The Performance loudspeakers by Mordaunt-Short are the best the company has to offer. Those speakers fall into category 'Never mind the money, I want it!' Let's see what's so special about them.
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e Performance line has cabinets made of a polymer foam that can be formed into any shape and allows for the density to be determined within levels of the cabinet which makes cabinet more firm on the outside with better dampening on the inside.
All the drivers are also specially made for these speakers all speakers in the Performance line use the same 25 millimetre aluminium dome tweeter utilizing Aspirated Tweeter Technology. The taper has ports along its length to enhance the openness of sound. The tweeter is isolated from the rest of the cabinet to remove any external vibrations from colouring the high frequency output. The tapered conical shaping of the back of the tweeter is continued on in the spikes and binding posts of the speakers, making for a modern, unified look.
The midranges in the 6's and 5's centre channel are aluminium doomed drivers with inverted cones, giving them a smooth round shape with a silvery white coating. Neodymium magnets are used to maximize control while minimizing heat problems. The bass drivers found in the 6's and 2's are also pretty special. To compensate for the larger size of these drivers, Mordaunt-Short added extensive bracing, and the surrounds are shaped to maximize travel while minimizing distortion. Every speaker in the Performance line is magnetically shielded, even the subwoofer.
The Performance 6's are full range floor standing speakers. The cabinet tapers out slightly from top to bottom and does so in a smooth arced fashion. From top to bottom are the ATT tweeter, a four-inch midrange and dual six and a half inch woofers. The entire body of the speaker is very smooth, sleek and organic in nature. The base is made of heavy case steel. Overall there isn't a flat surface on these speakers other than the bottom.
The Mordaunt Short Performance speaker system is an excellent system offering an open and inviting sound with a smooth midrange, excellent bass extension and amazing detail and separation. The treble is clean and clear. The general tone of this system is very balanced, other than the slight accentuation in the treble at very high volumes, otherwise the system did exceptionally well. ■