Wharfedale EVO 10 Speaker User Manual
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3. lt 5 lt 1 125 Watts 50 250W 1114B 90 to 12kHz 70 to 12kHz ported sealed 28 15 litres 35Hz 150Hz 2 2kHz 15 amp 25mm MDF Evo 40 2 5 Way 6 5 170mm 6 5 170mm 1 25mm 6 Ohms 4 0 16 0 30Hz 28kHz 30Hz 32kHz 89dB lt 5 lt 1 150 Watts 50 300W 11208 90 to 12kHz 70 to 12kHz ported sealed 37 Lo litres JoAZ 150Hz 2 2kHz 15 amp 25mm MDF Especially selected Deep Figured Walnut Veneer sealed with natural feeling semi matt hardcoat clear lacquer All trims finished in tungsten metallic 13118 0367 330 x 185 x 336 7 Okg x 2 440 x 485 x 375 15 5kg 17167 0371 380 x 227 x 356 8 1kg x2 490 x 575 x 395 18 5kg 17169 17168 0371 920 x 229 x 400 20 8kg 1060 x 600 x 460 46 0kg 17169 17168 0871 1110 x 229 x 400 24 0kg 1250 x 600 x 460 54 0kg Evo 50 3 Way 6 5 170mm 6 5 170mm 2 50mm 1 25mm 6 Ohms 4 0 27 0 30HZ 28kHz 2 Hz 32khz 90dB lt 5 lt 1 150 Watts 50 300W 113dB 90 to 15kHz 70 to 15kHz ported sealed 33 13 litres 30Hz 150Hz 1 3kHz 6 5kHz 15 amp 25mm MDF 17169 17168 07104A 0371 1160 x 229 x 400 25 6kg 1270 x 600 x 460 58 0kg 30 09 2008 09 18 27 Evo SignatureV3A indd 16 17 BASS AND BASS MIDRANGE DRIVE UNIT SPECIFICATIONS Frame material Cone dome material Surround Spiders Coil size amp type Winding spec Magnet D1 x D2 x H Magnet weight Gap flux density T
4. 7W C 4uF 250V C 20uF 50V C 4 7uF 250V L 6mH 0 1 2 C souF soW_ C 35uF soV___ R 150 15W I L 3 15mH 1 2 R 2 72 7W L 1 3mH 1 0 C 12uF 50V a gt aut 50 y Hurzro 17169 17168 0589 0371 QUALITY MANAGEMENT Your loudspeakers have been constructed to the highest standards of quality throughout The acoustic components and the whole system have been manufactured to very tight tolerances of 1 5 decibel of sound pressure level for each driver through out the operation range of the unit All drive unit components are referenced to the original test record set on file in our factory quality control department This enables us to give a extended guarantee of identical replacement parts should they ever be required TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION Servicing of Opus products should only be carried out by authorised service agents If service is required the equipment should be returned securely pack aged preferably using original packaging to your dealer In the UK equipment may be returned to the IAG Service Centre In the USA equipment may be returned to the Service address shown on this page Always telephone before returning any equipment A note should be enclosed giving your name address telephone number and a brief description of the rea
5. If you play them with the grilles removed be careful to protect the drive units from children and pets Do not use makeshift stands Always fit a manufacturer approved stand using the instructions and the fixings provided Your dealer will advise you Do not attempt to dismantle the loudspeaker There are no user serviceable parts inside and you will invalidate the warranty USER WARNINGS 30 09 2008 09 18 02 SETTING UP THE EVO SIGNATURE SERIES Evo SignatureV3A indd 4 5 safely unpacking Check you have Loudspeaker preparation Positioning your loudspeakers Connecting your loudspeakers Looking after your loudspeakers Your speakers are heavy Take care when removing them from their packaging Always take care when lifting heavy objects Lift the speakers out by their sides Carefully remove each loudspeaker from its packing carton Do NOT lift speakers via the polythene bag Be especially careful when removing large floor Standing speakers The carton top says Open other end So you Open the bottom Remove polystyrene Open bag containing speaker Tape the carton flaps back Turn over carton with loudspeaker still inside Lift carton off leaving loudspeaker standing on the floor You may now remove the polythene bag If possible keep the packaging in case you need to move or return your Speakers SAFELY UNPACKING 30 09 2008 09 18 04
