Bowers and Wilkins DS-8-S Brochure

DS8S

Accommodating surround channels in the home usually involves

mounting a speaker to the side or to the rear of the listening room. In

larger 6- or 7-channel systems, it may even involve both. In order to

maximise the quality of each location, the DS8S has been designed

to operate as either a monopole or dipole design. For use at the

side of a room, the diffuse dipole mode gives a more cinematic feel,

yet at the rear of a room, the direct monopole mode gives better

directional information.

In monopole mode, the DS8S is a 2-way system, using a 180mm

(7 in) Kevlar® cone bass / midrange driver and 25mm (1 in) tube-

loaded aluminium dome tweeter mounted on the front of the

cabinet. In dipole mode, the front tweeter is switched off and the

side ring midrange and tweeter units come into play. The system is

then a

3-way, with the front main driver acting only as a bass unit.

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B&W Group Ltd
Dale Road
Worthing West Sussex
BN11 2BH England

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

-6dB at 45Hz and 50kHz (monopole)

-6dB at 45Hz and 18kHz (dipole)

60Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis (mono­pole mode)
60Hz - 15kHz ±3dB power averaged over front
hemisphere (dipole mode)

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Switching between the two modes can be done manually, using a

switch on the front of the speaker, or, more conveniently, by means

of a 12V trigger.

Designed and balanced for mounting on-wall, the DS8S is provided

with three keyhole plates on the back panel for easy tting.

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89dB spl (2.83V, 1m)

8Ω (minimum 4.4Ω)

H 360mm W 622mm D 205mm
H 14.2” W 24.5” D 8.1”

15 kg / 33 lbs.

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