It was 1991 and Diapason had by then consolidated itself as a small and solid artisan reality, thanks to the success of Prelude I and Adamantes I. The relationship with the main technical supplier, the Norwegian Seas, was in the meantime becoming more and more fervent and fruitful.
In particular, the Norwegians showed up proudly submitting to Alessandro a new small speaker that they proudly considered a very well executed design. It was a 4″ mid-woofer, the first iteration of the current ET11RC4Y-DI. Alessandro found the idea of making a micro speaker with such a tiny mid-woofer extremely intriguing. Furthermore, the project allowed the brand to expand its range downwards, proposing an “entry level” concept, an open door into the Diapason universe.
The way forward was to pair the small speaker with the classic 25TFFC tweeter, also produced by Seas, and to create a simple but effective cabinet, in solid wood and based on that of the Prelude I. From a circuit point of view, it was a classic “two-way” with the peculiar characteristic of an impedance module that sas extremely easy to drive. The success was immediate and continues to this day: Micra has reached its third iteration and is still there to remind us how a small speaker, despite its obvious limitation in terms of low-frequency extension, has enormous advantages in terms of mid-range expressiveness. and the emotional component contained in every musical performance. Micra is an intimate connection with the emotional component contained in every musical performance.
