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2006/2007 HOME AUDIO FULL-LINE CATALOGUE

TABLE OF CONTENTS The Legend

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Infinity Cascade

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Channeling a Legend

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Infinity Beta

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Infinity Primus

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History of Infinity

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Modulus II

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Oreus

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Total Solutions

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The Legend Lives On

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Technology

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Specifications

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WELCOME TO A WORLD OF LEGENDARY HOME ENTERTAINMENT. A world where technology, performance and design come together to create exceptional instruments – for any space or style – that captivate the senses and transport the mind.

Welcome to the world of Infinity.

THE LEGEND. He could make you dance or break your heart.

Sometimes he did both in a single song. Born poor and black in America’s Deep South, blind from glaucoma by age seven, Ray Charles Robinson grew up to become Ray Charles, the internationally acclaimed performer with an unmistakable voice and manner, the father of soul, a towering icon of 20th-century music.

In a 1966 LIFE magazine profile, Thomas Thompson wrote,“His niche is difficult to define.The best blues singer around? Of course, but don't stop there. He is also an unparalleled singer of jazz, of gospel, of country and western. He has drawn from each of these musical streams and made a river which he alone can navigate.”

A singer, pianist, saxophonist and composer who defied musical conventions and simply played what he felt, Charles was, above all, an electrifying performer.“Leaping into falsetto, stretching a word and then breaking it off with a laugh or a sob,” Jon Pareles of The New York Times observed, following Charles’s death in 2004,“he could conjure exaltation, sorrow and determination within a single phrase.”

“I’ve Got a Woman” – which unapologetically combines the joyous beat of gospel music and the earthy lyrics associated with the blues – was the record that put Charles on the pop charts in 1956.A string of genre-bending crossover hits followed, along with five decades of stardom, 12 GRAMMY® awards, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center honors and a Presidential Medal for the Arts.

Fans and music critics may long debate the exact nature of Ray Charles’s appeal, but Ray himself had a simple explanation:“I was born with the music in me; that’s the only explanation I know of.”

THE NEW SHAPE OF SOUND. The popularity of flat-panel plasma and LCD video displays ought to suggest at least one certainty about the future of home audio – tomorrow’s loudspeakers won’t be the boxy, intrusive instruments we know today.

They’ll deliver all the power and realism we’ve come to expect. But they’ll be thinner and more elegant than ever before.And the first of this brave new generation? Infinity Cascade.™ With patent-pending Maximum Radiating Surface™ (MRS™) flat-panel transducers, Cascade delivers uncompromised Infinity sonic performance from strikingly beautiful speakers that are thin enough to be wallmounted. And because the MRS diaphragm functions much like a flat piston, Cascade speakers achieve flat broadband frequency response and uniform on-and off-axis dispersion with minimal breakup, even at high listening levels. That’s performance that not even the boxiest of conventional loudspeakers can surpass.

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Deep, realistic bass is an essential element of the cinematic experience. But it’s just as essential in duplicating the experience of a live musical performance.With the highperformance, small-footprint Model Twelve and the even more powerful and uniquely thin Model Fifteen, Infinity delivers authoritative, distortion-free bass in subwoofers that are easily integrated into any music or home theater system.

Deeper, cleaner bass from room-friendly and more aesthetically pleasing designs. It’s a combination that discerning listeners (and their decorators) have long been hoping for.

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Both the Model Fifteen and the Model Twelve are designed for easy integration into your listening room, as well as your décor.

Infinity’s proprietary Room Adaptive Bass Optimization System™ (R.A.B.O.S.™) allows you to precisely tune the response of your subwoofer to the physical characteristics of your room with just three simple adjustments.

And a full complement of inputs and controls makes connection with any movie or music system simplicity itself.

INFINITY MRS FLAT-PANEL TRANSDUCER

IT’S NOT EASY BEING FLAT. The appeal of flat-panel transducers has never been more obvious, and the basic technology behind them is straightforward enough. But vintage EMI flat panels had performance limitations in the low frequencies and suffered from voice coils that were prone to thermal compression, making them inappropriate for use in high-performance speakers.

In developing Cascade’s MRS transducers, Infinity’s engineers incorporated new materials and technologies that have overcome the drawbacks and delivered significant performance benefits.

CONVENTIONAL CONE CONVENTIONAL CONE

CMMD® diaphragms.Optimizing the parameters of Cascade’s flat-panel diaphragms presented a serious engineering challenge. But by reinforcing Infinity’s patented Ceramic Metal Matrix Diaphragm (CMMD) material – a uniquely rigid, lightweight laminate – with strategic ribs and gussets, Infinity engineers were able to strike the perfect balance between electro-acoustic efficiency and reliability.

Dual elliptical voice coils. Another flat-panel challenge was in finding a way to uniformly drive as much of the diaphragm’s radiating surface as possible. A traditional cone can easily be driven by a small voice coil at its apex, but flat panels require a completely different approach. Infinity engineers developed dual elliptical voice coils for Cascade’s MRS drivers.With more than six times the voice-coil contact of a typical cone transducer, they move the diaphragm much like an ideal flat piston, for crystal-clear, resonance-free operation throughout the driver’s entire dynamic range.

Higher dynamic range. In addition to driving the flat diaphragm more uniformly, dual elliptical voice coils offer another benefit.

The greatly increased surface area of the coils allows them to dissipate heat more efficiently, reducing thermal compression and dramatically increasing the speaker’s dynamic range. The result is increased sonic clarity with reduced distortion.

More uniform radiation.The flat pistonic response of Cascade’s MRS drivers sends a cleaner, more uniform sound to listeners’ ears than conventional cones.The geometry of a cone inherently creates signals of unequal length with different arrival times, causing what engineers call “time domain smear.” Cascade’s signals arrive more nearly together,for exceptional detail and resolution.

