Bowers & Wilkins' DS3 2-Way Selectable Dipole/Monopole Surround Speaker is a wall-mountable solution for the high-quality effect of a booming auditorium-style sound. It can operate in dipole mode or monopole operation, depending on the type of room and the speaker's needs. Using its 130mm Kevlar cone bass/midrange, the result is a sound quality that's deemed perfect for large home theater installations.
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Specifications
Bowers & Wilkins DS3 Dipole/Monopole Surround Speaker Specifications:
- Woven Kevlar
- Crossover Tuning
- Nautilus Tapering Tube
- Flowport
- Technical features: Nautilus tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter, Kevlar brand fibre cone bass/midrange
- Description: 2-way closed-box selectable dipole/monopole surround system
- Drive units: 1x @ 25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency, 2x @ 80mm (3 in) midrange / high frequency, 1x @ 130mm (5 in) woven Kevlar cone bass / midrange
- Frequency range: -6dB at 63Hz and 42kHz (monopole mode), -6dB at 63Hz and 15kHz (dipole mode)
- Frequency response: 85Hz – 22kHz +/ 3dB on reference axis (monopole mode), 85Hz – 10kHz +/ 3dB power averaged over front hemisphere (dipole mode)
- Dispersion:
- Monopole mode: within 2dB of reference response
- Horizontal: over 40 degrees arc
- Vertical: over 10 degrees arc
- Dipole mode: horizontal figure of eight
- Effective null zone +/ 20 degrees (250Hz – 15kHz)
- Sensitivity: 89dB spl (2.83V, 1m)
- Harmonic distortion: 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)
- Nominal impedance: 8 (minimum 3.3)
- Crossover frequency: 250Hz (dipole mode)
- Crossover Filters: 2nd Order – midrange / high frequency, 2nd Order – bass
- Recommended amplifier power: 25W – 100W into 8 on unclipped programme
- recommended cable impedance: 0.1
- Dimensions:
- Height: 249mm (9.8 in)
- Width: 387mm (15.25 in)
- Depth: 186mm (7.3 in)
- Net weight: 5.2kg (11.5 lb)
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