Snap One has announced the immediate availability of an expanded family of Episode Home Theater speakers designed to deliver cinematic sound through high-performance components and support for the latest object-based surround sound technologies.
According to Alex Zaliauskas, director of product management for speakers at Snap One, the line sets a new standard for Episode audio products, enabling “stunning home theater and multimedia experiences” for all customers.
“These are the best Episode products we’ve ever developed,” Zaliauskas said. “Our Partner integrators have long trusted Episode to provide high-performance speakers at an incredible value, and Episode Home Theater takes that goal to new heights. We’ve dedicated countless hours to meticulously curating the finest drivers and components for this line of speakers, setting a new standard of sound reproduction and raising the bar for the Episode brand.”
Included in the expanded family of Episode Home Theater speakers are two performance levels: Episode Home Theater and Episode Home Theater Reference.
Episode Home Theater Series
The six Episode Home Theater Series models employ a common set of materials and components to ensure consistent performance when mixed and matched, even with products from different Episode product lines. This offers Snap One Partners the flexibility to build the best customized solutions for their customers. The lineup includes a 6-inch tower speaker, 6-inch in-room monitor speaker, 6-inch in-room LCR speaker, 4-inch in-room/on-wall height speaker, and 4-inch on-wall LCR speaker.
The series features rigid MDF cabinets that limit vibration, carbon fiber woofers, low-distortion 1-inch aluminum dome tweeters, second-order Linkwitz-Riley filters and acoustically-transparent local magnetic grilles. All in-room models are available in color options of gloss black, gloss white and walnut veneer to match room decor.
Episode Home Theater Reference Series
For projects that demand even higher performance, the Episode Home Theater Reference line offers the highest fidelity possible without compromise, faithfully reproducing sound with an exclusive Coherent Source Module, upgraded crossovers, and an adaptable lineup of architectural in-wall and in-ceiling options.
“The Episode Home Theater Reference line represents the ultimate expression of Episode’s design philosophy,” Zaliauskas said. “The line marries its acoustic design philosophy of ‘sound based on science’ with a focus on improving the Partner experience with captivating visual designs and flexible, intentional installation options.”
The Reference Series enables immersive experiences for movies and audio at home with faithful reproduction of sound, so end users hear exactly what the artists and content creators intended. The series includes a 6-inch in-room tower speaker and 6-inch in-room LCR speaker along with a 4-inch in-ceiling LCR speaker, 6-inch in-wall surround speaker, 6-inch medium in-wall LCR speaker and 6-inch large in-wall LCR speaker.
Each model features a Coherent Source Module that directs frequencies to specific speakers in 2-way and 3-way designs, as well as the brand-new Reference Tower 4-way design, which sets a new standard for innovation in the lineup. The series also features a solid MDF cabinet, 1-inch aluminum dome tweeters, an aluminum dome midrange or wide band transducers, carbon fiber woofers and second order Linkwitz-Riley filters with Zobel impedance matching.
The Episode Home Theater Family offers full support for Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro3D immersive surround sound sources.
“Crucially, the new family ensures that every Snap One Partner can deploy high-performance audio experiences for their customers, even if they don’t have authorized access to other dedicated home theater brands,” Zaliauskas said.
