Essential Install September 2016 | Page 34

Essential Install | Speakers DID YOU KNOW: Frequencies above 20,000 Hz are too high to be heard by humans Pro Audio Technology takes experience from the pro world and delivers it into the home Anthem AV Solutions offers the Pro Audio Technology brand which aims to unite lively dynamics, high maximum output level and rugged durability with reļ¬ned acoustic performance over its wide range of residential solutions including cost-effective whole-home audio to professional-grade home cinema. Based on technologies perfected in commercial cinema installations, Pro Audio products are designed to be high-performance, but durable too. Recent introductions include the SCR-2215sm, designed to offer the same standards as the larger SCR-3215sm reference loudspeaker in a more compact and easy-to-install format. A true three-way loudspeaker design, the maker says the SCR-2215 employs a sophisticated coaxial compression driver mounted to a single 18in x 22in large format horn. Employing two subsystems in one, each driver is optimised for its performance across a narrower frequency range, this is to ensure power handling and dynamic range are increased while providing extended bandwidth. The manufacturer says the result is a smooth, effortless presentation of vocals and instrumentation, delivered with dynamics that give motion picture soundtracks a believable sense of scale. Low frequency duties of the SCR-2215sm are performed by dual 15in