Stronger cabinet walls‎:‎  The concept of curved cabinet walls‎,‎ for strength and the reduction of internal standing waves‎,‎ has been retained from the Diamond 9 Series‎.‎ However‎,‎ these walls have been made stronger through a superior method of bonding and curving the panels‎,‎ increasing rigidity and‎,‎ aided by internal bracing‎,‎ reducing the audible effects of panel resonance‎.‎

Composite front baffle panel‎:‎  The front baffle features a composite panel structure with a piano‎-black finish‎.‎ This contributes to the speaker’s smart new look and‎,‎ more importantly‎,‎ to its improved sound quality‎,‎ as it reduces the effects of vibration and provides a stable platform for the drive units‎.‎

Improvements to the mid/bass drive unit‎:‎  To make the most of the stronger cabinet‎,‎ the main drive unit chassis has been enhanced with a massive flange that is secured using six screws‎,‎ thus improving its stability‎.‎ A diamond pattern has also been moulded into the surround of the Kevlar cone‎;‎ this is more than just cosmetic as the pattern reduces and damps standing waves in the surround‎,‎ yielding a cleaner high‎-frequency acoustic roll‎-off and enhancing the ability of the mid/bass unit and tweeter to work as a cohesive whole‎.‎

Rear‎-firing twin reflex ports‎:‎  The speaker’s twin reflex ports have been moved to the rear of the cabinet‎,‎ to reduce the effects of audible distortion‎.‎ These ports extend the bass to below 45Hz‎,‎ contributing to an impressive sense of sonic scale‎.‎

Tweeter diffuser‎:‎  Over the soft‎-dome tweeter is a metal diffusion grid which‎,‎ as well as protecting the dome when the speaker is being used without its grille‎,‎ also irons out high‎-frequency perturbations right up to 30kHz‎,‎ delivering a smoother response and crystal‎-clear treble detailing‎.‎

Enhanced front grille with ‘invisible’ fixing‎:‎  The front grille has been improved to ensure it has no adverse effect on the speaker’s performance‎.‎ In addition‎,‎ it is now affixed without pegs‎,‎ therefore eschewing the need for unsightly holes in the piano‎-black finish front baffle‎.‎

Low Profile Chassis‎:‎  The open nature of the chassis reduces reflection from rear cone movements‎,‎ allowing air to move freely through the driver‎,‎ which in turn results to an overall even response with a much lower distortion‎.‎  Formed from a high density‎,‎ injection‎-moulded polymer pioneered by Wharfedale‎,‎ the chassis itself provides substantial damping of ring waves‎.‎

Neodymium‎-Powered Tweeter Mounted in Cast Alloy Surround‎:‎  With the use of neodymium‎,‎ the strongest of ‘rare earth’ materials‎,‎ a concentration of the magnetic field is directed within the area of voice coil excursion‎.‎  The cast alloy mounting plate has a profiled cross‎-section to optimize the dispersion of high frequency sound so it integrates flawlessly with the bass/mid‎-range drivers and produces a fast and more linear response possible‎.‎

Blended SRBP Cone Surrounds‎:‎  The new textured surround allows a large ‘vMax’ apart from providing a compliant driver gasket‎,‎ which dramatically improved dynamic response‎.‎  The diamond profiled surround features rim‎-edge stiffeners which effectively damp cone resonances‎.‎

Offset Bi‎-Wire Terminals‎:‎  Utilizing the same familiar offset terminal block as with its predecessors‎,‎ the gold‎-plated contact areas and bridging strips allow firm connections with the best possible connectivity‎,‎ whilst the offset pattern provides allowance for heavy duty cables and a wider range of cable connection options‎.‎

Specifications‎:‎

• Format‎:‎ Floor Speaker
• Bass Driver‎:‎ 125mm
• Midrange Driver‎:‎ 125mm
• Tweeter‎:‎ 25mm
• Suitable Amplifier Power‎:‎ 20 ‎- 100w
• Nominal Impedance‎:‎ 6 Ω
• A/V Sheild‎:‎ No
• Sensitivity ‎(‎1W @ 1M‎)‎‎:‎ 86dB
• Nominal Frequency Range‎:‎ 40‎-24kHz
• HF Limit ‎(‎‎-10dB‎)‎‎:‎ 44kHz
• Frequency Fb‎:‎ 42Hz
• Crossover Frequency‎:‎ 1.8kHz
• Dimensions ‎(‎mm‎)‎‎(‎H*W*D‎)‎‎:‎ 800*194*278
• Height on spikes/feet ‎(‎mm‎)‎‎:‎ 855