6. damping qualities A high performance traditional ferrite magnet system is used Motional noise can be a problem with high output bass systems We address this by moving air through vents in the voice coil The magnet system is also fully vented throughout THE BASS MIDRANGE DRIVERS Evo 30 40 50 In any system featuring a cone bass mid driver performance and dispersion in the upper midrange band is critical and even more so when as in our Evo 30 and 40 models the midrange driver is crossing over to a dome tweeter even one with as wide and well maintained a response as our Evo dome tweeters By using a very low mass ultra stiff Kevlar cone in our bass midrange drivers we provide virtually loss less energy transfer from the coil ensuring good impulse and dynamic response times This combined with a carefully developed cone profile and a precisely shaped central coil cap projection allows the higher bass and midrange frequencies to provide not just extension but also wide dispersion at the bass unit s upper crossover point The result is a seamless crossover transition to the tweeter without the compromised off axis performance usually associated with most 2 way designs THE SOmm SOFT DOME MIDRANGE Evo 50 Derived from our flagship Airedale Heritage loudspeaker we have designed a series of dome mid range units which are exclusively used in our high end loudspeaker products Although costly to produce the benefits of a using a dome
7. Ad 4 zdl S a lle CONTENTS Evo SignatureV3A indd 2 3 User Warnings Quick Start Guide About Your Loudspeaker Specifications Quality Assurance Please read the following notes carefully They will help you to install your loudspeakers correctly and safely Switch off the amplifier and all sources before making connections to your sound system When you switch on the system or change sources set the volume control to minimum and turn up the level gradually The position of your Volume Control is NOT a reliable guide as to the maximum capabilities of your system Playing the system with extreme settings of volume and tone controls may damage the amplifier and loudspeakers Do not connect loudspeaker terminals to the mains supply Ensure that your loudspeakers are correctly wired and are in phase Do not subject your loudspeakers to excessive cold heat or sunlight WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose this product to rain or moisture The product must not be exposed to dripping and splashing and no object filled with liquids Such as a vase of flowers should be placed on the product No naked flame sources such as candles must be placed on the product Do not place heavy objects on top of loudspeaker cabinets
8. iring link bars are removed If the loudspeakers are placed too close to the walls the bass will increase but may be boomy and indistinct If the loudspeakers are placed further away from the Important Note please make sure that heavy multi standard walls the inward angle may be increased by upto 40 although this may restrict cables are well connected and clamped Single loose strands the width of the optimum listening position As personal taste plays a large role arcing can cause a noise in the woofers like a faulty speaker experiment with different configurations and play a wide range of programme before finalising the position of your speakers Evo SignatureV3A indd 8 9 O 30 09 2008 09 18 13 LOOKING AFTER YOUR LOUDSPEAKER Evo SignatureV3A indd 10 11 Do not open the speakers there are no user serviceable parts inside Remove marks from the cabinet and polish it with a soft slightly damp cloth Avoid getting any liquid behind the grille THE EVOLUTION SIGNATURE SERIES The Evolution Signature series is a range of versatile loudspeakers designed for Superlative reproduction in Stereo applications and as the Front loudspeakers in no compromise Home Cinema applications where they offer a performance unsurpassed in their class These loudspeakers exhibit exceptional performance characteristics based upon the following concepts e Very low distortion across the entire audio band Low excursion require
