Soundmatters Releases SLIMstage40 5.1 Surround Bar Speaker Unit For Flat Screen TVs

For those of you looking for the surround sound experience without
having to litter your room with obtrusive satellite speaker units,
Soundmatters's new, ultra-slim SLIMstage40, which is billed as being
'the industry's first high-performance, low-profile all-one-surround
speaker/amplifier/processor console' may be the answer as its been
designed to compliment flat screen TV units whilst offering 5.1 surround
sound in a single package measuring in at a tidy 3.3' x 3.4' x 39'.
Sporting no less than eight D-class amplifiers offering a combined
output of 170W, the SLIMstage40 has been designed to be mounted directly
under your plasma or LCD TV and, apart from producing what Soundmatters'
press release boasts is 'convincing, detailed surround sound from both
stereo and 5.1 signals' the SLIMstage40 manages to achieve this without
relying on reflecting sound off walls (unlike many single surround
solutions) thanks to 'patented surround and speaker technologies that
don't rely on walls or subwoofers to produce a pinpoint surround-sound
image'.

Consisting of four Linear Magnetic Drive main/satellite speakers housed
within the main unit paired with nine bass drivers (including three
downward facing Extreme-Energy subwoofers) the SLIMstage40 utilises
EuphonyHD technology to deliver both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 channel
sound from even 2 channel signals and, apart from sporting three digital
audio inputs (2x optical, 1x coax) the unit also comes with three analog
inputs - one of which is mounted on the front of the unit to allow your
iPod (or other MP3 player) to be connected to the SLIMstage40 with ease
- as well as an RS-232 port and, naturally, its own IR remote.

Soundmatters SLIMstage40 Key Features:

Projects convincing, detailed surround sound from both analog and
digital 5.1 signals - no rear speakers or a/v receiver required
Three models to complement any width large-screen flat-panel or rear
projection TV
Elegant super-slim design - only 3.5″H x 3.7″D
Mount on wall or on a shelf
Deep bass response from multiple Extreme-Energy active/passive bass arrays
Patented, single-plane Linear Magnetic Drive speaker array with discrete
L+R rear channel drivers
High efficiency and realistic theater-level output levels from multiple
internal class-D power amplifiers
State-of-the-art EuphonyHD “pinpoint” 5.1 surround
processing by DiMAGIC - no reflecting walls required
Decoding: Dolby Digital Surround and DTS Digital Surround
3 digital and 3 analog inputs
Virtual surround headphone output
Outputs for external subwoofer and rear channels
Front panel controls and display
User-friendly remote controls bass, surround depth, EQ presets
(including night and dialog boost)
RS232 serial control interface
Piano Black finish with wrap-around grille

Soundmatters's SLIMstage40 has just been made available and retails at
just shy of $900 (or $1200 when bundled with the optional SUBstage100
subwoofer).

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