Tower Speaker Reviews

L/R Sensitivity: 88.5 dB from 500 Hz to 2 kHz

Center Sensitivity: 90 dB from 500 Hz to 2 kHz

Surround Sensitivity: 86 dB from 500 Hz to 2 kHz

This graph shows the quasi-anechoic (employing close-miking of all woofers) frequency response of the RS 6 L/R (purple trace), RS W12 subwoofer (blue trace), RS LCR center channel (green trace), and RS FX surround (red trace). All passive loudspeakers were measured with grilles at a distance of 1 meter with a 2.83-volt input and scaled for display purposes.

The RS 6's listening-window response (a five-point average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures +0.48/–2.40 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz. The –3-dB point is at 60 Hz, and the –6-dB point is at 52 Hz. Impedance reaches a minimum of 5.28 ohms at 181 Hz and a phase angle of –36.27 degrees at 80 Hz.

The RS LCR's listening-window response measures +2.50/–4.32 dB from 200 Hz to 10 kHz. An average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal responses measures +2.67/–4.21 dB from 200 Hz to 10 kHz. The –3-dB point is at 81 Hz, and the –6-dB point is at 69 Hz. Impedance reaches a minimum of 5.10 ohms at 3.3 kHz and a phase angle of –29.90 degrees at 2.2 kHz.

The RS FX's three-face averaged response in dipole mode measures +1.64/–4.23 dB from 200 Hz to 10 kHz. The –3-dB point is at 88 Hz, and the –6-dB point is at 75 Hz. Impedance reaches a minimum of 3.68 ohms at 13.4 kHz and a phase angle of –49.34 degrees at 3.4 kHz.

The RS W12's close-miked response in EQ2 mode, normalized to the level at 80 Hz, indicates that the lower –3-dB point is at 59 Hz and the –6-dB point is at 48 Hz. The upper –3-dB point is at 108 Hz with the low-pass filter switch set to out.—MJP