Definitive Technology InWall DI 6.5S (Black)

single 2-way in wall/ceiling speaker

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While the DI 6.5S's in-ceiling design and paintable, micro-perforated grille allow this speaker to disappear into your home theater's decor, its audio performance solidifies its presence in your room. A single 1.0" tweeter is axially aligned with a 6.5" bass/midrange driver, dramatically broadening the soundstage of this in-ceiling Definitive Technology speaker. A wide range of technologies, including a Balanced Double Surround System, minimize resonance and enhance excursion.

Invisible sound, incredible performance

You might be wondering: "When is sound ever visible?" While sound might not be visible, devices that reproduce sound — like loudspeakers in your home theater system — stand out clearly. Sure, you might enjoy the aesthetic of having a pair of tall floorstanding speaker at the front of your home theater, but big, boxy rear-channel speakers can clutter up the back of your living room. For a spacious, clutter-free home theater with rear-surround speakers, the solution is an in-ceiling speaker. For a unencumbered home theater with high-performance rear-surround audio, however, the solution is Definitive Technology's DI 6.5S in-ceiling speaker. In-ceiling installation combines with a Disappearing™ paintable, white micro-perforated grilles to free your home theater from the physical presence of speakers. The speakers might be "gone", but the sound will scintillate all your senses.

The Axis of Audio

If a heavy-metal band needs a name, they might want to try this one on. But we digress… A major challenge to in-ceiling speaker installations is positioning. Often, an in-ceiling speaker's audio is best experienced only within a narrow zone beneath the speaker, making these speakers better suited to hallways or bathrooms than to home theater areas. Thanks to its axially aligned tweeter and woofer driver, however, the Definitive Technology DI 6.5S ushers in-ceiling speakers into the rank of high-performance home-theater audio. Because the 1.0" aluminum-dome tweeter is localized at the center of the 6.5" bass/midrange driver, the DI 6.5S is capable of dispersing sound over an extremely wide area, both maintaining balance and enhancing the natural quality of the audio. Further, the tweeter's pivoting design allows high-frequency audio to be directed toward your principle listening area for improved soundstage performance.

BDSS . . . and beyond

The driver technologies used in the construction of the DI 6.5S's single 6.5" bass/midrange driver define "high-performance". First, A cast PolyStone integrated baffle/basket assembly maximizes rigidity for minimized resonance. Second, a soft sanoprene AeroRing further damps basket resonance as well as aids in the dispersion of sound around your listening area. Third, an air-core conductor facilitates clearer, more dynamic midrange response. But topping the list is Definitive Technology's Balanced Double Surround System, a.k.a. BDSS. This driver-surround design supports the speaker cone at two points, providing improved mechanical stability. The result is nothing less than longer, more linear excursion and improved damping and suppression of parasitic cone resonance.

Comparison Specifications

Recommended amplifier power: 10W - 200W
Impedance: 4 - 8 ohms
Tweeter: 1.0" pivoting aluminum-dome tweeter axially aligned with woofer
Woofer: 6.5" BDSS bass/midrange driver
Crossover: Adjustable
Frequency response: 26Hz - 30kHz
Cabinet design: In-ceiling speaker / Flangeless design / White, paintable micro-perforated grille