MODEL NINE

MODEL SEVEN

MODEL FIVE

MODEL THREE V

MODEL THREE C

MODEL FIFTEEN

MODEL TWELVE

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RECOMMENDED CASCADE HOME THEATER SYSTEMS. CASCADE SYSTEM 1 (2.1) FRONT: 2 CASCADE 9’S

SUBWOOFER: 1 CASCADE 12

CASCADE SYSTEM 2 (5.1) FRONT: 2 CASCADE 3V’S

CENTER: 1 CASCADE 3C SUBWOOFER: 1 CASCADE 12

SURROUND: 2 CASCADE 5’S

CASCADE SYSTEM 3 (7.1) FRONT: 2 CASCADE 9’S

CENTER: 1 CASCADE 3C SUBWOOFER: 1 CASCADE 15

SIDE SURROUND: 2 CASCADE 5’s (WALL-MOUNTED)

REAR SURROUND: 2 CASCADE 7’s

FILL YOUR SPACE WITH SOUND, NOT SPEAKERS. Design has always been an Infinity hallmark, and Cascade’s revolutionary technologies have given our designers new freedom.

The bulky footprint of the conventional loudspeaker is gone. (With wall-mounting, the footprint disappears entirely.) Even the powered subwoofer – that most essential of Infinity innovations – has an unexpected new look. Narrow, elegant and (above all) thin, Cascade will surround you with brilliant, captivating sound, but without intruding on your space.

Has there ever been a more beautiful way to experience the full excitement of your favorite movies and music?

Available in Real-Wood Cherry Veneer

High-Gloss Black

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CHANNELING A LEGEND. “This kid can do it, see? He’s the one.” – Ray Charles Known at the time as a stand-up comedian and television star, Jamie Foxx was an unlikely choice for the title role in “Ray,”Taylor Hackford’s film biography of Ray Charles. But Foxx is a gifted actor who attended college on a piano scholarship, and he was able to demonstrate his musical chops in a wide-ranging jam session with the master himself. In a sense, Hackford commented, Foxx “won the role directly from Ray Charles.”

“The key word for me was ‘nuance,’ because I didn’t want to simply impersonate him,” Foxx said.“I wanted to capture some part of his spirit.There were a lot of little touches which I tried to layer – his musicality, his warmth, his sense of balance, his posture – until the physical side of things all fell into place.”

It’s an astonishing incarnation, born of an intense inquiry into the emotional highs and lows of the subject’s life, an immersion in the classic soul, jazz and blues recordings of the era and 12 hours of simulated blindness, every day.As The New York Times movie critic A.O. Scott wrote of Foxx, “You get the sense that he is not just pretending to be Ray Charles, but that he understands him completely and knows how to communicate this understanding through every word and gesture, without explaining a thing.”

In addition to his considerable acting skills, Jamie Foxx is also an accomplished singer. But Hackford never considered asking Foxx – or anyone else – to re-create Charles’s vocals for the film. Only the original master recordings would do.“No one sings as well as Ray Charles,” explained Hackford.

Few would disagree.

A NEW GENERATION, BORN TO EXCEL. More often than not, great loudspeakers are products of evolution, engineered to improve on the best of what’s come before. With the Infinity Beta® Series, Infinity offers a powerful and exquisitely beautiful new case in point.

A direct technological descendant of Infinity’s acclaimed Prelude® MTS Series – sharing a heritage of excellence dating back almost 40 years – Beta imparts exceptional fidelity and realism to music and movies. In complete home theaters and in bookshelf and floorstanding systems alike, Beta delivers clean, resonance-free high and midrange frequencies with forceful dynamic bass, bringing your favorite home entertainment vividly to life.

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With the Constant Acoustic Impedance (CAI) waveguide, the full effect of the CMMD tweeter can be realized, resulting in cleaner, more uniform sound throughout more of your listening environment.

Ultrathick, contoured baffles provide a rigid, stable platform for the drivers while simultaneously minimizing unwanted edge diffractions off the baffle.

IDEAL FOR SACD™ & DVD-AUDIO. Constant Acoustic Impedance increases the sensitivity of the Infinity’s CMMD® tweeter extends high-frequency driver, creating the frequency response beyond more dynamic headroom, thus 40kHz, resulting in remarkably enabling a seamless sonic clear high frequencies, yielding transition between the tweeter exceptional fidelity even when and the lower-frequency reproducing today’s demanding transducers in both two- and digital, high-resolution program three-way systems. sources such as SACD™ and This helps to ensure uniform DVD-Audio. frequency response across the entire listening room, A GUIDE TO BETTER SOUND. greatly broadening the optimum Loudspeaker designs sometimes listening area. In addition, the include acoustical waveguides CAI waveguide allows for a simpler, more effective crossover to improve on- and off-axis design; the ultimate result is a high-frequency response. But distinctly pure, accurate sound Beta Series speakers feature unique to Beta. Remember:You Infinity’s patent-pending Constant Acoustic Impedance™ heard it here first.

(CAI) waveguide, which delivers several significant additional benefits and further improves performance over other waveguide designs.

Extended High-Frequency Response.

Infinity Beta speakers* are magnetically shielded for safe placement near your TV.

SW-12

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C250

* Except for Beta ES250.

ES250

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50

C360

Perforated metal grilles give Beta a fresh and striking appearance.

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EXPERIENCE THE ULTIMATE IN SURROUND ENTERTAINMENT. The all-in-one Infinity Beta HCS home cinema system features a subwoofer, a center channel speaker and four satellites.

BETA HCS

With optimally voice-matched satellites, Infinity Beta HCS delivers the chills and thrills of the finest cinema right to your living room – but without the noisy audience, parking problems and waiting in line.

