Definitive Technology ProCinema 80 Brochure

Definitive Technology
ProCinema 80 Speaker System
You'd never know by listening that
Definitive Technology's ProCinema 80
system costs only $999.
Joe Hageman gives you the scoop
on the new king of sub-$1,000 speaker systems.
Isn't it horrible when you see
something that you really, really
want, but it's just out of your reach
financially? Say you're buying furni-
ture, and you really want that sweet
"it's near
bedroom set from Ethan Allen, but
perfect" all you can afford is IKEA. Is the
Ethan Allen furniture really that
much better? Or is it perceived as
being that much better because it
costs more?
A. The ProMonitors
"Monstrous sound
produced a very
large, convincing
from tiny speakers"
soundstage.
B. The ProCenter
You're stuck compromising
is magnetically
the thing you want for the
shielded, so you
thing you can afford. Why
can put it on top
does it have to be that way?
of your TV.
Well, as far as furniture is
concerned, that question
C. The 8-inch
may never be answered, but
ProSub (Joe's
when it comes to speakers,
favorite in the
Definitive Technology shows
series) is a depar-
us that you don't have to break
ture for Def Tech,
the bank to own a quality product.
who usually
Working on the same design
manufactures
concept used to create the highly
10- to 18-inchers.
acclaimed ProCinema 100 system,
A
Definitive Technology now offers
the ProCinema 80. At $999, it's
less expensive than the ProCinema
100 but no less impressive. The
"I was immediately
awed"
ProCinema 80 comes packaged
with four identical ProMonitor 80
satellites, a ProCenter 100 center
speaker, and the ProSub 80
powered subwoofer.
The satellite is a two-way design
incorporating a 4.5-inch, cast-
basket bass/midrange driver and
a 1-inch aluminum-dome tweeter.
B
C
HIGHLIGHTS
• Excellent system integration
• Monstrous sound from
tiny speakers
• Deep, and we mean deep,
bass from a relatively
small subwoofer
It's not easy putting a high-quality,
1-inch aluminum-dome tweeter in
a $999 speaker package, and how
Definitive Technology managed it
I'll never know. The ProMonitor 80s
come with a keyhole on the back for
wall mounting. (Definitive also sells
an optional pivoting bracket and an
optional floor stand.) The gold-plated,
"the ProCinema 80
system kept my jaw
on the floor"
five-way binding posts are a rare find
on such an inexpensive speaker.
The ProCenter speaker uses
the same 1-inch tweeter found
in the satellites, two of the same
midrange drivers, and the same
binding posts. A cool little fea-
ture found on the center is the
adjustable foot, which can raise
the speaker in the back in order
to aim it at the listening position.
Of course, the speaker is magnetical-
ly shielded to allow for placement
atop a TV.