Do the
athena Architectural Series speakers work with other athena
products?
Yes they do! In fact, one of the main design goals of
this series is to match each other, and other athena products.
There are many rooms that cannot accommodate traditional
box speakers either for placement or cosmetic reasons.
The Architectural Series allows you to design your athena
system with the freedom of utilizing installed products
in any of the channels. For example, you may have room
for traditional AUDITION products up front, but in the
rear, you may have a couch against the wall, or simply
no place to put speakers. The AS-IC6 or AS-IC8 can be
installed in the ceiling and provide an excellent surround
sound experience. Or you can use them for all channels
for the ultimate in hidden high fidelity audio systems.
Does each model have a specific
purpose?
To a degree yes! The models AS-IC6 and AS-IC8 are designed
primarily for ceiling installation as the round shape
is less conspicuous to the eye. Square or rectangular
speakers generally look odd in a ceiling installation.
These are primarily used for either distributed audio,
or as rear or effects speakers in a multi channel home
theater system. The AS-IW6 is designed for in-wall use.
Great for the front channels of a home theater or for
stereo music applications in your main room, or in other
rooms of the home. The AS-IC6st is a special design that
allows a stereo signal, via two speaker cables, to be
routed to the one speaker. In a distributed audio application
where there are many speakers, the AS-IC6st will cut in
half the number of speakers required. Each speaker has
a dual voice coil woofer and dual ¾” tweeters
angled apart to help create a better stereo image. Full
range stereo is emitted from each individual speaker.
In a long hallway, or large conference room, or in any
room, this design can be a huge advantage to the installer,
and the client as the budget will be significantly lowered.
How Do I Install them?
The Architectural Series was designed for quick and easy
installation. With a few simple tools the Architectural
series can be installed in almost any room of the house.
The actual speaker install takes very little time, the
only task that takes some time is running speaker cables
to the desired installation location. You can always ask
for assistance from your authorized athena
TECHNOLOGIES™ retailer as most have an in house
installation department, and if not, there are thousands
of contractors available that are very familiar with whole
home audio systems, and they can perform the installation
for you.
Teteron
Tweeters
The technology behind the Teteron tweeter is what allows
the athena TECHNOLOGIES™
products to sound as great, play as loud and be as efficient
as they are. The tweeter is arguably the most important
element of a high performance speaker. Inefficient, or
technologically inferior tweeters often force manufacturers
to produce speakers that could be better if only the tweeter
could keep up with the woofers' capabilities. The athena
TECHNOLOGIES™ Teteron tweeter produces loud, clear
and accurate highs with extremely low distortion. The
Teteron dome tweeter is a durable synthetic material in
a dome shape, specially contoured to reduce distortion,
and to fit into the custom designed bezel which amplifies
and controls the tweeters dispersion. The Teteron material
is impervious to moisture, so it is durable and won't
change over time. It also has huge sonic benefits over
metal type tweeters which have inherent ringing problems,
and much work needs to be done by the speaker designer
to overcome the tweeters' characteristics. The best part
of the athena TECHNOLOGIES™
Architectural series is that the same tweeter is used
throughout the entire series of products. This provides
perfect timbre matching of front, rear, and center speakers
regardless of which model you decide to buy. The AS-IC6st
uses a ¾” version of the Teteron dome, as
opposed to the 1” the other models have. This speaker
does match the others sonically, but due to its stereo
configuration, will most likely be utilized for distributed
audio in other rooms of the house.
Give me some Deep Bass!!
The woofers used in the athena
TECHNOLOGIES™ products are designed for high performance,
high efficiency, durability, and of course great sound!
These cones are comprised of Injection Molded Polypropylene
designed to stay rigid during the most extreme excursion,
yet it is light enough to enable fast movement, which
means accurate and tight bass response! The rubber surrounds
utilized in all models are the best available, and provide
quiet woofer movement and durability.
