You also get adhesive rubber feet for tabletop mounting. The push-clip speaker terminals are tight and hold the wires firmly, but their tiny holes are only suitable for thin cables.
The sats are joined in the box by a powered subwoofer, which is slightly deeper than it is wide w x h x d mm but is compact enough to slip into a tight corner. Sadly it lacks the alluring high-gloss coating of the satellites, but the textured black finish and rounded edges make it reasonably attractive by subwoofer standards.
Their frequency response is quoted at Hz — 20kHz, with power handling up to W. The subwoofer uses a mm 8in , downward-firing bass woofer, driven by a W amplifier W peak.
Frequency response is Hz, and the BassTrac circuitry is designed to deliver deep, distortion-free low frequencies. The sats and sub are perfectly matched, offering a tight, unified sound that packs a powerful punch. And when it derails, the carnage is conveyed with thrilling dynamism, easily achieving the necessary sense of scale. Explosions are big and punchy with little flab from the sub and debris scatters far and wide around the soundstage in crisp, controlled bursts.
Andrew K Banned. And to put that into terms that doesn't centre around cost The Vectors use 4" midbass units, in ported cabinets and are said to produce meaningful output down to the mid 60hz. By comparison, the Soundware XS satellites use 2.
What it should mean is that the Vectors will be more convincing with midbass and this can be important for male vocals and quite a lot of the audible spectrum. In practice, I've not found that to be an issue with my set up and currently the LPF for the subwoofer is set to hz and it's completely non directional. In fact, the soundfield is so good, I can't place any of the speakers.
The centre channel for the Vectors is also larger than the FR satellites and offers slightly more extended bass response an extra 5hz if you believe the specs. Again, this should be a clear advantage over the Soundware XS satellite It's also worth noting that the tweeter in the Soundware XS satellites is fabric so, will be less harsh to listen to for prolonged periods, again, depending on what type of sound you like.
As has been stated, they'll sound very similar to your current MA set up so if you like that but would prefer it in a lower form factor, the Vectors are the way to go.
Wow very thorough replies, think I will go out and buy the Vector package after all. I'm not looking to replace my existing setup, this is for the another room. DiNZi Active Member. You must log in or register to reply here. Similar threads B. Replies 10 Views 1K. It may be XS in size but it's an XL for performance.
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Read more about how we test. The underwater shots of the waves were accompanied by the sound of deep rumbling bass. The SoundWare XS communicated the fury of the waves with real gusto. The piano's low notes sounded fine, but Haden's stand-up bass notes were a little uneven, some being a lot quieter than others. Rock music on CD sounded lightweight, and vocals lacked body.
The SoundWare XS' sub sounded fine, but the transition to the itsy-bitsy satellites wasn't as smooth as we've heard from the Bose Acoustimass 6 Series III 's even smaller satellite speakers and much larger sub , or systems with slightly larger speakers, like the Energy Take Classic. The Take Classic is still the best-sounding small system we've heard. Ah, but Bose's even smaller satellites lack tweeters, so they can't match the Boston system in terms of resolution or clarity. Conclusion For buyers searching for a quality home theater speaker system, but who insist on one that packs maximum performance into the smallest possible size, Boston Acoustics' SoundWare XS deserves serious consideration.
Matthew Moskovciak. Steve Guttenberg. Pricing Not Available. It sounds much better than you'd expect given its size, and it's very affordable. The Boston's cramped speaker-wire connectors are difficult to use. And if you don't need extremely small speakers, you can find better-sounding and still stylish speakers for the same price.
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