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High-end loudspeaker manufacture Artcoustic launches new Spitfire precision monitor and a matching subwoofer (31/10/2006)

Spitfire Sound System Professional Monitor

The Spitfire Monitor is based on the powerful DF75-55 X2 but with a more compact form and durable finish ideal for use where the aesthetics are less crucial i.e. behind a dedicated, fixed cinema screen. The Spitfire Monitor, like the DF75-55 X2, is one of the most versatile and arguably, for its size, the most powerful full-range model in the Artcoustic range. It is equally at home in a high-end hi-fi or home cinema system, a 200-seater cinema, or anything in-between. Anywhere, in fact, where the brief calls for a precision loudspeaker, capable of producing extraordinary bass at one extreme, and sparkling high frequency detail at the other. The Spitfire Monitor defies what has previously been possible in a compact loudspeaker design.

The X2 bass system employs twin 10" X2 woofers which take low frequency response down to 35Hz, while the twin rippled dome tweeters extend the high frequency response up to 40kHz at 96dB (1w +/-2dB). The Spitfire Monitor is ideal for use in high-end installations, where sound quality is paramount, such as mid-field to full-space studio monitoring, for medium to large sized home cinema installations, and for commercial use in bars, restaurants and corporate presentation facilities, including commercial movie theatres.

The Spitfire Monitor is bi-wirable, enabling control of the woofers and tweeters independently and comes as a mirrored pair for accurate stereo monitoring.

Spitfire Sound Systems Professional Subwoofer

For the ultimate in low-frequency performance, the Spitfire subwoofer delivers awesome bass reproduction. It is one of the most dynamic, powerful and controlled subwoofers on the market. The Spitfire Subwoofer is based on the Artcoustic DFS100-75 subwoofer but with a more compact form and durable finish, making it ideal for the professional market, such as recording and film studios, dedicated cinemas and fixed installations in general. This model changes the way subwoofers are perceived. Employing no less than four 10" X2 long-throw woofers, and the X2 bass system to reproduce low frequency signals sumptuously, with high power handling and extremely low distortion, right down to 15Hz.

The Spitfire subwoofer is ideal for use in high-end installations where sound quality is paramount, such as mid-field to full-space studio monitoring, for medium to large sized home cinema installations, and for commercial use in bars, restaurants and corporate presentation facilities, including commercial movie theatres. The Spitfire subwoofer comes with an Artcoustic PA-300: a 300watt amplifier.

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