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Antec Soundscience Rockus 3D 2.1 Review - PAGE 1
Chris Ledenican - Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 Like ShareAntec is best known for their cases and power supplies, but over the past year they have branched out into new market segments like heatsinks and even PC audio products. The audio equipment created by Antec is designed by their Soundscience team. In the manufacturer's own words:
"Antec soundscience is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Antec Inc., designs and creates audio- and video-enabled lifestyle products and accessories for the PC and home entertainment markets. Founded in 2010, soundscience brings Antec's expertise and reputation in PC enclosures, cooling and power systems, to speaker systems and multimedia components."
As of now Soundscience only has one product in its lineup, the Antec Soundscience Rockus 3D 2.1 speaker system. Outside of its extremely long name, the Rockus 3D speakers feature a design that allows users to listen to music in high-fidelity, while at the same time presenting home theater enthusiasts with a 3D audio mode for a virtual surround sound experience. This lets the Rockus 3D speakers offer the best of both worlds, as it can accurately reproduce music as it was intended to be heard, and also play back audio in an immersive 3D experience.
This being Antec's first foray into home audio, it will be interesting to see how the design compares to the M-Audio AV-30 speakers we use in our labs, as well as the standard OEM speakers that come bundled with pre-built computers from third-tier vendors.
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| Dimensions |
Satellite Speakers: 5.7” (H) x 4.7” (W) x 6.3” (D) / 144.8 mm (H) x 119.4 mm (W) x 160 mm (D) Subwoofer: 13.8” (H) x 7.7” (W) x 10.6” (D) / 350.5 mm (H) x 195.6 mm (W) x 269.2 mm (D) Weight: 8.5 kg / 18.7lbs |
| Output |
Total: 150 Watts Satellite Speakers: 25 Watts/each Subwoofer: 100 Watts Maximum Output S.P.L: 95dB |
| Inputs |
Analog: 3.5mm, RCA Digital: Optical (TOSLINK) |
| Frequency Response | 10 Hz - 20 kHz |
| Box Contents | 2 satellite speakers, subwoofer, remote controller, .5mm to 3.5mm cable, speaker cable - speaker cable - 2 x RCA to open end, RCA to 3.5 mm cable, remote cable |
| Box Dimension | 13” (H) x 10” (D) x 21.6” (W) / 330.2 mm(H) x 254.0 mm (D) x 548.6 mm (W) |
| Warranty | 2 Years |
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Still skeptical about the set, they were asking 250 for this originally and now 130? Kind of have to wonder what happened along the way there.
Also were there individual tests run on the speakers to test what frequnecy responses were there? Antec seems to have generalized most of that fact sheet. No RMS ratings on the system or the 150 is the RMS and there's no peak power? The whole thing is pretty messy but at least it's known what size drivers are in there too.
For what it is it's not terrible but I might still side with the MX6021 over it because you get the larger midrange and a dedicated tweeter for around the same price. Plus at least you get a full spec sheet out of the gate :/
Would like to see tests one day to tell what the sub and satellites are doing for frequency response, really doubting they actually are all producing genuine sound at 10Hz Most of these sets wobble around and fall into their range around 30-38Hz for the low end unless they're old school and using 8-10" subs haha.