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Emotiva has released the “big brother” to its well-reviewed Airmotiv T1 Floor-Standing Loudspeaker.

Emotiva Airmotiv T2 and C2 Loudspeaker Review

The larger Emotiva Airmotiv T2 sports dual 8″ woven cone woofers with deeper bass response and higher volume capability. Additionally, the three-way design includes Emotiva’s Air-Motion-Transformer (ribbon) tweeter as used in its professional monitor speakers. The T2s can be bi-wired or bi-amplified thanks to the inclusion of two pairs of binding posts.

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Emotiva Airmotiv C2 Center Channel Speaker

The Emotiva Airmotiv C2 Center Channel Speaker is intended to tonally match the T1 or T2 loudspeakers for home theater use. The C2 is also a three-way speaker with dual woofers, dual midrange drivers, and the same ribbon tweeter as the larger towers. The C2 can also be bi-wired or bi-amplified.

Emotiva Airmotiv T2 Tower Speaker

Obviously, the T2 towers can be treated as 2.0 stereo speakers, as a 2.1 or 2.2 stereo with sub layout, or in a full 3.2, 5.2, 7.2 or higher home theater configuration with the addition of the C2 and a couple of subwoofers. That’s a lot of hats for a sub-$1,000 per pair speaker model to wear! The T2 also takes on the challenge of competing with its own forebear, the smaller and less-expensive T1.

The T2 and C2 budget-priced speakers have surprising performance for their size, weight, and cost. (HINT – The “deeper bass response” thing wasn’t just hyperbole!). But how well do they compare with other speakers in their price range or even higher? Watch for the upcoming full review of the Emotiva Airmotiv T2 Floor Standing Speakers and the C2 Center Channel Speaker here on the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity website.

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I learned to play the guitar in high school, hoping to persuade Berma Sanchez to date me, but alas, no such luck! In the late 1970s, a neighbor who was the station engineer for the local PBS network took me under his wing and taught me the electronics of audio reproduction. Throughout college, I used that knowledge to modify Dynaco vacuum tube equipment for friends. After graduation from LSU, I took a job in the chemical manufacturing industry, learning about industrial hygiene and the mechanics of hearing. In the 1990s I learned to write, initially as the newsletter editor for my local Safety Engineering chapter. In the early 2000s, I had my first book published (I’m now working on my third). A few years ago, the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity website issued a call for authors. I responded and was excited to be selected. Over the years, I’ve published a number of equipment reviews and am honored, in 2019, to be given the title of “Senior Editor.” But none of the above offers the “why” of my interest in home audio. My musical tastes are highly diverse, and my love of music (acquired probably in the church choir of Grace Baptist Church) has been passed on to my daughter, who got her B.S. degree in music and her M.S. in violin performance and music education before being switching gears and then going on to graduate from Harvard Law. Although the majority of my extended group of friends and family prefer hobbies such as hunting, fishing, football games, etc., I’ve found that I still greatly enjoy time with my audio system and discovering new music. At some time in the fairly near future, my hearing will decline and I’ll no longer be able to listen analytically. But so long as my audiograms show acute hearing, I’ll keep doing what I enjoy best - listening to wonderful music and sharing my thoughts and impressions with like-minded friends.

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