{"id":5615,"date":"2013-05-02T14:25:26","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T12:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/?p=5615"},"modified":"2025-08-05T09:06:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T07:06:42","slug":"apogee-centaur-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/apogee-acoustics-company-special\/apogee-centaur-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Apogee Centaur Minor – info"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detailed Info about the Apogee Centaur Minor<\/h2>\n

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Above: without removable cover. Centaur and Centaur Major also have covers but these are fixed very solidly and not intended to be removed, although it is possible, with some risk of damaging one or more of the fixation points.<\/p>\n

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Above: Centaur Minor and Centaur Major (regular Centaur, not shown, is inbetween)<\/p>\n

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Official\u00a0Info<\/h2>\n

The Centaur Minor was Apogee’s first and smallest ribbon hybrid when it was released in 1991. Also the cheapest yet Apogee at \u00a31150 in the UK, and a similar price in $’s in the US. At 100cm tall, 35cm wide and 22cm deep, its footprint is no bigger than a stand mounted mini-monitor speaker. The 26″ (6 element) etched ribbon tweeter is the same version which is used in the later model of the Stage.<\/p>\n

The 6.5″ dynamic cone woofer is mounted in a long rectangular enclosure set towards the outside of the speaker so the dipole ribbon fires into ‘free air’. The woofer is positioned at a height which is the mid-point of the ribbon tweeter.<\/p>\n

Specifications<\/h2>\n

1991-1994<\/p>\n

Original Retail $1200<\/p>\n

Height 100 cm<\/p>\n

Width 35 cm<\/p>\n

Impedance 4-6 ohms<\/p>\n

Bass driver
\n6\u00bd” Dynamic cone woofer<\/p>\n

Midrange\/Tweeter
\n26″ Aluminium\/Kapton ribbon (etched 6 segment)<\/p>\n

Max Sound Level
\n107 dB @ 4 meters with a 50 W amplifier<\/p>\n

Frequency response
\n(-3dB @ 40Hz) to 20kHz<\/p>\n

Crossover frequency (electronic)
\n800Hz<\/p>\n

Suggested amp power
\n50W (into 8 ohms) 100W (into 4 ohms)<\/p>\n

Weight
\n24kg\/52lbs each<\/p>\n

Finishes available
\nSilver grey<\/p>\n

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