Audiophile Reference In-Walls
The AE 963 was designed as a reference listening room speaker to allow floor standing speaker sound to be moved into the wall. Truly hearing is believing! These speakers were tested in an independent blind speaker test in June 2006, shattering all others in the test. (See Report)
Blind Speaker Test
Research was held in June 2006 in Hollywood, CA and Charleston, SC by Lee, Jones, & Pearl Research Group, Inc. GTL Sound Labs AE 963 was their pre-release model and was contracted to test marketability. Each city group consisted of 200 people in groups of 20 per section. Each group has 4 person who work in the sound industry (i.e. Movies, Plays, Concerts, or Sound engineering), 16 ordinary homeowners. Each professional participant in this research was compensated one hundred dollars ($100.00) for their time and were never divulged the brand of speakers they chose. Each non professional participant was compensated fifty dollars ($50.00) for their time. Complete raw data available upon request. The equipment used for the research was as follows: 1) McIntosh MX134 Preamp 2) McIntosh MC206 Amp 3) Marantz DV18 4) Pioneer 50” Elite Plasma TV. Each group were played the same music/movies and were ask the same set of questions.
B&W Signature 7NT is a registered trademark of Bowers & Wilkins Corporation, Boston Acoustics VRi793 is a registered trademark of Boston Acoustics Inc., Infinity “CMMD” CAS 3.1 and JBL P941W is a registered trademark of Harman International Industries, Inc., GTL Sound Labs AE 963 is a registered trademark of SoftCare International. Blind Speaker test held in June 2006 in Hollywood, CA and Charleston, SC.
The AE 963 uses our exclusive resounding chamber technology which isolates each section for maximum clarity and soundstage and return 94% of the sound out of the front of the speaker with 4% going to loss. This helps to eliminate sound bleed thru to other rooms (2%). We only use the finest parts to give you decades of enjoyment. The award-winning AE 963’s fit both horizontally and vertically in standard 2x4 walls. The AE 963 are so well engineered and self-contained that you can test their incredible sound quality to ensure your complete satisfaction without having to mount them.
In 2010, these started to be installed in Home Cinema Rooms throughout the world. Since 2013, ever year they have been installed at least two award winning theaters, including the CEDIA 2016 Global Winner. If sound matter to you, these are for you.
Specifications
Recommended Power: 30 to 200 watts
Normal Impedance: 8 Ohms, Sensitivity: 90dB (2.83V at 1 meter)
Frequency Response: 26Hz – 20kHz (+/- 3dB), Crossover: 700Hz, 3kHz; 12 dB/Octave
Low Frequency Transducer: 9″ Woven Carbon Fiber Butyl with rubber surrounds 2″ Voice Coil and 40oz vented magnet
Mid Frequency Transducer: 5.25 Poly/paper Butyl with rubber surround 1.5″ Voice Coil and 25oz vented magnet
High Frequency Transducer: 3″ Pure Titanium Silk Dome Tweeter with 1″ Voice Coil and 12.7oz magnet
Damping: 1" Lamb's Wool & Poly Fiber,
Construction: ABS Injected Plastic with White Steel Mesh Grill & Gasket Sealed Back case with Resounding chamber, Gold Plated Terminals
Overall Dimensions: 11-7/8″ W x 16″ H x 3-7/8″ D,
Cutout Dimensions: 10-1/4″ x 14.5″
Weight: 23 lbs each, 26 lbs shipping weight
Warranty: 3 Years,
MSRP: $1950 USD Each
Image Gallery
2017 CEDIA Best HT Installed 4 AE 963 Sides and 2 AE 963 Rears
Zene Private Theater, China 2013 CEDIA Best HT under 75k Installed 3 AE 963 LCR's and 6 AE 653 Sides & Rears
Zene Private Theater, China - 2015 CEDIA Best HT Winner Installed 6 AE 963 Sides & Rears
Zene Private Theater, China 2015 Best HT winner Installed 4 AE 963 Sides and 2 AE 963 Rears
Zene Private Theater, China. Won the world's best home theater 2016 Installed 3 AP Platinum LCRs, 4 AE 963 Sides, 2 AE 963 Rears and 4 AE 963 Dolby Atmos
Adept Cinema, UK Installed 3 AP Platinum LCR's, 4 AE 963 Sides, 2 AE 963 Rears, 4 - AE 653C Dolby Atmos and 4 SB 15 SE Subs
AV Synergy, Malaysia Installed 3 - AP Platinum LCR's, 2 - AE 963 Sides, 2 - AE 963 Rears, 4 AE 82 Atmos and 4 SB 15 SHOV Subs
Installed 3 - AE 963 LCR's, 4 - AE 653 Sides, 4 AE 653 Rears and 1 - SB 12 SE
Zene Private Theater - Installed 3 - AP Gold LCRs, 4 - AE 963 Sides, 2 - AE 963 Rears and 2 - SB 15 SE Subs
AV Wizard - Installed 3 - AE 963 LCR's, 4 - AE 963 Sides, 2 - AE 963 Rears, 4 - AE 82 Dolby Atmos, and 2 - SB 12 SE
