Boston Acoustics Delivers the Definitive Reference Component Speakers
CES 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada—Boston Acoustics, Inc., leading maker of high-performance audio systems for aftermarket and OEM automotive audio as well as music, A/V, and custom systems for the home, has unveiled the ultimate successor to the acclaimed “Z-Series” automotive component speakers. Launching at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Boston’s new SPZ-Series Reference Component Speakers set the standard for performance, sound quality, and ease of installation.
“Our Z components have long been a widely accepted reference for loudspeaker performance among serious mobile sound enthusiasts,” says Leif Blackmon, Boston’s Director of Mobile Audio. “With SPZ, we are providing a best-in-class audio solution without requiring radical customization to make them fit into the interior. SPZ provides customers the ability to produce superb, high-quality sound and bass response while utilizing the stock speaker locations in the vehicle.”
The most significant performance change for the two SPZ models, the SPZ60 (6.5-inch woofer) and SPZ50 (5.5-inch woofer), is an increase in maximum peak-to-peak driver excursion of 22mm, nearly one full inch—an astonishing figure for transducers of this size. This translates to a significant increase in bass extension and dynamic potential, such that the SPZ50 and SPZ60 deliver the performance of much larger speakers even while retaining the ability for “drop-in” installation using factory locations in a wide variety of vehicles.
With Boston’s newly optimized, patented AMD™ system, both models utilize an improved version of the Z-Series’ Type-M1 1-inch anodized alloy dome tweeter with 360° rotational tweeter plane, which allows the owner to tune the soundstage from OEM speaker locations.
Retained from the earlier Z-Series are Boston’s superbly high strength-to-weight, long-strand carbon-fiber woofer material for superb transient response and detail; TwinStage™ heatsinks, which maintain the low voice-coil temperatures essential to high-volume, low-distortion playback; and cast-aluminum woofer baskets with RadialVent™ cooling for improved strength, heat dissipation, and air flow. The SPZ Series also uses system-specific crossovers, housed in aluminum cases that pull heat away from the internal components to increase power handling. The crossovers feature 24dB/octave filters and unique equalization settings that deliver optimized sound performance in both infinite-baffle and reduced-volume enclosures.
Of course, the SPZ models also continue to feature all the installation flexibility of their predecessors, thanks to Boston’s VariMount™—a selection of mounting adapters that allow the SPZ models to fit the most common factory speaker locations without radical modification: among others, 165mm and 5×7-inch locations (SPZ60), and 130mm DIN cutouts (SPZ50). Additionally, each model features a removable axis-mount that allows its tweeter and woofer to be installed together in a single speaker location, or separately in a true component-style layout using flush, surface, or angle mounting.
Availability: February 2007
Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price: $1,200
About Boston Acoustics
Founded in 1979, Boston Acoustics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets high performance audio systems for use in home music and audio-video systems, aftermarket and OEM automotive systems, and custom built-in audio systems. Highly regarded for creating The Boston Sound, the company is renowned for delivering superior, competitively priced products emphasizing performance, consistency, and value. For further information, visit the company’s Web site at www.bostonacoustics.com.