Behind
with Chief Designer,
the Design
Bill Dudleston
The two 12" subs, front and bottom loaded are hefty dual voice-coil units
with aluminum cones and 30 lb. motor structures. The two 12" passives
are on the rear of the cabinets and utilize a patented dual symmetric
suspension and a damped diaphragm with 4" peak to peak travel.
Much like a directional microphone the VALOR's output is carefully shaped
into a cardioid pattern to reduce early reflections to side and rear. This
sculpting occurs as two of the 14" dipolar 'open air' drivers acoustically
combine with a third closed back driver. The central 14" is a coaxial from
Italy where a 2" polyester/titanium HF driver sets in a precision machined
aluminum throat that aligns output within the 3.5" voice coil of the woofer.
Placement is dead center of the triple 14" driver array where a horizontal
bridge with a central lens splays a pair of 4" AMT super tweeters. The
drivers' output angles trade off intensity to maintain uniform output with
varying listener positions.
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