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Airedale Broch 23/08/05 8:24 AM Page 1 Airedale Heritage

Airedale Broch The Airedale by Wharfedale Our Head of Engineering, Steve Hewlett has been charged with creating an enduring statement piece – a loudspeaker which sets an absolute standard in music reproduction. They follow the finest traditions of artistic craftsmanship and represent both the contemporary and the traditional. Uncompromising in design, and completely hand-built, Airedale speakers are engineered using the finest materials available. Each and every drive unit and component are bespoke designed, then measured and calibrated within 0.5dB of a reference standard. Whichever model...

Airedale Broch Recreating the Airedale Wharfedale was founded in 1932, by Gilbert Briggs. During the brand’s early years, it became known for producing some of the finest loudspeakers in the world. During this time, the finest of these was the ‘Airedale’ – a large, chambered hexagonal enclosure with Alnico magnets and the famous upward firing ‘ambience tweeter’. Now, Head of Engineering, Steve Hewlett has created a masterpiece – a large format loudspeaker, once again worthy of the Airedale name. Retaining much of the original design philosophy, the Airedale Heritage faithfully follows the...

Airedale Broch Attention to detail As a statement loudspeaker, we ensure the very highest standards of manufacture and performance are maintained for all Airedale models. To this end, each individual drive unit is tested and certified by an engineer. Each completed loudspeaker is subjected to a rigorous testing procedure, the results of which have to be approved by Head of Engineering, Steve Hewlett. Each pair of speakers is supplied with full certification and individual frequency response graphs for each drive unit - so that perfect replicas can be created should anything happen in the...

Airedale Broch Acoustic Theory The design philosophy of the Airedale models follows traditional audiophile principles. Each drive unit is meticulously engineered for rigorous use, but under normal conditions operates with around ten percent of capacity. Each driver is only asked to reproduce a fraction of the frequency response it is capable of. In particular, the dome midrange covers the entire vocal spectrum with an unbroken response - critical for a realistic, natural sound. The tweeter operates only at frequency extremes, whilst the ‘ambient’ tweeter of the Airedale Heritage enhances...

Airedale Broch Driver Technology. The Bass driver has been engineered around a new design of cone. By sandwiching glass and carbon fibres together the cone has been made incredibly rigid. With the rim of the cone also being stiffened, energy losses in the cone transfer mechanism are extremely low. The Chassis on the drive units is of an open design; where narrow legs and the largest openings are cleverly used to minimise back reflections. Driver Technology. The performance of the driver is enhanced through mechanical damping using a dual spider configuration, aswell as a high performance,...

Airedale Broch Airedale Heritage System Specifications Transducer Complement Bass driver Bass/Mid Mid-range Tweeter Super tweeter Nominal impedance Impedance variation Frequency response +/- 3dB Useable low frequency limit -3dB Low frequency limit -10dB Upper frequency limit -10dB SPL 1W@1m Distortion 20 – 600Hz 600 – 50kHz Power Handling Continuous weighted white noise Peak Max peak spl Nominal coverage horizontal Nominal coverage vertical Enclosure type bass/mid Volumes bass/mid System Fb Crossover frequencies Construction material Finish Shape Hard Oiled & Waxed Walnut Veneer 5º angled...

Airedale Broch The Airedale Neo, whilst the smaller of the two models, retains all of the hallmarks of craftsmanship of its bigger brother. Airedale Neo System Specifications Transducer Complement Bass driver Mid-range Tweeter Nominal impedance Impedance variation Frequency response +/- 3dB Useable low frequency limit -3dB Low frequency limit -10dB Upper frequency limit -10dB SPL 1W@1m Distortion 20 – 600Hz 600 – 50kHz Power Handling Continuous weighted white noise Peak Max peak spl Nominal coverage horizontal Nominal coverage vertical Enclosure type bass/mid Volumes bass/mid System Fb...

Airedale Broch The information in this brochure is subject to IAG House, Sovereign Court, Ermine Business Park, Huntingdon, PE29 6XU, England. Tel: +44 (0) 1480 447700 Fax: +44 (0) 1480 431767 www.wharfedale.co.uk change without notice. All rights to the mentioned trademarks reside with their respective companies. All rights reserved. ©2004 Wharfedale International Ltd. Wharfedale is a member of the International Audio Group CODE: WD.ADH.9.4.2005