Definitive Technology StudioMonitor 450 Speakers (Pair, Black)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.4 x 13 inches
• Shipping Weight: 44 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B000UW07MO
• Item model number: MBLA/MBLB
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,437 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Power and Performance in a Bookshelf Speaker

Definitive’s StudioMonitors 450s are compact, high-performance, magnetically shielded full-range bookshelf speakers. Their non-resonant monocoque cabinets feature Definitive’s elegant piano-gloss black lacquer endcap/wraparound grille cloth styling. Enclosed are 1" pure aluminum dome tweeters perfectly blended to Definitive's signature 6-1/2" cast-basket high-definition bass/midrange drivers tightly coupled to a planar-technology pressure-driven, side-mounted 10" subwoofer. The StudioMonitors’ sonic performance is truly stunning, producing huge razor-sharp, three-dimensional sonic images combined with incredible detail, ruler-flat frequency response and rich, full bass. Because the StudioMonitors are true full-range speakers with extended low-frequency characteristics, they deliver superb performance both as stand-alone speakers as well as when combined with separate subwoofers (which they are designed to seamlessly blend with).

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Technical Specifications

• Dimensions: 8-3/8" W x 11-7/16" D x 13" H
• Frequency Response: 24 Hz – 30 kHz
• Driver Complement:
• – 6-1/2" cast-basket polymer coned bass/midrange driver
• – One 1" pure aluminum dome tweeter with a 10" pressure-driven subwoofer
• Nominal Impedance: Compatible with 4 – 8 ohms
• Rec. Assoc. Amplification: 20 – 225 watts
• Efficiency: 90 db
• Finish: Gloss Black

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Choosing Definitive Technology Speakers for Your Home

Definitive Technology offers many quality speakers that are just right for your home. Which speaker, or set of speakers, you choose depends on how much you are willing to spend and which features you prioritize in a home theater environment. All of Definitive Technology's speakers are audiophile-engineered, designer-styled loudspeakers intended for musical reproduction and home theater systems of the highest quality. Thousands of man-hours of critical listening and engineering utilizing the most advanced computer loudspeaker development programs available--along with fundamental research at the world's most advanced loudspeaker research facility--have combined to create unmatched instruments for the reproduction of music or movies in your home.

	2002 Center Channel Speaker: Definitive's 2000 series of left/center/right channel speakers have always led the industry with the best-sounding shielded center channels available. Optimum surround sound home theater reproduction places heavy demands on the center channel speaker, which in many respects is the main speaker in the system and often handles 50% or more of the audio information. These C/L/Rs are also superb as matching center, left and right channel speakers and can be positioned horizontally or vertically. All feature non-resonant monocoque cabinets with Linkwitz-Riley crossover networks, pure aluminum dome tweeters and die-cast-basket bass/midrange drivers in D'Appolito arrays.
	BP1.2X Surround Speakers: Definitive's bipolar rear surround speakers are true bipolar systems containing two complete full-range speaker system, one on each side of the cabinet. Bipolar technology is absolutely superior for surround speakers because it synergistically combines the performance advantages of direct radiating (imaging, focus, localization, and specificity) and dipolar speakers (spacious, sourceless, all-enveloping ambience) into one ideal system which is perfect for all discret 5.1 formats including Dolby Digital AC-3, DTS as well as the new Dolby EX and Dolby Pro-Logic. They are all full-range, extremely linear, low-distortion systems which are timbre-matched to blend perfectly with all our speakers as well as other high-quality speaker systems. The Definitive bipolar rear speakers all have tremendous dynamic range as well as true high-definition sound quality which, combined with their bipolar radiation pattern, results in total immersion in the sound field.
	SuperCube II Subwoofer: Definitive's SuperCubes are a new breed of powered subwoofers which utilize unique technology and components in order to achieve state-of-the-art performance from remarkably small boxes. Remember, it is important to understand when you are evaluating the SuperCubes that you cannot simply compare them to conventional subwoofers based on driver size. Because of their unique technology, the SuperCubes deliver far superior performance to conventional subwoofers which utilize drivers of 50% - 80% larger diameter. Equipped with one 8-inch long-throw polymer subwoofer coupled to two 8-inch pressure-driven infrasonic bass radiators.
	StudioMonitors 350 Speakers are compact, high-performance, magnetically shielded full-range bookshelf speakers. Their non-resonant monocoque cabinets feature Definitive’s elegant piano-gloss black lacquer endcap/wraparound grille cloth styling. Enclosed are 1-inch pure aluminum dome tweeters perfectly blended to Definitive's signature 5.25-inch cast-basket high-definition bass/midrange drivers tightly coupled to a planar-technology pressure-driven, side-mounted 8-inch subwoofer. The StudioMonitors' sonic performance is truly stunning, producing huge razor-sharp, three-dimensional sonic images combined with incredible detail, ruler-flat frequency response and rich, full bass. Because the StudioMonitors are true full-range speakers with extended low-frequency characteristics, they deliver superb performance both as stand-alone speakers as well as when combined with separate subwoofers (which they are designed to seamlessly blend with).
	StudioMonitor 450 Speakers are compact, high-performance, magnetically shielded full-range bookshelf speakers. Their non-resonant monocoque cabinets feature Definitive’s elegant piano-gloss black lacquer endcap/wraparound grille cloth styling. Enclosed are 1-inch pure aluminum dome tweeters perfectly blended to Definitive's signature 6.5-inch cast-basket high-definition bass/midrange drivers tightly coupled to a planar-technology pressure-driven, side-mounted 10-inch subwoofer. The StudioMonitors' sonic performance is truly stunning, producing huge razor-sharp, three-dimensional sonic images combined with incredible detail, ruler-flat frequency response and rich, full bass. Because the StudioMonitors are true full-range speakers with extended low-frequency characteristics, they deliver superb performance both as stand-alone speakers as well as when combined with separate subwoofers (which they are designed to seamlessly blend with).

