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Power Rating
Bracket weight (kg)
Programme
Continuous
Peak
Finish
Frequency Range
Sensitivity at 1m
for 2.83v input
Drive Units
Nominal Impedance
Dimensions
(HxWxD)mm
Weight net (kg)
WHARFEDALE SYSTEMS
Huntingdon PE29 6XU United Kingdom
www.wharfedalepro.com
(All specifications subject to change without notice)
2080 SERIES • TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Thankyou for buying Wharfedale 2080 Loudspeaker Units.
2080
50W
100W
200W
Black vinyl with
matching cloth grill
40Hz-20kHz
90dB
200mm Wharfedale Bass Unit
with high temperature voice coil
25mm fabric dome Wharfedale
HF unit with ferrofluid cooling
and re-entrant protection circuit.
8 ohms
274 x 456 x 200
6.5
0.74
2180
50W
100W
200W
Black vinyl with
matching cloth grill
40Hz-20kHz
90dB
200mm Wharfedale Bass Unit
with high temperature voice coil
2 x 25mm fabric dome
Wharfedale HF unit with
ferrofluid cooling and re-entrant
protection circuit.
8 ohms
274 x 456 x 200
6.8
0.74
3180
90W
175W
350W
Black vinyl with
matching cloth grill
40Hz-20kHz
92dB
2 x 200mm Wharfedale Bass
Unit with high temperature
voice coil
2 x 25mm fabric dome
Wharfedale HF unit with
ferrofluid cooling and re-entrant
protection circuit.
4 ohms
270 x 570 x 290
11
1.52
The name ‘WHARFEDALE’ is a registered trademark of Wharfedale International Limited.
Wharfedale has a policy of continuous product development and reserves the right to change specification without notice.
Wharfedale is a member of the International Audio Group.
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2080
WIDE DISPERSION
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER
ENCLOSURE
2080
2180
3180
OPERATING MANUAL
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Unpacking
All Wharfedale Systems products are fully checked before
leaving the factory. After unpacking
please inspect cabinets for any
physical damage. Please retain the
shipping carton if possible and
internal packing material in case the unit needs to be
returned. Please check as soon as possible the unit is
functioning correctly. In the event of any damage please
contact your dealer immediately so that a written claim for
damages can be initiated.
Wharfedale Systems Limited Warranty
In the event of malfunction, contact your authorised Wharfedale
dealer or distributor for information.
More information can be found at www.wharfedalepro.com
2080 SERIES • PROFESSIONAL
The WHARFEDALE Wireless Works was established in
1932 by Gilbert Briggs who soon established a reputation
as one of the most innovative loudspeaker engineers of
his generation. His company was at the leading edge of
an exciting new technology which was dedicated to
bringing the pleasure of music and entertainment into
people’s homes. As the technology advanced Wharfedale
gave many music lovers their first taste of High Fidelity,
mounting a series of live sound demonstrations which
excited the audio world and heralded the birth of the
modern hi-fi loudspeaker.
Today Wharfedale Systems takes the same
uncompromising approach to the design and
manufacturing of every audio product, using high-quality
components and state-of-the-art testing equipment to
ensure consistency and high performance. At Wharfedale
we design and build all of our products and all our drive
units. We control all the variables, so we don’t have to
compromise design goals.
Wharfedale 2080 Series of Professional Sound
Loudspeakers are high quality systems suitable for club
and studio use. They are straightforward to use, reliable in
operation and capable of excellent performance.
Wharfedale 2080 Series of
Professional Sound Loudspeakers
● Reliable design proven over 12 years of world-wide
use design
● Strong wrap-round construction from high grade
particle board
● Unique high powered Wharfedale drive units exclusive to
Wharfedale products
● Internal proprietary designed Wharfedale crossover
incorporating re-entrant overload protection on the
HF units
● Attractive styling suitable for all venues
● Wide, uniform sound dispersion (2180, 3180)
● Wall bracket included
80 Series
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SPEAKER ENCLOSURES MANUAL
Separation
180-360cm
(6-12ft)
Min 30cm
(12")
Min 45cm
(18")
All Wharfedale high performance loudspeaker systems are designed to work well
with the majority of good audio equipment. They are also designed to produce
good quality sound at high levels. If you need technical advice or would like to
confirm their suitability please ask your dealer or write to us at the address shown.
