Mirage reviews

Mirage AVS-200 Surround Speakers review
Surround Speakers Mirage AVS-200

AVS-200 fits in the palm. Seriousness design "acoustic miniature" there is no doubt. Head sufficiently powerful (100 watts peak), magnetic. The body is made of 12 mm MDF board and well plugged. Cut-off capacity at the inlet of the separation filter removes the system from potentially "harmful" deep bass....
Mirage FRx Nine Speaker pair review
Speaker pair Mirage FRx Nine

"Nine" is made in the classic manner: Isolated midrange/tweeter section, bass unit designed bass reflex. Body relatively easy. 200mm bass driver is installed on the side of the metal mesh and closed. Linear system has no input, but preamplified additional power amplifier low-frequency signal can be applied...
Mirage LF-150 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Mirage LF-150

LF-150 is the senior subwoofer toward to a new series, consisting of only two low-frequency devices (LF-100, LF-150). The flagship has AB-class amplifier, which is able to give short-term power of 600W - a fourfold reserve for any kind of troubles. Operational controls - level, band and phase inverter...
Mirage M-1 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Mirage M-1

Although it bears a striking resemblance to the extraterrestrial monoliths in Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Mirage M-1 loudspeaker has arrived from a bit closer to home: Ontario, Canada. Despite its unusual appearance-and sound quality - the M-1 is a rather conventional vented system...
Mirage M-1090i Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Mirage M-1090i

Mirage is the company that first popularized the concept of "bipolar" loudspeakers, which use identical sets of drivers, driven in phase with each other, on the front and rear of the cabinet. The Canadian manufacturer has recently enlarged its family of bipolar speakers with the introduction of three...
Mirage M-290is Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Mirage M-290is

M-290 is a two-way shelf speaker system. Strict, black, streamlined (signs of struggle with diffraction) - it is immediately attract your attention, bringing the feeling of a significant thing. The dimensions are 21x406x267 mm, the grills are removable. A titanium dome of high-frequency head has the...
Mirage M-390is Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Mirage M-390is

Mirage M-390is is a two-way bass reflex speaker system with a bass reflex port located on the front panel. The diameter of the soft titanium-coated tweeter dome is 25 mm; the molded polypropylene cone of the woofer has a diameter of 165 mm. The system allows connection according to bi-wiring and bi-amping...
Mirage M-790 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Mirage M-790

The M-790 is one of the loudspeakers in Mirage's Bipolar series. Like the company's top-of-the-line M-l, the M-790 was designed to produce a spacious, 360-degree sound field in the listening room. The bipolar effect is achieved by a combination of front and rear radiation to generate similar sound fields...
Mirage M190is Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Mirage M190is

Mirage M190is is a two-way shelf speaker system of bass-reflex type from Canada. Like in all "Mirages" of 90th series its design differs by the strictness of forms, firmness of "techno style". The sizes are 184x372x250 mm, the weight is 6.3 kg. The diameter of titan dome of the tweeter is 2.54 cm; polypropylene...
Mirage MM-6 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Mirage MM-6

While unpacking the sub I thought that we have already tested it - its appearance looked very familiar. It turned out that Mirage MM-6 has a twin brother - Energy ESW-M6. The fact is quite clear - both brands are owned by one holding company "KGC". Moreover, these models turned out to be absolutely...
Mirage MM-8 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Mirage MM-8

This sub is a cube with edge of 23 cm in length, which does not prevent it to be one of the most advanced in technical terms. It has three emitters, one of which is active and placed to the front panel, and two passive radiators are placed on side edges of the body. Such decision allowed to get the lower...
Mirage Nano S8 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Mirage Nano S8

Mirage Nano S8 subwoofer is miniature and designed for sounding small and medium-sized rooms. The power supply is quite sufficient for this - an 8-inch driver with a special polymer diffuser, reinforced with additional stiffeners. The built-in amplifier gives to the load a peak power of 300W, and it...
Mirage OMD-15 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Mirage OMD-15

