Onix Reference 3
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Av123 has come out with some great speakers in the reference line up including the ref .5, ref 1, ref1.5, ref1.8, ref2, and finally the ref 3.
I originally had heard these speakers at a GTG held here in Washington State and I must say I was completely blown away! If you are looking for a speaker that has high impact for movies and yet is great for two channel audio THIS IS THE SPEAKER!
Everyone knows that there is no definite nor 100% true answer to what speaker out thier is the best. Audio is a very personal thing. What you like I may not, and the other way around. But I must say that this is one of my favorites.
Below are the specs for the ref 3.
System: 4-way rear-vented floorstanding loudspeaker
Drivers: (2) Atohm 7″, (1) Vifa XT Concentric Ring Radiator, (1) magnetostat super tweeter
Crossover: 4th Order
Crossover Points:
Bottom woofer : 28 Hz - 150 Hz
Upper woofer : 35 Hz – 2.5 kHz
XT tweeter : 2.5kHz – 30 kHz
Super TW: 15 kHz – 45 kHz
Finish: Birds Eye Maple or Piano Black Lacquer
Frequency Response: 28Hz - 50kHz (+/- 3dB)
Impedance: 4 Ohm
Efficiency: 90 dB (@ 1 Watt / 1 Meter)
Bi-Amp: Yes
Dimensions: (WxDxH) 8.6″ x 12.6″ x 45″H
Weight: 210 lbs. / pair; 266 lbs./pair shipped
These were made with the audiophile in mind and I am by no means am a person with a golden ear, but I really like the way these speakers shine for theater use. Talk about high impact. If you are into high SPLs and a speaker that can dig down low on its own than you need to check out the ref3.
In my room I usually like to set the cross over point below 80hz coupled with a sub for movies. I can set the ref3 at about 60 hz without any worry. No other speaker have I been able to comfortably set below 70hz, but the ref 3 can handle just about anything I can throw at it with that cross over setting.
One thing to keep in mind with these is you cannot get away with feeding them cheap components. In other words a low to mid level receiver wont cut it, and same for the dvd or cd player. I did run the Yamaha RX-v2700 to them and the yammi did good at moderate levels. But turning up the volume strained the internal amps and it was obvious. you need real power to run these to what they are capable of.
There is news that av123 will be coming out with a reference 4 and a reference 200 center channel speaker! Maybe soon I can get my paws on these for a trial run!
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