CNET editors' review
CNET Editors' ChoiceJun 01-
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- Reviewed on: 06/27/2001
Sound and fury
Unlike most comparably priced units, the Xtrusio is at its best when pushed. Its 100-watt (RMS) amplifier rating may be somewhat liberal, but there's little doubt that the system has enough reserve power to rock the room when presented with Dolby Digital movies such as The Matrix or explosive surround-sound games such as Serious Sam. Its subwoofer, shaped like an upscale trash can and sporting a relatively tiny 11-by-7-inch footprint, delivers ridiculously deep bottom end and distorts only at uncomfortable listening levels. That it's capable of reproducing the speaker-killing bass lines from tunes such as Crystal Method's "High Roller" and Paula Cole's "Tiger" is truly astonishing.
The Xtrusio's four wall-mountable satellites are a little disappointing. Although blessed with conveniently diminutive 3-by-2.5-inch footprints and capable of effectively translating any media source, they fail to exhibit the sparkling treble of Altec Lansing's substantially more affordable ATP3 or the clean, airy musical qualities of Boston Acoustics' admittedly pricier Boston Acoustics BA7500G. Nevertheless, the single 2-inch drivers in each cabinet produce solid midrange and passable high end, distorting only when extra treble is added through software. Continue reading
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