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RW Subwoofers
Approaching RSW performance at lower prices and
with smaller cabinets, the new Reference Series RW
subwoofers retain critical performance features, such
as Cerametallic cone drivers, high-power amplifiers,
and solidly constructed enclosures. But instead of
passive radiators, they incorporate Klipsch’s exclusive
Corner Port™ technology.
The Corner Port angles diagonally across the interior
of the box, allowing the port tube to be as long as
possible without curves or folds to minimize
turbulence-induced noise and distortion. It also allows
the enclosure to be tuned to a lower frequency, which
yields deeper bass from smaller cabinets with minimal
amplifier equalization, and the port to be made larger,
which reduces distortion and compression. The
Corner Port features a large flange at the port tube’s
internal opening, mirroring the shape of the cabinet’s
internal corner. This reflects the way the Klipschorn
uses corner loading in a room, effectively amplifying
the benefits of the long port tube.
This ingenious system takes better advantage of the
enclosure volume than do conventional porting
techniques, yielding a price/performance breakthrough
that must be experienced to be believed. RW
subwoofers deliver unprecedented low-frequency
extension, power and clarity. Both the driver and the
port radiate from the front of the enclosure, simplifying
installation in cabinets or other restricted spaces, while
side-mounted level controls offer easy access for
adjustments.
RW subwoofers incorporate steep-slope
(24dB/octave) low-pass crossovers with a cutoff
frequency continuously variable from 40 to 120Hz.
The phase control is also continuously variable for
precise fine-tuning of the blend with the main
speakers. Stereo line- and speaker-level inputs are
provided, as well as an LFE-direct input that bypasses
the crossover, to eliminate the double-filtering
interference that can occur when the subwoofer
is used with a surround processor or receiver that
provides its own crossover function.
The RW subwoofers have a high-quality black
woodgrain vinyl finish, and the RW-10 and RW-8
are also available in silver.
Exclusive Klipsch Corner Port technology lengthens
the subwoofer’s port tube and smoothes the airflow
within it, dramatically enhancing bass extension and
output without increasing cabinet size.