1. PIEGA SA Bahnhofstrasse 29 CH-8810 Horgen, Switzerland
PIEGA Presentation 2007
PIEGA SA Bahnhofstrasse 29 CH-8810 Horgen, Switzerland

2. The PIEGA History
In 1986 Piega was founded by Leo Greiner and Kurt Scheuch. Today, Piega employs 20 people and works together with several partners for many years.
Leo Greiner
Kurt D. Scheuch

3. The PIEGA History 1986 1986 1991 First PIEGA ribbon tweeter
First series
piano cabinet
First 2-way
ribbon system

4. The PIEGA History 1993 1997 2000 First steel/MDF cabinet
First extruded
aluminium cabinet
First coaxial
ribbon system

5. The PIEGA History 2000 2002 2003 First sand cast aluminium cabinet
First small coaxial
ribbon system
First MDF/aluminium
cabinet

6. The PIEGA Facilities
The company is beautifully located near Zurich on the Lake of Zurich.
Headquarters in Horgen
Production facility in Wädenswil

7. Two Main Achievements: Ribbon Technology and ...
From the beginning, Piega has used its own ribbon tweeters which were developed by Kurt Scheuch and are still handcrafted and produced in Horgen.
Arabella Loudspeaker with first PIEGA Ribbon Tweeter (1987)
“Mr Ribbon,” Aldo Ballabio, at work

8. Two Main Achievements: Ribbon Technology and ...
In 1993 the first PIEGA Ribbon Midrange followed the LDR (Linear Drive Ribbon) Ribbon Tweeter
Ribbon Tweeter (LDR )
Ribbon Midrange
PIEGA P 10

9. Two Main Achievements: Ribbon Technology and ...
In 2000 PIEGA combined Tweeter and Midrange to form one unit and thus released the world’s first Coaxial Midrange / Tweeter Ribbon System.
PIEGA Coaxial Ribbon System C1

10. ... and 100% Aluminium Cabinets
Beside the ribbon technology, the aluminium cabinet is one of the most characteristic features of PIEGA’s louspeakers.
PIEGAs Extruded Aluminium Cabinet

11. ... and 100% Aluminium Cabinet
All Loudspeakers of the PIEGA -Series feature cabinets made of 100% pure extruded aluminium.
6mm Idikell
TP Series
“Idikell” Damping material inside cabinet
TC-Series

12. The PIEGA Ribbon Technology
Swiss engineering and craftsmanship provide state of the art sound quality.
All PIEGA Ribbons are handcrafted by specialists. It takes up to 4 hours to build a ribbon system.

13. The PIEGA Ribbon Technology
PIEGA’s Ribbon Tweeters provide excellent sound quality.
Back Cover
Housing with Damping Material and Neodym Magnets
Ribbon-Foil
Front Plate

14. LDR (Linear Drive Ribbon) Ribbon Tweeter
The ribbon allows the highest possible linearity.
Due to the ultra thin Ribbon Foil (0.007 mm), frequency achieves 50 kHz

15. PIEGA Coaxial Ribbon System
There is absolutely no distortion since Tweeter and Midrange feature an identical center in X-, Y- and
Z-Axis. X Y Z
Midrange
Tweeter
Neodym
Magnets
Identically centered axes
Front, Middle and Back of the Coaxial Ribbon System

16. Metal Frame with Magnets
Coaxial Ribbon System
Small Coaxial Ribbon System is used in all Series with the remark ‘X’.
Metal Frame with Magnets
Coaxial Ribbon Foil

17. PIEGA Coaxial Ribbon System
PIEGA C 40 with the large Coaxial Ribbon System
Coaxial Ribbon System with Aluminium Cover
C 40 in Black and Silver Grand Piano Finish

18. Aluminum Sandcast Cabinet
PIEGA C 40
It takes several working steps for an aluminum sandcast cabinet to become a loudspeaker.
Aluminum Sandcast Cabinet

19. PIEGA C 40 Production
It takes fourty hours of to produce a single pair of C 40 loudspeakers.
3 layers Idikell Damping
Foam Damping
Stiffering ribs
OPUS 1 Wiring
Crossover Network

21. The PIEGA range 2007
During 2005/2006 the whole Piega range was renewed and equipped with the latest technology. Currently there are five loudspeaker series for HiFi- and High End applications.
TC 40 CX
C 40
CL 90X
TC 50
TC 70 X
TC 40 C
TC 10 X
C / CL Series
TC Series

22. The PIEGA range 2007 TP 7 TS 5 TP 5 TS 4 C TP 4 C TP 3 TS 3 TP Series
TS Series

23. The PIEGA range 2007
In 2006 the limited edition anniversary model TWEN was added to the five existing loudspeaker series.
AP 3
Grill black
Grill silver
AS 3
OPUS 3
OPUS 1
AP/AS-Series
Accessories

24. The PIEGA range 2007 Two subwoofer models are available: P SUB 1 MKII
Active Subwoofer 500 Watt
PS 1
Active Subwoofer 250 Watt
Features:
- adjustable volume - Phase Switch - Phase Shift variable continously - Subsonic-Filter - Filter Q - Crossover Frequency
Features:
adjustable volume
Low Pass
Phase shift
Auto power
Crossover Frequency
P SUB 1 MKII
PS 1

25. Production of the PIEGA Coaxial Ribbon System
Production steps of the Coaxial Ribbon System
Constructing the ribbon
Soldering the conncections
Assembling

26. PIEGA LDR (Linear Drive Ribbon)
Ribbon Production
For building up the Ribbon Tweeter…
… it takes very steady hands.

27. Horgen Headquarters: Administration/Development/Production

28. TC-Series Production ... Subwoofer Production...

29. Wädenswil: Production and Warehouse

30. Prizes and Awards
Various international prizes awarded to PIEGA grant for the hand-made loudspeaker’s quality.
Japan
Russia
Switzerland

31. Reviews and Cover Stories
There have been dozens of Piega cover stories and reviews in international magazines.

32. Latest news are published on our website www. piega
Latest news are published on our website Thank you for your attention!