| Content | In the early 1980s, Wharfedale created the blueprint for modern ‘budget’ hi-fi speakers. Almost four decades on, Wharfedale again redefines the low-cost, high-performance speaker concept with the all-new range, the D300 Series.
Running concurrently with the existing Diamond 11 Series, attaining even lower price points, the D300 series has modishly styled enclosures incorporate many similar technologies, re-designed and engineered specifically for this new range. The drive units and bass reflex system are especially noteworthy – no other speaker range delivers such high specifications at such low prices.
Specifications:
General Description: 2.5-way floorstanding speaker
Enclosure Type: bass reflex
Transducer Complement: 2.5-way
Bass Driver: 5"(130mm),Black woven Kevlar cone
Midrange Driver: 5"(130mm),Black woven Kevlar cone
Full Range Driver: 1"(25mm) soft dome
Sensitivity (2.83v @ 1m): 88dB
Peak Power Handling: 25-120W
Peak SPL: 100dB
Nominal Impedance: 4Ω (compatible 8Ω )
Minimum Impedance: 4.1Ω
Frequency Response (+/-3dB): 40Hz ~ 20kHz
Bass Extension (-6dB): 37Hz
Crossover Frequency: 3.2kHz
Dimensions ( H x W x D ): (940+25) x 200 x (310+28)mm
Net Weight: 18.2kg/pcs |
The largest speaker in the 600 Series. This floorstander is ideal for audiophile stereo and home theatre applications in larger rooms, delivering serious performance and amazing value.
The 683 S2 features a Decoupled Double Dome tweeter - technology evolved from Bowers & Wilkins CM10 speaker. The double dome design uses an extremely thin aluminium dome for lightness, surrounded by a thicker aluminium ring for rigidity. The result is a far more precise treble performance. And while the tweeter looks like it's part of the main speaker, it's physically separated in its own gel-filled cavity, so performance isn't hit by unwanted resonances or vibrations, for a more natural, spacious sound.
Serious and accurate bass performance is equally vital to such a room-filling speaker. That's why the 683 S2 features a new bass driver construction method, using a similar method of bracing to the tweeter with twin layers of aluminium. The richer, distortion-free bass response is sumptuous.
As well as new bass driver construction techniques and a new tweeter, brought in from Bower & Wilkins high-end series, the 683 S2 also boasts an FST Kevlar midrange driver. Serious technology, serious performance, but seriously affordable for a speaker of this calibre.
| Woven Kevlar | Yes | | Crossover Tuning | Yes | | Nautilus Tapering Tube | Yes | | Flowport | Yes | | Mushrooms | Yes | | FST | Yes | | Technical features | Decoupled Double Dome aluminium tweeter with NautilusTM tube loading
Kevlar® brand fibre cone FSTTM midrange driver
Dual-layer aluminium cone bass driver
FlowportTM | | Description | 3-way vented-box system | | Drive units | 1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency
1x ø150mm (6 in) woven Kevlar® cone FSTTM midrange
2x ø165mm (6.5 in) aluminium cone bass | | Frequency range | -6dB at 30Hz and 50kHz | | Frequency response | 52Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis | | Dispersion | Within 2dB of reference response
Horizontal: over 60º arc
Vertical: over 10º arc |
| Sensitivity | 89dB spl (2.83V, 1m) | | Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
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Single Ported HiVe® II technology
Sealed Mid-range TLE®
2 x 6.5” long-throw RDT® bass drivers
1 x 4” RDT® mid-range driver
1 x C-CAM® high frequency ribbon transducer
All cabinet finishes have hand-upholstered front baffles in Ingleston Black premium grade leather.
