Much as we like to think we buy
products for their performance,
practicality, and price, the real dri-
ving force behind product develop-
ment in American industry usually
boils down to machismo. And the
defining concept of machismo is,
of course, “bigger is better.” Guys
want big cars with 400-horsepower
V-8s, big watches with heavy metal
bands and silver-dollar-sized faces,
and big .44 Mag-
nums that
nearly tear
your hand off
when you fire
them. The
this review marks the debut of a
great idea: the world’s first center
speaker with a built-in powered
subwoofer. It’s a natural; all five
speakers in the system have their
own powered bass portion, making
for 360 degrees of full-range sound.
The BP-3000 is a bipolar d e s i g n ,
with four 6.5-inch cast-magnesium
basket bass/
m i d r a n g e
drivers com-
plemented b y
two 1-inch
a l u m i n u m -dome
T H E A T E R O N E
Definitive Techno l ogy
BP-3000 TL Sp e aker Syste m
These speakers are definitely macho enough
for you. Are you macho enough for them?
by Jeff Cherun
Home Theater / December 199 8
A
B
C
A .
If you don’t have
the real estate for the
behemoth BP-3000s,
the BP-2004 will work
just fine in front.
B.
Sorry, apartment
dwellers, but at 55
inches high, the
BP-3000 probably
won’t even fit through
your door!
C.
The C/L/R-3000
center’s powered
sub gave it that
extra oomph.
same goes for speakers. Nothing
can stir the Neanderthal soul like
a hunkering tower speaker,
coupled with bestial subwoofers
capable of snuffing out a candle
poised 10 feet away.
Definitive Technology has been
offering exactly this type of prod-
uct for years, although they’ve
injected a cognizance of interior
design by taking steps to make the
loudspeakers seem less mammoth
in size. The company has recently
upped the ante with their newest
flagship speaker, the BP-3000 TL.
Featuring a massive 1,000-watt
internal subwoofer in each speaker,
the BP-3000 is, at least on paper, a
speaker to be reckoned with. At 55
inches in height, it’s meant to be
placed in a larger home theater
room, so apartment dwellers in all
probability need not apply. In
addition to the BP-3000, Definitive
sent us a pair of BP-2004s—a
smaller speaker with a built-in
subwoofer—for the rears. Also,
“My universe was shaken…
these speakers are amazing…”
