Wharfedale opus - Manual

5 opus Setting Up the Opus Series Safely unpacking Check you have Loudspeaker preparation Positioning stereo Hi-fi speakers Connecting stereo Hi-fi speakers Positioning AV speakers Connecting AV speakers Setting up AV systems Looking after your loudspeakers

7 opus CHECK Y OU HA VE Opus 1, 2, 3 Opus Tri-Centre Opus Tri-Surround User Pack User Pack User Pack Accessories: • 4 Gloves• Long spike set (4)• Soft floor spike seats• Foam pad (4)• Bi-wire Links (4) Accessories: • 2 Gloves• Rubber Feet• Bi-wire Links Accessories: • 2 Gloves• Rubber Feet

8 LOUDSPEAKER PREP ARA TION opus OPUS 1, 2 & 3 SPIKES Your floor standing Opus speakers are delivered with the plinth and spikes already fitted. Levelling/seating the speaker is best achieved by adjusting either of the rearspikes until the speaker is stable without rocking. Release the top knob,...

opus 9 POSITIONING FRONT SPEAKERS Angle speakers inward by 5º to 30º for aclearer, more tuneful mid range. 5 º - 3 0º 1 5 º - 4 0 º If the loudspeakers are placed too close to the walls the bass will increase but may beboomy and indistinct. If the loudspeakers are placed further away from the walls,...

1 0 CONNECTING HIFI SPEAKERS Single wired a single amplifier, tri-link bar is fitted Tri or Bi-wired – a single amplifier, with separate wiresto drive the bass/mid unit and the treble unit.Additional links are supplied to allow Bi-wiring. Tri or Bi-amplified – two or three amplifiers. One driveseach...

1 1 opus POSITIONING A V SPEAKERS THE HOME THEATRE ENVIRONMENT Front and Effects Channels The front loudspeakers are placed on either side of the television screen, 2 to 3 metres apart. The speakersshould be angled slightly so they are aimed towards the listeners.As the rear surround channels are th...

1 2 opus Subwoofer As the ear is unable to detect the direction from which deep bass originates, thisallows you freedom to position a subwoofer according to the level of bass required.Placing the subwoofer near a corner or particularly close to a wall will boost the bassbut may impair clarity.The pe...

opus 1 3 Setting Loudspeaker Sizes Many digital AV Processors require you to specify the size of speakers in all channels. These are usually‘Large or small’. For Opus set the front speakers to ‘large’, set the centre to ‘large’ and the surrounds tosmall. The subwoofer then will reproduce only the LF...

opus 1 4 Delay Settings Many AV processors feature delay settings. The purpose of delay is to enable surround and dialogueinformation to arrive at the listener’s ears at the same time as the front channels, even when the listen-ing seat is in a non-ideal position. On some processors, this can be ach...

1 5 opus Do not open the speakers; there areno user serviceable parts inside. Avoid getting any liquid behind the grille. LOOKING AFTER Y OUR LOUDSPEAKER Remove marks from the cabinet and polish itwith a soft, slightly damp cloth.

1 6 For technical support, servicing or product queries and information please contact eitheryour local retailer or the offices below. TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION UK Wharfedale International Ltd. IAG House, Sovereign Court, Ermine Business Park, Huntingdon. PE29 6XU England Tel : +44 (0) 1480 ...

opus 1 8 The OPUS is a new series of loudspeakers. They are large format loudspeakers, utilising multi-ple drive units.The loudspeaker meets the demands of the most discerning audiophile. These 3 way loudspeakers exhibit exceptional performance characteristics based upon the fol-lowing concepts. Ver...

opus 1 9 THE DRIVE UNITS THE BASS DRIVERS The bass driver(s) incorporates a new design of cone utilising our own new bi-carbon weave process.Carbon fibre has immense longitudinal strength and is used in many structures where high strengthand light weight are key attributes. Carbon fibre can be found...

opus 2 1 SPECIFICATIONS Transducer Complement Cone Bass driver Soft Dome Mid-Range Soft Dome Tweeter Nominal impedance Impedance variation (ohms) Frequency response +/- 3dB Low frequency limit -10dB Upper frequency limit -10dB SPL 1W @ 1m Distortion 20 – 600Hz 100dB@1m 600 – 50kHz Power Handling Con...

opus 2 4 Part number Dome material & size Coil size & type Magnet d1 x d2 x h Magnet weight SPL 1w @ 1m Fs Frequency range -3dB Distortion at 100dB @ 1m 0719 & 0723 75mm textile 75mm aluminium 70 x 32 x 15 248gm 93dB 500Hz 400Hz–5kHz typically < 1% MIDRANGE SPECIFICATIONS Part number ...

opus 2 6 QUALITY MANAGEMENT Your Opus loudspeakers have been constructed to the highest standards of quality throughout. The acoustic components and the whole system have been manufactured to very tight tolerances of +/- 1 decibel of sound pressure level for each driver throughout the operationrange...