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RECOMMENDED INFINITY BETA HOME THEATER SYSTEMS. FRONT: 2 BETA 20’S

CENTER: 1 BETA C250

SUBWOOFER: 1 BETA SW-10 REAR: 2 BETA 10’S

FRONT: 2 BETA 20’S

CENTER: 1 BETA C250

SUBWOOFER: 1 BETA SW-10 REAR: 2 BETA ES250’S

FRONT: 2 BETA 40’S

CENTER: 1 BETA C360

SUBWOOFER: 1 BETA SW-12 REAR: 2 BETA ES250’S

FRONT: 2 BETA 50’S

CENTER: 1 BETA C360

Infinity’s sophisticated 72-point frequency response measurement allows for accurate analysis of the speaker’s total performance before the listening tests even begin.

Crossover design can be optimized with shortened signal paths, yielding cleaner sound reproduction.

All Beta models utilize heavy-duty, gold-plated binding posts to ensure long-term signal transfer and easy connection to any system. The Beta 40 and Beta 50 are also bi-wirable.

The Beta ES250 wall-mountable, surround-effects speaker offers selectable monopole, bipole or dipole configurations for optimum surround configuration. It allows you to reproduce two discrete channels from one loudspeaker.Perfect for upgrading to 7 channels, the ES250 is available in white or black.

REAR: 2 BETA ES250’S

PRIMAL PERFORMANCE. While many audio manufacturers design loudspeakers to meet price points in the marketplace, Infinity designs speakers to meet performance standards. But when a system manages to deliver outstanding performance while also qualifying as a great value, it’s the best of all possible worlds.

Infinity Primus® is such a system.

Compact, with classic good looks, Primus adapts acclaimed Infinity technologies to produce a natural, distortion-free sound – even at high listening levels – bringing movies and music vibrantly to life.

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PERFORMANCE THAT’S PURE INFINITY. Sound that commands your focused, undivided attention, transforming the act of listening from a passive pursuit to an engaging endeavor.

That’s the heritage of Infinity – and the promise of Primus.

A NEW BENCHMARK FOR VALUE.

Attention to detail. Five-way binding posts ensure secure connections and easy setup.

Smooth cabinet edges and a subtle, low-profile appearance define the ambitious design which begs to be seen and touched.

Primus is designed to deliver a listening experience unlike anything in its price class, but Infinity confidently encourages you to reach your own conclusion.

Quality is integral.The dome tweeter includes an integral waveguide for wider highfrequency response.

Available in Beech

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PRIMUS 150

PRIMUS C25

Infinity’s Metal Matrix Diaphragm.™

Highly evolved. Primus HCS MMD cones are derived from the same technology used in Infinity’s flagship Prelude MTS.

PRIMUS PS-8

MMD cones. They conduct sound faster than paper, polypropylene and Kevlar, pushing unwanted resonances beyond the operating range of the transducer.

Primus HCS and the MMD difference. Stiffer, lighter, stronger. The MMD cone is superior to other commonly used materials in virtually every performance characteristic.

PRIMUS HCS AND THE MMD® DIFFERENCE. PRIMUS 250

Unlike the paper, polypropylene or ®

Kevlar cones found in similarly priced speakers, MMD cones consist of a stiff aluminum core, anodized on both sides for increased strength and rigidity.

The result is extremely fast, extremely accurate transducers, producing a distinctly cleaner, more realistic sound.

PRIMUS 360

PRIMUS HCS

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RECOMMENDED INFINITY PRIMUS HOME THEATER SYSTEMS

MUSIC? MOVIES? OR BOTH? From unobtrusive bookshelf music

FRONT: 2 PRIMUS 360’S

CENTER: 1 PRIMUS C25 SUBWOOFER: 1 PRIMUS PS-8

REAR: 2 PRIMUS 150’S

systems to dazzlingly powerful home theaters, there’s a Primus system that’s right for every purpose and room in your home.

Infinity offers a powered subwoofer to perfectly complement your Primus speakers. A recommended addition to any system, an Infinity sub allows you to duplicate the cinematic experience at home.

FRONT: 2 PRIMUS 150’S

CENTER: 1 PRIMUS C25 SUBWOOFER: 1 PRIMUS PS-8

FRONT: 2 PRIMUS 250’S

CENTER: 1 PRIMUS C25

REAR: 2 PRIMUS 150’S

REAR: 2 PRIMUS 150’S SUBWOOFER (OPTIONAL): 1 PRIMUS PS-8

PRIMUS HCS

Primus HCS is an all-in-one home theater system.

The Primus HCS sats are also available separately to create a 7.1 system.

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Three aerospace engineers with a passion for music came together in a California garage in 1968, convinced they could contribute something of lasting value to the field of audio engineering. And with their

1968 Servo-Statik 1A

very first product – an innovative three-way electrostatic loudspeaker with a servo-controlled subwoofer – they did just that.

Marked by departures from convention and leaps of technological faith, the history of Infinity’s nearly 40 years has been a catalogue of innovations roundly acclaimed by critics – and widely adopted by competitors.

1968 – Servo-Statik 1A,

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designed and built entirely by a young enterprise called Infinity almost 40 years ago.To this day, the Servo-Statik 1A remains an audio legend because its construction

IRS

and sonic characteristics represent a radical rethinking

1979 – The ultimate dream

of previous approaches to

comes true. Even today, it

loudspeaker technology

remains state-of-the-art. In its

and construction.

time by far the most elaborate

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and expensive loudspeaker system in the world, it lived fully up to its name: Infinity Reference Standard. It was

But behind every technical breakthrough and legendary

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intended only to be Infinity’s in-house design reference, but audio enthusiasts created a demand for production of this

product, there has been a

ultimate listening experience.

commitment to technology,

With 2,000 watts of amplifica-

performance and design

tion per channel, the six 12"

that remains unchanged

polypropylene/graphite fiber

to this day.

bass drivers offered definitive

Along with our founders’

bass authority. In addition,

passion for music.

no fewer than 36 EMIT™ drivers and 12 EMIM™ drivers per channel provided uncompromising transparency.

