Boston Acoustics VR-MX Surround Speakers

Wide Dispersion Surround Loudspeaker The VR-MX is the best surround speaker

from Boston Acoustics. The VR-MX is designed to be used with our VR-M mon-

itors and/or VR900 series loudspeakers, as well as with any high quality main

loudspeaker. Its innovative shape produces a wide sound radiation pattern,

making it ideally suited for all side wall, rear wall and ceiling locations.

What makes the VR-MX unique is its ability to act either as a direct or diffuse field

surround speaker—depending on the surround sound effect desired. Each indi-

vidual VR-MX surround speaker employs two speaker baffles—one with an active

woofer, and one with a passive radiator. When the baffle with the active woofer is

pointed towards the listening area, the speaker produces a very direct sound

with increased localization of the surround effects. When the speaker is

mounted so that the passive radiator is facing the listening area, the entire sound

field is more diffuse and the room seems larger—more like a movie theater or con-

cert hall. Because each pair of VR-MX speakers is designed and manufactured

as a mirror image set, reversing the effect is as simple as swapping the left and right speakers. Each VR-MX also employs two tweeters—one on each

baffle—so that regardless of which way the speakers are oriented, the high frequencies always envelop the listener and remain widely dispersed.

This speaker uses the same tweeter and same size woofer as our highly acclaimed VR-M50 bookshelf monitor, making it the perfect sonic match with

other VR-M monitors. The output of the 5 (133mm) woofer is reinforced with a 5

radiator. This combination delivers powerful low frequency extension to 80Hz. The woofer/passive radiator combo is coupled with two of our patented,

1"(25mm) aluminum dome VR tweeters. This remarkable driver produces an extremely smooth, flat response well beyond the audible range. A diecast aluminum heatsink attached to the tweeter's backplate dissipates heat quickly and efficiently—

assuring cool, trouble-free operation even at very high power levels