Product Description

Definitive Technology's new StudioMonitors are very compact high-performance, magnetically shielded full-range bookshelf speakers. Their non-resonant monocoque cabinets feature Definitive's elegant piano-gloss black lacquer endcap/wraparound grille cloth styling. Enclosed are 1-inch pure aluminum dome tweeters perfectly blended to Definitive's signature cast-basket high-definition bass/midrange drivers (6.5-inch for the SM450, 5.25-inch for the SM350) tightly coupled to planar-technology pressure-driven, side-mounted subwoofers (10-inch for the SM450, 8-inch for the SM350). The StudioMonitor's sonic performance is truly stunning, producing huge razor-sharp, three-dimensional sonic images combined with incredible detail, ruler-flat frequency response and rich, full bass. Because the StudioMonitors are true full-range speakers with extended low-frequency characteristics, they deliver superb performance both as stand-alone speakers as well as when combined with separate subwoofers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Good and The Bad, June 28, 2009

By	G. Johnson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Good:
Let me begin by saying that Definitive has taken a good idea and design approach to these speakers by trying to make full range bookshelfs. These speakers have amazing high end detail and a soundstage as wide as the Nile. They blend perfectly with just about any subwoofer ( mine for example is an Infinity SW-12) due to the way thier crossover network has been wired for flatness rather than the usual mid bass (80 - 200hz) spike that most smaller speakers have. They are damn attractive with the wrap around grill and the black gloss end-caps that believe me will rate high on the wife approval factor scale.

Now for the bad.....
If first want to start out by staying that all critical listening test that I performed we complete using a pair of Polk Audio RTi38s made back in 2002. They are real wood vieneer and as solid as a rock. They proved to be a serious challange for the $658 Studio Monitor 450s. Let me remind you that the Polks i am using to compare are $450.
The first thing to draw attention to is that the build quality of the Def Techs is not on par with what IMHO it should be considering the price of these speakers. DOn't get me wrong they are solid speakers but once the grill is removed you start to see things in the wood that you should not be seeing at this price point. In addition to the fact that these speakers are produced in CHina and it shows. This in no way effects the sound but it should be noted by Def Tech to get on par with the price point your a selling at. If I by a BMW i don't want a BMW shell with a hugo motor under the hood. All and all with the pros and cons that I have noted these are a quality set of speakers sounds wise but could use a cabinet facelift for sure.