Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Opus2 Wharfedale
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INTR ODUCTION The Opus 2 loudspeaker system is a prem ium qua lity, larg e fo rm at loudspeaker designed f or exceptional accuracy in t he reproduction of recorded music and f ilm.
DESIGN TECHN OL OG Y The Wh ar f edal e desi gn pr inci ple has, since our foundation in 1 932, been one of simple ex ecution and vertical component synergy .
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The most common cr iticism levelled at hi-fi com panies toda y is t hat systems are designed either for home cinema use, or to reproduce stereo music accurately . It is seemingly dif f icult to fi nd a s ys te m t ha t com bi ne s t he best of bot h worl ds wit ho ut compromise to eac h ot her .
A new studi o mon itor quali ty large dom e mid -ra nge d rive unit is us ed o ve r the cruci al midba nd freque nci es, 700 Hz – 4 k Hz. A ke y fea tur e of t his driv er is e xc epti onal ly lo w distortion ov er its enti re worki ng rang e – typ ical ly less than 1% a t a So und Pre ssu re Lev el of 1 00 db at 1 metr e.
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PERFORMANCE BASS Opus ² bass units are of two main typ es . T he smal le st cabi ne ts us e a tr iple laminated cone of glass /carbon/ glass. Smaller cabinets intensify reflections that can pass back t hrough the cone. The special “tri-lam” construction minimises t hese reflections because of its extr eme rigidity .
12 All models feature pr inted circuit boards with large cop per trac ks to ma xim iz e si gn al trans f er and component layouts designed to eliminate inference from any residual str ay magnetic fields. The printed circuit boards are mounted on vibration free mountings.
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It is of ten said that a loudspeaker is the weak est point in any audio system and t his is largely true. It is t he point at which t he electr ical signal is conver ted into compressions and rarefactions wit hin the air that our ears recognise as sound.
16 Opus² -M1: Horizontal Directivity MEASUREMENT AND ANAL Y SIS: Fr eque ncy res pons e plots may tell y ou a lot about what yo u mig ht hear fr om a louds pea ker whe n y ou listen to a spea ke r .
ENGINEERIN G PERFORMANCE The o verall measure of success of a high-end loudspeaker system is to desi gn a lo uds pea ker t ha t is both accurate and natural, ver y low in distor tion, which co vers a wide band-width of frequencies and can pro vide immense pleasure to the listener ov er long periods of time.
18 Opus² - M1 Opus² - M2 Opus² - 1 Opus² - 2 Opus² - 3 Transduc er complement Three Three Three Four Four Bass Driver Cone 1 70mm 200mm 200mm 200mm x 2 250mm x 2 Soft Dome Mid-ran ge 3” 75mm te.
Opus² - M1 Opus² - M2 Opus² - 1 Opus² - 2 Opus² - 3 Transduc er complement Three Three Three Four Four Bass Driver Cone 1 70mm 200mm 200mm 200mm x 2 250mm x 2 Soft Dome Mid-ran ge 3” 75mm texti.
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