Great sound—and sometimes great
value—are easy to find in big
speaker systems, but it is rarely
possible to achieve great sound that
you can crank on your DTS or
Dolby Digital system at a lower
price. Also, from a purely practical
standpoint, one of the biggest
problems with great systems like
those based around ... Definitive
Technology’s BP2002 is that these
beasts take up a lot of real estate in
your home theater room and can
often dominate a house. Now, if you
have the space, and can afford it,
you would be remiss to buy a lesser
system. On the other hand, if you
don’t have the space, like most
apartment dwellers or those looking
for a second good system for the
bedroom, great sound can be hard to
find. But a whole slew of excellent
minisystems have been coming out
that meet the standards set by the
behemoths mentioned above.
On paper alone, Definitive’s new
ProCinema—the company’s first real
foray into the budget sub/sat system
thing—looks like a great deal.
...you get four matched ProMonitor
100 speakers, a two-way minimonitor
that features the same 5.25-inch
cast-basket, polypropylene-cone
woofer/midrange driver and 1-inch
pure aluminum dome tweeter that
you find in Definitive’s awesome
BP2002 tower speakers. Also included
in this package is the ProCenter 100,
which matches the ProMonitor
sonically in that it uses two 4.5-inch
mid/woofs that are very similar to the
5.25-inchers in the ProMonitor 100,
Everyone loves a good deal.
Whether I’m buying a new watch,
some cool new duds to look good
around the office, or a new home
theater component, I always want a
good value. Very often, though, we
buy value-priced things we think
will rock, but end up sucking
big-time when we get them dialed in
at home. Once we realize something
sucks, what do we do? Toss it in the
garbage, or make it that special
Hanukkah gift for that loser cousin
who the entire family hates.
But what about the stuff that
makes you extremely proud to own
it especially when you got a good
deal? Buying these kinds of
products gives you some of your
best moments ever, even better than
college graduation or your 21st
birthday, when you could
finally legally guzzle
down a truckload of
cheap alcohol, not the
Aqua Velva you were
swigging as a juvenile
under a bridge somewhere.
“clearly sets a
new standard
for sub/sat
systems”
Definitive Technology
ProCinema 100 Speaker System
Definitely the way to go if you want great sound at the right price.
By Jeff Cherun, CFG Labs
“If you want truly incredible
sound at an unbelievable price,
run and get this system.”
“the build quality of
these little speakers
is pretty amazing”
A.
The ProMonitor
100s were up to
every challenge we
threw at them.
B.
Our center speaker
test was no match
for the ProCenter
100’s capabilities.
C.
Jeff was astounded
by the ProSub 100’s
bass quality.
A
C
B
“the ProMonitors
seem as though
they were monster
towers if you closed
your eyes”
“these speakers are
as close to perfection
as I imagine anything
in this price range
could be”
NOW even more powerful with
NEW 250-watt ProSub 100TL.
