Pioneer Elite S-IW571L Brochure
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t E S t RE p O RTS
OCTOBER/09
Pioneer elite
s-iw571l & s-iw871lR
in-wall spEakER sysTEm
T
here are few concepts in manufacturing
more hallowed than the "skunk works," a
design group that operates outside the
mainstream of the corporation that employs
them. The name was coined to describe a Lock-
heed facility in Palmdale, California that has
produced some of the world's most extraordinary
jet aircraft. Only 80 miles away, in the nondescript
suburb of Pomona, another skunk works has
been flourishing for more than a decade. In this
backwater of Pioneer's worldwide operations,
surrounded by shelves of raw drivers and carcass-
es of past prototypes, Pioneer chief speaker de-
signer Andrew Jones and his crew have designed
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everything from $40-per-pair minispeakers to the
$60,000-per-pair TAD Reference One towers.
Jones's team has recently focused on archi-
tectural speakers — i.e., in-wall and in-ceiling
models. Extra effort went into the models de-
signed for Pioneer's high-end Elite line, which are
intended to compete with the world's most sto-
ried speaker brands.
The Pioneer Elite architectural speakers are
notable for their concentric drivers, which use
11/2-inch titanium tweeters mounted in the
center of various woofers. Pioneer refers to its
concentric designs by the acronym CST, for Co-
herent Source Transducer.
Reviewed by BRENt BUttERwORth
Key Features
+S-IW571L
($699 each)
(2) 5
⁄
-in woofers;
1
4
6
⁄
-in midrange/woofer;
1
2
1
⁄
-in tweeter; 20
1
2
wide; 13 lb
+S-IW871LR
($899 per pair)
8-in woofer; 1
tweeter; 13
15
7 lb
Price
$2,996 (as tested)
PIONEERELECTRONICS.COM
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uP 'n down sound
The S-1W571L's concentric-driver
arrangement means it can be installed
either horizontally or vertically with
no effect on the sound.
⁄
in
11
16
⁄
in
1
2-
⁄
-in high;
16
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- Page 1 In this backwater of Pioneer’s worldwide operations, surrounded by shelves of raw drivers and carcass- es of past prototypes, Pioneer chief speaker de- signer Andrew Jones and his crew have designed OCTOBER/2009 | SOUNDANDVISIONMAG.cOM...
- Page 2 OCTOBER/2009 | SOUNDANDVISIONMAG.cOM The S-IW571L will work fine for sur- round channels, too, but to add some variety I asked Pioneer to supply a pair of S-IW871LR speakers for the surrounds. The S-IW871LR looks as if Pioneer’s engineers forgot to give it a tweeter, but of course the tweeter’s...
- Page 3 — after all, I’ve heard plenty of great speakers designed by big corporate engineering crews. But these Pioneer Elite in-walls conjure a certain magic that runs counter to the usual mass-market priorities of a worldwide manufac- turing conglomerate. They may be somewhat shy in the upper treble, but both the S-IW571L and the S-IW871LR generally deliver smooth, satisfying, kick-ass sound that’s a joy to...