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Definitive Technology C/L/R 2500 120v Speaker Single, Black Sale-$899.00!
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Definitive Technology C/L/R 2500 120v Speaker Single, Black Description:
Definitive has always led the industry with the best-sounding shielded center channels available. A perfect example is the C/L/R 2500 120v speaker. Optimum surround sound home theater reproduction places heavy demands on the center channel speaker, which in many respects is the main speaker in the system and often handles 50% or more of the program material. It is no place to compromise and settle for second best. Because of this, Definitive pioneered the concept of full frequency range high-definition center-channel speakers. Definitive’s center channels and C/L/Rs are consistently rated as the best available, and have won numerous Audio Video Grand Prix Center Channel of the Year Awards each and every year. Definitive’s current offerings are the best ever, all featuring wide frequency response and extended dynamic range with extraordinary detail and articulation. (The C/L/Rs are also superb as matching center, left and right channel speakers and can be positioned horizontally or vertically.) All feature non-resonant monocoque cabinets with Linkwitz-Riley crossover networks, pure aluminum dome tweeters and die-cast-basket bass/midrange drivers in D’Appolito arrays.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #95511 in Consumer Electronics
- Color: Black
- Brand: Definitive Technology
- Model: KBIA
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.75″ h x 23.50″ w x 14.06″ l, 45.00 pounds
Features
- Single center-channel speaker
- Equipped with two 5.25-inch cast-basket bass/midrange drivers and one 1-inch pure aluminum dome tweeter
- Frequency response: 21Hz – 30kHz
- Equipped with one 8-inch cast basket subwoofer with one 150-watt RMS amplifier
- Features non-resonant monocoque cabinets with Linkwitz-Riley crossover networks
Customer Reviews:
Great Speaker. Terrible Amazon packaging.
This speaker is great. No doubt about it. But, please know that if you plan on ordering this from Amazon, it will arrive in the typical Amazon box and the internal protection will be paper wrapping. The Amazon box was so overly large that the the paper inside offered no protection whatsoever. The Def Tech box had a big dent in the corner from being dropped. Yes, UPS dropped it, but if Amazon took any care in its packaging, it wouldn’t have been a problem.
C/L/R 2500
This center channel brought my HT to a new level with the BP7002 speakers to go with it. The sub in the center realy brings out a lot of low frequencies that are center specific. I couldnt hear as many details with my klipsch center that cost me over 400.00. It has nice highs and mids also. Little sounds are much more pronounced now.
The one center channel to rule them all
I have had a C/L/R 2500 as my center channel for a decade now, and have nothing but good things to say about it. The size of the speaker makes it a challenge to incorporate into a living space, especially a smaller city flat or apartment, but the sound it puts out is so crisp and gorgeous that the space issues are well worth it.
Definitive Technology make two different types of speakers: small, space-saving speakers that blend well into most any room, and huge monsters that are difficult to incorporate into a living space, but put out monster sound. The C/L/R 2500 obviously falls into the huge, beautiful-sounding monster category. If space is at a premium, Def-Tech’s high end line is not for you. But if you want to hear every bit of dialog from your movies crisply and clearly, and enjoy thunderous explosions from the action scenes, step up to Def-Tech.
Def-Tech’s high-end line is built on the premise that even though low-end sounds will pass through solid objects, they still sound better when they emanate from where the rest of the sound source is coming from as well. In other words, one subwoofer won’t cut it: you should have a subwoofer for each speaker in your surround sound system. And while you’re at it, why not have them built into your speaker?
The C/L/R 2002 has a 150-watt sub built *in* to the speaker (hence the size). It means you have to run a power cord to it, but you’re already running speaker cable to it. The sub has a control knob on it so you can control how much oomph you want in your bass. Important bit of tweakability, that.
The sound from the mid-range and highs is crisp, clear and impressive. While not a bi-polar speaker like Definitive Technology BP7002 120v Tower Speaker (Single, Right Channel, Black), but that also means that you can place this in a more confined space with the front speakers facing out. The C/L/R is good enough to be the main speakers for most systems, and when combined with Def Tech’s other offerings, it makes for one heck of a surround sound experience.
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Power and Performance in a Center Channel Speaker
Definitive has always led the industry with the best-sounding shielded center channels available. Optimum surround sound home theater reproduction places heavy demands on the center channel speaker, which in many respects is the main speaker in the system and often handles 50% or more of the program material. It is no place to compromise and settle for second best. Because of this, Definitive pioneered the concept of full frequency range high-definition center-channel speakers.
All Definitive C/L/R-channel speakers feature non-resonant monocoque cabinets with Linkwitz-Riley crossover networks, pure aluminum dome tweeters and die-cast-basket bass/midrange drivers in D’Appolito arrays. All center channels and C/L/Rs have been voiced (timbre-matched) with the same sonic signature as all of Definitive’s front main speakers.