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95 1995 – With milestone after milestone, the Infinity team has set new standards for decades, including a cult favorite: the Infinity Reference System Epsilon. With fine resolution, transparent high frequencies,

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potent bass and unparalleled spaciousness all wrapped up

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2005 – High-definition

in a stunning wood cabinet,

flat-panel video, meet high-

IRS Epsilon was the most demanding music lover’s ideal system.

performance flat-panel audio.

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Infinity introduces Cascade, further advancing the science of sound with patent-pending MRS™ flat-panel transducers.

Nearly as thin as they are

1987 – A legend is born.

2000 – Infinity proudly

narrow, Cascade Series loud-

With the Kappa® Series, Infinity

introduces Prelude® MTS, the

speakers deliver legendary

brought the performance of its

high-end loudspeaker system

Infinity performance in an

famed ultrahigh-end systems to

dedicated to the demanding

entirely new form factor, an

an even wider audience. From

enthusiast who accepts no

elegant match for any LCD

1982 RSIB

the compact two-way Kappa 5A

compromise. Continuing the

or plasma display.

bookshelf model up to the top-

quest for perfect sound repro-

1982 – The Infinity Reference

of-the-line Kappa 9A, this series

duction, Prelude MTS is the

Standard RSIB 1984 cast its

made Infinity’s technologies,

first Infinity loudspeaker to

spell on music lovers and audio

construction quality and

employ CMMD® and R.A.B.O.S.™,

enthusiasts alike. Like its larger

sonic excellence available

predecessor, it reproduced even

at affordable prices.

two technologies that once

Prelude MTS

again confirm the position of

the most complex musical

Infinity as an innovator and

passages with a level of real-

leader in speaker design.

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ism that made it difficult to distinguish it from the live source.

Actually, it is misleading to describe the sonic capabilities of the original IRS and the Infinity Reference Standard

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RSIB 1984 in the past tense, for even today they are without equal.

2005 Cascade

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PUSHING THE ENVELOPE. Experience sound as you’ve never heard it before. Perhaps the best-looking, most versatile and most compact speaker system ever devised, the Modulus® II Series employs proprietary technologies and an adaptive,“room friendly” design to deliver unsurpassed performance from speakers designed to virtually disappear into your décor. Mount them, aim them, tune them to your listening environment...and be astonished. The sound will surround and captivate you, without dominating your home’s interior.

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A STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT IN SIGHT AND SOUND.

EASY CONNECTIONS.

Simplicity of design. Clarity of

optimum signal transfer in any

purpose. A dramatic form for

system configuration.

Five-way binding posts ensure

cinematic realism and musical subtlety. A revelation at both the first listening and the first look, Modulus combines

ACCLAIMED TECHNOLOGY.

innovative materials and technologies with a beautiful

Every Modulus II loudspeaker

platinum finish and striking

uses the same advanced CMMD

design, a perfect embodiment

technology developed for

of Infinity’s no-compromise

Infinity’s Prelude MTS Series.

philosophy.

Modulus II is very accommodating. An adjustable mounting bracket is available to beautifully adapt Modulus II to standard, projection and flat-screen TVs.

MODULUS II HOME THEATER SYSTEM.

Modulus is very flexible. A pivoting stand/wall bracket gives you virtually unlimited positioning options to precisely distribute the sound to your listening area.

FRONT: 2 MODULUS SATELLITES

VERSATILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY. Proprietary technologies and unobtrusive design features allow Modulus II to adapt to your listening room’s geometry and acoustics, greatly enhancing your enjoyment of movies and music at home, where performance counts.

You’re a person of many moods, and Modulus II is a home theater system with almost infinite capabilities. From sublime classical sonatas to the in-your-face, overthe-top thrills of Hollywood’s latest blockbuster, Modulus II has the delicate sensibilities and the requisite sonic range to perform brilliantly.

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SUBWOOFER: REAR: 1 MODULUS SUBWOOFER 2 MODULUS SATELLITES CENTER: 1 MODULUS CENTER

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THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME. Thin and elegant. Not unlike today’s plasma TVs. Precise, with remarkable definition. Also not unlike today’s plasma TVs. In a perfect world, Oreus™ from Infinity would be standard equipment in high-definition flatscreen home theaters. Versatile, modular and endowed with Infinity’s top-of-the-line technologies, Oreus satellites can be wall-mounted or placed atop optional floor stands that neatly conceal wiring. It’s a minimalist design statement with a sound to do HDTV justice.

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OREUS HOME THEATER SYSTEM. FRONT: 2 OREUS SATELLITES

SUBWOOFER: 1 OREUS SUBWOOFER CENTER: 1 OREUS CENTER

REAR: 2 OREUS SATELLITES

Oreus midrange drivers incorporate proprietary Infinity CMMD diaphragms with ceramic alumina layers bonded to an aluminum core.

Oreus midrange and high-frequency drivers include full magnetic shielding for safe use near a television.

SOUND THINKING.

STIFFER THAN TITANIUM.

The curved lines and minimal internal volume (1.5 liters)

8 X 8 X 8.

HIGHLY FLEXIBLE.