9. le curved and braced interior of the Evo cabinet prevents this the result is a soundstage of unexampled clarity and precision with pinpoint imaging even fre quency distribution and inherently low coloration ABOUT YOUR LOUDSPEAKER 30 09 2008 09 18 15 Evo SignatureV3A indd 12 13 THE DRIVE UNITS THE BASS DRIVERS The bass driver s incorporates a new design of cone utilising our own Kevlar bi weave process Kevlar has immense longitudinal strength and is used in many structures where high strength and light weight are key attributes Kevlar can be found liberally used in Formula 1 racing cars aeroplanes boats spacecraft skis and even golf clubs These fibre bundles are woven and impregnated with special bonding resins that are subsequently pressure formed and heat cured The resulting material is stiff rigid and exhibits very low levels of internal resonance Consequently energy losses in the cone transfer mechanism are very low Similarly lateral voice coil strength is very high We use a combination of half hard aluminium and resin bonded glass fibre This in turn contributes towards some of the lowest distortion figures ever seen in conventional drivers The dust cap cover is of the same material as the cone The bass drivers operate only over the low frequency range They are only used over their true pistonic range The cone is terminated with a conventional large half roll of synthetic butyl rubber with excellent inherent
10. ll capacitors used are either low loss low ERC polypropylene or high quality audio grade reversible electrolytics 30 09 2008 09 18 16 Evo SignatureV3A indd 14 15 LOUDSPEAKER SPECIFCATIONS Transducer Complement Cone Bass driver Cone Bass Mid Driver Soft Dome Midrange soft Dome Tweeter Nominal impedance Impedance variation Ohms Frequency response 3dB Low frequency limit 10dB Upper frequency limit 10dB SE O Wig Typical Distortion to 300Hz 100dBO1m over 300Hz Continuous Programme Power Recommended Amplifier Power Max Peak SPL Nominal coverage horizontal Nominal coverage vertical Enclosure type bass mid Volumes bass mid System Fb Crossover frequencies Construction material Finish Component part numbers Bass driver Bass Mid Driver Dome Midrange Driver Tweeter Product dimensions H x W x D Net weight Carton dimensions H x W x D Gross weight Evo 8 2 Way 5 125mm 1 25mm 6 Ohms 4 0 17 0 55Hz 28kKHz 45Hz 32kHz 87dB lt 7 lt 1 75 Watts 30 150W 107dB 90 to 12kHz 70 to 12kHz ported 10 litres 5OHz 2 0kHZ 15 amp 25mm MDF Evo 10 2 Way 6 5 175mm 1 25mm 6 Ohms 4 0 16 0 5OHZ 28kKHz 40Hz 32kHZ 88dB lt 7 lt 1 100 Watts 30 200W 109dB 90 to 12kHz 70 to 12kHz ported 15 3 litres 45Hz 2 2kHz 15 amp 25mm MDF Evo 30 2 5 Way 6 5 170mm 6 5 170mm 1 25mm 6 Ohms 4 0 17 0 39 Hz 28kHZ 33Hz 32kHz 89dB
11. ment of the cone drivers e High flux magnet systems enabling good dynamic response and impulse control Broadband dispersion for excellent stereo image and staging Careful attention to component design operation integration and acoustics THE CABINET The enclosure of your speaker is finished to a high quality furniture standard Real wood walnut veneers are selected and carefully pattern matched by hand Over a period of several days a high quality hard lacquer finish is achieved This involves the application of several coatings of lacquers each being cut and pol ished before the next coat is applied Only through this time consuming and Skilled technique can we achieve the deep and lustrous finish that is the char acteristic hallmark of Wharfedale premium loudspeakers Instead of the usual cuboid shape Evo