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ThreeC Center Channel Speaker
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Product Information
OK, you’ve decided NHT’s Classic Three or Four’s are for you. Even more exciting is the fact that you’re going to place four of them around you along with a subwoofer and several hundred watts of power. Only one thing missing - the perfect center channel speaker. Enter the formidble and capable NHT Classic Three C.
The ThreeC is a perfect sideways version of your beloved Three or Four with an extra 6.5” woofer to assure you will never have to think twice about the fact your bought one of the very best center channel speaker on the planet. Really. Period. Dot.
3-way designs are espically important to center speakers because their dispersion is very wide in both the horizontal and vertical planes. This means consistent tonality and good detail anywhere the viewer is seated. In addition to traditional center channel use, the ThreeC can be used as a left/center/right (LCR) speaker when a low profile solution is needed.
Acoustic Suspension: Like most NHT speakers the Classic ThreeC is an Acoustic suspension design - no ports or holes in the cabinet. We use the air (natures most perfect spring) that is trapped in the cabinet to control and damp the woofer cone motion. Acoustic suspension system require not only specific design expertise but also tighter parts and materials tolerances. The benefits are well documented - smooth, natural midrange, low distortion, high power handling and smooth bass rolloff - an important benefit when blending speakers with subwoofers seamlessly.
Three-Way: Dual-woofer-three-way that is. Most center speakers are 2-way designs (woofer-tweeter-woofer). The ThreeC uses two custom designed 6.5”, very long throw anodized aluminum cone woofers that are housed in NHT designed BMC (Bulk Moulding Compound) frames that offers very low resonance. The these killer woofers flank NHT’s proprietary Tweeter/Midrange module that sports a 3/4” tweeter and 2” dome midrange - both with anodized aluminum diaphragms. This compact array keeps all of the drivers in close proximity to each other improving phase (multi-driver timing) coherence. Using 4 drivers also reduces distortion and allows the woofer to concentrate on bass reproduction.
The Cabinet: The ThreeC’s cabinet is made with a CNC-milled 21mm MDF front baffle and 15mm MDF for the sides and extensive internal bracing for rigidity and resonance control. The cabinet’s curved side panels help to randomize internal standing waves and the hand-rubbed, high gloss piano-black finish lend a sense of timelessness to its visual aspect. Classic ThreeCs are sold and packaged individually.
Mounting: Classic ThreeC comes with dual aluminum rails with bytyl rubber inserts preinstalled which offers an acoustically optimal shelf placement solution without the needs for additional feet, cones or other isolation devices. If needed, the ThreeC can be floated on shelf mounts like the Pinpoint’s AM15. Simply space mounts sp the ThreeC lands on its feet!
Adding a Subwoofer: Adding a NHT Classic subwoofer to your surround system will extend the bass, further reduce distortions, and improve dynamics. We recommend the exciting Classic B-12d for the perfect match for a Three/Four based system followed by the Classic B-10d if space is at a premium.
Mixing and Matching: Fortunately, all NHT speakers are designed and voiced with the same set of parameters and design goals which allows you the freedom to use any past or present NHT speakers to build your home theater system with great results. That said, for state-of-the-art results we’ll recommend mating the Classic ThreeC center channel speaker with Classic Three or Fours’s for front, back and surround channels. You can also use three ThreeC’s for the left/center/right/ (LCR) channel with spectatular results if you need a low profile solution. NHT also manufactures matching iW4 in-wall and iC3 or 4 in-ceiling speakers when more discrete or invisible installation solution is required.
The Company: Let’s not forget that you’re buying an NHT speaker and that means all sorts of things. It means you care about getting the best speaker value for your hard earned money. It means you care about quality craftsmanship and high-end performance. It means you’re ready to join our family of fanatics who love music, movies and the best gear that produces them. Welcome to the club, now tell your friends. Now Hear This!
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Truly delivers the home theater experience
Specifications
Series: Classic
Model: ThreeC
UPC: 780687322915
Finish: Black piano high gloss lacquer
Speaker Type:
- Three-way center channel configuration
- acoustic suspension
Drivers:
Tweeter: 3/4” anodized aluminum dome
Midrange: 2” anodized aluminum dome
Woofer: 2 x 6.5” (black) anodized aluminum cone
Crossover:
-2rd order low pass and high pass at 800Hz
-3nd order high pass and low pass at 3.2kHz.
Cabinet Material: 21mm MDF front baffle, all others plus braces 15mm
Frequency response: 73Hz - 20kHz
Impedance: 8 ohms nominal
Sensitivity: 87dB (2.83v@1m)
Power Handling: 200 Watts
Speaker Dimensions w/Rails: - 7 5/8”/178 mm x 21.875”/505 mm x 8.25”/188 mm (H x W x D)
Speakers Height without rails: 7.125 (7” 1/8”)/181 mm
Speaker Weight: 23 lbs./10 kg each.
Shipping Weight: 25 lbs./10.5 kg each
Warranty: 5 years Parts and Labor
Design and Engineered by NHT in Benicia, California, USA
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