Atlantic Technology’s FS-7.0
We were so intrigued to hear how much bass Atlantic Technology could squeeze from a small speaker with its H-PAStechnology that we overlooked the company’s passive FS-7.0 soundbar. capable of reproducing all seven channels of a home theater soundtrack from a single wall-mountable enclosure. A matching 8-inch powered subwoofer will be offered for optimal integration with the FS-7.0. A lot of very expensive soundbars are either tweeterless, or include just one tweeter, like Bowers & Wilkins’ Panorama. The FS-7.0’s front baffle includes three 1-inch soft dome tweeters, for the front left, center, and right channels. The front panel also has a pair of 4×6-inch woofers.
Surround channels use full-range 3.25-inch drivers mounted on the sides of the cabinet. The Atlantic Technology FS-7.0 and SB-800 compact theater system will be available this month at suggested retail prices of $800 for the FS-7.0 in Gloss Black and $300 for the SB-800 subwoofer in matte black. but anyone with FS-7.0’s $800 asking price (and maybe even $300 for the companion SB-800 sub) and an open mind is free to give us their impressions below.
The features and specifications of this system include:
1. Single cabinet housing front left, center, and right channel speakers. Magnetically shielded for home theater use.
2. Acoustic suspension 2-way design with 3 1-inch tweeters, 3 4 1/2-inch woofers.
3. 3 4 /12-inch pressure drivers (passive radiators) for extended bass response.
4. Speaker System Frequency Response 75Hz – 20kHz ±3dB
5. Crossover Frequency 3.75kHz; Speaker sensitvity: Sensitivity 89dB.
6. Power handling 10 – 125 Watts RMS
7. Acoustic Control #1: HF Energy switch adjusts high-frequency rolloff for each channel. (on rear panel – see next photos in this gallery for more details).
8. Acoustic Control #2: Boundry Compensation adjusts low frequency output for each channel. (on rear panel – see next photos in this gallery for more details).
9. Includes hardware for table or wall-mounting options.
10. Dimensions (grill on) – 39 3/4-inches (W) x 6 9/16 (H) x 5 1/2 (D). Weight (ea) 27 lbs.
