Atlantic Technology 2400 C 140 W RMS Speaker - 2-way - Each (Gloss Black)

This is the best compact speaker system I have ever listened to. Mark Smith Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity on the System 2200

For accurate reproduction of a multi-channel soundtrack the three front-channel speakers must offer the identical sonic signature. Though many competing systems offer individual speakers which physically look alike upon an initial listen it is often obvious they do not sound anything alike. For this reason the 2400 C center channel utilizes the same driver components as the matching 2400 and 1400 LR speakers. The 2400 C is designed to be placed horizontally and features an advanced tilting base to provide optimum sonic coverage of the listening area even when mounted higher or lower than the listener is seated. A hallmark of Atlantic Technology speaker systems has always been the unusual vocal intelligibility they offer. Like all of the Atlantic Technology center channel speakers has included acoustic compensation controls which allow the listener to fine tune the speaker's response for varying placement situations or room acoustics. The High Frequency Energy filter changes the tilt or roll-off slope of the tweeter and has been designed to help compensate for varying room acoustics. The Average position is intended for rooms with a reasonable combination of reflective (hard) and absorptive (soft) surfaces while the Reverberant position is designed for rooms with an abundance of reflective surfaces like hardwood or tile floors glass walls etc. When used in this position it decreases the high frequency output of the speaker to reduce excess HF energy that builds up in live rooms. The Damped position brings the tweeters output slightly above flat response to compensate for overly absorbent rooms with extra soft and absorptive surfaces. High frequency energy is not the only acoustic anomaly one needs to contend with. For that reason the Boundary Compensation circuit was specially designed to adjust the lower frequency output of the 2400 C to compensate for sound coloration caused by placing the speaker near a TV screen large boundary or when built into a wall unit or custom cabinet.

Specifications

Type: Sealed-Box 2 Way M-T-M Array

Woofers: (2) 4 1/2" GLH Graphite Loaded Homopolymer

Tweeters: (1) 1" soft dome Low-Resonance Tweeter

Frequency Response: 90Hz 20kHz 3dB

Normal Impedence: 8 Ohms

Crossover Frequency: 2.3kHz 3rd order

Sensitivity: 90dB

Recommended Power: 10 140 Watts RMS

Magnetic Shielding: Yes

Dimensions w/ grilles (W x H x D): 14 5/8" x 7 1/2" x 7" (370 x 191 x 178mm)

Weight (ea): 9 lbs; 4kg