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RCS III & RSS III

Built-in-Ceiling Home Theater Sonic Perfection — Two New Solutions!

Meet two hot additions to the critically acclaimed Reference line of built-in home theater loudspeakers. The Reference Ceiling Speaker III (RCS III) and Reference Surround Speaker III are more compact, less expensive versions of the revolutionary RCS II and RSS II.

Like other models in the Reference Series, both new models use integrated non-resonant sealed Medite enclosures to deliver the tight, detailed bass and uncolored midrange of audiophile free-standing speakers. Six rotating dogleg clamps and beefy wood screws make the RCS and RSS speakers easy to install and provide secure, non-resonant mounting for ultimate audiophile perform- ance free of vibrations and buzzes.

“[The RCS IIs are] jaw-droppingly good home theater speakers that just happen to live in the ceiling…destined to shift every paradigm there is regarding ceiling speakers.”

–Chris Martens, The Perfect Vision

The RCS IIIs are in-ceiling front main, center, or surround speakers for built-in home theater installations. They feature two 41/2" cast basket active drivers and a Pure Aluminum tweeter on an angled baffle aimed at the listening area. Proprietary Wave Launch (patent pending) baffle geometry and acoustic treatment materials serve to create the illusion that the speakers are directly in front of the listener rather than up in the ceiling. The active drivers are pressure-coupled to two 51/4" racetrack-shaped Low-Bass Radiators for exceptional bass and perfect blending with free-standing or built-in subwoofers.

The RSS III is a dedicated bipolar surround speaker that may be ceiling or wall mounted in new or existing construction. Its bipolar array produces the ideal balance of direct sound for pinpoint localization and ambient sound for enveloping spaciousness. Each of the two arrays feature a 31/2" mid/bass driver pressure-coupled to a 31/2" Low-Bass Radiator with a 1" Pure Aluminum dome tweeter between the driver and radiator.

All models in the Reference Series share the same driver and tweeter technolo- gies and can be mixed and matched to assemble a multi-channel system with seamless channel-to-channel imaging. Add a Deﬁnitive in-wall subwoofer for a complete audiophile-grade home theater system that is practically invisible!

RCS III

RSS III

RCS III SPECIFICATIONS

Flange Dimensions: 111/2" W x 111/2" H

Cutout Dimensions: 103/8" W x 103/8" H x 57/8" D

Driver Complement:

–Two 41/2" bass/mid drivers

–Two 51/4" x 41/8" pressure-driven low-bass radiators

–One 1" Pure Aluminum dome tweeter

Frequency Response: 30 Hz – 30 kHz,

Nominal Impedance: Compatible with 4 – 8 ohm outputs

Recommended Ampliﬁcation: 10 – 300 Watts/channel

Sensitivity: 92 dB

RSS III SPECIFICATIONS

Flange Dimensions: 97/16" W x 11" H

Cutout Dimensions: 85/16" W x 97/8" H x 37/8" D

Driver Complement:

–Two 31/2" bass/mid drivers

–Two 31/2" pressure-driven low-bass radiators

–Two 1" Pure Aluminum dome tweeters Frequency Response: 40 Hz – 30 kHz