Posted by: hifihunter
A miniature speaker with H-PAS technology?? - 11/22/11 05:57 PM
We have been looking at moderately priced speakers to replace our aging AE P5 home theater setup in our family room.
Long story short, our requirements in order of importance are:
1. The front/center/surround speakers' color must be white due to WAF.
2. The front/center/surround speakers cannot be larger than a Kleenex box also due to WAF.
3. The front/center/surround speakers can be driven directly by an amp/receiver (not by some proprietary amp on some subwoofer unit).
4. The front/center/surround speakers must provide close to full range sound.
5. A matching subwoofer will help but not important.
We have narrowed our search down to Cambridge Audio’s MINX MIN20. It is very small (not much bigger than a soda can) and is supposed to produce close to full range sound. It can be driven directly by an amp/receiver at 8ohm/87dB. However we are somewhat put off by the price tag. At $159 each by no means the MINX20 is inexpensive. 5 of them will cost a good $800 + extra cost if we want better mounting hardware.
While we are still on the fence, it makes me wonder if Atlantic Technology's H-PAS design/technology can be shrunk down to apply to much smaller speaker cabinets. The resulting products could satisfy applications where space is at premium and WAF determines a successful outcome all the while without sacrificing too much sound quality. Just a thought.
Long story short, our requirements in order of importance are:
1. The front/center/surround speakers' color must be white due to WAF.
2. The front/center/surround speakers cannot be larger than a Kleenex box also due to WAF.
3. The front/center/surround speakers can be driven directly by an amp/receiver (not by some proprietary amp on some subwoofer unit).
4. The front/center/surround speakers must provide close to full range sound.
5. A matching subwoofer will help but not important.
We have narrowed our search down to Cambridge Audio’s MINX MIN20. It is very small (not much bigger than a soda can) and is supposed to produce close to full range sound. It can be driven directly by an amp/receiver at 8ohm/87dB. However we are somewhat put off by the price tag. At $159 each by no means the MINX20 is inexpensive. 5 of them will cost a good $800 + extra cost if we want better mounting hardware.
While we are still on the fence, it makes me wonder if Atlantic Technology's H-PAS design/technology can be shrunk down to apply to much smaller speaker cabinets. The resulting products could satisfy applications where space is at premium and WAF determines a successful outcome all the while without sacrificing too much sound quality. Just a thought.