Wharfedale VS series User Manual

WHARFEDALE PRO

VS SERIES

MULTI-PURPOSE

LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM

DISCOTHEQUES

CLUB SYSTEMS

HOUSES OF WORSHIP

RETAIL PREMISES

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WHARFEDALE PRO SERIES LOUDSPEAKERS WHARFEDALE PRO SERIES LOUDSPEAKERS

Wharfedale International Limited, IAG House, Sovereign Court,

Ermine Business Park, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6XU, England

WHARFEDALE website : www.wharfedalepro.com

The information in this manual is subject to change without notice.

Wharfedale is a member of the International Audio Group

911.3.63

Model name VS-10 VS-12 VS-12M VS-15 VS-153 VS-15SB VS-18SB

FREQ RESP +/- 3 DB 60 - 20k 50 - 20k 60 - 20k 50 - 20k 50 - 20k 50 - 400Hz 45 - 400Hz

SENSITIVITY 1W@1M 94dB 96dB 96dB 96dB 96dB 97dB 97dB

NOMINAL COVERAGE HOZ 60º 60º 60º 60º 60º —

NOMINAL COVERAGE VERT 45º 45º 45º 45º 45º —

INPUT POWER (watts)

Continuous 70 125 125 150 180 200 220 Music 140 250 250 300 360 400 440 Peak 280 500 500 600 720 800 880

MAX SPL PEAK 117dB 121dB 121dB 123dB 123dB 123dB 124dB

NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω 4Ω 4Ω

PRODUCT DIMS H 470 554 405 624 729 578 735

W 293 428 428 463 535 465 541

D 282 335 625 350 393 400 400

SHAPE Trap Trap US mon Trap Trap Rectangle Rectangle

WEIGHT NET 7.5kg 12.75kg 12kg 16.15kg 23.75kg 21.55kg 30.2kg

WEIGHT GROSS 23.8kg 32.9kg

LF DRIVER SIZE (mm/ins) 200/10 250/12 250/12 380/15 380/15 380/15 440/18

MAGNET WT 475g 475g 475g 1180g 1180g 1180g 1362g

COIL SIZE 38/1.5 38/1.5 38/1.5 38/1.5 38/1.5 65/2.5 75/3.0

FRAME MATERIAL steel steel steel steel steel steel steel

MID DRIVER SIZE ————6.5” — —

Magnet size 307g Coil size 25.5 Frame material steel

H/F SECTION TYPE Electro/Dynamic Electro/Dynamic Electro/Dynamic Electro/Dynamic Electro/Dynamic — —

SYSTEM BOX FREQUENCY 60Hz 50Hz 45Hz 40Hz 40Hz 40Hz 40Hz

PROTECT TYPE Bulb Bulb Bulb Bulb Bulb — —

OPERATING BAND PASS ————1.8/6kHz 80-350Hz 80-350Hz

FINISH/COLOUR Carpet/Black Carpet/Black Carpet/Black Carpet/Black Carpet/Black Carpet/Black Carpet/Black

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Particle board Particle board Particle board Particle board MDF MDF MDF

HANDLES QTY 2222222

GRILLE Black full Black full Black full Black full Black full Black full Black full

STAND HI MOUNT Yes Ye s N o Ye s Ye s — —

STAND BASS BOX —————YesYes

CONNECTORS IN 2 x

⁄4” jack input 2 x 1⁄4” jack input 2 x 1⁄4” jack input 2 x 1⁄4” jack input 2 x 1⁄4” jack input 2 x 1⁄4” jack input 2 x 1⁄4” jack input

WHARFEDALE PRO SERIES LOUDSPEAKERS

• High Power, High Efficiency

• Wharfedale Pro Built Twin ElectroDynamic Drivers

• Elliptical, Rapid Flare Wave Guide

• Accurate, Low Distortion and Exceptional Sound Quality

• Compact, light weight trapezoidal enclosures, with stacking corners, handles and protective steel grills.

• Full range and complimentary Sub Bass systems

• Reliable, Durable construction

• Stand adaptors

Most importantly the sound quality of the VS series is open and

musical with a remarkable freedom from the grating and grainy

distortion found in many systems using piezo

tweeters.Amplifiers represent a significant investment in the

sound system. Speakers with low efficiency return less of

the power input as sound output. At Wharfedale Pro we

strive to make our speaker systems as efficient as

possible to give you a better return on your

investment in amplification.The high efficiency of

the VS range speaker systems gives greater

sound pressure levels from any power

amplifier, yielding superior headroom,

sound quality and the added bonus of

long term reliability.

VS High Frequency Section:

The VS series features another innovative design exclusive to

Wharfedale Pro. The high frequency section of the VS family

utilizes twin drive electro-dynamic transducers mounted on a

specially designed rapid flare, elliptical wave guide. The

advantages of this combination of components are easily heard

in any of the line of full range EVP systems, as superior output

level and clarity, and most importantly an open, musical and

accurate sound quality.These unique Wharfedale made drivers

are designed from the ground-up for the EVP family and should

not be mistaken for typical off the shelf devices used in all other

competitive products.

VS Low Frequency Section:

The VS series, high efficiency, high power woofers are designed

to deliver sustained, high output levels with a minimum of

power compression.

Power compression is the loss of low frequency output due to

voice coil heating. Power compression is a problem common to

all loudspeakers. Superior designs reduce the negative effects

through their ability to effectively dissipate heat generated in the

voice coil.

The best and most expensive loudspeakers available today are

capable of converting only 2-3% of the Wattage input to them

as acoustic output. This means for 100 Watts input from your

amplifier, only 3 (acoustic)Watts comes out as sound.

The other 97 Wattsare converted to heat! Try touching a typical

100 Watt light bulb and think of how that heat much gets out of

your speaker. At higher impedances the amplifier is less able to

dissipate current into the speaker with an effective loss of

output power.

WHARFEDALE PRO VS SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL SOUND

REINFORCEMENT LOUDSPEAKERS

The VS professional loudspeaker family represents a new

standard in performance and value.All the components of the

VS range are designed and built entirely by Wharfedale

Professional in our own production facilities.

WHARFEDALE PRO SERIES LOUDSPEAKERS

The VS professional loudspeaker family sets a new standard in

performance and value.All the components of the VS range are

designed and built entirely by Wharfedale Professional in our

own production facilities. Superior performance and

consistency are maintained through control of all manufacturing

processes.Built and designed for reliability and road toughness,

the construction of the VS series is light and strong.

Trapezoidalenclosure construction assures optimum low

frequency performance and smoothness with minimum

interference fromstanding waves and box resonances.All

Wharfedale Professional speaker systems are designed for

maximum efficiency and power handling.Coupled to the

Wharfedale Pro elliptical wave guide the combination of these

devices gives exceptionally smooth and uniform coverage in

both the vertical and horizontal planes.

Superior performance and

consistency are maintained

through control of all

manufacturing processes.

Built and designed for

reliability and road

toughness, the construction

of the VS series is light and

strong. Trapezoidal enclosure

construction assures

optimum low frequency

performance and

smoothness with minimum

interference from standing

waves and box resonances.

WHARFEDALE PRO VS SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL SOUND REINFORCEMENT LOUDSPEAKERS