Tower Speaker Reviews

L/R Sensitivity: 87 dB from 500 Hz to 2 kHz

Center Sensitivity: 88.5 dB from 500 Hz to 2 kHz

Surround Sensitivity: 86 dB from 500 Hz to 2 kHz

This graph shows the quasi-anechoic (employing close-miking of all woofers) frequency response of the Toy Tower L/R (purple trace), REL T1 subwoofer (blue trace), Toy Center center channel (green trace), and Toy surround (red trace). All passive loudspeakers were measured with grilles at a distance of 1 meter with a 2.83-volt input and scaled for display purposes.

The Toy Tower’s listening-window response (a five-point average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures +0.99/–3.79 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz. The –3-dB point is at 84 Hz, and the –6-dB point is at 61 Hz. Impedance reaches a minimum of 4.96 ohms at 141 Hz and a phase angle of –56.28 degrees at 69 Hz.

The Toy Center’s listening-window response measures +0.64/–4.29 dB from 200 Hz to 10 kHz. An average of axial and +/–15-degree horizontal responses measures +0.71/–4.63 dB from 200 Hz to 10 kHz. The –3-dB point is at 81 Hz, and the –6-dB point is at 65 Hz. Impedance reaches a minimum of 6.16 ohms at 9.8 kHz and a phase angle of –38.55 degrees at 139 Hz.

The Toy’s listening-window response measures +1.52/–2.69 dB from 200 Hz to 10 kHz. The –3-dB point is at 162 Hz, and the –6-dB point is at 102 Hz. Impedance reaches a minimum of 7.21 ohms at 314 Hz and a phase angle of –45.79 degrees at 136 Hz.

The REL T1’s close-miked response, normalized to the level at 80 Hz, indicates that the lower –3-dB point is at 43 Hz and the –6-dB point is at 36 Hz. The upper –3-dB point is at 98 Hz using the LFE input.—MJP