Cadence F-17 Home Theater Front Surround
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F-17
DIGITAL CINEMA SATELLITE SERIES
Digital Cinema Series
Compatible with Digital Surround Systems
Dual 6.5″ Kevlar Composite Woofers with Butyl Rubber Surrounds
High Power Specially Wound ASV Voice Coils
Bullet Phase Plug Technology for Accurate Reproduction of the
Mid-Range/Mid-Bass Spectrum with Point Source Realism
1″ Soft Silk Dome Neodymium Tweeter with Ferro Fluid Cooling for Crisp
Smooth Sounding High Frequency Response
Damped High Density Black Wood Grain Laminate Cabinet with Hand Rubbed
High Gloss Black Piano Finish Beveled Front Baffel
Includes 2 Sets of Removable Grills (Silver and Black)
High Quality Binding Post Speaker Terminals
Ported Bass Reflex Design with Silent Flared Port Technology
Dimensions: 8.5″ x 6″ x 28″ (WxDxH)
Included Wall Mount Brackets
RMS Power Handling: 20-150 Watts
Peak Power Handling: 300 Watts
Frequency Response: 50Hz – 22 Khz
Sensitivity: 95 dB @ 1W/1M
Impedance: 8 Ohms
Features
- Damped High Density Black Wood Grain Laminate Cabinet with Hand Rubbed
- Dual 6.5″ Kevlar Composite Woofers with Butyl Rubber Surrounds
- 1″ Soft Silk Dome Neodymium Tweeter with Ferro Fluid Cooling for Crisp
- Ported Bass Reflex Design with Silent Flared Port Technology
- Includes 2 Sets of Removable Grills (Silver and Black)
- Dimensions (W x H x L): 0 x 0 x 0 inches
- Weight: 0 pounds
The “little” speaker that could!
First, let me say that the speakers are not necessarilly little. I would describe them physically as tall and thin (28″ tall and 6″ deep). The speakers were ordered quite honestly on a whim. I was surfing the net and decided to see what was cookin’ at Cadence sound. I already own two of the home subwoofers this company manufactures (both are excellent).
I log-on to the site and begin to look at the products for home theatre the company offers – very, very nice. The company offers the consumer choices. I decide to read everything – reviews, specifications,parts used in manufacture and finally – The warranty (2 years). The price…it must be a misprint I think to myself – $79.00 a pair! Now, my curiousity is peaked. I mean c’mon how good can the speakers be…$79.00? Of course, I had to order a pair. I had to hear how they sounded. Order a pair I did and…
Simply stunning – seriously – they arrived at my door double-boxed. The company shipped these jewels to me free! Ok now I carefully open the boxes and inside each box is a smartly packed loudspeaker (Cadence gives you two different speaker grills so you can match your home’s decor).
Honestly, I don’t know if the speakers are two-ways or three ways. There are three drivers used in each cabinet 2 6.5″ Kevlar woofers and a single soft dome tweeter. The face on the speakers is a beautiful piano gloss black. The cabinets are satin black. Each speaker weighs in at 6 lbs. The speakers are built very well. The only criticism I have is the binding posts – they’re cheap. Still, the speakers scream quality.
The sound: Oh, I do suppose that is important. In a word – neutral. This is not a bad thing…in fact at $79.00 for the pair – this amazes me! Listening to Mozart, Bach, Haydn is a guilty pleasure. The speakers disappear in the room. Other music sounds good too. I have not watched a movie, but my experience tells me that if music is satisfying so will watching movies.
This is a case where I feel I got more than my money’s worth. I am very happy with my purchase! I am seriously considering the purchase of the center channel speaker for this series. If you enjoy music, a real value in atretching your dollars, and like the feeling of “winning” when buying something – The F17 Speakers by Cadence should be at the top of your “Must Hear” list!