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little bit of New Orleans in everyspeaker they design. Maybe it’s a slightlydemented Cajun outlook on life thatfilters into the CAD drawings at theearliest stages. My secret belief is that,just before they seal each box, somebodyis tasked with the special job of sprin-kling a drop or two of New Orleansvoodoo water on each speaker. (That’s abetter image than the alternate idea Ihad, which involved chicken’s blood andeyes of newt.)Even from my first look at theStudioMonitor 350, I could feel thesubtle power of that voodoo spell. TheSM350 is pretty typical in size for abookshelf speaker (7 inches wide, 9.69deep, and 10.69 tall), but it derives alot of elegance and visual class fromDef Tech’s standard design: a black sockwith gloss-black end caps. In fact, theSM350’s dimensions must approach somegolden mean because this iteration seemsexceptionally attractive. Maybe I’m justtoo used to looking at standard grille-cloth-on-the-front bookshelf speakers.Underneath each sock are a 5.25-inchcast-basket bass-midrange driver and a1-inch pure-aluminum dome tweeter.This is a standard configuration for abookshelf speaker, but there’s a surpriseon the opposing sides of the left and rightSM350s: an 8-inch passive radiator with aradiating surface that’s actually made fromthe same high-density medite material asthe speaker cabinet itself.Def Tech’s Sandy Gross (who, by theway, was present that night in NewOrleans but sensibly bailed outbefore the real debauchery began)says that the passive-radiator designeliminates the midrange-frequencybleed-through that often plaguespassives that use conventionalmaterials while simultaneouslyI used to wonder why I felt suchan affinity for so many of DefinitiveTechnology’s speakers. What is it, Iasked, that gives these slender, sock-smothered sirens their perennialappeal? Is it magnetism? (Well, surely,they use magnets, but that couldn’t beit.) Is it the sexy allure of not being ableto yank off a speaker’s grille cloth toreveal what’s hidden underneath?(Instead, you have to gently coax the softsock covering down, slowly undressingthe speaker. It’s an act best done in theprivacy of your own home after the chil-dren have gone to bed.) Maybe it’s somesecret, arcane knowledge inherited fromthe Knights Templar (promising riches,wealth, and speakers with popularitybeyond reason)—or possibly it’s from anearlier era, gleaned from chiseled hiero-glyphics on the ancient stone walls ofthe pyramids at Giza (regaling in anafterlife filled with music and movies).The answer dawned on me as Ilistened to Beau Jocque (Beau JocqueLive) crank out Cajun music throughDef Tech’s newest bookshelf speakers,the StudioMonitor 350s, and theirbrand-new stout but substantial Super-Cube II subwoofer. Listening to BeauJocque’s raw energy and infectiousenthusiasm, I was taken back to a rainyNew Orleans evening that ended (asmany a New Orleans evening does) inthe very, very early morning on BourbonStreet. Although we’d begun as a group,4:00 a.m. found only myself and a mys-terious member of DefTech’s inner circle stillsearching for more Cajunmusic (along with anystrange-looking liquid wecould drink).I’m convinced that thefolks at Def Tech put aDefinitive TechnologyStudioCinema 350 Speaker SystemBy Darryl WilkinsonThat Voodoo that Def Tech Do“How does the StudioCinema 350 speaker system find thatmystical balance between high performance and low price?”A. The bipolarBP1.2X is timbre-matched with theStudioMonitor 350.B. The StudioMonitor350 has Def Tech’ssignature aesthetic:a black sock withgloss-black end caps.C. The C/L/R 2002is magneticallyshielded and sportsa D’Appolito array.D. The compact buthefty SuperCube IIis powered by a1,250-watt digitalswitching amp.“Foundation-cleaving bassresponse …you might justfind yourselfwishing you’dinstalled seatbelts on thecouch in yourhome theater”A DBC“the StudioMonitor350’s vibrantdynamism in no wayinterferes with itscareful subtlety …[it] maintains theoften-difficult-to-achieve balanceof energy andaccuracy.”“I was doublyimpressed by thissub/sat package’sability to poundme with the heavyfall of a horsehoof … thenimmediately tickleme with the deli-cate feather ofpure music.”

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