Surround Sound Made Simple PT7031 PT8051 - Altec Lansing

It’s High Time for Home Theater
There’s never been a better time to set up your own home theater.
As the highest-quality TVs become more affordable, there’s no reason
to compromise on picture size and quality. And now, there’s no reason
to compromise on the theater-quality surround sound that completes
the experience. You can have it all. Simply. Beautifully. Immediately.
Visit your favorite consumer electronics retailer today, and ask to hear
the Altec Lansing surround sound difference.
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PT7031 PT8051
T HEATER Q UALITY Surround Sound Made Simple
Something New
Under the
Surround Sound Sun...

Surround Yourself with Sound, Not Wires
Rear Speaker
The PT8051 features:
• True 5.1 surround sound from just two speakers, designed
to complement any décor
• Wireless rear surround speaker uses proven 2.4 GHz technology
• Easy operation, with one sleek system that replaces cumbersome
A/V receivers and multiple speakers
• Flexible placement, perfect for any flat surface or mounted
on the wall (brackets included)
• Three 8 x 1 1 /2 inch flat-panel drivers in the front speaker and
dual 4 x 11 /2 inch drivers in the rear provide true theater
sound quality in two slim-profile, “barely there” cabinets
• Enhanced connectivity, with three digital and three analog
inputs to handle all your entertainment sources
• The highest quality construction, with anodized aluminum
cabinets for strength, durability and – best of all – good looks
that other speakers can’t claim
W IRELESS T HEATER PT8051
The PT8051 provides 125 watts of commanding power. You get
a beautiful front speaker – housed in a tough, anodized aluminum
cabinet – that looks beautiful on any flat surface or mounted on
the wall beneath your flat-screen TV. You also get a matching,
wireless rear speaker for impressive, room-filling sound as well as
surprising flexibility for controlling how the sound is directed.
Front Speaker Configuration
Left Center Right
Wall-mounting
brackets included
Dimensions
Front Speaker – 40" x 6.75"x 6" (WxDxH)
Rear Speaker – 22" x 6.75"x 6" (WxDxH)
The PT8051 wireless theater system shown with 42” plasma video display

The PT7031 powered theater system shown with 42” plasma video display
One Speaker = A Roomful of Sound
P OWERED T HEATER PT7031
Nothing could be simpler. Or more impressive. The PT7031 replaces
a traditional A/V receiver and separate speakers with one beautiful
cabinet that sits on any flat surface or mounts directly to the wall
beneath your flat-screen TV. But don’t let the simplicity fool you.
This is true Dolby® and DTS® multichannel surround sound – made
possible by NXT flat-panel technology that reflects sound from your
side walls to the back of the room to completely immerse you in the
theater experience.
Wall-mounting
bracket included
PT7031 Dimensions
Front Speaker – 40" x 6.75"x 6" (WxDxH)
Front Speaker Configuration
Left Center Right
The PT7031 features:
• True 5.1 surround sound from a single speaker designed to
complement any décor
• Easy operation, with one sleek system that replaces cumbersome
A/V receivers and multiple speakers
• Flexible placement, perfect for any flat surface or mounted
on the wall below your TV (bracket included)
• Three unique flat-panel drivers combine to deliver left, center
and right channel information along with surround effects.
All mounted in a single, slim-profile cabinet, providing
surround sound big enough to match your big-screen TV
• Enhanced connectivity, with three digital and three analog
inputs to handle all your entertainment sources
• The highest quality construction, with an anodized aluminum
cabinet for strength, durability and – best of all – good looks
that you’ve never seen in a speaker before

NXT Digital Technology Frequency Response
Conventional, cone-shaped drivers push the sound
directionally outward from the cone. That means you
need several speakers located strategically around
the room to provide an optimum surround sound
experience. In addition, the cone itself requires a
relatively deep cabinet that makes all those speakers
hard to locate unobtrusively.
In contrast, the PT7031 and PT8051 use counterbalanced,
flat-panel drivers that operate over a wide
range of bending modes – the same principle of physics
that makes acoustical instruments work. It’s called
NXT Digital technology, and it allows full-frequency
response that is much wider than a conventional
driver's – filling the room with clear, super-realistic
highs over a full, rich bass. The result is true surround
sound ambience with a simple, elegant speaker system
that’s flat, sleek, understated – simply beautiful.
The NXT driver’s frequency response is much wider
than that of a conventional driver. In addition, as
this solution does not require the crossover network
associated with conventional drivers, there’s no
degradation to the signal path. The result is
natural, unadulterated sound – delivered just as
the director intended.
Bring Big Time Entertainment Home
Technology and Simplicity, Together at Last
High-definition, widescreen TVs are reaching the magic
price point where nearly everyone is itching to get one.
But there’s a catch. In every case you have to wonder:
What about sound?
For nearly 80 years, Altec Lansing engineers have been
building professional audio systems for theaters, concert
halls and production studios. In fact, the original
Voice of the Theatre® series speakers were the only
commercially available theater speakers approved by the
Research Council at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences.
Now, we’re proud to bring Voice of the Theatre audio
quality right into your living room with the PT7031
Powered Theater and the PT8051 Wireless Theater
speaker systems. They’re the perfect complements to
today’s high-def TVs.
Experience a Room Filled with
Sound, Not Speakers
Our new Voice of the Theatre series speakers are the
perfect choice for everyone who wants lush surround
sound, but doesn’t want six speakers (and wires)
cluttering up the room.
Thanks to a revolutionary flat-panel driver design,
the Voice of the Theatre PT7031 offers true Dolby®
and DTS® surround sound from your favorite movies
and videos – all from just one component that mounts
beautifully on the wall below your flat screen, or sits
on any flat surface. The Voice of the Theatre PT8051 adds
a wireless rear speaker that puts you right in the middle
of the action.
Patented technology delivers
true Voice of the Theater sound
Both systems replace a traditional, cumbersome home
theater system with its A/V receiver and multiple
speakers with a sleek, unobtrusive, easy-to-operate unit
that fits perfectly with your big-screen TV, your home
décor and your lifestyle.
Rear view detail:
AV connections
Front view detail:
Main control panel
With the PT8051 and PT7031, you’re the technical
director – and you can do it all effortlessly.There’s no need
to run wires out to satellite or surround speakers. And
the amplifier is built-in, so you don’t need to hook up
a separate receiver. You just plug your DVD player and TV
into our speaker system, push Power, and settle back for
an exhilarating entertainment experience.
So now all you need to do is choose the system
that’s right for you. With the great looks and sound we
build into every Altec Lansing product, that’s the only
hard part.