Monitor Audio Silver 1, Silver 2, Silver 6, Silver 8, Silver 10 User Manual

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Silver 1 Silver 2 Silver 6 Silver 8 Silver 10 Silver Center Silver FX

If you love fabulous sound and design, get ready for a blissful

Pur e Silv er

New D rivers

Silver W12

Specifications

experience. From each of eight new Silver Series models you’ll

enjoy a unity of form and function that is as precise as it is

compelling; the product of over forty years of speaker development,

invested with our love for accurate audio, imbued with our belief in

design perfection.

Super-slender and nished in a choice of Rosenut, Walnut, Natural

Oak, and Black Oak real-wood veneers - and in devastatingly

chic gloss black and white - the new Silver range is a beguiling

force of nature and state-of-the-art loudspeaker design, made to

re-energise entertainment in your home.

Features introduced by our prestigious Platinum and Gold series

speakers have been enhanced, and recent innovations in driver

engineering incorporated across an extended new range, which

includes two stand mount models: Silver 1 and 2; three oor

speakers: Silver 6, 8, 10; and dedicated centre, ‘FX’ surround and

active subwoofer models. While Silver 1, 2, 6, centre and FX retain

the form factor of their predecessors, the Silver 8 becomes a full

three way design, and new to the Silver genre, the Silver 10 tower

offers an up-scaled oor-standing format, featuring twin 8” bass

drivers for a deeper more dynamic and consistent response in

larger rooms.

Unlike conventional driver cones, the new bass and mid-

range drivers take the form of a continuous uninterrupted dish.

Strengthened by a uniquely dimpled surface, their greater area

radiates more sound, and driven by a larger voice coil and motor,

delivers greater efciency and a cleaner more accurate response.

Silver 8 and 10 models feature a newly developed, low distortion

4” mid-range driver, operating in its own optimised enclosure to

expose visceral levels of detail where your sense of hearing is

most acute.

Inspired engineering has also produced the Silver tweeter. Silver’s

new 25mm C-CAM tweeter design vents internally around the

outside of the magnet system into a large rear-loading chamber,

releasing pressure at the back of the tweeter while producing

much lower resonance and better overall damping. You’ll

experience a wider, more accurate and extended frequency

response for greater harmonic authenticity and a smoother more

natural handover with the mid/bass driver.

System Format

Frequency Response

Sensitivity (1W@1M)

Nominal Impedance

Power Handling Single

(RMS)

Recommended Amp.

Requirements

2-way 2-way 2

45Hz - 35kHz 40Hz - 35kHz 35Hz - 35kHz 32Hz - 35kHz 30Hz - 35kHz 45Hz - 35kHz 60Hz - 35kHz

87dB 88dB 90dB 90dB 90dB 90dB 87dB

8 Ohms 8 Ohms 8 Ohms 4 Ohms 4 Ohms 8 Ohms 8 Ohms

100W 120W 150W 200W 250W 150W 85W

40-100 W 40-120 W 60-150W 80-200W 80-200W 60-150W 40-85W

1/2

way 3-way 3-way 2-way (M-T-M) 2-way

Maximum SPL (dBA) 110.8 (pair) 112.6 (pair) 115.5 (pair) 116.8 (pair) 117.8 (pair) 112.5 110.1 (pair)

Dual Chamber Bass

Bass Alignment

Bass reex.

HiVe port system

Bass reex.

