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Bracing
Flowport
Unshakable, that's how we like to think
Taking the dimples off a golfball would make
of our speakers. Maximum delivery with
it much harder to hit a hole in one. Dimples
minimum vibration. Inside the cabinets
reduce the turbulence created in the ball's
you will find a system of strategically-
wake and, in identical fashion, B&W's
positioned panels that brace the walls of
Flowport creates tiny surface eddies in the
the speaker. Panel resonances are restrained,
pulse of air that oscillates in and out of the
allowing you to push the volume as high as
cabinet's 'exhaust pipe'. In smoothing the
you want. With this extra stiffening inside the
general airflow, Flowport drastically reduces
speaker, you can enjoy bass with a
the 'chuffing' noises that occur in less
bit more backbone.
sophisticated designs, and extends the
bass delivery. (For less 'boom' in resonant
rooms, foam inserts are available with every
model for plugging the port tubes and
reducing bass energy).
It's not just our large or top-flight
speakers that benefit from the cleaner beat:
we have made Flowport par for the course
throughout the 600 Series 3.
Crossover
Subwoofer Amplifiers
Among the more esoteric pastimes enjoyed
Every 600 Series 3 subwoofer features
at B&W's University of Sound is the auditioning
an amplifier custom tuned to maximise the
of components for the crossover filters.
potential of each individual driver/cabinet
Capacitors, in particular, elicit endless hours
combination and realise true bass extension
of study. Not even the experts there can say
in an easily accommodated package. All
exactly why different brands of nominally
have adjustment to match the subwoofer
identical components affect the quality of the
to the room acoustics and to enable it to
sound or the stereo image. However, there is
blend with a wide variety of other speakers
no doubt that each component leaves its own
in the installation.
audible imprint on the sound.
The most powerful of these amplifiers –
For the 600 Series 3, we have made a
delivering up to 500 watts for the ASW675 –
new selection of capacitors. We won't try and
uses a switch mode power supply and Class D
explain it scientifically – we just know they
configuration for maximum efficiency, ensuring
sound better, adding clarity and openness to
cool and reliable operation. Power factor
audio delivery.
correction maintains a clean mains supply,
avoiding interference with other electronic
components.
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