Wharfedale Pro VS series User manual

WHARFEDALE PRO
VS SERIES
MULTI-PURPOSE
LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM
DISCOTHEQUES
CLUB SYSTEMS
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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
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The information in this manual is subject to change without notice.
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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 8Ω8Ω8Ω8Ω8Ω4Ω4Ω
PRODUCT DIMS H470 554 405 624 729 578 735
W293 428 428 463 535 465 541
D282 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
LFDRIVER 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 Yes No Ye s Ye s — —
STAND BASS BOX —————YesYes
CONNECTORS IN 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 2 x 1⁄4” jack input

WHARFEDALE PRO SERIES LOUDSPEAKERS
•High Power, High Efficiency
•Wharfedale Pro Built Twin Electro-
Dynamic 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