Radiient Elara Home Theater Speaker System Review
Summary
- Product Name: Elara Home Theater Speaker System
- Manufacturer: Radiient
- Performance Rating:
- Value Rating:
- Review Date: May 24, 2006 20:00
- MSRP: $ 499 (5.0 system)
- Specifications
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Main Channels - Front Left & Right
- Two-way design
- True coaxial midbass/tweeter driver configuration
- Metallized silk-dome tweeter with ferrofluid cooling and integrated cast-aluminum horn structure
- Frequency response 50Hz - 35kHz
- Power handling 100 Wrms
- Impedance 8 Ω nominal
- Sensitivity 86dB/w/m
- Weight (net each) 17 lbs.
- Dimensions 14"h x 13.75"w x 11.75"d
Surround Channels
- Two-way design
- True coaxial midbass/tweeter driver configuration
- Metallized silk-dome tweeter with ferrofluid cooling and integrated cast-aluminum horn structure
Surround Channels (cont’d)
- Frequency response 60Hz - 20kHz
- Power handling 150 Wrms
- Impedance 8 Ω nominal
- Sensitivity 90dB/w/m
- Weight (net each) 16 lbs.
- Dimensions 14.38"h x 8.75"w x 12.5"d
Center Channel
- Two-way design
- Horizontal midbass/tweeter/midbass driver configuration
- Woven carbon-fiber midbass driver cones
- Metallized silk-dome tweeter with ferrofluid cooling
- Frequency response 60Hz - 20kHz
- Power handling 120 Wrms
- Impedance 8 Ω nominal
- Sensitivity 90dB/w/m
- Weight (net each) 16 lbs.
- Dimensions 7.63"h x 17.75"w x 10.25"d
Pros
- Great price
- Great looks
- Plays loud
Cons
- Don’t let your friends get too close to them
- Carpet spikes on bookshelves?
- Poor off axis response
Introduction
It was funny, the very same day I got an email from Gene telling me these speakers were on the way, I had read a request from a forum member about a review of them. So, Murrel, I guess this one is for you. Before receiving the speakers, I perused the Radiient website to get an idea of what I was in for. The speaker package is a 5.0 system which I was both happy and disheartened by. Happy, because I didn’t have move that brick of a sub that is the EP500, but disheartened because I like testing full systems. The speakers looked more like a satellite system with fairly small speakers probably crossed over pretty high… until I looked at the specs – frequency response down to 50Hz on the mains? Hold on, and what does that price say…$499? Intrigued, I was glad to hear that they would be shipping immediately.
