IMAGINE X2T TOWER SPEAKER
LOUDSPEAKER AWARD
This slim floorstanding model borrows many design innovations from our multiple award-winning Imagine T2 model, yet costs only one third as much! Much of the cost savings come from simplified cabinet design, but other advancements have allowed us to bring a new level of performance to this price range.
EXTENDED BASS RESPONSE THAT'S FAST AND ARTICULATE
Each 6 1/2" woofer has its own separate acoustic chamber tuned with a front-facing port to achieve incredible control and spatial, dynamic sound quality. Dividing and individually porting the chamber eliminates standing waves inside the X2T's tall, slim speaker cabinet. The placement of the woofers in multiple positions also reduces the first reflection phenomenon, minimizing the negative effects of the primary ‘floor bounce' reflections, creating a much more accurate and tuneful bass performance. The result being a low distortion bass response that speaks with powerful authority.
OUR EARS ARE MOST SENSITIVE TO THE MIDRANGE FREQUENCIES
The Imagine X2T is a true three-way speaker that utilizes a separate midrange driver in its own tuned enclosure for ideal dispersion and low distortion at high SPLs. The all-new driver is designed specifically for the Imagine X2T. Featuring an injection-molded poly-filled carbon fibre cone, the 5 1/4" midrange driver features a novel shape and filleted surround to optimize the reproduction of voices. The narrow cabinet design contributes by preventing diffraction effects that can create early acoustic reflections that colour the sound of voices and instruments.
PURE TITANIUM TWEETER DOME FOR EXTENDED HIGH FREQUENCIES
The one-inch dome combines a high stiffness-to-mass ratio for ultra-fast transients and extended response without breakup until well beyond audibility. The high temperature voice coil with ferrofluid cooling allows for high SPL output without compression, and the rare-earth neodymium motor magnet gives high sensitivity and accurate response at the lower end of its response range. A carefully engineered phase plug the little plate in front of the dome extends high-frequency response and helps control the inevitable high-frequency breakup mode while protecting the delicate dome from prying fingers.
IMAGINE X
THE ESSENTIALS.
LOUDSPEAKER AWARD
True-to-nature sound is the design goal of all PSB Speakers. Imagine X brings a new level of realism to these affordable speakers applying the latest speaker materials and technology to PSB's most popular models. PSB's designers focused on simplicity—distilling sound to its purest essence—in order to bring listeners the experience that they really love.
ACOUSTIC RESEARCH MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
Through many years of research at the National Research Council Canada NRC, home to one of the world's most advanced acoustical laboratories, our design team at PSB Speakers has learned not only what people love to hear, but also how they hear it in a room. Critical to the Imagine X design is this research into human perception of sound using double-blind listening tests. Double-blind testing removes any listener bias to give us the most accurate test result. It allows PSB to understand what is most important to listeners and allows us to create the ideal blend of performance and price for every application. In 1974, we were the first company to use the NRC for loudspeaker development and we remain the most active user of the facility today. Our experience with the NRC, how we interpret the data and implement it into the design of our Imagine X speakers, sets us apart from other speaker manufacturers. It has allowed us to focus on our primary goal—delivering real sound for real people.
"By conducting carefully controlled blind speaker tests, then measuring all the speakers to see what sonic characteristics appealed to the listeners in the tests, we were able to figure out what matters and what doesn't." - Paul Barton, Founder, and Chief Designer
REAL SOUND FOR REAL PEOPLE
Four models, one objective: to reproduce the most accurate sound available for the money. Imagine X models are all carefully matched in timbre, giving you the flexibility to combine any of the models to work together in many different rooms and system setups.
SPECIFICATIONS
Frequency Response
On-Axis @ 0°±3dB – 30-23,000Hz
On-Axis @ 0°±1 1/2dB – 40-20,000Hz
Off-Axis @ 30°±1 1/2dB – 45-10,000Hz
LF Cutoff -10dB – 28Hz
Sensitivity
Anechoic Chamber – 88dB
Listening Room – 90dB
Impedance
Nominal – 8 Ohms
Minimum – 4 Ohms
Input Power
Recommended – 20 - 200 Watts
Program – 200 Watts
Size W x H x D
- 9 x 40 1/8 x 17 5/8” **
- 227 x 1036 x 446mm
- Spikes add 1” 25mm
Weight
Net – 52lb 23.6kg/each
Shipping – 65lb 29.5kg/each