Wharfedale Jade C2 Black Oak 3-Way Center Channel Speaker

Wharfedale Jade C2 Black Oak 3-Way Center Channel Speaker

Engineered to offer something beyond the ordinary and to be considered an exceptional music reproduction instrument, each Wharfedale loudspeaker must meet a number of exacting standards. Jade is the newest audiophile class speaker design from Wharfedale that incorporates the latest improvements in loudspeaker technology and production from Wharfedale?s in-house design. Computer-aided modelling and precision tooling is used to produce the highest levels of performance of our loudspeakers to ensure they can provide its owners a lifetime of indulgence.

• 1" Tweeter, 3" Midrange, 6.5" Woofer, (4) 5" Woofers
• Frequency Response: 55Hz ? 24kHz
• Crossover Frequency: 240Hz, 810Hz, 3.3kHz

Description

Available in natural wood veneer and piano gloss finish, the Jade series improves on Wharfedale?s famous multi-braced MDF curved cabinet construction by incorporating the latest material technology developed by its engineers. It is also equipped with new bass and midrange drive units engineered with a specially designed cone material which combines the responsiveness of glass and carbon fibre materials with a self-damping woven matrix. As a result, every detail from the analogue or digital music source can be heard, from the loudest transient to the micro-harmonics of individual instruments, with crystal clear clarity ? the essence of Wharfedale Jade.

Technologies
Crystalam ? a laminated material formed from a series of critically specified natural wood elements and composites, formulated to reduce panel vibration and acoustic leakage to below audibility.

Acufiber ? an advanced cone material that combines the responsiveness of glass and carbon fibre materials with a self-damping woven matrix. It features a moulded pattern which automatically breaks up standing waves in the cone to further reduce colouration and distortion, enabling the cone to behave closer to the theoretical acoustic ?piston? without the high ?Q? resonances experienced by formed metal cones.

Phase Linear Crossover ? In order to achieve seamless integration between drive units, the crossover has to be phase linear - that the ear should not hear any discontinuity while each drive units hands over sonic delivery to the next resulting to a cohesive, natural sound. The speaker system is first measured in Wharfedale?s new anechoic chamber and the mechanical properties of the drive units are characterized by the Kippel system. Afterwards each characteristic is then imported into the crossover modeling software where Wharfedale engineers then model the desired performance. Each prototype crossover is then evaluated in our listening rooms and optimised by ear using a wide range of musical styles. From that experience the crossover is once again simulated on the computer and any wrinkle in the performance is ironed out. This process is repeated many times until the perfect performance is reached.