Boston Acoustics 404V

Not much information on the Boston Acoustics 404V survives. The period record shows a center-channel speaker for surround-sound systems, designed with broad horizontal dispersion to anchor dialogue across a wide listening area. It used two 4-inch full-range drivers and was magnetically shielded for placement near a CRT television.

HiFI-Stereo (February 1992, p.16) listed the frequency response as 100 - 17,000 Hz ±3 dB, sensitivity at 90 dB, and nominal impedance at 8 ohms. Later retailer ads in HiFI-Stereo (October 1994, p.123) and Audio (October 1994, p.329) offered the 404V at $899 each. No production years or additional design details are documented. The 404V appears to have been a niche model within the early Boston Acoustics home-theater lineup, likely sold alongside their main speaker lines.