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Energy” control which changes the “tilt or roll-off slope”

of the tweeter.
This control has 3 settings:
1. “Reverberant” (decreases the high frequency output of

the speaker) for rooms with an abundance of reﬂective

surfaces like hardwood ﬂoors and glass walls.
2. “Damped Room” (increases slightly the tweeter’s out-

put) which can compensate for overly absorbent rooms

with lots of soft surfaces.
3. “Average” which worked well for my room which has

a combination of large glass windows as well as large

couches and carpeting.
Second, it has “Boundary Compensation” or “Normal”

toggle switch which is able to “adjust the lower frequency

output of the speaker to compensate for the typical sound

colorations caused by placing the speaker too close to a

TV screen or building it into a wall cabinet”. I found the

best position for my setting (center channel on a bracket

slightly above a 62” DLP) was “Normal”.
The surround speakers have both a

“Dipole” setting as well as a “Bi-

pole” setting. Atlantic Technology

has always focused on multi-chan-

nel systems, and they felt that

having an option of Dipole was

necessary to produce “minimal

localization”.
I found that the dipole setting

worked very well at allowing the

soundstage to blend seamlessly. My

Wife was also impressed with the

seamless sound production. The

Bipole setting changed the sound-

stage by focusing it more distinctly at each surround

speaker as opposed to blending it.
It would be nice if the selectable controls were easier to

access. Once the speakers are on the wall, it can be dif-

ﬁcult to reach the Dipole/Bipole switch, and if the center

channel is built into the wall, it can be hard to access its

controls too, since all of them are next to the speaker

terminals. This challenge is obviously not limited to these

speakers alone.

Performance
Let me start by quoting Atlantic Technology in regards to

this series: “The attractive system sets a new standard

for the company for high performance at modest cost.”
I would like to expand on this and say that not only would

I agree with their statement in regards to their own

company, but any company in existence producing com-

pact home theater speakers. There will always be some

limitations when producing “compact” speakers that are

designed near perfection, yet limited in size. As a result,

you simply cannot ﬁt large drivers within the enclosure

and completely cover the dynamic range as effectively as

full-range large speakers.
I started my testing with the Eagles: Hell Freezes Over

DTS DVD. The ﬁrst thing I

noticed was that this system

has the ability to do two things

very well. First, when the art-

ist wants you to hear different

instruments, the system can

demonstrate them very accu-

rately. Second, when the artist

wants a seamless sound stage

and have you enveloped in the

music, it can do that too.
The entire system, including

the sub, blended very well. As

the music increased in volume,

it was very refreshing to hear all of the speakers including

the sub move in unison. The opening song was a joy to

listen to from the guitars, to the bongos, to Don Henley’s

vocals. The only limitation I observed was a slight lacking

in the lower midrange which seemed to limit the feeling

that you are on stage with the band. This could be due to

room anomalies.
I also observed that the speakers did very well at a vol-

ume level appropriate for background music while hav-

ing a conversation with someone. There did seem to be

somewhat of a reduced clarity or ﬂat spot in Don Henley’s

voice at about 3⁄4 of the speaker’s capacity. However, the

clarity returned once I increased the volume. They then

proceeded to sound great with no audible distortion at

high SPLs nearing their maximum rating. A lot of listeners

like to crank their systems, and if you are one of those

people, give this package an audition.
I then watched the IMAX Super Speedway DVD. I enjoy

Chapter 14 where it talks about some of the “Fastest

Road Courses in America”. The subwoofer kept up very

well with the racing portions especially when the car

would travel under the overpasses (see also our review

of the Atlantic Technology 642e SB subwoofer, which is

a larger brother of the 422 SB sub reviewed here). The

blending between the front speakers and surround speak-

ers was extremely accurate. I deﬁnitely felt as though I

was at the track watching the race. Full sized speakers

might perform a little better at this task, but for book-

shelf speakers, the 2200s do a ﬁne job.
One of the highlights of my

testing experience was with

the Diana Krall: Live at the

Montreal Jazz Festival 2004

DVD. The system sounded

great reproducing both the

instruments as well as her

voice. One aspect caught me

by surprise, while listening to

track 5 “Abandoned Masquer-

ade”. When I am reviewing

speakers, I tend to analyze

every note, every instru-

ment, and get as technical as possible. On this particular

song, once Ms. Krall’s voice began, within 15 seconds,

I was no longer analyzing the speakers. I became an

integral part of the audience, present, and focused on her

Product Review - Atlantic Technology System 2200 7.1 Home

Theater Speakers

January, 2006 • Mark Smith