HiVe port system

reex with differential

tuning. Twin HiVe

Bass reex. Twin

HiVe port system

Bass reex. Twin

HiVe port system

Sealed Cabinet Sealed Cabinet

port system

Crossover Frequency 3.0 KHz 2.0KHz

1 x 6” RST®

Drive Unit Complement

bass/mid driver

1 x 1” (25 mm) gold

dome C-CAM® tweeter

bass/mid driver

1 x 1” (25 mm) gold

dome C-CAM tweeter

1 x 8” RST

L.F: 700Hz

M.F/ H.F: 2.7kHz

1 x 6” RST bass driver

1 x 6” RST

bass/mid driver

1 x 1” (25 mm) gold

dome C-CAM tweeter

L.F/ M.F: 500Hz

M.F/ H.F: 2.7kHz

2x 6” RST bass driver

1 x 4” RST

mid-range driver

1 x 1” (25 mm) gold

dome C-CAM tweeter

L.F/ M.F: 550Hz

M.F/ H.F: 2.7kHz

2x 8” RST bass driver

1 x 4” RST

mid-range driver

1 x 1” (25 mm) gold

dome C-CAM tweeter

2.6kHz 2.2kHz

2 x 6” RST

bass/mid driver

1 x 1” (25 mm) gold

dome C-CAM tweeter

1 x 6” RST

bass/mid driver

2 x 1” (25 mm) gold

dome C-CAM tweeter

Cabinet dimensions

(Excluding grille,

terminals & plinth)

312 x 185 x 240mm

5/16

x 7

x 9

7/16

375 x 230 x 300mm

3/4

In.

x 9

13/16

In.

885 x 185 x 240mm

13/16

5/16

x 7

x 9

1/16

x 11

1000 x 185 x 300mm

7/16

In.

3/8

5/16

x 7

x 11

13/16

In.

1050 x 230 x 300mm

5/16

1/16

x 9

x 11

13/16

In.

185 x 500 x 200mm

5/16

11/16

x 19

x 7

7/8

250 x 311 x 130mm

13/16

In.

x 12

1/4

(H x W x D)

External dimensions

(Including

terminals) (H x W x D)

External dimensions

(Including grille &

terminals) (H x W x D)

External dimensions

(Including plinth &

feet) (H x W x D)

312 x 185 x 263mm

5/16

x 7

312 x 185 x 275mm

5/16

x 7

3/8

x 10

5/16

13/16

x 10

N/A N/A

375 x 230 x 323mm

3/4

In.

x 9

375 x 230 x 335mm

3/4

In.

x 9

11/16

3/16

In.

885 x 185 x 263mm

13/16

5/16

x 7

x 10

885 x 185 x 275mm

13/16

5/16

x 7

x 10

936 x 245 x 300mm

7/8

5/8

x 9

x 11

1/16

x 12

1/16

x 13

13/16

13/1 6

3/8

In.

1000 x 185 x 323mm

3/8

5/16

x 7

x 9

11/16

x 12

In.

3/16

x 13

5/8

3/16

x 14

In.

x 7

1000 x 185 x 335mm

3/8

1021 x 245 x 360mm

3/16

1050 x 230 x 323mm

5/16

1/16

x 9

x 11

11/16

x 12

In.

1/16

3/16

x 13

In.

7/16

3/16

x 14

In.

1050 x 230 x 335mm

5/16

1071 x 290 x 360mm

3/16

185 x 500 x 223mm

5/16

11/16

x 8

x 9

3/4

1/4

x 19

185 x 500 x 235mm

5/16

x 19

N/A N/A

250 x 311 x 130mm

13/16

In.

250 x 311 x 143mm

13/16

In.

x 12

1/4

Weight (each) 6.95kg (15lb 4oz) 9.7kg (21lb 6oz) 16.5kg (40lb 8oz) 23.33kg (51lb 6oz) 26.03kg (57lb 4oz) 9.6kg (21lb 2oz) 5.1kg (11lb 4oz)

x 5

1/8

In.

1/8

In.

5/8

In.

Low Frequency Response 20Hz (Typical IEC room)

Upper Frequency Limit 40 - 120 Hz Variable

Low pass lter alignment Active 4th order 24db/octave

Amplier Power Output 500 Watts Continuous

Amplier Classication Class-D amplier with Switch mode power supply (SMPSU)

Bass EQ Proles 1: Movie, 2: Music, 3: Impact

Phase Control 0 & 180 degrees

Auto Sensing Line Level >2mV

Input Level Requirements Standby after 20 minutes if no signal sensed

Driver compliment 1 x 12” C-CAM® sub-woofer driver featuring triple suspension and 3” long throw voice coil

