Bowers & Wilkins owner manual DS8S Scms

DS8S SCMS

Technical features Tube-loaded aluminium dome tweeter Kevlar® brand fibre cone bass / midrange Matrix™ cabinet

Bracket for on-wall mounting included

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

Drive units 3x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency 2x ø100mm (4 in) woven Kevlar® cone midrange

1x ø180mm (7 in) woven Kevlar® cone bass / midrange

Frequency range -6dB at 45Hz and 50kHz (monopole mode) -6dB at 45Hz and 18kHz (dipole mode)

Frequency response 60Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis

(monopole mode)

60Hz - 15kHz ±3dB power averaged over front hemisphere (dipole mode)

Tube-loaed aluminium dome weeter

Kevlar® brand fibre cone bass / midrange

Matrix™ cabinet

Flowport™

Adjustable bracket for on-wall mounting included

2-way vented-box system

1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency

1x ø165mm (6.5 in) woven Kevlar® cone bass / midrange

-6dB at 48Hz and 50kHz

60Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis

Dispersion Monopole mode: within 2dB of reference response

Horizontal:	over 40º	arc
Vertical:	over 10º	arc

Dipole mode: horizontal figure of eight

Effective null zone ±30º (250Hz - 15kHz)

Within 2dB of reference response

Horizontal:	over 60º	arc
Vertical:	over 10º	arc

Sensitivity 89dB spl (2.83V, 1m)

Harmonic distortion 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <1%120Hz - 22kHz

<0.5% 150Hz - 20kHz

Nominal impedance 8￿ (minimum 4.4￿)

Crossover frequency 4kHz (monopole mode) 250Hz & 4kHz (dipole mode)

Recommended 25W - 120W into 8￿ on unclipped programme amplifier power

Max. recommended 0.1￿ cable impedance

Dimensions Height:	360mm (14.2 in)
Width:	622mm	(24.5 in)
Depth:	205mm	(8.1 in)

Net Weight 15kg (33 lb)

88dB spl (2.83V, 1m)

2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m) <1% 100Hz - 22kHz

<0.5% 150Hz - 20kHz

8￿ (minimum 4.7￿)

4kHz

50W - 120W into 8￿ on unclipped programme

0.1￿

Height:	399mm (15.7 in)
Width:	373mm	(14.7 in)
Depth:	219mm	(8.6 in) not indluding wall bracket

8.5kg (19 lb)

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