Monitor Audio Silver RX8
Pair of Floor Standing Speakers in High Gloss Black Lacquer
A feat of ergonomic brilliance by our design team has engineered the greater poise and power of a large three-way loudspeaker into the svelte RX8. Its ultra-slim front profile conceals a deeper cabinet, which provides the volume needed for seismic levels of bass from dual 6” bass drivers. A single 6” bass/mid driver delivers naturally vibrant midrange sound, while a newly developed C-CAM® gold dome tweeter smoothly extends high frequency performance to a point way beyond the upper limit of the audible spectrum. Sheer control, open dynamics and wide bandwidth illuminate the sound of the RX8: a very big speaker disguised as a very slender one.
Features
- New C-CAM® tweeter design with damped rear chamber, providing improved clarity and wider operating range for HD audio formats
- Dual 6” C-CAM® bass and bass/ mid-range drivers incorporate RST® technology, for better damping and improved mid-range clarity.
- New cast polymer bass chassis design for better rigidity and lower reflection properties.
- Dual Chamber Bass Reflex.
- HiVe®II port technology for better transient response and tighter bass.
- Single bolt through driver system, for increased overall bracing and rigidity.
- Rigid 19mm MDF construction throughout, employing radial and cross-bracing techniques for high rigidity resulting in low cabinet colouration.
- Floor level terminal location for easy access and neat cable routing
- Invisible magnetic grille fixing provides clean visual styling when used with the grille off.
- Selected premium quality wood veneers or high gloss piano finishes.
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Specifications
- System Format: 3 Way
- Frequency Response: 32Hz - 35kHz
- Sensitivity (1W@1M): 90dB
- Nominal Impedance: 4 Ohms
- Maximum SPL (dBA): 116.2
- Power Handling (RMS): 175W
- Recommended Amplifier Requirements (RMS): 50 - 175W
- Bass Alignment: Bass reflex; Twin HiVe®II port System
- Tweeter Crossover Frequency: LF/MF: 300Hz; MF/HF: 2.2 kHz
- Drive Unit Complement: 2 x 6" RST® Bass drivers; 1 x 6" RST® Bass/Mid driver; 1 x 1" (25mm) C-CAM® gold dome tweeter
- Product External Dimensions: (H x W x D) inc. plinth & feet 960 x 275 x 388 mm
- (37 13/16 x 10 13/16 x 15 1/4 inch)
- Individual Weight: 21.76 Kg (47.88 lb)
Technology
Gold Dome C-CAM®: The gold dome tweeter is formed from a ceramic-coated aluminium/magnesium alloy, gold anodised to a specific thickness for ideal stiffness and damping characteristics. Its new profile and surround geometry have been developed using advanced modelling tools, to provide the optimum qualities for accurate sound reproduction. The new design moves the first order of breakup to beyond 35kHz, producing a linear response way beyond audibility, which matches the wide frequency bandwidth available from HD music and cinema sound formats.
The gold dome is thinner, lighter, more rigid and therefore more efficient than domes made from other materials which are prone to distortion in the audio band.
HiVe®II Port Technology: A new type of port technology which uses a straight rifled design to accelerate air flow and reduce turbulence. HiVe II technology has the ability to move air in and out much quicker than a conventional port, the result is fast powerful bass coupled with superior transient response.
RST® : The Rigid Surface Technology (RST) cone profile is inspired by the Japanese art of Origami, which demonstrates how a very light material (like paper) can be strengthened and made more rigid by making small and precise folds on its surface. Monitor Audio has applied this principle in designing the CAM/RST cones for the GX and RX ranges. Developed and perfected using sophisticated computer modelling (Finite Element Analysis), the GX mid and bass driver cones have been strengthened by a series of radial ribs; the RX driver cones by a pattern of dimples. Our simulations have proved that RST significantly increases cone rigidity, allowing the radiating surfaces to resist mechanical bending forces, which can twist the shape of conventional driver cones to produce distorted sound. The strengthening effect of RST means that we can use thinner, lighter and more responsive C-CAM cones, which provide speed and accuracy while offering greatly reduced distortion. The RST patterns also help to displace standing waves that can propagate on the cone's surface.