Atlantic Technology 2200 LR, 2200 SR specifications Introduction, The Design, Added Features

Product Review

Atlantic Technology System 2200 7.1 Home Theater Speakers January, 2006 • Mark Smith

Specifications:

2200 LR Front:

•Type: Sealed-box. 2-way D’Appolito Array

•Tweeter: (1) 1” Soft Dome Woofer: (2) 4 1/2” GLH

•Magnetic Shielding: Yes

•Frequency Response: 90 Hz - 20 kHz ± 3 dB

•Recommended Amplifier Power: 10 - 140 Watts

RMS

•Sensitivity: 90 dB

•Crossover Point: 3.5 kHz, 3rd Order

•Impedance: 8 Ohms Compatible

•Dimensions: 12.9” H x 6.4” W x 7” D

•Weight (ea): 7.5 Pounds

2200 C Center:

•Type: Sealed Enclosure. 2-way D’Appolito Array

•Tweeter: (1) 1” Soft Dome Woofer: Two 4-1/2” GLH

•Magnetic Shielding: Yes

•Frequency Response: 90 Hz - 20 kHz ± 3 dB

•Recommended Amplifier Power: 10 - 140 Watts

RMS

•Sensitivity: 90 dB

•Crossover Point: 3.5 kHz, 3rd Order

•Impedance: 8 Ohms Compatible

•Dimensions: 7.5” H x 14.6” W x 7” D

•Weight (ea): 8 Pounds w/base

2200 SR Surround:

•Type: Sealed Enclosure; Dipole/Bipole Surround Speaker

•Tweeter: (2) 1” Soft Dome Woofer: Two 4-1/2” GLH

•Magnetic Shielding: No

•Frequency Response: 90 Hz - 20 kHz ± 3 dB

•Recommended Amplifier Power: 10 - 140 Watts

RMS

•Sensitivity: 90 dB

•Crossover Point: 3.5 kHz, 2nd Order

•Impedance: 8 Ohms Compatible

•Dimensions: 10.4” H x 11.4” W x 7.5” D

•Weight (ea): 7.5 Pounds

422 SB Subwoofer:

•Type/Features: Powered Subwoofer, Sealed Enclo- sure, 2”, Four Layer Vented Aluminum Voice Coil, Vented Motor. Continuous 40-140 Hz Crossover, 18 dB/Octave Low-pass Outputs, Absolute Phase Invert Switch. Auto Signal Sensing

•Woofer: 12” Long-throw Composite Cone

•Output Power: 225W RMS

•THD (Amplifier): <0.5%

•MFR: 25 Hz - 250 Hz ± 3 dB

•Low Level (line): 20 kOhm

•Peak Output: 103 dB SPL into 2000 ft3

•Dimensions: 17.75” H x 17.25” W x 16.9” D

•Weight: 44 Pounds

System Price: $2,200 - $2,600 (5.1 vs. 7.1)

Introduction

Atlantic Technology produces home theater speaker systems that range in price from $900

-$25,000. According to Atlantic Technology, “The goal of home theater isn’t to put you in the movie theater; it’s to put you in the movie!”

Well, they came very close with their System 2200. This package delivers an impressive experi- ence, while ranging in price from $2,000-$2,600 depending on configuration.

The Design

I had the pleasure of reviewing the 7.1 System 2200 utilizing various genres of music as well as movies. Most of the testing was performed with the 5.1 setup due to room limitations. However, some testing was done with 7.1 which I will discuss later in the article. All of the speakers ar- rived in perfect condition even though it appeared the UPS had been a little hard on the boxes. They were packaged soundly with double plastic wrapping around the speakers along with foam inserts.

The speakers have excellent craftsmanship. There are black high-gloss side panels on all of the speakers except for the 2200 SR surrounds. Due to the en- closure design (one woofer and tweeter angled to the right and one set angled to the left), there are no side panels for the high- gloss back inserts.

The front speakers have two 41⁄2” graphite loaded polymer woofers and a 1” ferrofluid- cooled, damped soft dome tweet- er, while the surround speakers each have two of the same woof-

ers and two of the same tweeters.

The subwoofer grille has a plastic frame, covered by gray cloth. The volume control is at the upper right behind the grille. The loca- tion of the level control was not very accessible for testing, so the grille was absent most of the time.

The rest of the speakers have metal grilles that attach magneti- cally to the enclosures, and this seems to work well. It was very easy to align them, and they looked great installed. They have a semi-transparent quality which allows one to see the drivers, and what audiophile doesn’t like to see the hardware in action?

The front channel speakers (2200 LR) and the surround speakers all have keyhole brackets as well as 1⁄4” x 20 threaded posts to handle most applications. I uti- lized the keyhole brackets for the surrounds but did find that the keyhole size was smaller than my personal surrounds, so I had to use a Dremel® tool to grind down the screw heads a little for them to fit.

Added Features

There are a several features that are standard on the System 2200 that are rare in this price range.

The center channel (2200 C) has two features that help optimize it according to the room acoustics. First, it has a “High Frequency

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