Radio in Cristallo
by Franco Albini from Cassina
radio in cristallo
Design Franco Albini, 1938 (2021)
Lacquered wood, extra-clear glass, stainless steel
Made by Cassina
A radio at the forefront of Modern Italian design, developed to put the electrical components in plain view, exposing the technology, demonstrating how it works.
Radio in Cristallo goes straight to the heart of the project that Franco Albini created as a prototype-model in 1938 for his home. He took apart and reassembled a radio in a wood cabinet received as a wedding gift, exposing the electric components by pressing them between two sheets of tempered glass. A tribute to lightness, a step that catapults the designer in the direction of bold modernity that, by demonstrating progress, narrates its value.
In concert with Fondazione Franco Albini, Cassina has optimized the design the architect entered into a competition by the Swiss company Wohnbedarf in 1940, keeping the same size while adding new Bluetooth technology and an optional subwoofer that, connected to Wi-Fi, creates a more enveloping atmosphere.
Radio Module:
- Amplifier output power: 50W RMS
- Radio bandwidth: 95Hz - 19kHz
- Speaker sensitivity: 95dB
- Tube pre-amplification
- Final class D
- Electrical parameters: Vin = 100-240V / 50/60Hz / Pmax = 130 W
Radio Module with sub-woofer (combined parameters of mobile radio and optional sub-woofer accessory):
- Total combined output power: 100W
- Radio bandwidth: 42Hz - 18kHz
- Electrical parameters: Vin = 100-240V / 50/60Hz / Pmax (radio) = 130 W / Pmax (sub-woofer) = 70W
Radio module inputs:
- DAB radio / FM radio / BlueTooth A2DP (compatible with iOs and Android)
26" w | 11" d | 28.3" h
Lacquered wood, extra-clear glass, stainless steel
Made by Cassina
A radio at the forefront of Modern Italian design, developed to put the electrical components in plain view, exposing the technology, demonstrating how it works.
Radio in Cristallo goes straight to the heart of the project that Franco Albini created as a prototype-model in 1938 for his home. He took apart and reassembled a radio in a wood cabinet received as a wedding gift, exposing the electric components by pressing them between two sheets of tempered glass. A tribute to lightness, a step that catapults the designer in the direction of bold modernity that, by demonstrating progress, narrates its value.
In concert with Fondazione Franco Albini, Cassina has optimized the design the architect entered into a competition by the Swiss company Wohnbedarf in 1940, keeping the same size while adding new Bluetooth technology and an optional subwoofer that, connected to Wi-Fi, creates a more enveloping atmosphere.
Radio Module:
- Amplifier output power: 50W RMS
- Radio bandwidth: 95Hz - 19kHz
- Speaker sensitivity: 95dB
- Tube pre-amplification
- Final class D
- Electrical parameters: Vin = 100-240V / 50/60Hz / Pmax = 130 W
Radio Module with sub-woofer (combined parameters of mobile radio and optional sub-woofer accessory):
- Total combined output power: 100W
- Radio bandwidth: 42Hz - 18kHz
- Electrical parameters: Vin = 100-240V / 50/60Hz / Pmax (radio) = 130 W / Pmax (sub-woofer) = 70W
Radio module inputs:
- DAB radio / FM radio / BlueTooth A2DP (compatible with iOs and Android)
26" w | 11" d | 28.3" h
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