Yamaha NS-2HX, NS-C5HX manual Facts, Features & Benefits, Light, Stiff, White Spruce Diaphragms for

FACTS, FEATURES & BENEFITS

Light, Stiff, White Spruce Diaphragms for	conventional round voice coils, significantly
Midrange & Woofer Drivers	improving the efficiency with which they convert
Yamaha's White Spruce Diaphragm (WSD) material	magnetic flux to motion. In addition, aluminum
emerged from an intensive search for a light, tough	diecast frames with flexural strength three to five
diaphragm material that would help us achieve the	times higher than that of normal metal plate or
three elements of ideal home theater sound.	plastic frames further enhance performance..
The pulp material used for the WSD is
manufactured almost entirely from long fibers of	Advanced Suspension System and Spider
Canadian evergreen white spruce, the world's	An advanced suspension system and spider are
lightest single-sheet diaphragm material. With a	used in the HX Series to guarantee dynamic linearity
Young’s coefficient* equal to that of metal, WSD	and reduce unwanted vibration.

material offers both exceptional toughness and lightness.

An exclusive Yamaha process	NS-8HX White Spruce Diaphragm (WSD) Midrange Driver Construction
accounts for the distinctive white color of	White Spruce Diaphragm (WSD) Cone			Surround (Rolled Edge)
WSD material. It was selected for use on
		Dust Cap
the HX Series to reflect the performance
heritage of the Yamaha NS-10M, a long-
selling model that has been popular as a
studio monitor for over 20 years.
* The ratio of stretching force per unit of
cross-sectional area to elongation per	Spider					Aluminum Diecast
						Frame
unit of length.
					Edge-Wound
	Top Plate				Rectangular Voice Coil
Edge-Wound Rectangular Voice Coils					Main Magnet (Ferrite,
with Aluminum Diecast Frames					10,300 Gauss)
	Shielding Yoke
These two high-quality components are
now used in only a few luxury units. The
		Bottom Yoke
edge-wound rectangular voice coils have
			Shielding Magnet
a wire moment 20% higher than

NS-8HX White Spruce Diaphragm (WSD) Woofer Construction

White Spruce Diaphragm (WSD) Cone

Surround (Rolled Edge)

Spider (Advanced		Aluminum Diecast Frame
Suspension System)
Top Plate	Edge-Wound Rectangular Voice Coil
Bottom Yoke	Main Magnet (Ferrite, 10,200 Gauss)
Shielding Yoke	Shielding Magnet

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