Three times stiffer than titanium,

In addition to an advanced

Integral foot/wall brackets pivot

and 85 times stiffer than felted

100-watt amplifier, the Oreus

on two axes for maximum

of the Oreus satellites provide

paper, our proprietary CMMD

subwoofer employs an innova-

positioning options and ideal

enhanced structural integrity

material allows Oreus cones to

tive driver configuration – the

coverage of your listening area.

and resonance control.

offer rich detail, precise focus

8-inch woofer is reinforced by

Advanced Infinity engineering

and exceptional speed.

two 8-inch passive radiators.

ensures wide bandwidth and high output to meet the extreme

FLOOR SHOW.

demands of today’s digital

Sculptured floor stands of die-

audio sources.

cast aluminum are available to

Together, this powerful combination delivers tight, controlled, deep bass.

raise Oreus to new heights while concealing wires.

All drivers are designed and built by Infinity expressly for the Oreus system.

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TSS-500 TSS-800 TSS-1200

COMPLETE ... AND COMPLETELY NEW. Inspired by the striking new look of Infinity Cascade, and perfectly suited to the minimalist style of today’s flatpanel video displays,Total Solutions™ loudspeaker systems are complete movie and music systems designed to captivate all of your senses, on every level. Experience realistic, all-encompassing sound with deep, powerful bass and clear, distinct dialogue in rooms of any size, from high-style systems that complement any décor.

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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. ENHANCED EXCITEMENT. Total Solutions satellite and center channel speakers feature rigid, extruded-aluminum enclosures, reducing unwanted resonances. MMDÂŽ driver technology in the TSS-1200 and TSS-800 results in improved responsiveness. Room-friendly acoustical waveguides provide a wider, more accurate high-frequency response.

And powerful amplified subwoofers produce deeper, more satisfying bass.

Infinity TSS loudspeakers are slim enough to be wallmounted (both fixed and adjustable brackets are included). But don’t let their refined good looks fool you.

These are serious instruments in the Infinity tradition.

TSS-500

TSS-800

TSS-1200

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RECOMMENDED TSS HOME THEATER SYSTEMS. TSS-500 FRONT: CENTER: 2 TSS-SAT500’S 1 TSS-CTR500 SUBWOOFER: 1 TSS-SUB500

REAR: 2 TSS-SAT500’S

TSS-800 FRONT: CENTER: 2 TSS-SAT800’S 1 TSS-CTR800 SUBWOOFER: 1 TSS-SUB800

REAR: 2 TSS-SAT800’S

TSS-1200 FRONT: CENTER: 2 TSS-SAT1200’S 1 TSS-CTR1200 SUBWOOFER: 1 TSS-SUB1200

With attention to detail, a sleek, sculpted design and a stunning finish,TSS systems will blend seamlessly with today’s flat-panel televisions and your décor.

Optional satellite stands available.

REAR: 2 TSS-SAT1200’S

THE LEGEND LIVES ON. “I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.” – Ray Charles Ray Charles’s vocal style was as distinctive and instantly recognizable as any voice ever recorded.

And the echoes of that voice – along with the musical intelligence behind it – will long be heard in the world of popular music.

Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin covered his songs.

Van Morrison and Elton John have regarded Charles as a major influence. The performances of Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Joe Cocker and Billy Joel owe much to his ebullient vocal style. As Joe Levy, music editor of Rolling Stone magazine, has said,“The hit records he made for Atlantic in the mid-50’s mapped out everything that would happen to rock ’n’ roll and soul music in the years that followed.”

Charles’s landmark 1962 album, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, remained on Billboard magazine’s Pop chart for two years and produced four hit singles. His final record, Genius Loves Company, a collection of duets with Norah Jones, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson and others, earned eight GRAMMY® awards, including Album and Record of the Year. In between, Ray Charles produced one of the most comprehensive song libraries in music history.

As his biographer Michael Lydon told U.S. News & World Report, “Ray’s records will hold up the way great paintings and novels do.”

Although he’s a member in good standing in Halls of Fame that represent Country, Jazz, Blues and Songwriters, his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame citation may say it best: “Many musicians possess elements of genius, but only one – the great Ray Charles – so completely embodies the term that it's been bestowed upon him as a nickname.”

CMMD

®

CERAMIC METAL

DRIVING THE SOUND: CMMD TRANSDUCERS.

alumina to both sides of a lowdensity aluminum substrate, they created a matrix that is actually

In loudspeakers, transducers are the engines of sound – and diaphragms are their pistons.

An ideal diaphragm material

MATRIX

would be stiff enough to provide

DIAPHRAGMS

perfectly uniform contact with room air, lightweight enough to react quickly to musical impulses, and acoustically neutral to eliminate resonance. With Ceramic Metal Matrix Diaphragms, Infinity’s engineers have come close to

stiffer and lighter than the ceramic itself. CMMD delivers extremely accurate pistonic motion in midrange and lowfrequency transducers, fast enough to drive unwanted cone resonances up in octave to

CMMD drivers incorporate two layers of ceramic alumina bonded to an aluminum core.

frequencies beyond the range of the transducer itself.The result is dramatically reduced distortion and a more natural, detailed sound.

achieving this ideal. By bonding a ceramic compound called

Scanning-laser vibrometer measurement of cone movement for a 165mm CMMD cone at a frequency of 3.5kHz.

Scanning-laser vibrometer measurement of cone movement for a 165mm Kevlar®-weave cone at a frequency of 3.5kHz.

CMMD cones have better damping than metal cones, making them an excellent choice for all transducers – woofers, midranges and tweeters.

CMMD diaphragms are much stiffer than standard metal diaphragms.

Because the metal substrate is protected by a skin of ceramic, CMMD cones do not deteriorate, even with extreme humidity, salt and moisture.

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Ceramic materials can withstand extreme temperatures, moisture, humidity and sunlight, and Ceramic Metal Matrix Diaphragms share these properties.

