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Bowers & Wilkins DS3 User Manual

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Technical Features

Description

Drive units

Frequency range

Frequency response

Dispersion

Sensitivity

Harmonic distortion

Nominal impedance

Crossover frequencies

Power handling

Max. recommended cable impedance

Dimensions

Net Weight

Nautilus™ tweeter

Woven Kevlar

®

brand fibre cone bass/midrange

2-way closed-box selectable dipole/monopole surround system

1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency

2x ø80mm (3 in) midrange/high frequency

1x ø130mm (5 in) woven Kevlar

®

cone bass/midrange

-6dB at 63Hz and 42kHz (monopole mode)

-6dB at 63Hz and 15kHz (dipole mode)

85Hz – 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis (monopole mode)

85Hz – 10kHz ±3dB power averaged over front hemisphere (dipole mode)

Monopole mode: within 2dB of reference response

Horizontal: over 40˚ arc

Vertical:

over 10˚ arc

Dipole mode: horizontal figure of eight

Effective null zone ±20º (250Hz – 15kHz)

89dB spl (2.83V, 1m)

2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)

<1% 130Hz – 20kHz

8

Ω (minimum 3.3Ω)

4kHz (monopole mode)

250Hz (dipole mode)

25W – 100W into 8

Ω on unclipped programme

0.1

Height:

249mm (9.8 in)

Width:

380mm (15 in)

Depth:

153mm (6 in)

5.2 kg (11.5 lb)

DS3

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