cover is a little 7cm midrange and a little dome/cone tweeter with a center broadcaster with a metal membrane. The boomer/midrange has a large half-roller suspension in coated fabric and uses a closed rear load. A metal stand with rubber feet supports the satellites,...

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the 5021 subwoofer is on the tall narrow side, though every bit as big as others in this range. It has a 16cm boomer - at the top on the front behind a fabric cover - with the same design as the midranges but with a big rubber half-roller suspension. The rear...

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brands like Altec Lansing by using very similar techniques. You can easily see this when you look at the satellites equipped with micro drivers - little transducers like inverted titanium domes - and a substantial half-roller suspension. Apart from the micro...

profile. This is one change we don't consider very positive, even if the quality of the driver remains truly excellent. Apart from the size, it looks almost identical, with its polished-metal phase plug and rubber half-roll suspension. The enclosure has a kind...

central polished-metal phase plug. Technically they're identical to those of the preceding generation, but the new models use a new membrane with an aluminum surface treatment. The rubber half-roll suspension is also different. Using a reflex-type loading (the...