Product Review
Atlantic Technology System 2200 7.1 Home Theater Speakers January, 2006 • Mark Smith
Specifications:
2200 LR Front:
•Type:
•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.
•Tweeter: (1) 1” Soft Dome Woofer: Two
•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
•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
•Woofer: 12”
•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
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
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
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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