Revolutionary Power C/L/Rs with Built-in Powered Subwoofers Make a Dramatic Audible Difference
The revolutionary C/L/R 2500 features powerful built-in powered subwoofers driven by Infinite Power Source Technology amplifiers. Its upward-firing long-throw woofer only requires 1″ of clearance, so it works perfectly whether you open-mount your center channel or put it in a cabinet. Remember: The purpose of putting a subwoofer in the center channel, beyond putting more bass energy into the room, is really to add full range bass and sub-bass capability to the center channel itself. The difference this makes is absolutely audible and very dramatic. This gives you a truly full dynamic range capable/full frequency range capable center channel, which allows you to set the center channel setting on your Dolby Digital decoder to large and fully realize the performance potential of the full range center channel program material as it was intended to be reproduced by the director.
The Versatility of Using Three Matched C/L/Rs Across the Front
Because of their superb full-range response and quality of reproduction, the C/L/Rs may be used as matching left main, center, and right speakers when installation requirements dictate this type of system. They may be placed either horizontally or vertically. In fact, the C/L/Rs were designed with this very much in mind and offer truly incredible dynamic range, high-definition clarity, extended linear response, three-dimensional pinpoint imaging and overall performance which is truly state-of-the-art for music and home theater reproduction. And a C/L/R based system using our powered C/L/Rs with built-in subwoofers either with or without a separate outboard subwoofer is absolutely stupendous and offers the absolute state-of-the-art performance for shelf, in cabinet, and custom built-in systems.
Technical Specifications
- Dimensions: 23-1/2″ W x 14-1/16″ D x 6-3/4″ H
- Response: 21 – 30 kHz.
- Nominal Imp.: 4 – 8 ohms.
- Rec. amp: 20 – 300 watts.
- Built-in sub amp: 150 watts RMS.
- Efficiency: 91 dB
- Drivers:
- – One cast basket 8″ sub with one 150-Watt RMS amplifier
- – Two cast basket 5-1/4″ upper-bass/midrange drivers
- – One 1″ pure aluminum dome tweeter
- Auto On/Off: Signal sensing.
- Finish: Piano-Gloss Black
Choosing Definitive Technology Speakers for Your Home
Definitive Technology offers many quality speakers that are just right for your home. Which speaker, or set of speakers, you choose depends on how much you are willing to spend and which features you prioritize in a home theater environment. All of Definitive Technology’s speakers are audiophile-engineered, designer-styled loudspeakers intended for musical reproduction and home theater systems of the highest quality. Thousands of man-hours of critical listening and engineering utilizing the most advanced computer loudspeaker development programs available–along with fundamental research at the world’s most advanced loudspeaker research facility–have combined to create unmatched instruments for the reproduction of music or movies in your home.
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Customer Reviews: HP OfficeJet J4680 All-in-One Wireless Printer Discount.Sunday, September 5th, 2010
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Get professional results with this affordable, easy-to-use HP All-in-One. Watch productivity increase with print, scan, copy and fax capabilities in one device. Print high-quality color documents for less than lasers using HP Officejet inks.
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Having trouble? Perhaps this will help. (BTW: This really is a decent little unit) /PREFACE OFF I work out of my SUV and needed a small printer/copier to use while I was on the road. This so happened to be on sale a few weeks ago and was the cheapest AIO, with the exception of the Lexmark which I was not willing to purchase, so I bought it. I got it home, preformed the normal new printer setup ritual, contemplated some sort of ceremonial dance due to all the negative reviews, and dug in. —FIRST RULE OF THUMB WHEN INSTALLING ANY NEW HARDWARE: Create a restore point! If anything goes haywire, you can just “roll back” to this restore point. —SECOND RULE OF THUMB: Do NOT use the drivers provided in the box. Ever… Instead download the drivers and/or firmware/system updates and/or patches from HP. —AND THE FINAL RULE OF THUMB: Unless you love bloatware(God knows, HP wants you to…), find the most BASIC and SMALLEST driver set available that still allows full feature operation. When I searched (What a novel idea, right?), there were two “junior sized” drivers for this particular unit and both gave summaries as to what they do. The first one was the “HP Officejet Basic print&scan driver” and the second was the “HP Officejet Basic Driver – IT Professional Use Only”. Now, don’t let the “professional use only” scare you. It installs just like the beefier versions with a setup.exe, it’s just WAY faster to install and WAY smaller. Once installed, you have the normal scan and print functions, without the hassle. I have successfully scanned via Windows Scanning & Printing (WIA) and also via Adobe Photoshop CS4 (WIA). I then printed numerous photos and documents on both photo and standard printer paper with not so much as a peep or a jam. Yes, I’m serious. And no, I’m not even close to being “easy” on it. It sits in my truck all day and night with inside temps reaching a scorching 115 degrees Fahrenheit and has worked every single time I called on it. 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