Overview

Feature List

• Center channel speaker has acoustic optimization controls 
• 2-way left-right speakers are stand, shelf, or wall-mountable
• Suggested subwoofer 225-watt 12" 422 SB
• Dipole/bipole switchable surround speakers
• Satin Black or Gloss Black Finish

Manuals	2200 Home Theater System Manual 2200LR Wall-mount template 2200SR Wall-mount template
Brochures	2200 System Literature
Reviews	Home Theater System 2200 Review A/V Guide Monthly System 2200 Review Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity System 2200 Review
Videos	System 2200 LR - Front Channel Speakers System 2200 C - Center Channel Speaker

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Product Specs

Specifications

*Height includes tilt base.
Atlantic Technology reserves the right to change specifications or appearance at any time without notice.

Details

2200 LR — Left and Right Channels

The Model 2200 LR Front Channel Speakers are high-performance 2-way systems intended for use with a high quality subwoofer, such as the Atlantic Technology Model 422 SB box-type subwoofer. Each speaker contains two advanced GLH (Graphite Loaded Homopolymer) 4.5” (115mm) woofers and a specially designed 1” (25mm) ferrofluid-cooled, damped soft dome tweeter with a powerful neodymium magnet structure.

The tweeter and midrange components are configured in a D’Appolito array (midrange-tweeter-midrange alignment). A vertical arrangement of drivers provides wide left to right sound coverage while limiting the harmful floor and ceiling reflections that distort and color the sound, degrading vocal intelligibility. All speaker components are mounted in an acoustically inert MDF enclosure, with each speaker magnetically shielded so it can be placed close to a TV set without concern for stray magnetic fields distorting the picture.

2200 C — Center Channel

For accurate reproduction of a multi-channel soundtrack, the three front-channel speakers must offer the identical sonic signature. Though many competing systems offer individual speakers which physically look alike, upon an initial listen, it is often obvious they do not sound anything alike. For this reason, the 2200 C center channel utilizes the same driver components as the matching 2200 AND 1200 LR speakers.

The 2200 C is designed to be placed horizontally and is magnetically shielded to be placed directly adjacent to your TV set with no adverse effects on the television’s picture. The 2200 C also features an advanced tilting base to provide optimum sonic coverage of the listening area when mounted higher or lower than the listener is seated.

A hallmark of Atlantic Technology speaker systems has always been the unusual vocal intelligibility they offer, and this fact is not lost on the 2200 C. Though it is the most cost effective dedicated center channel speaker in the line, Atlantic has included acoustic compensation controls which allow the listener to fine tune the speakers response for any application or room. The High Frequency Energy filter changes the tilt or roll-off slope of the tweeter and has been designed to help compensate for varying room acoustics.

The Average position is intended for rooms with a reasonable combination of reflective (hard) and absorptive (soft) surfaces, while the Reverberant position is designed for rooms with an abundance of reflective surfaces like hardwood or tile floors, glass walls, etc. When used in this position, it decreases the high frequency output of the speaker to reduce excess HF energy that builds up in live rooms.

Since no two rooms are alike, the Damped position brings the tweeter’s output slightly above flat response, to compensate for overly absorbent rooms with extra soft and absorptive surfaces. Through extensive testing and real world listening, Atlantic has found speakers in overly damped rooms can sound dead and lifeless unless compensated for. Hence the invaluable High Frequency Energy circuit, which guarantees improved sound in any size or type room you wish to operate the speakers in.

Unfortunately, high frequency energy is not the only acoustic anomaly one needs to contend with. For that reason, the Boundary Compensation circuit was specially designed to adjust the lower frequency output of the 2200 C to compensate for sound colorations caused by placing the speaker near a TV screen, large boundary, or when built into a wall unit or custom cabinet. Although these controls have been designed to compensate for acoustic room anomalies, we recommend you try different combinations in order to hear first hand the affect they exhibit on the sound of the system.

Once again, Atlantic has taken a flagship feature designed for the THX Reference Standard 8200 system, and built the same level of control into the 2200 C, costing many times less.

2200 SR — Surround Speakers

The Model 2200 SR Dipole/Bipole Surround Speakers are intended for use in multi-channel audio/video sound systems as dedicated side or back surround channel speakers. Each 2200 SR enclosure features the identical tweeter and midrange components found in the 2200 front LR speakers. The surround speakers can be switched between Dipole and Bipole operation for maximum flexibility when used with high resolution audio sources such as SACD or DVD-A, or for conventional surround effects to mimic the surround array found in commercial movie theaters.

422 SB — Subwoofer

The 422 SB features a 12" long-throw composite cone driver with a vented motor structure and 2" high temperature, 4-layer voice coil. This powerful driver has a very stiff cone that acts like a piston throughout its operating range, which allow its massive magnetic motor assembly and high temperature component parts to deliver exceptional performance and reliability.

By utilizing a sealed enclosure design, the 422 SB offers unusually low distortion, and delivers deep smooth bass response with a gradual and predictable roll-off below resonance. As with all Atlantic Technology subwoofers, we have paid close attention to balancing accurate musical bass reproduction with terrific special effects slam.

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