Onix X-LS

Audioholics has reviewed Onix’s long awaited entry into the budget speaker market, the X-LS. The X-LS is a 2-way bookshelf speaker that features a 1in soft-dome tweeter crossed over at 1.75khz to a 6.5in treated paper composite woofer. The ported cabinet is tuned to 42hz which yields usable bass extension down to 60hz. The crossover designed by Dannie Ritchie of GR-Research features aircore inductors and polypropelene capacitors and integrates the tweeter and woofer together for a combined frequency response of 60hz-23khz (+or- 1.8db). With a rated sensitivity of 87db and a nominal impedence of 6ohm the X-LS is relatively easy to drive and should pair nicely with just about any midrange receiver. Mark Sanfilipo of Audioholics was particularly impressed with the build quality of the X-LS given its asking price of $199. He was impressed with the speaker’s ability to resolve detail without emphasizing any specific frequency range which given the exceptionally flat frequency response is not hard to believe. The X-LS looks to be a great bookshelf speaker especially considering its price and paired with one or two of Onix’s subwoofers, it should provide a very satisfying two channel system.
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