International Speaker User Manual

Evolution² Evolution²
Evolution²
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Do not open the speakers; there are no
user serviceable parts inside.
Avoid getting any liquid behind the grille.
LOOKING AFTER YOUR LOUDSPEAKER
Remove marks from the cabinet and
polish it with a soft, slightly damp cloth.
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ABOUT YOUR LOUDSPEAKER
The Evolution Signature series is a range of versatile loudspeakers designed for
superlative reproduction in Stereo applications and as the Front loudspeakers in
no-compromise Home Cinema applications where they offer a performance
unsurpassed in their class.
These loudspeakers exhibit exceptional performance characteristics based upon
the following concepts.
Very low distortion across the entire audio band.
Low excursion requirement of the cone drivers.
High flux magnet systems enabling good dynamic response and impulse
control.
Broadband dispersion for excellent stereo image and staging.
Careful attention to component design, operation, integration and acoustics.
THE CABINET
The enclosure of your speaker is finished to a high-quality furniture standard.
Real wood walnut veneers are selected and carefully pattern matched by hand.
Over a period of several days a high quality hard lacquer finish is achieved. This
involves the application of several coatings of lacquers, each being cut and pol-
ished before the next coat is applied. Only through this time-consuming and
skilled technique, can we achieve the deep and lustrous finish that is the char-
acteristic hallmark of Wharfedale premium loudspeakers.
Instead of the usual cuboid shape, Evo loudspeaker cabinets feature a beautiful
curvaceous design, with a special purpose; - to reduce to negligible levels inter-
nal cabinet standing waves and reflections. Skilful engineering in ‘MDF’
(Medium Density Fibre Board), universally known to be one of the best enclo-
sure materials, has resulted in an ideally shaped, very strong, internally multiple
braced, low resonance structure.
Parallel-sided tall boxes promote the creation of unwanted acoustic waveforms
within the box by reflection up and down its length; these both add and subtract
at different frequencies, creating anomalies in the forward response. The multi-
ple curved and braced interior of the Evo cabinet prevents this - the result is a
soundstage of unexampled clarity and precision with pinpoint imaging, even fre-
quency distribution and inherently low coloration.
THE EVOLUTION SIGNATURE SERIES
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