The concept of this Canadian manufacturer is well known - contrary to traditional approaches to speaker systems' design the company confidently follows the ones accepted concept. I mean the principle of omnipolar, i.e. omnidirectional, radiation that does not require precise positioning of speaker systems...
Mirage OMD-5 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Mirage OMD-5

Mirage OMD-5 are small, luxuriously finished in black piano lacquer speaker systems and differ by horseshoe-shaped cross section and top edge, beveled toward the front panel. Midbass unit (the diffuser with the diameter of 135 mm is made of polymer with addition of titanium particles) with new patented...
Mirage Omni 150 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Mirage Omni 150

Omnipolar (omnidirectional) speaker system has already become a hallmark of this Canadian company. There are many systems in the Mirage production program, which are made by this system - from products of High End class to built-in models and satellites for home cinema. Speaker system OMNI 150 refers...
Mirage OMNI 260 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Mirage OMNI 260

MF/HF section of OMNI 260 is the general place for all models of the series: radiation of up-directed midrange driver is dissipated by a convex lens; installed in the upper part of the lens tweeter also radiates up, its sound is dissipated by the smaller lens. On the facade there is the woofer, which...
Mirage OMNI 350 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Mirage OMNI 350

OMNI series was introduced in 2002 and from that moment the technology of surround OMNIPOLAR has started its history. Its essence is simple - the speaker looks at an upward angle, but there is a small saucer above it which flings non-directional wave around the room. In 2006 a second generation of speaker...
Mirage OMNI 50 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Mirage OMNI 50

OMNI series is a decisive step of Mirage on implementing the "omnipolar" technology in the system of moderate price layers. In OMNI 50 LF/MF-driver is directed up and its radiation is dissipated by convex lens; installed in the upper part of the lens the tweeter also radiates up and its sound is dissipated...
Mirage OMNI 550 Floor standing speakers review
Floor standing speakers Mirage OMNI 550

The Canadian company "Mirage" has used the patented omnipolar layout of speakers for a long time, which is implemented almost in all models. The essence of the construction is in the use of special scattering lens under the high-frequency emitter, with a help of which 360-degree field is formed. I must...
Mirage OMNI 60B-1 Bookshelf speakers review
Bookshelf speakers Mirage OMNI 60B-1

The construction of Mirage OMNI 60B-1 loudspeaker is made by the Omnipolar technology. A 25-mm tweeter with titanium-hybrid dome "hangs" on the holder over a 165-mm MF/LF-driver with the diffuser made of polypropylene with the addition of titanium. Over the tweeter there is a spherical reflector for...
Mirage OMNI CC Center Speaker review
Center Speaker Mirage OMNI CC

Omni CC is a three-way center channel of OMNI series and assembled on four drivers. On a wide, inclined base there is a pair of woofers and strictly in the center, under the remote tweeter (like in all OMNI), there is a small midrange driver. Figured protective-decorative grill completely masks MF/HF...
Mirage Prestige S10 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Mirage Prestige S10

The current top-end line of active subwoofers model named Mirage Prestige S10. And no wonder - the sparkling polished lacquered faces unit is able to stand out not only an attractive exterior, but very informative and filled their small volume. Model is based on a 10-inch low frequency driver with...
Mirage Prestige S8 Subwoofer review
Subwoofer Mirage Prestige S8

Model Prestige S8 - the youngest in the line of active subwoofers. It uses 8-inch head with a diffuser made of composite fiberglass and firm suspension Ribbed Elliptical Surround. Reinforcement ribs on the convex part of the elastic rings increased linearly movable system in both directions, which can...
Mirage UNI-Theater Soundbar review
Soundbar Mirage UNI-Theater

Once you remove a semicircular protective grill from Mirage UNI-Theater speaker system, the branded Omniguide modules, which the tweeters are mounted in, will immediately strike your eyes. These modules are deflectors for MF/LF-drivers and allow you to get the same polar pattern as if the whole array...