loudspeaker cabinets feature a beautiful curvaceous design with a special purpose to reduce to negligible levels inter nal cabinet standing waves and reflections Skilful engineering in MDF Medium Density Fibre Board universally known to be one of the best enclo Sure materials has resulted in an ideally shaped very strong internally multiple braced low resonance structure Parallel sided tall boxes promote the creation of unwanted acoustic waveforms within the box by reflection up and down its length these both add and subtract at different frequencies creating anomalies in the forward response The multi p
12. mid range particularly one with such as wide bandwidth as our own are lower distortion through this region better integration throughout the frequency spectrum and an extremely wide dispersion all contributing to a very relaxed natural presentation Because each driver in a multi way system covers a smaller bandwidth dynamic range and transient response are hugely improved Often this is at the cost of frequency integration but when our unique dome technology is deployed integration between upper and lower drive units is virtually seamless THE 25mm 1 SOFT DOME TWEETER The highest frequencies are handled by a soft dome driver Our extensive research has proven these are a better choice than the metallic based domes that typically add their own character to the treble A feature of the tweeters as with the mids is wide dispersion and very low distortion again typically less than 1 at 1000B at 1 metre The unit features a high flux neodymium magnet structure producing a typical efficiency of 93dB 1W I1m This unit has a frequency response extending far beyond audible frequencies to around 45kHz THE CROSSOVER AND WIRING High quality OFC cable is used in each loudspeaker for internal wiring High quality resin fibreglass printed circuit boards are used throughout and all connections are made to audiophile standards All inductors used are perfect layering wound and bonded and use large gauge wire for very low insertion loss A
13. op plate thickness Optimum working range Venting Thiele Small parameters Effective cone diameter Re Fs Qms Qes Qts Mms Cms Vas BL 17168 170mm 6 5 Bass Aluminium Woven Kevlar s r b p Single roll Single 25mm Aluminium 4 layer Cu x 11 5mm 70 x 32 x 15 ferrite 106gm 0 9 T 6mm 40Hz 500Hz Coil pole 4 4 140mm 5 80 40Hz LS 0 69 0 63 28 11gm 0 54mm N 17 76L 7 78t m 17169 170mm 6 5 Bass Mid Aluminium Woven Kevlar s r b p Single roll Single 25mm Aluminium 2 layer Cu x 11 2mm 70 x 32 x 15 ferrite 106gm LOT 6mm 54HZ 4000Hz Coil pole 4 4 140mm 5 80 54Hz 4 67 0 84 0 71 16 62gm 0 51mm N 16 77L 6 3t m 17167 170mm 6 5 Bass Mid Aluminium Woven Kevlar s rb p Single roll Single 25mm Aluminium 2 layer Cu x 15mm 70 x 32 x 15 ferrite 106gm 1 0 T 6mm 54Hz 4000Hz Coil pole 4 4 140mm 3 40 54Hz 4 75 0 66 0 58 17 17gm 0 51mm N 16 94L 5 48t m 13118 125mm 5 Bass Mid Aluminium Woven Kevlar s r b p Single roll Single 25mm Aluminium 2 layer Cu x 11 5mm 80 x 32 x 15 ferrite 168gm LOT 6mm 58Hz 5000Hz Coil pole 4 4 105mm 3 40 58Hz LA O37 O33 8 01gm 0 93mm N 9 69L 5 22 m MIDRANGE SPECIFICATIONS Part number Dome material amp size Coil size amp type Magnet d1 x d2 xh Magnet weight SALINA iim Fs Frequency range 3dB Upper frequency limit 10dB Distor
