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The Shadow centre is designed as a dedicated centre-channel speaker. Having the same drive unit configuration as the S50 and S60, it’s the perfect match for these speakers in a high performance home theatre system. The Shadow centre is also supplied with feet for use with an AV rack.

Features

  • Ultra-slim depth of just 40mm (1½") complements the slimmest TV screens.
  • Designed and tuned to provide optimum sound quality when flush wall mounted.
  • Black anodised aluminium finish for excellent aesthetic results.
  • Easy installation: flat to wall fixings, invisible cable entry/connection and a removable magnetic grille make installation simple and seamless.
  • A single alloy extrusion provides a slender profile, maximises the internal cabinet volume and offers high rigidity to suppress resonance.
  • A specially developed 25mm C-CAM® tweeter features a unique venting and rear loading chamber for low resonance and clean pure sound down to the low frequency crossover point.
  • 4" low profile bass-midrange drivers feature a flat RDT® sandwich diaphragm constructed from C-CAM® and Rohacell materials.
  • Unique 'floating' driver mounting reduces colouration: the drivers bolt to the rear of the cabinet and are de-coupled from the baffle at the front in an airtight neoprene seal.
  • A special 'concertina' driver suspension design provides high excursion from a low profile assembly.
  • 4" low profile ABR drivers are individually tuned, providing punchy bass without the noise associated with ported designs.
  • Supplied with feet.

Specification

ItemValue
Frequency Response 70Hz – 30kHz
Sensitivity 87dB
System Configuration 2- way
Driver complement 2 x 4" flat diaphragm  mid-bass drivers
2 x 4" flat diaphragm ABR drivers
1 x 25mm C-CAM® tweeter 
with vented loading system
Nominal  Impedance 8 ohms
Maximum SPL (each @1M) 108.6 dBA
Power Handling
With amplifier crossover set to		 120 watts
80Hz@12dB/Octave
Recommended Amplifier
Requirements		 40-120 watts
Bass Alignment ABR loading
Recommended H.P 
crossover frequency		 80-100Hz
Overall Dimensions
(H x W x D)		 815 x 156.6 x 40 mm
32 x 63/16 x 1½ Inches
Weight 3.72kg (8Ib, 3oz)

Finishes

  • Black Anodised AluminiumBlack Anodised Aluminium

Technology

C-CAM® Drivers

C-CAM® Drivers

Ceramic-Coated Aluminium/Magnesium is a material originally developed by the aerospace industry for jet engine components. Its properties are ideal for loudspeaker cones being extremely rigid, yet light enough to yield high overall efficiency. In manufacture, aluminium/magnesium alloy undergoes a three-stage stress-relieving process to remove surface deformation and molecular weakness. Once formed, the alloy cone is subjected to a high temperature anodic coating process in which a layer of pure ceramic alumina is depleted onto its surfaces to a depth of 50 microns, producing a completely rigid sandwich of alloy and heat-dissipating ceramic material.

Conventional cones are liable to flex or twist in operation, producing a significant level of audible distortion. C-CAM cones have a much higher resistance to bending stress and therefore exhibit much greater fidelity over their entire operating range. C-CAM tweeters and woofers share an audible consistency producing a smooth transition of frequencies and a sense of realism and cohesion in the soundstage.

ABR

ABR

For open environments sound quality can be further enhanced through the use of a sealed ABR (Auxiliary Bass Radiator). The ABR works like a piston moving back and forth generated by the movement of the air via the motion of the mid/bass driver inside the sealed cabinet. This makes the ABR ultimately act like a conventional port resulting in superior low frequency punch and extra penetration whilst keeping the elements at bay.

Reviews

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November 2012

Shadow with Substance

They’re great to look at, but there’s so much more to our super-skinny Shadow on-wall speakers than meets the eye. We’ve taken our best audio technologies and optimised their performance for the demands of the slimmest cabinets. This means that even though the wall-hugging Shadow speakers are a mere 40mm in depth, they generate the full frequency sound of a much larger design. Our confidence is confirmed by the latest review, from Sound and Vision magazine, which says that the Shadows play ‘loud, clean and clear’, with ‘excellent volume output for their size’, concluding that ‘the Monitor Audio Shadow series speakers play really loud and sound really good. Yeah, on-walls are still a compromise, but when you hear these, I think you’ll agree that the compromise is minimal.’

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