Bg Radia Series R-800 User manual

Architectural Loudspeaker
THE RADIA SERIES planar technology
R-800
T h e P o w e r o f C l a r i t y
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The new Radia R-800 by BG represents the finest technology ever created in
an architectural loudspeaker. Consistent with the BG legacy of a true line source, the
R-800 creates new benchmarks in sensitivity, output and accuracy with performance that
rivals the finest freestanding loudspeakers. Ideally suited for either lifelike home theater
or critical music listening, the R-800 is as elegant in appearance as it is awesome in sonic
fidelity. When paired with the new Radia R-400C Center Channel and/or R-88 In-Wall
Subwoofer, the result is an overall experience that must be heard to be believed.
At the heart of the R-800 is BG’s all new Neo10 – a 10” x 5” Planar Ribbon Midrange Driver
based on the company’s proprietary and patented technology. Significantly larger in size
than other BG ribbons, the Neo10 sets new standards for sensitivity, output, power handling
and accuracy. In fact, the driver’s size allows it to move substantial amounts of air while
keeping diaphragm excursion at relatively low levels. Controlled excursion translates into
lower distortion and higher sensitivity while providing amazing clarity and linear response.
Completing the system is the R-800’s impressive low frequency section, comprised of dual
8” long-throw woofers and a dedicated dual-channel amplifier (BGA-2500) incorporating
high performance technology. The woofers, located at the top and bottom of a machined
aluminum front baffle, feature a unique dual-gap motor structure that provides superior
linearity and low frequency accuracy over conventional designs. This results in significantly
lower distortion, wider dynamics and greatly improved performance. The combination
of the BGA-2500 Amplifier and twin woofers delivers low frequency performance not
previously achieved inside of a wall.
› Cutting edge Proprietary Neo10 Planar Ribbon Midrange Driver
› Flexible placement Line Source acoustically coupled array with controlled vertical,
wide horizontal dispersion
› Awesome Bass Unique dual-gap, long-throw woofer technology for high output,
linear response and low distortion

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Architectural Loudspeaker
THE RADIA SERIES
planar technology
R-800
The Radia R-800 system is comprised of two R-800 loudspeakers
›GENERAL PARAMETERS:
S y s t e m t y p e Three-way discrete line array in-wall system with active woofer section
System dimensions
(HxWx Installed grille H) 81 7/16” x 11 5/8” x 1 1/4” (206.8 x 29.4 x 3.1 cm)
W e i g h t 64 lbs. (29 kg)
Wall cut-out size, HxW 78 1/2”x 10 3/8” (199.4 cm x 26.4 cm)
›LF WOOFER SECTION:
Driver complement 2 x 8”dual-gap long-throw woofers in controlled directivity array conguration
Frequency response 20 Hz – 250 Hz (-6 dB, half space)
Nominal impedance 4 ohms
›PLANAR RIBBON ARRAY:
Driver configuration Uniformly driven 6 - Neo10 Planar Midrange Panels in a vertical array
Uniformly driven 16 - Neo3PDR Planar Ribbon Tweeters in a vertical array
C r o s s o v e r 250 Hz, 1.5 kHz, Linkwitz-Riley second order in acoustical domain
Frequency response1250 Hz - 20 kHz (-6 dB, half space)
Sensitivity193 dB/2.83 V/1m
R a t e d i m p e d a n c e 4 ohms (2 kHz - 20kHz), 40 ohms (250 Hz - 2 kHz)
Power handling 500 W RMS
›BGA-2500 AMPLIFIER:
R a t e d p o w e r 2 x 500 W RMS
S / N r a t i o (20 Hz - 20 kHz) > 95 dB
THD+N (500 W, 20 Hz - 1 kHz) < 1%
Input impedance 20 k Ω
I n p u t l e v e l f o r
r a t e d p o w e r 1000 mV
Signal connections Two line-level RCA inputs, two line-level RCA outputs (pass through)
Two pairs of high-level speaker outputs (5-way binding posts)
C o n t r o l s Power Auto/On, Level
Phase 0 - 180ocontinuous
C r o s s o v e r Variable 40 Hz - 150 Hz/xed 250 Hz
Dimensions 3.95”x 16.9”x 14.7”(100 x 430 x 374 mm)
W e i g h t 17.5 lbs (8 kg)
W a r r a n t y 2Lifetime warranty on R-800. Five years on BGA-2500.
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2. Please see BG warranty for complete details
and one BGA-2500 amplifier. It is currently available through BG’s authorized
custom retailers and integrators.
1. Measured @ 3m (10’), ground plane and referenced to 1m free-eld equivalent