R.A.B.O.S. ™

ROOM ADAPTIVE BASS OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM™ WORKING THE ROOM: R.A.B.O.S.

rooms, Infinity engineers discovered that many rooms share

Distinct bass is essential to sonic realism in music and movie sound. But in most environments, bass quality is determined as much by the room itself as it is by the speaker system. Long-wavelength low-frequency sounds tend to reflect back and forth in a room, exaggerating some frequencies and diminishing others. After studying literally thousands of real-world listening

a large single-resonance peak, usually between 60Hz and 100Hz. Infinity’s proprietary Room Adaptive Bass Optimization System – with three easily adjusted controls, a sound-level meter and a special calibration CD – effectively corrects that peak without introducing phase distortion.This lets your subwoofer work with your room, instead of against it.

In-room subwoofer frequency response measurements, before and after R.A.B.O.S. , confirm that “room boom” has been neutralized.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.

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CASCADE

MODEL FIVE BOOKSHELF/ON-WALL

MODEL THREE V BOOKSHELF/ON-WALL

MODEL SEVEN FLOORSTANDING

MODEL NINE FLOORSTANDING

Rec. Amplifier Power

10 – 150 Watts

Frequency Response

100Hz – 20kHz (±3dB) 40kHz (– 6dB)

10 – 150 watts

10 – 100 Watts

10 – 150 Watts

80Hz – 20kHz (±3dB) 40kHz (– 6dB)

100Hz – 20kHz (±3dB) 40Hz (– 6dB)

80Hz – 20kHz (±3dB) 40Hz (– 6dB)

Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m)

85dB

87dB

85dB

87dB

Nominal Impedance

8 ohms

8 ohms

8 ohms

8 ohms

Crossover Frequencies

1.8kHz; 12dB/octave

1.5kHz; 24dB/octave

1.8kHz; 24dB/octave

1.5kHz; 24dB/octave

Midrange Driver (CMMD®) (HxW)

197mm x 85mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 197mm x 85mm, magnetically shielded

197mm x 85mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 197mm x 85mm, magnetically shielded

High-Frequency Driver (CMMD)

25mm, magnetically shielded

25mm, magnetically shielded

25mm, magnetically shielded

25mm, magnetically shielded

Dimensions (HxWxD)

Wall-mounted 572mm x 140mm x 140mm On included base 768mm x 197mm x 216mm

Wall-mounted 762mm x 140mm x 140mm On included base 930mm x 197mm x 216mm

1194mm x 267mm x 292mm

1194mm x 267mm x 292mm

Weight

Wall-mounted: 6.1kg On included base: 9.3kg

Wall-mounted: 8.2kg On included base: 11.8kg

11.2kg

12.8kg

CASCADE

MODEL THREE C C ENTER

Rec. Amplifier Power

10 – 150 watts

N/A

N/A

Built-In Amplifier Power

N/A

300 watts, RMS

800 watts, RMS

Frequency Response

80Hz – 20kHz (±3dB) 40kHz (– 6dB)

32Hz – 150Hz (–3dB) 28Hz (– 6dB)

32Hz – 150Hz (–3dB) 29Hz (– 6dB)

Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m)

87dB

N/A

N/A

Nominal Impedance

8 ohms

N/A

N/A

Crossover Frequencies

1.5kHz; 24dB/octave

Adjustable 50Hz – 150Hz or LFE

Adjustable 50Hz – 150Hz or LFE

R.A.B.O.S.™ (Accessory Kit Included)

N/A

Yes

Yes

Bass Driver (HxW)

N/A

250mm, MMD®

Four 150mm x 150mm

Midrange Driver (HxW) (CMMD )

Dual 197mm x 85mm, magnetically shielded

N/A

N/A

High-Frequency Driver (CMMD)

25mm, magnetically shielded

N/A

N/A

Dimensions (HxWxD)

140mm x 781mm x 152mm

508mm x 381mm x 352mm

330mm x 940mm x 216mm

Weight

8.2kg

19kg

44.5kg

®

MODEL TWELVE POWERED SUBWOOFER

MODEL FIFTEEN POWERED SUBWOOFER

45

46

INFINITY BETA

50 3-WAY FLOORSTANDING

40 3-WAY FLOORSTANDING

20 2-WAY BOOKSHELF

10 2-WAY BOOKSHELF

ES250 DIPOLE SURROUND SPEAKER

Rec. Amplifier Power

10 – 250 watts

10 – 200 watts

10 – 150 watts

10 – 125 watts

10 – 150 watts

Frequency Response

_ 3dB) 35Hz – 20kHz (+ 30Hz – 40kHz (–6dB)

_ 3dB) 45Hz – 20kHz (+ 40Hz – 40kHz (–6dB)

_ 3dB) 58Hz – 20kHz (+ 52Hz – 40kHz (–6dB)

_ 3dB) 60Hz – 20kHz (+ 55Hz – 40kHz (–6dB)

_ 3dB) 60Hz – 20kHz (+ 50Hz – 40kHz (–6db)

Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m)

91dB

91dB

90dB

88dB

87dB

Nominal Impedance

8 ohms

8 ohms

8 ohms

8 ohms

8 ohms

Crossover Frequencies

600Hz, 18dB/octave; 3.3kHz, 12dB/octave

600Hz, 18dB/octave; 3.2kHz, 12dB/octave

2.4kHz; 12dB/octave

3.4kHz; 12dB/octave

2.3kHz; 12dB/octave

Bass Driver (CMMD®)

Dual 200mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 165mm, magnetically shielded

165mm, magnetically shielded

130mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 130mm

Midrange Driver (CMMD)

130mm, magnetically shielded

130mm, magnetically shielded

N/A

N/A

N/A

High-Frequency Driver (CMMD) 25mm, magnetically shielded

25mm, magnetically shielded

25mm, magnetically shielded

25mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 25mm

Dimensions (HxWxD) (With Grille)

