiers

[logotrikes]

Watching the Chinese factories the methodologies are all very similar...