Mordaunt Short Alumni 5.1 Speaker Pack

Specification for Stock Code # Mordaunt Short Alumni 5.1 Speaker Pack (inc cables)

FREE 40m QED Micro speaker cable + 5m Techlink Sub-woofer cable

The latest addition to Mordaunt-Short’s hugely successful portfolio is Alumni – the little home cinema speaker package that thinks big. Designed at the company’s dedicated UK research and development centre, Alumni utilises Mordaunt-Short’s respected loudspeaker technology such as CPC™ (Continuous Profile Cone) mid/bass drivers. This important range harnesses the company’s no compromise design and attention to detail with bespoke components to produce an extremely stylish compact home cinema system with exhilarating sound reproduction. Alumni is designed so that each speaker integrates with the next to provide an expansive and realistic sound. Indeed, Alumni thrives on Mordaunt-Short’s stereo speaker pedigree and is equally at home as a 2.1 set-up. Alumni provides an accessible way into high quality hi-fi and home cinema sound reproduction at an incredibly affordable price.

Key features:

Latest generation 3.5” CPC™ (Continuous Profile Cone) mid/bass drivers
25mm aluminium dome tweeter which is light but incredibly rigid to reduce distortion
Curved cabinet design to reduce standing waves
Audiophile grade components throughout
120W subwoofer featuring an entirely new 8” ultra long throw woofer
Compact contemporary size blends seamlessly into any environment
Stunning piano black and white high gloss finishes for satellites and centre complemented by a subtle satin-finish subwoofer
Protective grilles with contrast finishes
Dedicated stands and Omnimount Ready™ fittings

The Alumni 2 satellites benefit from an improved signal path via an upgraded crossover with low saturation inductors and polypropylene capacitors which reduce distortion and improve detail, integration and clarity. Alumni 2 profits from much of the technology present in some of Mordaunt-Short’s other loudspeakers such as Avant i and the flagship Performance range. The 25mm aluminium dome tweeter delivers elevated dynamic accuracy and razor sharp resolution while the CPC (Continuous Profile Cone) mid/bass drivers’ clean lines are fundamental to Alumni 2’s superior audio reproduction. Indeed, the uninterrupted cone surface ensures excellent rigidity and therefore minimal distortion. One of the most interesting aspects of the design is the cabinet: Alumni’s curved shape discourages the build up of standing waves for a cleaner and more realistic sound. Improved internal wadding gives support where needed, inherently strengthens the speaker and most importantly helps critical damping. Alumni 2 is Omnimount Ready™ and prepared to industry standards with pre-fitted mountings. They also have the option of dedicated speaker stands with integrated cable management which carefully channel wires away.

Mordaunt-Short has been making compact speaker packages for nearly two decades and is an advocate of the necessity for a dedicated centre speaker design. This is ably demonstrated by both the award winning Genie and Premiere systems. The Alumni 5 centre speaker is critically voiced for the demands of dialogue in films which require crisp clean treble and high levels of detail for precise reproduction. But the centre is also adept at recreating a broad and open natural soundstage when playing music in surround. The symmetrical D’Appolito (woofer-tweeter-woofer) configuration with two 3.5” mid/bass drivers has consistently been proven to provide the best power response and performance for speakers of this size. Like the satellites, the curved design reduces standing waves, as well as improving audio dispersion which makes positioning easier and less demanding. It is designed to be placed against a wall or under a TV for improved integration and impact. The centre also comes with an infinitely adjustable plinth.

Providing a tight and controlled bass to any movie soundtrack is the Alumni 9 digital subwoofer, a fact underlined by an extremely low frequency response. It uses a brand new 8” ultra long throw woofer, the latest in Mordaunt-Short’s illustrious line of subwoofer technologies. Alumni 9 delivers an impressive 120W of power and all from a remarkably compact cabinet. Indeed the subwoofer’s box is so small it blends seamlessly into any room. The cabinet’s vent is carefully terminated for extremely low mechanical noise and distortion.

Meanwhile, the downward firing port and forward firing woofer combine to produce a very clean response and reproduction of the lowest frequencies. Low level and high level inputs, phase control and volume/frequency filter complete this impressive sub. The Alumni 9 also comes with custom made feet to facilitate perfect operation in any environment.