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B&W Group Ltd
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BN11 2BH England

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DS8S

Accommodating surround channels in the home usually involves 

mounting a speaker to the side or to the rear of the listening room. In 

larger 6- or 7-channel systems, it may even involve both. In order to 

maximise the quality of each location, the DS8S has been designed 

to operate as either a monopole or dipole design. For use at the 

side of a room, the diffuse dipole mode gives a more cinematic feel, 

yet at the rear of a room, the direct monopole mode gives better 

directional information.

In monopole mode, the DS8S is a 2-way system, using a 180mm 

(7 in) Kevlar® cone bass / midrange driver and 25mm (1 in) tube-

loaded aluminium dome tweeter mounted on the front of the 

cabinet. In dipole mode, the front tweeter is switched off and the 

side firing midrange and tweeter units come into play. The system is 

then a 

3-way, with the front main driver acting only as a bass unit.

Switching between the two modes can be done manually, using a 

switch on the front of the speaker, or, more conveniently, by means 

of a 12V trigger.

Designed and balanced for mounting on-wall, the DS8S is provided 

with three keyhole plates on the back panel for easy fitting.

2-way closed-box selectable dipole/monopole 
surround system

-6dB at 45Hz and 50kHz (monopole)
-6dB at 45Hz and 18kHz (dipole)

60Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis (mono-
pole mode)
60Hz - 15kHz ±3dB power averaged over front 
hemisphere (dipole mode)

89dB spl (2.83V, 1m)

8Ω (minimum 4.4Ω)

H 360mm W 622mm D 205mm
H 14.2” W 24.5” D 8.1”

15 kg / 33 lbs.

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