1050mm x 265mm x 372mm 950mm x 250mm x 333mm 350mm x 225mm x 330mm

300mm x 190mm x 290mm 350mm x 300mm x 175mm

Weight

28.4kg

6.4kg

22.8kg

9.4kg

5.7kg

INFINITY BETA

C360 3-WAY CENTER

C250 2-WAY CENTER

SW-10 POWERED SUBWOOFER

SW-12 POWERED SUBWOOFER

Rec. Amplifier Power

10 – 200 Watts

10 – 150 Watts

N/A

N/A

Built-In Amplifier Power

N/A

N/A

150 watts, RMS

500 watts, RMS

Frequency Response

45Hz – 20kHz (±3dB) 40Hz – 40kHz (– 6dB)

55Hz – 20kHz (±3dB) 50Hz – 40kHz (– 6dB)

30Hz – 150Hz (–3dB) 20Hz (– 6dB)

28Hz – 150Hz (–3dB) 24Hz (– 6dB)

Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m)

91dB

90dB

N/A

N/A

Nominal Impedance

8 ohms

8 ohms

N/A

N/A

Crossover Frequencies

500Hz, 3.2kHz; 12dB/octave

2.4kHz; 12dB/octave

50Hz – 150Hz; 24dB/octave, continuously variable

50Hz – 150Hz; 24dB/octave, continuously variable

Bass Driver (CMMD ®)

Dual 165mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 130mm, magnetically shielded

250mm

305mm

Midrange Driver (CMMD)

100mm, magnetically shielded

N/A

N/A

N/A

High-Frequency Driver (CMMD)

25mm, magnetically shielded

25mm, magnetically shielded

N/A

N/A

Dimensions (HxWxD)

215mm x 650mm x 298mm

170mm x 430mm x 212mm

356mm x 337mm x 391mm

425mm x 378mm x 505mm

Weight

15.7kg

7.3kg

16.7kg

20.5kg

INFINITY BETA HCS

2-WAY SATELLITE

2-WAY CENTER

POWERED SUBWOOFER

Rec. Amplifier Power

10 – 100 watts

10 – 100 watts

N/A

Built-In Amplifier Power

N/A

N/A

100 watts, RMS

Frequency Response

_ 3dB) 80Hz – 20kHz (+

_ 3dB) 81Hz – 20kHz (+

_ 3dB) 35Hz – 150Hz (+

Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m)

86dB

87dB

N/A

Nominal Impedance

8 ohms

8 ohms

N/A

Crossover Frequencies

2.8kHz; 24dB/octave

2.8kHz; 24dB/octave

50Hz – 150Hz; 24dB/octave, continuously variable

Midrange/Bass Driver (CMMD ®)

100mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 100mm, magnetically shielded

210mm

High-Frequency Driver

19mm, magnetically shielded

19mm, magnetically shielded

N/A

Dimensions (HxWxD)

300mm x 156mm x 190mm

156mm x 372mm x 197mm

400mm x 305mm x 429mm

Weight

3.6kg

5.9kg

15.3kg

47

48

INFINITY PRIMUS

360 3-WAY FLOORSTANDING

250 2-WAY FLOORSTANDING

150 2-WAY BOOKSHELF

C25 2-WAY CENTER

PS-8 POWERED SUBWOOFER

Rec. Amplifier Power

10 – 200 watts

10 – 150 watts

10 – 100 watts

10 – 150 watts

N/A

Built-In Amplifier Power

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

110 watts, RMS

Frequency Response

38Hz – 20kHz (±3dB)

49Hz – 20kHz (±3dB)

58Hz – 20kHz (±3dB)

80Hz – 20kHz (±3dB)

35Hz – 150Hz (±3dB)

Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m)

93dB

92dB

88dB

90dB

N/A

Nominal Impedance

8 ohms

8 ohms

8 ohms

8 ohms

N/A

Crossover Frequencies

350Hz, 3.3kHz; 24dB/octave

2.5kHz; 24dB/octave

3.3kHz; 24dB/octave

3kHz; 24dB/octave

50Hz – 150Hz; 24dB/octave, continuously variable

Bass Driver (MMD ®)

Dual 165mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 130mm, magnetically shielded

130mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 130mm, magnetically shielded

200mm

Midrange Driver (MMD)

100mm, magnetically shielded

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

High-Frequency Driver

19mm, magnetically shielded

19mm, magnetically shielded 19mm, magnetically shielded

19mm, magnetically shielded N/A

Dimensions (HxWxD)

990mm x 208mm x 330mm

900mm x 187mm x 300mm

322mm x 187mm x 267mm

187mm x 444mm x 245mm

445mm x 270mm x 426mm

Weight

22kg

16kg

6kg

8kg

15kg

INFINITY PRIMUS HCS

2-WAY SATELLITE

Rec. Amplifier Power

10 – 100 watts

10 – 100 watts

N/A

Built-In Amplifier Power

N/A

N/A

100 watts, RMS

Frequency Response

100Hz – 20kHz (±3dB)

100Hz – 20kHz (±3dB)

35Hz – 150Hz (±3dB)

Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m)

86dB

87dB

N/A

Nominal Impedance

8 ohms

8 ohms

N/A

Crossover Frequencies

3kHz; 24dB/octave

3kHz; 24dB/octave

50Hz – 150Hz; 24dB/octave, continuously variable

Bass Driver (MMD ®)

100mm, magnetically shielded

2 x 100mm, magnetically shielded

200mm

High-Frequency Driver (MMD)

19mm, magnetically shielded

19mm, magnetically shielded

N/A

Dimensions (HxWxD)

