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Leon's OS soundbar custom built to fit your 120-inch display, drain your wallet
We didn't think that the soundbar market would one-up B&W's $2,200 Panorama model, but Leon speakers just couldn't leave well enough alone. For all the people who go to the expense of buying a flatscreen more than 100-inches big and yet can't be bothered to pick up some discrete multichannel speakers, Leon has added the OS (over-sized) soundbar to its Horizon lineup. Give Leon 3-5 days and $6,500 and it'll build your OS custom so it fits your display -- up to 120-inches wide -- in an LCR, L/R or center-only configuration. Leon says that the last install required a crane to lift the soundbar through an apartment window. We guess if you've already got a crane to get your display into the abode, you might as well make use of it for the speakers, too; but we'd recommend you skip the crane and put the $6,500 towards a nice set of speakers for real surround sound.
Leon introducing new on-wall Profile 404-X-A speakers, A3-SUB subwoofer
Set to show at CEDIA next month are a couple of new models from on-wall specialists Leon. The shallow depth (3.25-inches) of the company's new Profile 404-X-A speakers allow you to set them up on- or against-wall. Either way, the idea is to blend the speakers into the surroundings, so a choice of veneers and finishes (including paints) are available. Leon hasn't skimped on the high-end drivers -- 4-inch Peerless woofers and 1-inch Morel tweeters -- but that cabinet is bass-challenged and can't reach much below 65Hz. And wouldn't you know it, that's where the new A3-SUB, um, subwoofer fits in. The 12- x 14- x 4-inch box houses an 8-inch woofer that plumbs down to 30Hz. This gear is aimed at the fashionista crowd, and priced accordingly: the Profile 404-X-As start at $2495 per pair, the A3-SUB goes for $895, and you can throw in a 1000-Watt Leon sub amplifier for another $995. Full press release and more pics after the break.
Leon Speakers intros Horizon 414-LCR-X-A on-wall loudspeaker
If the luxurious Seven Series was a bit too rich for your blood, Leon Speakers is offering up yet another option for tossing tunes up on your wall. The "ultra" high-fidelity Horizon 414-LCR-X-A is designed to fit nicely in "small theater settings where audiophile quality sound is still paramount," and as you can see, the left / center / right channels are combined into one cabinet. Additionally, the whole thing is just 3.25-inches thick, and each channel -- which can handle 225-watts -- is home to twin 4-inch Peerless HDS woofers and a 1-inch Morel MDT29 cloth-dome tweeter. Sadly, this one's still not suited for the bargain hunters, as it'll run customers $2,495 when it debuts at EHX Spring next week.