14. orks e Certificate of Authenticity Spike set 4 Evo loudspeakers use a specially designed bi wireable crosso e History Booklet e Soft floor spike seats P J y 8 ver panel with four terminal binding posts Please follow the drawing carefully to see the correct orientation of the loud speaker terminals The upper terminals connect to the treble unit and the lower pair to the bass units As supplied the tre ble terminal pair is connected to the bass terminal pair via removable metal straps These should be left in place for standard single cable installations e One Pair of White Gloves e Certificate of Authenticity e History Booklet e One Pair of White Gloves 3 MAMA DD AND Connecting Loudspeaker Terminals Unscrew the terminal Thread the bared end of each cable through the hole in the bottom of the terminal post Ensure that there are no loose strands which may touch adjacent ter minals Retighten the terminal securely NOTE When connecting loudspeakers the cables to left and right channels should be of equal length regardless of the dis tance of the speakers from the amplifier Evo Signature V3A indd 6 7 O 30 09 2008 09 18 11 RIGHT LEFT SPEAKER SPEAKER R SPKR AMPLIFIER L SPKR Positioning the speakers Place the speak L ers so that you are the same distance from Single wired a single amplifier link bars are tinto da each The distance between the speakers sh
15. ould be the same as between you and the speakers RIGHT LEFT SPEAKER SPEAKER Using separate cables for treble and bass units in a Bi wiring configuration reduces intermodulation effects and improves headroom and clarity To Bi wire you will need to install two lengths of twin core cable between the amplifier and each loud speaker Unscrew each terminal a few turns and remove the metal straps Connect the cables between the amplifier and the loud speakers as indicated and re tighten all the terminals securely Note Some amplifiers have two pairs of output termi Bi wired a single amplifier with separate wires to drive the bass mid unit and the treble unit For best results the speakers should be at Note that the wiring link bars are removed least 10 inches 20cm in front of a wall Angle speakers inward by 5 to 30 and at least 30 inches 7Ocm from any for a clearer more tuneful mid range corner nals to facilitate bi wiring but this is not essential The advantages of bi wiring are fully retained if your Evo 30 amp 40 gt 200mm amplifier has only one pair on Evo 50 gt 300mm of output terminals per 7 a f channel as in the illustra pe a o tion 2 4 metres J Evo 8 amp 10 gt 50mm Amplifier E CONNECTING HIFI SPEAKERS POSITIONING YOUR SPEAKERS Amplifier l Bi amplified two amplifiers One drives each section Note that the w
16. son for return If you require Service outside the Warranty period do not hesitate to contact your dealer PRINCIPAL SERVICE ADDRESSES UK ASIA IAG Service Centre Room 2310 2311 Press Unit 4 St Margaret s Way Building Stukeley Meadows Industrial Shennan Road C Estate Shenzhen Huntingdon Cambs China PE29 6EB Tel 86 755 82091 200 England Fax 66 55 62091 205 Tel 44 0 1480 452561 Fax 44 0 1480 13403 www wharfedale co uk Produced after 13th August 2005 Waste electrical products should not be disposed of with household waste Please recycle where facilities exist MA Check with your Local Authority or retailer for recycling advice 19 WARRANTY SERVICE AND SUPPORT 30 09 2008 09 18 32
17. tion at 100dB Tm 07104A 50mm textile 50mm aluminium 48 5 x 20 x 5 Neodynium 84gm 92dB 0 00kHz 600Hz 1 2kHz 18kHz typically lt 1 TWEETER SPECIFICATIONS Part number Dome material amp size Coil size amp type Magnet dl x h Magnet weight SALEN O Im Fs Frequency range 3dB Upper frequency limit 10dB Distortion at 100dB 1m 0367 25mm textile 25mm aluminium 25 4 x 4mm Neodynium 14gm 93dB 1 3kHz 800Hz 40kHZz A5kHz typically lt 1 CROSSOVER SPECIFICATIONS Crossover sections Type Wiring Connections 2 way 2 5 way 3 way Butterworth HQ OFC cable solder 30 09 2008 09 18 30 Evo SignatureV3A indd 18 19 CROSSOVER SCHEMATICS R 4 30 5W C 7uF 250 V C 20uF soV Evo 8 E O L nomH Ore O ne 5 i fo E 7 e wr O O UY E NI e O O 13118 0367 Evo 7 0 R 3 00 sW A O i L 0 85mH 1 0 O pa E C 20uF soV a z E R 6 80 15W a O ji gt 17167 0371 R 470 7W C 6 8uF 250V C nmuF soV Evo 30 40 797 vid i O 9 i L 6mH 1 2 L 1 3mH 1 0 O 0 m O C 3suE soV ____ ES C 4 7uF 250V _ a o R 15 Q 15W A E O ll be le 17169 17168 0371 Evo 50 R 3 9 2
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