Athena Center Channel C.5 (2 Available)
$85.00
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.
2 in stock
Beautiful compact Center Channel from the award winning Audio Company, Athena. The C.5 center channel speaker is the matching center channel for use with the S.5 speaker, or the SCT(TM) series models. Its small size and powerful output allow flexible placement without losing any sound quality.
The high power, dual woofer, bass reflex enclosure provide deep bass response, and high sound pressure output. The C.5 is magnetically shielded to prevent damage to your TV and video equipment.
Dispersion Enhancing Tweeter Faceplate for a wider listening window, and excellent stereo imaging
Rear Vented Design for extended bass response
1/2″ Medium Density Fiberboard Construction 3 Removable Grills 5 Way Gold-Plated Binding Post Connectors
C.5 is timbre matched to any other Athena TECHNOLOGIES(TM) model
100 Watts Power Handling at 8 Ohms.
Size: 5 1/2″H x 15″W x 7 1/8″D
Weight: 9.5 lbs (4.3 kg)
2 Available. Can also be placed upright for use as mains or surrounds.
Also available without grills for $75.
| Weight | 11.5 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 11.1 × 19 × 9.5 in |
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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