We hope that you will enjoy using and listening to your Wharfedale 2080’s.
Figure 2: Positioning for wall mounting
Separation
180-360cm
(6-12ft)
Min 30cm
(12")
Min 45cm
(18")
Figure 1: Positioning using speaker stands
If you prefer you can wall mount them using suitable rotatable
wall-mounting brackets.
You can mount your 2080s on conventional speaker stands
(see figure 2).
POSITIONING THE 2080
MODELS 2180 AND 3180
WIDE DISPERSION
People who use loudspeakers for public entertainment often put them high up on
walls or near to a ceiling. The result is a dull, unexciting sound with no detail. This
is because the sound absorption of the furnishing and the crowd of people moving
around soaks up the high notes.
Some loudspeaker suppliers get round this problem by using a product with too
much treble, often with painful results. Others try to bounce the sound off the
walls or other reflecting surfaces. They hope that this will make a uniform sound
all over the room. You can not guarantee this. All rooms have different amounts of
sound absorption in different places. You will lose stereo information by spreading
the sound around in this way.
The Wharfedale 2180
and 3180 enables you
to direct the sound to
where the people are.
Conventional
loudspeakers produce
a narrow beam of
sound at high
frequencies. Anyone
moving around in the
room will move in and
out of this beam, and
will find the sound varying in detail. The 2180 and 3180 produces a much wider
area of coverage (figure 1) using techniques pioneered by Wharfedale more than
25 years ago.
Figure 1: Extended coverage of Wharfedale 2180 & 3180
2180 & 3180
NORMAL
SPEAKER
Figure 3: Positioning for wall mounting
POSITIONING THE 2180 OR 3180
GG
BR
GG
BR
GG
BR
Series
Connection
Figure 4
CONNECTIONS AND PHASING
Use twin flex with a rib or coloured stripe to identify the positive wire. The current
rating should be 10 amps minimum. The speakers are fitted with spring
connectors to accept bare wire ends that can be inserted into the holes and
clamped. Be careful to trim away any loose strands to avoid shorting the amplifier
output. Connect the wire with the stripe or rib to the red (or +) terminal for both
amplifier and loudspeaker for each channel.
To test the phasing of a stereo pair of loudspeakers switch the amplifier to mono
if possible and play some music, listening to the bass. If you have wired one
speaker ‘out of phase’ the bass will sound weak and ill-defined. Check your
connections and reverse the connections to one speaker only. Refer to figure 4
below when making multiple loudspeaker connections.
WIRING INSTRUCTIONS
There is a special terminal housing on the back of the 2080 loudspeakers in
which the Green terminals are not connected internally. To connect the
loudspeakers as multiple stereo pairs, as shown in figure 4, proceed as follows:
To place adjacent units in parallel use two link-bars G to B and G to R.
To place adjacent units in series use one link bar G to G.
For normal stereo connection use no links.
If you have wired up more than one stereo pair you will need to check the
phasing of each pair separately.
AVOIDING BURN OUT
It is easy to damage loudspeakers by over-driving. This happens when you turn
the volume control up too far, causing distortion. If that happens, turn down the
volume before you do any damage. It is more likely to happen if using an
amplifier with too small a power rating for the combination of room size and
loudspeakers. There are two remedies:
A. Use a bigger amplifier (but with an output not greater than the
power rating of the speakers).
B. Use more speakers (in series-parallel arrangement, keeping the
resultant impedance 4 to 8 ohms).
Note for each amplifier channel:
2 speakers in parallel = 2 ohms - this is too low.
2 speakers in series = 8 ohms
4 speakers in series-parallel = 4 ohms
Parallel
Connection
Normal Stereo
Connection
The 2080 and 2180 loudspeaker are packed with bracket (a) and the
3180 loudspeakers are packed with bracket (b). This steel bracket
allows the speaker to be fixed at an angle, either in a vertical or
horizontal position. Mounting the bracket vertically and flush to the wall
allows the speaker to be rotated left to right (see figure 2). Mounting the
bracket horizontally and flush to the wall allows upward and downward
tilting of the speaker (see figure 3).
Bracket (a)
2080/2180
Bracket (b)
3180
Figure 3
Figure 2
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