We have a bit of a scoop to report, as the new Von Schweikert Vortex VR-3 preliminary specs are in. These are the newly designed units that will appear at the Northwest GTG for the first time in public! Photos should be available soon.
MODEL NAME – Vortex VR-3
SYSTEM TYPE - Transmission-line 10” 3-way tower speaker system. Designed for “close-to-wall” placement (i.e., boundary loaded).
CABINET DESIGN - Transmission line labyrinth for woofer tuning, 1” and 2” High Density MDF construction with Matrix Shelf Bracing (every 6”) for structural support. Sealed box midwoofer/midrange cabinet loading.
WOOFER - 1-10” Peerless (Denmark) carbon fiber/cellulose acetate pulp hybrid cone with Long Throw, Low Distortion Motor. Featuring raised spider for extra long throw, push-pull air cooling of voice coil, and Linear Suspension.
MIDRANGE - 2 – 6” proprietary coated paper bass-midrange drivers in Concentric Array (MTM) for high power handling down to 100Hz, designed in Denmark and fabricated to our specifications. Featuring Low Distortion Motors, raised spiders for extra long throw, push-pull air cooling of voice coils, and Linear Suspensions for low distortion at high volume levels. Special hybrid cone is laminated with carbon fiber based coating to neutralize any unwanted residual cone vibration.
TWEETER - 1” silk dome Wide Surround tweeter with novel Dual Ring design featuring wide dispersion, extra-low distortion, low free air resonance, and high power handling.
CROSSOVER - Patent-pending Global Axis Integration Network, featuring high–slope performance combined with low phase rotation. Featuring audiophile-grade capacitors, inductors, resistors, and internal wiring.
CROSSOVER POINTS- 80Hz and 3.5kHz. (95% of the fundamental midrange response is recreated by the twin 6” high performance bass-mid drivers.)
IMPEDANCE - 8 Ohms nominal, (minimum impedance of 5 ohms at 25Hz tuning frequency).
FREQUENCY RANGE - 25Hz to 25kHz, +/- 2dB
POWER HANDLING - 25 watts to 200 watts recommended.
SENSITIVITY - 90dB @ 1watt/1meter (boundary loaded, i.e., placed against wall).
SIZE - 8” wide (front) x 16” wide (rear) x 12” deep x 48” high
WEIGHT - 102 lbs per side, unpacked. 125 lbs each in shipping cartons.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN- Made in USA by American craftsmen, using the highest quality European parts. NO CHINESE PARTS OR ASSEMBLY.
WARRANTY - Three years parts and labor.