The Russound IC-820T delivers full stereo from a single 8-inch in-ceiling speaker. A dual voice-coil injection-molded polypropylene woofer handles the low end for both channels, while two fixed 1-inch silk tweeters carry the left and right highs. The result is balanced stereo in a room where a separated pair would be hard to place or would leave part of the room hearing only one side.
Compared with the 6.5-inch IC-620T, the larger woofer reaches lower, with Russound rating the IC-820T at 38 Hz to 20 kHz and 92 dB sensitivity. That makes it a good fit for larger single-speaker spaces such as a primary bath, a long hallway, a mudroom, or a room with a higher ceiling.
The one-piece baffle and woofer basket adds rigidity, and SwiftLock tool-less clamps speed up installation. The edgeless magnetic grille can be painted to match the ceiling. It shares voicing with the Enhanced Performance IC/IW family so it can sit in the same system as conventional pairs. This listing is for one speaker.
Key Features
- Dual voice-coil 8" woofer and twin 1" silk tweeters
- Stereo playback from one ceiling opening
- One-piece baffle/woofer basket
- SwiftLock tool-free installation
- Paintable magnetic edgeless grille
Ideal Applications
Larger rooms that can only take one speaker, primary baths, hallways, high ceilings, and anywhere stereo placement is impractical.
Compatibility
An 8-ohm passive speaker: it needs an amplifier or a multi-room controller/amplifier channel (sold separately). Russound designs the IC-620, IC-620T, IC-820, IC-820T and IW-620 as an acoustically matched family, so models can be mixed throughout a home. Both channels of a stereo amplifier zone connect to this one speaker.