| Crystal View’s New Sound-Art Plasma Features Snell Acoustics Technology |
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| Home Theater News Plasma HDTV News | |
| Written by AVRev.com | |
| Wednesday, 07 January 2004 | |
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Crystal
View has just introduced Sound-Art, a custom bezel that transforms its
CVP-43 and CVP-50 plasma displays into complete audio-video solutions.
Serving as an extended bezel, Sound-Art integrates a high-end loudspeaker system that provides the custom installer with a audio-video plasma display package never before available from one manufacturer. The Crystal View CVP-43 HD and CVP-50HD plasma displays are both available with the Sound-Art solution for a suggested retail price of $12,995 and $16,995. A clear-coated, black gloss finish is standard, however a wide range of custom colors and finishes, including a selection of real wood veneers are also available. Sound-Art is the result of collaboration between Crystal View and Snell Acoustics and features a no-compromise, two-way loudspeaker design. Each side of Sound-Art integrates two 5.25-inch woofers and a one-inch aluminum dome tweeter, arranged in a D’Appolito Array, named for Snell’s chief engineer. The result is full range performance from 70Hz to 20kHz at levels up to 103dB, using amplifiers from 25 to 150 watts. Sound-Art’s frame matches the three and seven eighths depth of the Crystal View plasma display panels. The frame is machined from a solid block of furniture grade, MDF wood. The speaker enclosures use Snell’s Quiet Box technology, in which inner and outer cabinet layers sandwich a damping layer of Noise Killer, for a high level of structural integrity and smooth bass response, even at loud volumes. Crystal View, which unveiled Sound-Art during their December 2003 New England dealer-training event, reported extremely positive feedback from both sale reps and dealers. Additionally, in the first quarter of 2004, Crystal View will offer an enhanced version of Sound-Art that integrates a center channel speaker into the stereo loudspeaker bezel. Product specifications and pricing will be made available at that time. Like this article? Bookmark and share with any of the sites below.        |
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