12v Trigger Input 5 - 12v via 3.5mm mono mini-jack socket

Cabinet Dimensions (Excluding grille and amp) (H x W x D) 340 x 340 x 380mm 13

Dimensions (including grille, amp & feet) (H x W x D) 370 x 340 x 410mm 14

Mains input voltage 110 - 120 Vac / 220 - 240 Vac 50/60Hz (Electronically Auto selected)

Power Consumption 400 Watts / 0.5 Watts in Standby (ErP approved)

Weight (unpacked) 20.1Kg (44lb 4oz)

3/8

x 13

9/16

x 13

3/8

x 14

3/8

x 16

15/16

In.

1/8

In.

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The discreetly proled angled bafe design of the new Silver FX surround speaker incorporates a single

Silver 1

Silver 6

Silver 10

Si lver 2

Silver 8

The Enduring Power of Superior Design

Silver W12

Silver FX

Silver CENTRE

front-mounted 6” C-CAM RST bass/mid driver and twin side-mounted C-CAM tweeters. It can be ush-

mounted on side or rear walls and its dispersion characteristics changed at the ick of a switch for di-pole

or bi-pole operation.

The new Silver W12 active subwoofer features a 500 watt DSP controlled amplier and a front-ring 12”

C-CAM driver in a sealed box design for easy installation and EQ. A proprietary APC (Automatic Position

Correction) system uses a microphone and test tones to identify detrimental room modes and correct

frequency response for the room and position automatically.

The compact Silver Centre features twin 6” C-CAM RST bass/mid-range drivers in a familiar

M-T-M array. It’s been tuned to match the tonal character of its Silver range mates for a seamless

front sound stage in multi-channel applications.

From our agship Platinum speakers, HiVe port technology is

incorporated on all but Centre, FX and W12 subwoofer models

to accelerate air ow and reduce turbulence for clean powerful

bass and superior transient response. Silver Series crossovers

dovetail individual driver response with absolute precision while

maintaining the best possible signal integrity.

Beneath the precise craftsmanship of Silver’s slender, luxuriously

nished cabinets, single bolt-through driver xings act to brace

the structure while eliminating the need for conventional driver

xings for a cleaner more elegant styling – especially in tandem

with Silver’s ‘invisible’ magnetic grille location. Not only do the

innovative through-bolts contribute to a more sophisticated

cabinet appearance, they decouple the driver and front bafe

as well, removing a further source of resonance.

The super compact new Silver 1

features a single 6” C-CAM

range driver featuring dimpled RST

cone technology in a classic two-way

monitor conguration. Size-defying

high output and dynamic delivery make

the Silver 1 the ideal choice for small to

medium rooms in two-channel stereo

or multi-channel cinema systems.

bass/mid-

The Silver 2 features a powerful 8”

C-CAM RST bass/mid driver in a

compact two-way stand mount design.

Higher overall efciency and driver size

deliver excellent dynamic headroom

with the extended bass normally

associated with oor-standing models.

The Silver 6 incorporates a 6” C-CAM

RST bass driver and 6” C-CAM RST

bass/mid driver in a 2.5 way system

conguration. Excellent dynamics

combined with a naturally rhythmic

sonic character and tight, controlled

bass make the Silver 6 an outstanding

communicator of music and lm audio

in medium to large rooms.

The Silver 8 has a new three-way

design featuring Silver’s 4” C-CAM

RST mid-range driver anked by long-

throw C-CAM RST 6” bass drivers.

Introduced for Silver, this specialised

conguration is optimised for greater

accuracy over a critical frequency band

to deliver superb midrange focus and

precision as well as extended bass.

Silver 10 is a completely new model introduction, comprising a three-way

conguration in a large oor-standing tower system. For Silver 10, the 4” C-CAM RST mid-range driver is anked by 8” C-CAM RST long-throw bass drivers. The acoustic

design is similar to the Silver 8 but the enhanced driver size means that the 10 is equipped to energise the largest of rooms with naturally explicit wideband audio.