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PRELIMINARY- Introducing the Morrison Model 5

I must confess, I'm not a big fan of surround sound. A recent
visit to a friend's house drove the point home. While sitting in
"the best seat in the house", I was appalled at the sound coming at me from all directions - totally incoherent and annoying as hell. The speakers, small, plastic, screeching front firing boxes perched atop 30 inch or so poles, were horrid. I think one of my fillings was loosened. It was even more perplexing knowing that the host owned a decent sounding 2 channel system. Some gentle goading on my part revealed that he was content to be distracted by the video portion of the presentation and not overly concerned about the audio. Kind of like drinking several bad cups of coffee while enjoying a great dessert. You can try this simple experiment with any surround sound system: leave the video portion switched off and play some music through the system. If you've got the "All-the-speakers-in-a-carton-for-cheap" you'll know what's going to happen before you start.

Anyway, this is a long winded approach to introducing a new speaker that won't break the bank. The Morrison Model 5 speaker (seen above in oak finnish) is a single full range point source omni-directional signal launch speaker system. There is obviously no crossover. No outrageous claims are made regarding its performance. The laws of physics dictate that they are none too efficient, about 85 dB. The driver has a full half inch peak to peak LINEAR excursion. When using just a smidgin' of baffle step compensation the response is a decent 65 Hz to 20 KHz.

You won't be able to crack the plaster but you will be able to listen to them for hours on end without the usual fatigue that sets in with a front firing conventional smallish sized enclosure When used in a small room and played at rational SPL's you'll be surprised at the spacious, huge soundfield that a pair will generate - just like their siblings.

Dimensions: 8 inches square by 15 inches tall. About 15 lbs. They can work as floorstanding units or can be parked on shortish stands. 5 units may be purchased for surround sound with the centre being tucked right under the screen. With the centre channel being a point source omni signal launch there is a much greater area for listening. The conventional front firing speaker usually allows only one viewer to enjoy the "sweet spot" with the obligatory head-in-a-vise crouch.

The Model 5 speakers are available in San Migael cherry or Coffee on oak. Very affordably priced.

Morrison Audio