Side-by-Side comparison between different SURROUND Speakers
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SURROUND 
SPEAKERS
CLe-3 Center Speaker
MODEL
ROSE-5 Surround (rosewood series)
ROSE-5 Surround (maple series)
NATURE-5 Surround
CHOPIN
Sa-5 Surround or Bookshelf
CHOPIN
Le-5 Surround or
Bookshelf
POLAR
LIGHT-5
Surround
PRICE ( pair )
$149
$149
$379
$459
$1099
N/A
DRIVER
Tweeter (1):
1" doped silk dome, ferro-fluid cooled, poly-propylene basket.

Bass Mid-Range (1) :
5-1/4" Transparent poly-propylene cone with butyl rubber surround, equipped with CNC aluminum phase plug, stamped steel basket.
Tweeter (1):
1" doped silk dome, ferro-fluid cooled, poly-propylene basket.

Bass Mid-Range (1) :
5-1/4" Aluminum cone with butyl rubber surround, equipped with CNC aluminum phase plug, stamped steel basket.
Tweeter(2):
1-1/8" doped silk dome ferro fluid cooled, aluminum basket.

Bass Mid-range(2):
5-1/4", equipped with phase plug( gold plated solid brass ), doped wool semi-press paper cone with butyl rubber surround, stamped steel basket.
Tweeter(1):
1-1/8" doped silk dome, ferro fluid cooled, aluminum basket

Bass Mid-Range(1):
5-1/4"doped wool semi-press paper cone with butyl rubber surround, aluminum basket.

Tweeter (1) :
1" inverse titanium doped dome, ferro-fluid cooled, aluminum basket.

Bass Mid-Range (1) :
6-1/2"doped wool semi-press paper cone with butyl rubber surround, aluminum basket.
Tweeter(2) :
1" doped Titanium dome, ferro-fluid cooled, poly-propylene basket.

Mid-Range (2) : 2-1/2", doped wool semi-press paper cone with butyl rubber surround, aluminum basket.

DRIVER VOICE COIL
Tweeter:
1" (2 layers)

Bass Mid-Range:
1" (2 layers)
Tweeter:
1" (2 layers)

Bass Mid-Range:
1" (2 layers)
Tweeter:
1"(2 layers)

Bass Mid-range:
1"(4 layers)
Tweeter:
1" (2 layers)

Bass Mid-Range:
2" (copper clad aluminum ribbon wire)
Tweeter:
3/4"
(2 layers)

Bass Mid-Range:
2-1/2"
(copper clad aluminum ribbon wire)
Tweeter:
1"(2 layers)

Mid-Range:
1"(2 layers)
DRIVER MAGNET
Tweeter:
8 oz
Ferrite

Bass Mid-Range:
10 oz
Ferrite
Tweeter:
8 oz
Ferrite

Bass Mid-Range:
10 oz
Ferrite
Tweeter:
8 oz
Ferrite

Bass Mid-range:
10 oz
Ferrite
Tweeter:
8 oz.
Ferrite

Bass Mid-Range:
30 oz.
Ferrite
Tweeter:
8 oz.
Ferrite

Bass Mid-Range:
3.6 oz. neodymium magnet
Tweeter:
0.5 oz
neodymium magnet

Mid-range:
0.7 oz
neodymium magnet
VIDEO SHIELDING*
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
Recommended AMPLIFIER
(watts/ channel)
30-120
30-120
30-150
50-200
50-200
30-150
DIMENSION (HxWxD)
18-3/8" x 7-1/2" x 8-5/8"
18-3/8" x 7-1/2" x 8-5/8"
12-5/8" x 10-1/4" x 7-1/4"
11-3/4" x 6-3/4" x 11"
15-3/4" x 8-1/4" x 11-3/4"
7-7/8"x 6-1/2" x 4-3/8"
WEIGHT (lb)
11
11
15
18
25
4
SENSITIVITY
(dB /1m/2.83v)
89
89
90
88
88
91
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
(+/- 3dB)
55-22KHz
55-22KHz
50-22KHz
48-22KHz
38-22KHz
52-28KHz.
*All the drivers come with double-shield design : a magnet of the opposite polarity & a ferrous shield . The combination of the second magnet and the metal shield will reduce the stray magnetic field to almost nothing, it's absolutely safe to put against any electronic device.