Phase Technology DCB-1.0-LR Brochure & Specs

113 PhasetechREP 11/9/06
Review
EQUIPMENT
Phase Technology dARTS System
High-End Performance In A Pedestrian Looking Package
John Kotches
Industry Legacy
Off the top of your head, can you
name someone who's been in the
industry and with the same company
for 50 years? I'm sure there are some
names coming to mind, but one that
won't is Bill Hecht. Bill is the patriarch
of Phase Technology whose parent
(United Speaker Systems, founded by
Bill) has been around for literally 50
years. Ken Hecht is the big cheese
"Clarity was outstanding, and I was
never less than thrilled with the
performance. "
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(as they say) these days, and he
seems to be picking up where his
father left off.
I will grant you, our readers, that
Phase Tech isn't a company that has
made their mark in the high end of our
community; they have focused on mid-
range and entry-level products, which
offer tremendous value for the money.
In addition, they are a large OEM
(Original Equipment Manufacturer),
making loudspeakers to specification
for a number of other companies, who
remain nameless. By the time this arti-
cle is through, we'll (hopefully) all arrive
at the same conclusion: integrated
loudspeaker solutions, such as the
dARTS system, are the next "big thing"
for the audio side of home theatre.
Oh, and for those of our countless
Widescreen Review • Issue 113 • October 2006

SPECIFICATIONS

DCB 1.0-LR
Tweeter: 1-inch soft dome
Woofer: 2 x 6.5-inch glass/honeycomb
Frequency: 40 Hz - 30 kHz
Sensitivity: 93 dB
Impedance: 4 Ohms
Finish: Black, Paintable
Dimensions (WHD In Inches): 14 x 14 x 8.57
Weight (In Pounds): 27
DCB 5.0-C
Tweeter: 1-inch soft dome
Midrange: 6.5-inch glass/honeycomb
Woofer: 6.5-inch glass/honeycomb
Frequency: 40 Hz - 30 kHz
Sensitivity: 93 dB
Impedance: 4 Ohms
Finish: Black, Paintable
Dimensions (WHD In Inches): 18.75 x 8.25 11.5
Weight (In Pounds): 28
DCB-SURR
Tweeter: 2 x 1-inch soft dome
Woofer: 2 x 5.25-inch glass/honeycomb
Frequency: 60 Hz - 30 kHz
Sensitivity: 93 dB
Impedance: 4 Ohms
Finish: Black, Paintable
Dimensions (WHD In Inches): 10.5 x 20.25 x 4.63
Weight (In Pounds): 12
DP-2000
Dimensions (WHD In Inches): 17 x 5.625 x 17
Weight (In Pounds): 31
Manufactured In The United States By:
Phase Technology
6400 Youngerman Circle
Jacksonville, FL 32244
888 742 7385
www.phasetech.com
readers who own a loudspeaker with a
soft dome tweeter, I invite you to
research US Patent number 3328537,
which was issued to Bill nearly 40
years ago.
Defining Reference?
Sometimes it seems as though we
reviewers toss about the term "refer-
ence" on a regular basis. What in the
world do we mean when we type it? Of
course that depends on context. You have
read mentions to my reference system
in the past here in the pages of WSR .
In this context it means that it's my pri-
mary system of high-grade components;
what I'm acclimated to, and what I use
as my personal sonic benchmark for
discussing audio performance.