Onix Strata Mini
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I cannot say enough good things about the Onix Srata Mini. Come to think of it I cant say one thing bad about the speaker. Usually a speaker will have its short comings in one form or another. I say this keeping in mind that this speaker was designed for two Chanel sampling only. This IS NOT a home theater speaker by a long shot.
setup was pretty straight forward as far as hook up went but I had to move them around a bit to find a prime spot for them. My first placement was wide by a bit and they sounded flat. I finally situated them at 12′ from my seated position and close to 12′ apart. The sub is crossed over at 150 hz and the gain is up just under 1/4 from off.
Its hard for me to describe the sound of this speaker. If a speaker can have a silky smooth and enticing sound this is it. These speakers really imerese one in there sound. Its easy when listening to these to get lost in them for long periods of time switching from one cd to the next. I remember when I played one track through these I thought the tweeter sounded funny, a little buzzing kind of noise. I replayed the same spot of the track and realized it was the air blowing through the instrument making the noise and not the tweeter! They are that clean and detailed. I played the same track through another pair of speakers and I could hear it, but only because I was listening for it and kneeling pretty close to them. A lesser speaker just does not have this kind of detail.
While playing the minis I realized what it was. This speaker brings everything in line musically concerning voices and instruments. Nothing is lost in the background. The sound can be layered but you will miss nothing in the track.
The Mini also wont work for you if you play a lot of hard rock or alternative. You can get away with it a lower volumes, but that 5 1/4 driver starts to work hard real quick if you get heavy on the volume button. I did play some trance (techno) through these and they did quit well. I actually liked the mini for trance but not anything beyond that. kept it to Jazz, classical, and anything with good vocals, and the Mini was right at home.
I say these are not good for h/t for a reason and it is not a negative at all. In comparison, speakers purposefully designed for h/t are like slamming mad dog 20/20 (I have never done that), where as the mini is like sipping a fine brandy, you let it slowly roll across your tongue and absorb every flavor and aroma. The Mini can work as h/t speakers for some people, roll enough of that brandy across your tongue and it will get you thier too.
Limited Edition – only fifty pairs will be produced per month.
Cabinet: Gorgeous real wood South American Rosewood veneer wrapped around a well-braced MDF frame.
System: Four way, four driver direct-radiating system. Sealed enclosure except for the 8” woofer which is ported via a flared slot.
Drivers: Planar magnetic 1″ tweeter, planar magnetic 8″ midrange, 5.25″ mid-bass coupler, 8″ mass-loaded woofer.
Amplifier: Built-in 350 watt class A/B for the powered woofer. Includes LINK cable so no additional speaker wire is required for connection. Features crossover, gain, variable phase and high level/low level inputs and outputs.
Crossover Network: Includes air core inductors, polypropylene capacitors and non-inductive wire wound resistors. 4th order acoustic slopes on the upper end and 2nd order slopes on the bottom end.
Crossover Points:
8″ woofer : 27 Hz - (user definable)
5.25″ has a 1st order high pass at 80Hz
5.25″ mid-bass coupler to 8″ midrange : 650Hz
8″ midrange to tweeter : 4100Hz
Frequency Response: 27 Hz to 35 KHz (± 3 dB)
Impedance: 8 Ohms nominal
Efficiency: 86 dB (@ 1 watt / 1 meter)
Dimensions: 47″ H x 17.5″ D x 11.5″ W (note on depth: 17.5″ is the deepest point at the bottom of the speaker. Depth reduces to 3″ at the top)
Weight: 94 lbs each (315lbs total shipped/crated/palletized)
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