245mm x 150mm x 173mm

150mm x 363mm x 173mm

445mm x 270mm x 426mm

Weight

3.2kg

4.5kg

15kg

2-WAY CENTER

POWERED SUBWOOFER

MODULUS II

2-WAY SATELLITE

2-WAY CENTER

POWERED SUBWOOFER

Rec. Amplifier Power

15 – 125 watts

15 – 125 watts

N/A

Built-In Amplifier Power

N/A

N/A

300 watts, RMS/600 watts, peak

Frequency Response

100Hz – 20kHz (±3dB)

80Hz – 20kHz (±3dB)

_ 3dB) 27Hz – 100Hz (+

Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m)

86dB

88dB

N/A

Nominal Impedance

8 ohms

8 ohms

N/A

Crossover Frequency

2.5kHz; 12dB/octave

2.5kHz; 12dB/octave

100Hz; 12dB/octave

Midrange/Bass Driver (CMMD ®)

100mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 100mm, magnetically shielded

300mm, magnetically shielded

High-Frequency Driver (CMMD)

19mm, magnetically shielded

19mm, magnetically shielded

N/A

Dimensions (HxWxD), shelf-mounted

279mm x 140mm x 114mm

159mm x 527mm x 114mm

425mm x 368mm x 460mm

Dimensions (HxWxD), wall-mounted

248mm x 140mm x 146mm

N/A

N/A

Weight

2.3kg

3.8kg

20kg

OREUS

SATELLITE

CENTER CHANNEL

POWERED SUBWOOFER

Rec. Amplifier Power

25 – 100 watts

25 – 100 watts

N/A

Built-In Amplifier Power

N/A

N/A

110 watts

_ 3dB) Frequency Response (+

95Hz – 22kHz (±3dB)

95Hz – 22kHz (±3dB)

30Hz – 150Hz (±3dB)

Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m)

85dB

85dB

N/A

Nominal Impedance

6 ohms

6 ohms

N/A

Crossover Frequencies

3.5kHz;12dB/octave

3.5kHz; 12dB/octave

50Hz – 150Hz; user-adjustable

High-Frequency Driver

10mm dome

10mm dome

N/A

®

Dual 80mm, CMMD

®

Midrange/Bass Driver

Dual 80mm, CMMD

210mm, active+dual 210mm, ABR

Dimensions (HxWxD)

Wall-mounted 386mm x 120mm x 97mm Shelf-mounted 362mm x 120mm x 106mm

Wall-mounted 146mm x 350mm x 97mm Shelf-mounted 122mm x 350mm x 97mm

367mm x 251mm x 445mm

Weight

2.5kg

2.5kg

15.9kg

49

50

TSS-500

2-WAY SATELLITE

2-WAY CENTER CHANNEL

POWERED SUBWOOFER

Rec. Amplifier Power

10 – 100 watts

10 – 100 watts

N/A

Built-In Amplifier Power

N/A

N/A

100 watts, RMS

Frequency Response

150Hz – 25kHz (±3dB)

150Hz – 25kHz (±3dB)

39Hz – 150Hz (±3dB)

Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m)

86dB

87dB

N/A

Nominal Impedance

8 ohms

8 ohms

N/A

Crossover Frequencies

7kHz; 24dB/octave

7kHz; 24dB/octave

120Hz; 24dB/octave (LFE/Normal switch in Normal position)

Midrange/Bass Driver (MMD ®)

64mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 64mm, magnetically shielded

200mm

High-Frequency Driver (MMD)

19mm, magnetically shielded

19mm, magnetically shielded

N/A

Dimensions (HxWxD)

195mm x 89mm x 70mm

89mm x 305mm x 70mm

403mm x 346mm x 371mm

Weight

0.5kg

0.9 kg

14.4kg

TSS-800

2-WAY SATELLITE

2-WAY CENTER CHANNEL

POWERED SUBWOOFER

Rec. Amplifier Power

10 – 100 watts

10 – 125 watts

N/A

Built-In Amplifier Power

N/A

N/A

150 watts, RMS

Frequency Response

120Hz – 30kHz (±3dB)

120Hz – 30kHz (±3dB)

34Hz – 150Hz (±3dB)

Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m)

88dB

89dB

N/A

Nominal Impedance

8 ohms

8 ohms

N/A

Crossover Frequencies

3.5kHz; 24dB/octave

3.5kHz; 24dB/octave

50Hz – 150; 24dB/octave, continuously variable

Midrange/Bass Driver (MMD ®)

89mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 89mm, magnetically shielded

250mm

High-Frequency Driver (MMD)

19mm, magnetically shielded

19mm, magnetically shielded

N/A

Dimensions (HxWxD)

232mm x 95mm x 70mm

95mm x 330mm x 70mm

400mm x 356mm x 381mm

Weight

1.1kg

2kg

15.7kg

TSS-1200

2-WAY SATELLITE

2-WAY CENTER CHANNEL

POWERED SUBWOOFER

Rec. Amplifier Power

10 – 125 watts

10 – 125 watts

N/A

Built-In Amplifier Power

N/A

N/A

250 watts, RMS

Frequency Response

120Hz – 30kHz (±3dB)

120Hz – 30kHz (±3dB)

29Hz – 150Hz (±3dB)

Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m)

89dB

89dB

N/A

Nominal Impedance

8 ohms

8 ohms

N/A

Crossover Frequencies

3,500Hz; 24dB/octave

3,500Hz; 24dB/octave

50Hz – 150Hz; 24dB/octave, continuously variable

Midrange/Bass Driver (MMD ®)

Dual 89mm, magnetically shielded

Dual 89mm, magnetically shielded

300mm

High-Frequency Driver (MMD)

19mm, magnetically shielded

19mm, magnetically shielded

N/A

Dimensions (HxWxD)

329mm x 100mm x 75mm

100mm x 335mm x 75mm

470mm x 324mm x 470mm

Weight

1.8kg

1.8kg

20kg

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