Hifi and home theatre speakers designed and made in SA. Australia wide delivery.
Centre ChannelsDuet - Quartet - Trio
The centre channel speaker of a home theatre system has to be as
close as possible to the visual screen. Usually, centres are slim and
horizontal so they can be placed directly above or below the screen.
The centres described here are all in very strong cabinets that can
double as a TV base where suitable. Any Woodfox, Firesprite, or
monitor bookshelf speaker could be used instead if your situation
dictates a conventional upright speaker.
Centres must be accurate, clear and natural, especially so you can
understand what people are saying in a movie. They are the audio focus
for all the immediate central on-screen action and communication. They
must also have a good horizontal spread for all the viewers around the
room, but do not necessarily need extreme deep bass, because voices do not
go that low, and the subwoofer can take over those low
omni-directional frequencies anyway, thus allowing the centre channel
speaker to be a more convenient size.
All these considerations and others create special problems and
solutions for centre channel speakers, and there are many models and
versions for you to choose from in this series. The Quartet type has
four main woofer/mid drivers; the Duet type has two main woofer/mid
drivers; and the Trio type is always a three-way speaker with
separate mid-range drivers, a tweeter, with either two or four woofers. It is best to combine a 3-way centre with our front 3-way series, and a 2-way centre with 2-way front speakers.
Soundbars and SoundbasesHigh end passive 3-channel (L/C/R) speaker
Soundbars appeal to some people who like a neat single unit for their front area rather than multiple speakers.
Our high end passive soundbars and soundbases need to be used with a quality Home theatre receiver, and are not small or plastic, but made of black or white wood, or a selection of veneers like our other speakers.
They have quality larger drivers and serious crossover designs to create crystal clear, full dynamic sound, and are not light weight, so generally wall mounted or put on a cabinet and not attached to your TV.
We can sometimes customise the size and shape a little to suit your situation and some can be made deep enough to act as a base for your TV.
These larger, passive high end, better sound quality soundbars and soundbases are only meant to handle the front channels, and need the addition of a HT receiver, subwoofer and suitable rear or ceiling speakers.
A good alternative for people who don't want to sacrifice sound quality, power, realism and dynamics when going to a soundbar to save space and clutter.
Veneers and stains
Stained semi gloss lacquers are on American Oak veneer. Veneer grain pattern and colour may vary slightly.
Tasmanian Oak veneerAmerican Oak veneerBaltic stainWalnut stainRose Mahogany stainCharcoal Black stainNon veneer soft white
Trio Centre 283SQ 3-way high end large size
Price: $1095 (or $795 kit less cabinet) Cabinet: 900w x 240h x 315d bass reflex 44 litres Power Handling: 200 wrms (@ 50Hz plus) Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms Frequency Response: 40 -- 30,000 Hertz +/-2dB Sensitivity: 92dB 1w/1m Drivers: 2 x 205mm long throw, high power wood and fibre cone bass drivers;
2 x 5 inch SB Acoustics midrange; wave guide tweeter Description: Large, powerful and efficient high end
3-way centre; good low end bass, voice projection and dynamic sound
stage.
Trio Centre 263SQ 3-way medium/large size
Price: $995 (or $695 kit less cabinet) Cabinet: 900w x 200h x 315d bass reflex 36 litres Power Handling: 180 wrms (@ 60Hz plus) Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms Frequency Response: 44 -- 30,000 Hertz +/-2dB Sensitivity: 91dB 1w/1m Drivers: 2 x 165 mm SB Acoustics long throw bass
drivers and 2 x 120 mm midrange; wave guide tweeter Description: This is a larger full range high end 3-way
centre; powerful bass and clear voice production.
Trio Centre 253SQ 3 way high end medium size
Price: $895 (or $625 kit less cabinet) Cabinet: 800w x 160h x 315d bass reflex 24 litres Power Handling: 160 wrms (@ 60Hz plus) Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms Frequency Response: 53 -- 30,000 Hertz +/-2dB Sensitivity: 91dB 1w/1m Drivers: 2 x 5 inch SB Acoustics bass drivers; 2 x 4
inch midrange drivers; wave guide tweeter Description: This is a reasonable cost and efficient high end 3-way
centre; good low end bass and voice production.
Quartet Centre 442SQ 2 way medium size
Price: $850 (or $595 kit less cabinet);
Cabinet: 800w x 160h x 315d bass reflex 24 litres
Power Handling: 200 wrms Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms Frequency Response: 58 -- 30,000 Hertz +/-2dB Sensitivity: 92dB 1w/1m Drivers: 4 x 5 inch efficient SB Acoustics bass/mid;
25 mm textile dome wave guide tweeter ( Description: This is an economical 2-way centre,
and uses the superb micro-dynamic resolution of the smaller wave
guide soft dome high resolution tweeter. It goes without saying that
the realism created while watching your movie, etc. is dynamic,
faithful, clean, accurate and frighteningly immediate. Multiple
driver arrangement gives smoother off-axis phasing characteristics and
dispersion, and the slim and elegant cabinet, if you have the width,
makes an excellent base for large screen TVs.
Duet Centre 242SQ 2 way small size
Price: $650 (or $395 kit less cabinet) Cabinet: 440w x 160h x 315d bass reflex 12 litres Power Handling: 120/200 wrms/wmax Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms Frequency Response: 65 -- 30,000 Hertz +/-2dB Sensitivity: 90dB 1w/1m Drivers: 2 x 5 inch SB Acoustics bass/midrange
drivers; efficient 25 mm quality wave guide dome tweeter Description: If you would like a high class centre
channel but have very little space to install one, then look no
further, this centre is superb! The drivers in this design have a
natural, accurate sound that brings the on screen dialogue and
action to life in a way that belies its modest size. Makes a strong
slim base for flat-screen TVs. Makes a very good upright speaker too, so
you could use five or
seven to make a whole large satellite, high quality, dynamic 5.1 or
7.1 system with one of our fantastic transmission line range of
subwoofers.
SOUNDBAR SB352 passive 3 channel 2 way high end
Price: $1050 (or $650 kit less cabinet) Cabinet: Approx 15kgs. 1200w x 160h x 300d bench or 1200w x 200h x 160d wall Power Handling: 80 wrms per ch Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms Frequency Response: 60 -- 30,000 Hertz +/-2dB Sensitivity: 90dB 1w/1m Drivers: 4 x 135 mm paper cone bass/mid with large magnet
; 3 x 25mm soft dome tweeters for crystal clear highs.
Description: a high end large and powerful 2-way L/C/R
soundbar that can be bench or wall mounted (see sizes) using excellent design and drivers,
powerful low resonance tweeter to cross over lower; soundbase version 1200w x 160h x 300d ;
very natural realistic voice reproduction, and
enough power to handle any size HT system where a simple single cabinet at the front is desired. Very good off-axis response
horizontally. Can be custom built with different lengths. Outstanding all round performance when integrated with receiver,
Surround and/or Atmos speakers and sub.
