Boston Acoustics is currently rocking the floor at the CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company certainly has enough speakers to do so, announcing a full suite for its new M Series.
There's a grand total of seven new M Series speakers, which makes this line suitable for 2-channel music systems all the way up to -- well, however many speakers you can squeeze into your listening space.
Three floorstanding models kick off the M Series collection. The largest of the lot is the flagship 3-way M350 (MSRP: $2499 per pair), which has four 5.25-inch woofers and a 4-inch midrange. The slightly smaller M340 has four 4.5-inch woofers and a smaller $1999 (per pair) price tag. The last floorstanding model is the even smaller 2.5-way M250, which has one 5.25-inch midrange/woofer combination and a dedicated 5.25-inch woofer. That has an MSRP of $1499 per pair.
If you want to go even smaller -- for surrounds or any even front speakers -- the M Series has one bookshelf model. The 2-way M25 has one 5.25-inch woofer and is priced at $799 per pair. Rounding out the new lineup is the MCenter center channel (MSRP: $599), which has two 4.5-inch woofers, as well as the satellite MSurround ($748 per pair). There's also the MSubwoofer ($1199), which has a 10-inch woofer, two 8-inch passive radiators, and an internal power amplifier rated at 500 watts (1000 watts of peak output).
All of the M Series speakers have a glossy black finish with black faux leather trim. The bookshelf and floorstanding models include the company's second-gen Extended Wide Bandwidth (EWB) tweeter, which features a large radiating surface, as well as a lightweight high tensile strength fabric diaphragm with a Coupled Dual Concentric Diaphragm (CDCD) design.
The MCenter and MSurround, on the other hand, have the Balanced Mode Radiator (BMR). This perk is a combination of a piston radiator and a bending mode radiator, which is designed to cover the range that's normally handled by a tweeter and a midrange, without a crossover.
Other features on the M350 and M340 include polypropylene midrange drivers with mass loading and a "Quad-Woofer Array," which boasts multiple floor reflection points in a slim form factor.
"Last year's Boston Acoustics set a new standard in premium entry level loudspeakers with our A Series. Now, with the M Series, we are about to establish a new standard in the mid-priced premium segment, adding high-end luxury and sonic refinement for great 2-channel pure audio and large home theater systems," said Mitch Nollman, Boston Acoustics' VP and GM. "With our new M Series, people who have held back on making an investment in truly great sound, either for their home theater or ‘Hi-Fi' system, now have a true high fidelity, high style option that won't break the bank."
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