2ndRick
06-16-2011, 12:04 PM
Definitive Technology's new soundbar models are 1-5/8 inch deep.
http://www.twice.com/article/469772-Definitive_Technology_Launches_Ultra_Thin_Passive_ Soundbars.php
Definitive Technology Launches Ultra-Thin Passive Soundbars
By Joseph Palenchar -- TWICE, 6/15/2011
Baltimore - Definitive Technology is adding the first passive multichannel soundbars to its XTS series of ultra-thin on-wall/on-shelf speakers designed for use with the growing selection of ultra-thin flat-panel LCD TVs.
Definitive Technology's $999 XTR-SSA5 five-channel soundbar.
The brand plans July shipment of the XTR-SSA3 three-channel L/C/R sound bar at a suggested $799 and the XTR-SSA5 five-channel sound bar at $999. They will join two passive five-channel soundbars in the less-thin Mythos series priced at $799 and $1,099. All of Definitive's passive soundbars are designed to connect to AV receivers and powered subwoofers.
The five-channel XTS-series soundbar incorporates passive Spatial Array technology to deliver virtual five-speaker surround sound without installing separate surround speakers or a separate center-channel speaker. The technology also works on the front-left and front-right channels to widen the front soundstage beyond the width of the speaker cabinet.
The new three-channel soundbar also uses Spatial Array technology on the left and right channels to widen the soundstage.
Both models feature cabinets that are only 1.61-inches-deep and made from hand-polished aircraft-grade extruded aluminum, said to offer an attractive look, space efficiency, and superior sonic characteristics. Both also come with supplied wall-mount bracket and adjustable supports for horizontal placement on TV shelf stands.
Definitive attributes the shallow speakers' wide dynamic range, frequency response and broad dispersion to patent-pending XTDD driver technology to use space more efficiently and maximizes the driver's moving surface area. The five-channel XTR-SSA5 features 10 3.5-inch aluminum-dome XTDD drivers and three 1-inch aluminum-dome tweeters. It measures 5.25 inches by 45 inches by 1.61 inches.
The three-channel XTR-SSA3 features six 3.5-inch aluminum-dome XTDD drivers and three 1-inch aluminum-dome tweeters.
The XTR series also consists of four single-channel speakers, all launched in 2010 and each capable of being used as a left, center or right speaker. They include the $799-each XTR-60, $599-each XTR-50, and $499-each XTR-40, all of which are 1.5-inches-deep. Another XTR speaker, the 2.5-inch-deep $279-each XTR-20BP, can be used as an LCR but is intended mainly for surround-speaker use because of its bipolar driver array.
http://www.twice.com/article/469772-Definitive_Technology_Launches_Ultra_Thin_Passive_ Soundbars.php
Definitive Technology Launches Ultra-Thin Passive Soundbars
By Joseph Palenchar -- TWICE, 6/15/2011
Baltimore - Definitive Technology is adding the first passive multichannel soundbars to its XTS series of ultra-thin on-wall/on-shelf speakers designed for use with the growing selection of ultra-thin flat-panel LCD TVs.
Definitive Technology's $999 XTR-SSA5 five-channel soundbar.
The brand plans July shipment of the XTR-SSA3 three-channel L/C/R sound bar at a suggested $799 and the XTR-SSA5 five-channel sound bar at $999. They will join two passive five-channel soundbars in the less-thin Mythos series priced at $799 and $1,099. All of Definitive's passive soundbars are designed to connect to AV receivers and powered subwoofers.
The five-channel XTS-series soundbar incorporates passive Spatial Array technology to deliver virtual five-speaker surround sound without installing separate surround speakers or a separate center-channel speaker. The technology also works on the front-left and front-right channels to widen the front soundstage beyond the width of the speaker cabinet.
The new three-channel soundbar also uses Spatial Array technology on the left and right channels to widen the soundstage.
Both models feature cabinets that are only 1.61-inches-deep and made from hand-polished aircraft-grade extruded aluminum, said to offer an attractive look, space efficiency, and superior sonic characteristics. Both also come with supplied wall-mount bracket and adjustable supports for horizontal placement on TV shelf stands.
Definitive attributes the shallow speakers' wide dynamic range, frequency response and broad dispersion to patent-pending XTDD driver technology to use space more efficiently and maximizes the driver's moving surface area. The five-channel XTR-SSA5 features 10 3.5-inch aluminum-dome XTDD drivers and three 1-inch aluminum-dome tweeters. It measures 5.25 inches by 45 inches by 1.61 inches.
The three-channel XTR-SSA3 features six 3.5-inch aluminum-dome XTDD drivers and three 1-inch aluminum-dome tweeters.
The XTR series also consists of four single-channel speakers, all launched in 2010 and each capable of being used as a left, center or right speaker. They include the $799-each XTR-60, $599-each XTR-50, and $499-each XTR-40, all of which are 1.5-inches-deep. Another XTR speaker, the 2.5-inch-deep $279-each XTR-20BP, can be used as an LCR but is intended mainly for surround-speaker use because of its bipolar driver array.