The Bottom Line
- Great Sound - full range frequency response.
- Comes with what you need for wall or table mounting options.
- 40-inch width matches well with flat panel TVs up to 42-inches diagonal screen size,
- Easy-to-Use push-in speaker wire connectors.
- Not a substitute for a multi-channel surround sound speaker system in a large room.
- Speaker grill does not always fasten securely - be careful when moving unit.
Description
- Single cabinet housing front left, center, and right channel speakers. Magnetically shielded for home theater use.
- Acoustic suspension 2-way design with 3 1-inch tweeters, 3 4 1/2-inch woofers.
- 3 4 /12-inch pressure drivers (passive radiators) for extended bass response.
- FS-4000 Frequency Response 75Hz – 20kHz ±3dB
- FS-4000 Crossover Frequency 3.75kHz; Speaker sensitvity: Sensitivity 89dB.
- Power handling 10 – 125 Watts RMS
- Acoustic Control #1: HF Energy switch adjusts high-frequency rolloff for each channel.
- Acoustic Control #2: Boundry Compensation adjusts low frequency output for each channel.
- Includes hardware for table or wall-mounting options.
- Dimensions (grill on) - 39 3/4-inches (W) x 6 9/16 (H) x 5 1/2 (D). Weight (ea) 27 lbs
Guide Review - Atlantic Technology FS-4000 Front Stage Flat Screen Speaker System
The FS-4000 is an unusual speaker in that the Left, Center, and Right channel speakers are encased within a single housing about 40-inches long. However, despite this design, the FS-4000 supplied a good Left/Center/Right image. The sounds from the left and right channels projected to the sides beyond the physical length of the speaker. Also, the center channel portion delivered a very good vocal and dialog presence from both music and movie source material.
I listened to the FS-4000 in three different types of setups:
1. As a single, standalone (L,C,R) speaker system.
2. As a standalone speaker system, combined with a separate subwoofer (Klipsch Synergy Sub10).
3. Same as setup #2, but adding two left and right surround speakers (Klipsch Synergy B3).
The different types of setups yielded different results with regards to surround imaging and bass depth. However, as far as sound quality goes, this speaker system worked well alone, or as part of larger system. I must be noted that the FS-4000, used alone, will not provide the more enveloping surround sound environment as when using additional surround sound speakers. However, in a space-saving setup, this system provides a wide front surround effect that still has a lot of detail.
The FS-4000 can be used in a small-to-medium size room, and provides controls for each channel to adjust for differences in room size and acoustics in relation to the position of the speaker.
I really enjoyed using this system and found that it performed better that I expected. I give the Atlantic Technology FS-4000 Front Stage Speaker 4.5 out of 5 Stars.
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