Athena Technologies was launched in the late 1990s by Audio Products International of Toronto, the company behind Energy and Mirage, first for sale through Best Buy. We carry Athena bookshelf speakers, centre channels, subwoofers and speaker stands. We’ve had more than 70 Athena listings so far. Every used Athena here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Don’t see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we’ll email you when one arrives.
Our best-selling Athena models so far: the S.5 bookshelf speakers, then the C.5 centre channel, the P.5 subwoofer, the AS-P4000 subwoofer and the AS-B1 bookshelf speakers.
The Athena story
Athena Technologies was a brand of Audio Products International (API) of Scarborough, Ontario, the Toronto-area maker of Energy and Mirage speakers. API added Athena in the late 1990s and built it for the Best Buy chain in the US. An API executive recalls that the first order put Athena into more than 500 stores.
Klipsch. In 2006 Klipsch bought API, naming Mirage, Energy and Athena Technologies among its brands, and said their design and engineering would stay separate. By the time Audiovox (later VOXX) bought Klipsch in 2011, Athena was no longer among the brands it listed.
Not the NRC’s Athena. The brand is not the same thing as the National Research Council’s Athena project, a loudspeaker research program here in Ottawa that API and other Canadian makers took part in.
Which Athena is which?
Point 5 family: the S.5 bookshelf speakers, the C.5 centre and the P.5 subwoofer, and a later Point 5 MKII.
AS series: such as the AS-B1 and AS-B1.2 bookshelf speakers and the AS-P300 and AS-P4000 subwoofers.
Stands and mounts: Athena also sold speaker stands and wall mounts.
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Athena 8″ Active Subwoofer M225
An 8-inch high-excursion injection-moulded poly cone firing downward into a bass-reflex cabinet, 30 to 100Hz, driven by an amplifier rated 75 watts RMS and 225 watts peak. Preset crossover, so there is nothing to dial in. Athena was the sister brand to Energy, Mirage, Sound Dynamics and Sinclair. Twenty-two pounds.
Athena Point 5N (P.5) Compact 8″ Downward Firing Subwoofer
An 8-inch injection-moulded polypropylene woofer firing down into the floor, driven by a 75-watt MOSFET amplifier — 35 to 180 Hz with the -3 dB point at 26 Hz. Line-level RCA and speaker-level inputs both, plus an SCT mode switch that presets the crossover for Athena's S.5 satellites so you only have to set level. 15 pounds. Good condition, tested and working.
Athena S.5 Bookshelf Speakers — Canadian-Designed Compact Pair
- ✔️ Award-winning compact bookshelf speakers designed and engineered in Canada by Athena Technologies (GoodSound 2002 Product of the Year)
- ✔️ 1″ Teteron dome tweeter + 4″ injection-molded polypropylene midwoofer in a rear-vented 1/2″ MDF cabinet
- ✔️ 5-way gold-plated binding posts; magnetically shielded for placement near TVs and monitors
- ✔️ Thoroughly bench-tested, ready for stereo, surround, or desktop duty
- ✔️ Covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program
Athena 31.5″ All-Metal Speaker Stands, Heavy Bases, Pair
All-steel columns on wide weighted bases, 31.5 inches tall and 10 lbs each, with cable routed through the hollow centre column. Athena built them as the partner for the S.5, so the original screws for the S.5's rear threaded inserts are included; on anything else the 5 by 3.25 inch top plate takes pads or putty. Radique Audio high-density felt feet fitted. Designed in Toronto; very good condition.
Athena Center Channel C.5 (2 Available)
A dual-woofer bass reflex centre, rear-vented, 100 watts into 8 ohms, on five-way gold-plated posts. The tweeter sits behind a dispersion-enhancing faceplate to widen the listening window, and the whole thing is magnetically shielded for sitting beside a television. Timbre-matched to Athena's S.5 and the SCT series. Two available; also available without grilles for $75.
Good Quality Compact Athena Center Speaker w/ Mount Micra (MC)
Two 3.5-inch injection-moulded polypropylene woofers on rubber surrounds either side of a half-inch textile dome, 100 Hz to 20 kHz at 89 dB into 8 ohms. The bracket supplied with it works as a wall mount or as a base that keeps the speaker sitting properly on an uneven surface. Magnetically shielded, removable grille, 4.9 lbs.
Athena Bookshelf Speakers S.5 MKII
- ✔️ Athena Technologies S.5 — GoodSound 2002 Product of the Year, designed and engineered in Canada
- ✔️ 1″ Teteron dome tweeter with dispersion-enhancing faceplate + 4″ injection-moulded polypropylene midwoofer
- ✔️ Rear-vented 1/2″ MDF cabinet in high-gloss black, magnetically shielded, 5-way gold-plated binding posts
- ✔️ 20–100W, 89dB room sensitivity, 8Ω, 2.0kHz crossover — timbre-matched to Athena's SCT and Audition lines
- 📦 This pair has sold — see our current Athena S.5 listing for stock