NEWS: Surround sound via a Crystal wireless set

Andrew Everard 21 June 2007 12:34

Fancy a complete THX-certified surround speaker system, only without the clutter of cables? Greek loudspeaker company Crystal Audio has developed its THX-3D12 Wireless system to cut the cables to the rear speakers without compromising on sound quality.

Crystal Thx-3D12 (Wenge) - From Above Small-2The system, starting from £1500, uses the TR-200m/300W wireless transmission package, has a stereo sender unit to connect to your AV receiver or processor.

The other half of the package is a pair of remote 150W monobloc power amplifiers with wireless reception built-in, used to drive the system's dipole rear speakers.

The transmitter can connect to speaker-level outputs or preouts, and uses the 2.4GHz band to carry 16-bit/48kHz digital audio. This is claimed to give a maximum range of 200m in 'line of sight' , or more typically 25m indoors.

The front speakers in the system use 16.5cm fibre weave mid/bass drivers and unusual 25mm spherical tweeters, which can be rotated to face the listening position. The subwoofer, meanwhile, has a 30.5cm long-throw driver powered by a 200W amp.

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airwolf36 June 8, 2008 22:23

i would love to know if these are a decent system,would they  produce a sound as good as my kef reference two-2's,and what kind of reciever would be needed to run them,thanks

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About Andrew Everard

Andrew Everard, Audio Editor of Gramophone since November 1999 and What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision's Consulting Editor, read English at Queens' College, Cambridge a very long time ago! He started his journalistic career in 1982 on Haymarket's photographic magazines, and subsequently worked on What Hi-Fi?, High Fidelity, Audiophile and Home Cinema magazines, as well as contributing a monthly column to Japanese title HiVi.