Finish options: Santos Rosewood veneer with clear gloss piano lacquer
Ebony veneer with clear gloss piano lacquer
Piano black gloss
Optional dedicated floor stands are available
Frequency Response: 35 Hz - 100 KHz
Sensitivity (1W@1M): 90 dB
Nominal Impedance: 4 Ohms
Maximum S.P.L
(Per pair in room): 117.8 dBA
Power Handling (RMS): 250 W
Recommended Amplifier Requirements (RMS): 100 - 250 W
Bass Alignment: Rear Ported HiVe®II technology
Sealed Mid-range TLE®
Mid / H.F Crossover Frequency: 3600 Hz
Bass Low Pass Crossover Frequency: 600 Hz
Drive Unit Complement: 2 x 6.5" long-throw RDT® bass drivers
1 x 4" RDT® mid-range driver
1 x C-CAM® high frequency ribbon transducer
External Dimensions -
Including Fixed Plinth (H x W x D): 998 x 360 x 375 mm
(39 5/16 x 14 3/16 x 14 3/4 inches)
Weight (each) Including Plinth: 33Kg (72.7 lbs)
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Room-filling sound without a room-filling speaker cabinet. Slimmer than ever before, the 684 S2 offers an amazing combination of floorstander power, audio performance and unbeatable value.
Switching to 5-inch bass/midrange drivers from the previous 6.5-inch cones, means the 684 S2 is now significantly slimmer than its predecessor, with simultaneously improved audio performance, thanks to Bowers & Wilkins innovation. The two Kevlar cone drivers benefit from smaller voice coils to increase sensitivity.
The 5-inch drivers now also feature Anti-Resonance Plug dustcaps, technology taken from our high-end PM1 speakers, that improve pistonic movement inside the voice coil. This helps to deliver amazingly distortion-free midrange performance, all in a smaller space.
As well as slimmer, improved driver performance, the 684 S2 also features a Decoupled Double Dome tweeter. Double dome technology, brought across from the CM10, increases tweeter rigidity for a more precise sound, while the tweeter sits in a gel-filled cavity, decoupled from the surrounding cabinet - which removes resonances and vibrations, for a more natural, spacious sound.
| Woven Kevlar | Yes | | Crossover Tuning | Yes | | Nautilus Tapering Tube | Yes | | Flowport | Yes | | Technical features | Decoupled Double Dome aluminium tweeter with NautilusTM tube loading
Kevlar® brand fibre cone bass/midrange drivers
FlowportTM | | Description | 2-way vented-box system | | Drive units | 1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency
2x ø130mm (5 in) woven Kevlar® cone bass/
midrange | | Frequency range | -6dB at 45Hz and 50kHz | | Frequency response | 72Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis | | Dispersion | Within 2dB of reference response
Horizontal: over 60º arc
Vertical: over 10º arc |
| Sensitivity | 87dB spl (2.83V, 1m) | | Harmonic distortion | 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
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| The body of the largest floorstanding speaker in the series has been manufactured from solid MDF panels and is extremely resistant to any kind of intrinsic resonance. As is the case for all other models, the baffle of the Monitor Supreme 2002 has been visually offset from the rest of the housing and is a feature that defines the design of this Magnat speaker.
The speaker, which is available in two high quality wood finishes, is equipped with two 200 mm bass drivers and one 170 mm midrange driver, which offer a particularly high level of dynamics in the bass segment and good precision over the entire frequency range. The coated 25 mm fabric dome with its newly developed tweeter flange also ensures significantly enhanced dispersion properties.
Description
Value
Principle
3 way bass reflex
Equipment
2 x 8” woofer
170 mm midrange
25 mm tweeter
Power Handling (RMS / Max.)
225 / 450 Watts
Sensitivity (2.8V/1m)
93 dB
Impedance
4 – 8 Ohms
Frequency Response
18 - 40000 Hz
Crossover Frequencies
350 Hz, 3.500 Hz
Recommended Amplifier Output
30 - 450 Watts
Dimensions (WxHxD)
267 x 1080 x 335 mm
Weight
23 kg
Cabinet surface
Ash decor black | System Format: 3 Way
Frequency Response: 30 Hz - 60 kHz
Sensitivity (1W@1M): 90 dB
Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
Maximum S.P.L
(Per pair in room): 116.8 dBA
Power Handling (RMS): 200 W
Recommended Amplifier Requirements (RMS): 100 - 200 W
Bass Alignment: Bass reflex. HiVe port system
Crossover Frequency: L.F - M.F: 790 Hz
M.F - H.F: 2.3 kHz
Drive Unit Compliment: 2 x 6.5" RST bass driver
1 x 4" RST mid-range driver
1 x C-CAM H.F ribbon transducer
External Dimensions excl Stand (H x W x D)
1060 x 210 x 330 mm
(41 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 13 inch)
Weight (each) Excluding stands: 27.2 Kg (59.9 lbs) |
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