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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

... 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

... 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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Horgen Headquarters: Administration/Development/Production

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

Wädenswil: Production and Warehouse

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

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

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