New Synergy, behind the scenes

[m54]

Thought you guys and gals might enjoy some tidbits from the New Synergy development team...

Following are notes from the development team meetings with design and performance details.

We believe all this was achieved, and New Synergy will raise the bar for affordable/high performance products. It certainly is best of class. But then again I am biased!

Enjoy!

New Synergy: Redefining Affordable Performance with Genuine Klipsch Quality Design

All New Design:

Striking black and titanium cosmetics;

Improved aesthetic integration into any environment; meant to go with the latest high definition big screens to produce a beautiful system appearance.

Extremely Décor friendly; Sleek, non-boxy design.

Simultaneously elegant and aggressive.

Theme for development team: The Veiled Muscle Car

Grille on elegant, inviting, attractive, understated. Grille off aggressive, powerful, statement of Klipsch branded performance.

Sonically Matched: The entire new Synergy line is sonically matched to provide a precise and engaging listening experience whether youre watching your favorite movie or listening to your favorite music. Ideal for multi-channel applications, while still catering to the 2-channel audio enthusiast.

Improved Bass Extension with more impact at lower frequencies and greater low frequency detail.

Improved spatial cues of low-frequency sonic events, esp. in movies.

Improved integration with subwoofers.

All Aluminum Tweeters: Improved high frequency response to 23kHz

Perfect for use with high resolution formats (SACD, DVDA)

90 x 60 Tractrix Horn Technology, continuing with the evolution of Klipsch advanced horn design.

Excellent control of midrange and high frequency dispersion.

High efficiency, low distortion; this means both the speaker drivers and the amplifier are operating with less heat, greater reliability, and most importantly more dynamic headroom and lower distortion. Transients can be reproduced more accurately because the equipment is not working so hard to play your music and movies.

The Tractrix horn provides ideal coupling to the woofer element; Klipsch two-way speaker systems sound like one source (not like several separate speakers): this is the result of phase coherency, largely achieved through phase coherent crossover design and implementation.

IMG Cones with Rubber Surrounds: lightweight, high performance cones.

Linear surrounds ensure minimal distortion and tight bass response.

Floor Standing Models feature intense low-frequency extension

Ports Located on Front Baffle: near floor for improved coupling between ports and woofers.

Woofer(s) and ports work together more efficiently to deliver defined, intense bass.

Enables acoustic loading near boundaries, enhancing low frequency response at the listening position.

Custom, sculpted port shows attention to every detail.

Bookshelf Models: feature excellent low-frequency output; bookshelves sound like much larger speakers through enhanced enclosure tuning via rear ports.

Excellent boundary loading for improved low frequency response when placed near a solid surface (wall, etc.)

New Synergy motor structures are robust. These drivers can outperform larger drivers from competitors that typically use inferior motor assemblies. Klipsch driver engineering ensures optimized magnetic flux in the voice coil gap for high output, linearity, lowest distortion, and high power handling capacity.

Bi-Wire Capability on C2, C3, F1, F2 and F3

Use one or two speaker level inputs as desired for improved connectivity

Center Rear Foot Post (Center Channels): allows speaker to be angled down at up to 10 degrees for improved integration into any listening environment

Surrounds with a new rounded aesthetic treatment: curved protective grille. Aesthetically pleasing, attractive integration into listening environment; Décor friendly.

WDST from Klipsch:

Wide Dispersion Surround Technology allows room placement flexibility because wide, yet controlled dispersion envelopes listener in surround effects. Klipsch Wide-Dispersion Surround Technology takes a unique approach to even distribution of sound energy, unlike more common bi-pole, di-pole, or mono-pole speakers. WDST delivers much more rear channel (information) intensity and sonic realism not relying on room reflections to disperse the sound. Bouncing sound off the walls has never been the way of Klipsch and our surrounds continue in the tradition of delivering clarity and realism. Clarity and definition is refreshing for rear-channel signals and critical for higher resolution 5.1 and 6.1 home theater systems. An ultimate setup would incorporate WDST surrounds complemented with an additional rear subwoofer for the rear channel signal.

Summary Statement

Combining high-quality materials, the most reliable components, and aggressive yet refined styling, the all new Klipsch Synergy Series is the worlds greatest value in high-performance home entertainment. No matter what the source, the all new Synergy Series loudspeakers deliver everything from the softest whisper to the most intense, heart-stopping action with the clarity, definition and intensity that continues to make Klipsch the ultimate sound experience.

[3dzapper]

I saw the new Synergy line at Best Buy just today and thought it strikingly different than the old line.

Excellent job!

Rick

[kenratboy]

I sell the little guys and we just got some of the F-1's and centers in - the rest will follow soon.

I am looking foward to hearing them - and probably purchasing some F-3's, a C-3's and something else.

Looks like another winner.

Any plans on updating the subs or Quintet's?

[m54]

I could tell you but then I'd have to ........... well, you know.