Athena Technologies AS-F2 Dual 8" 2-Way Floorstanding Speaker (Single)

Athena Technologies AS-F2 Dual 8

Athena Technologies AS-F2 Dual 8" 2-Way Floorstanding Speaker (Single)
Manufacturer: Athena
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
The AS-F2 Speaker is the flagship of the AUDITION series, designed for use in larger rooms or systems. A recommended component from StereoPhile Magazine, the AS-F2 has incredible bass response, and articulate midrange and highs. Utilizing athena's 1" Teteron dome tweeter and Two 8" Injection Molded Polypropylene woofers provide huge sound in a price you won't believe! The AS-F2 is fully magnetically shielded, so it is ready to perform in your Audio Video system.Power handling is a huge 250 watts for each speaker, and with its high 93dB efficiency will fill even the largest of homes with clear powerful sound.
Amazon.com Product Description
Drive home the action and get your party rocking with the AS-F2 Audition Series floorstanding speaker from Athena Technologies. Equally well suited to home theater and music use, the speaker provides clean, well-balanced performance with low end extending to an impressive 35 Hz for house-shaking bass even without the use of a stand-alone subwoofer.

The floorstanding speaker is sold by itself, so pick up 2 (left/right) for starters or buy 4 or 5 for use as surround and/or surround and center speakers. (It will also mate seamlessly with other speakers in Athena's Audition series.) Use caution when planning the AS-F2's position as a center speaker, as its 42-inch height will conflict with the position of many TVs; a flat-panel television mounted to the wall above and behind a speaker would probably work nicely. Many of today's music-only surround-sound media--such as DVD-Audio, multichannel SACD, and DTS surround CDs--are mixed with 5 or more full-range speakers in mind, so if you have separate music and movie rooms, 5 speakers is the way to go.

The 2-way AS-F2 uses a pair of 8-inch injection-molded polypropylene woofer with a 1-inch Teteron dome tweeter. The 8 ohm-compatible speaker can handle up to 250 watts of amplification, and it's designed to be extremely efficient and therefore undemanding of your power amplifier. Most amplifiers with a power rating of 20 to 100 watts per channel will drive the speaker efficiently. If you're using more than 1 pair of speakers on the same amplifier channel (an additional pair of speakers for another room, for example), make sure your amplifier can handle loads under 8 ohms.

The front-ported, bass-reflex enclosure allows the speaker cones to push more air, resulting in greater bass output, and the speaker is magnetically shielded to prevent distortion when placed close to a television or computer monitor. For the best stereo "imaging," you should place the speakers (assuming you use more than 1) the same distance from their respective side walls and equidistant to your listening position.

What's in the Box
One speaker, a speaker grille, and a user's manual.

Note: If you intend to use more than 2 AS-F2 speakers simultaneously, please contact your amplifier/receiver manufacturer to verify the low-impedance drive capability of your equipment.