Vibe Sound Cven 3 Way Sound Quality Component Speaker Owner's Manual

VIBE sound CVEN 3 Way Sound Quality Component Speaker

• The CVEN speakers were designed by the Vibe Research and Development team of UK and European engineers headed by company founder Carl Venables.
• The design brief was to create both a two-way and a three-way component speaker that delivers a realistic reproduction of recorded sound.
• Each component of the system is matched and balanced to produce a linear frequency response which enables the listener to appreciate music as the artist originally intended.

THE RANGE

CVEN 6 MID-WOOFER

• The CVEN 6 has a wide and flat frequency response, enabling it to be common to both a two-way and three-way component kit.
• The mid-woofer is designed to overcome the inherent problems of every loudspeaker design: distortion, power handling, dynamic response and efficiency.
• VIBE understand that the key to high-quality audio reproduction is matching and balancing the magnet, basket, voice coil, spider, cone and surround.
• With twenty-two years of design experience, we believe we have created our best-sounding loudspeaker to date.

CVEN 6 FEATURES

• Aluminium field-stabilizing ring inside magnet assembly for reduced high-level distortion
• Vented voice coil former for reduced distortion and compression
• New vented chassis for lower air flow speed reducing audible distortion
• Heavy-duty black fibreglass voice coil bobbin to increase power handling and reduce mechanical losses resulting in better dynamic performance and low-level details
• A large motor system with a 1.3” voice coil diameter and 90 mm magnet for better control, power handling, and efficiency
• Black magnet parts for better heat transfer to increase power handling
• Linear suspension with specially designed Conex damper (spider) for long durability under extreme operating conditions
• Gold plated terminals to prevent oxidation, for long-term reliable connection

CVEN 6 MID-WOOFER SPECIFICATIONS

Measuring conditions

Driver mounting: free air, no baffle, back side open (no cabinet) Input signal: Semi-current-drive, nominal current 2 mA Smoothing: None

CVEN 6 TS PARAMETERS

• Note 1 Measured in Infinite baffle.
• Note 2 Tested in free air (no cabinet).
• Note 3 Measured using a semi-constant current source, nominal level 2 mA.
• Note 4 Measured at 20 deg. C
• Note 5 it is generally a rough simplification to assume that loudspeaker transducer voice coils exhibit the characteristics of an inductor. Instead it is a farmore accurate approach to use the more advanced model often referred to as the “Wright empirical model”, also used in LEAP-4 the TSL model (www.linearx.com), involving paramet .ers Krm, Erm,Kxm, and Exm.
• Note 6 After burn in specifications are measured 12 hours after exiting the transducer by a 20Hz sine wave for 2 hours at 10/14v RMS The unit is not burned in before shipping.

CVEN 3 MIDRANGE

The 3.5” transducers were designed especially for high quality musical reproduction with particular attention to the all important vocal region. These drivers were designed to perfectly compliment the CVEN 1 tweeter and CVEN 6 Midwoofer to create an unparalleled 3 way speaker system.

CVEN 3 FEATURES

• Vented voice coil former for reduced distortion and compression
• Vented chassis for lower air flow speed reducing audible distortion
• Voice coil wound with Copper Clad Aluminium Wire for higher efficiency and better dynamics
• Heavy-duty black fibreglass voice coil bobbin to increase power handling and reduce mechanical losses resulting in better dynamic performance and low-level details
• Low-loss suspension (high Qm) for better reproduction of details and dynamics
• Black magnet parts for better heat transfer to increase power handling
• Progressive suspension with specially designed CONEX damper (spider) for long durability under extreme operating conditions
• Gold plated terminals to prevent oxidation for long-term reliable connection

CVEN 3 MIDRANGE SPECIFICATIONS

Measuring conditions

• Driver mounting: free air, no baffle, back side open (no cabinet) Input signal: Semi-current-drive, nominal current 2 mA Smoothing: None

CVEN 3 TS PARAMETERS

• Note 1 Measured in Infinite baffle.
• Note 2 Tested in free air (no cabinet).
• Note 3 Measured using a semi-constant current source, nominal level 2 mA.
• Note 4 Measured at 20 deg. C
• Note 5 it is generally a rough simplification to assume that loudspeaker transducer voice coils exhibit the characteristics of an inductor. Instead it is a farmore accurate approach to use the more advanced model often referred to as the “Wright empirical model”, also used in LEAP-4 the TSL model (www.linearx.com), involving parameters Krm, Erm, Kxm, and Exm.
• Note 6 After burn in specifications are measured 12 hours after exiting the transducer by a 20Hz sine wave for 2 hours at 10/14v RMS The unit is not burned in before shipping.

CVEN 1 TWEETER

• The CVEN 1 features a 22 mm voice coil and wide surround which delivers an extended bandwidth that would usually require multiple drivers to achieve.
• Featured with a rear chamber these compact tweeters offer very low resonance frequency which further increases the tweeters ability to produce frequencies thought impossible by a driver of this size.
• In order to keep distortion and resonance frequency low the CVEN 1 Tweeter is designed around an external neodymium ring magnet in order to allows for a larger internal volume than that of traditional neodymium tweeters providing improved frequency response .

CVEN 1 FEATURES

• 22 mm design for optimal compromise between on- and off-axis frequency response, resonance frequency, and power handling
• Rear chamber for low resonance frequency and reduced distortion
• Outside ring neodymium magnet for lower resonance frequency and distortion
• Precision-coated textile diaphragm for improved consistency and high-frequency extension
• Optimized dome shape for ultra high frequency cutoff
• Vented voice coil former for reduced distortion and compression
• Copper-clad aluminium voice coil wire offering lower moving mass for improved efficiency and transient response
• Build-in cavities under dome/edge to equalize pressure for lower distortion and lower resonance frequency
• Flexible lead wires for higher power handling and larger excursion
• Large hexagon mesh grille secured by the magnetic force of the motor allows easy removal for ultimate purity of sound
• Gold plated terminals to prevent oxidation and ensure long-term reliable connection

CVEN 1 TWEETER SPECIFICATIONS

Measuring conditions

Driver mounting: free air, no baffle, back side open (no cabinet) Input signal: Semi-current-drive, nominal current 2 mA Smoothing: None

CVEN 1 TS PARAMETERS

• Note 1 Measured in Infinite baffle.
• Note 2 Tested in free air (no cabinet).
• Note 3 Measured using a semi-constant current source, nominal level 2 mA.
• Note 4 Measured at 20 deg. C
• Note 5 it is generally a rough simplification to assume that loudspeaker transducer voice coils exhibit the characteristics of an inductor. Instead it
  is a farmore accurate approach to use the more advanced model often referred to as the “Wright empirical model”, also used in LEAP-4 the TSL model (www.linearx.com), involving paramet .ers Krm, Erm, Kxm, and Exm.
• Note 6 After burn in specifications are measured 12 hours after exiting the transducer by a 20Hz sine wave for 2 hours at 10/14v RMS The unit is not burned in before shipping.

PASSIVE CROSSOVER

• Many speaker designs hide behind a veil of crossover components which can add colour and reduce efficiency in even the best-engineered product.
• The CVEN two-way system is different. An exquisitely designed and tuned tweeter purposefully matches the roll-off frequency of the CVEN mid-woofer.
• In doing so it produces an almost linear frequency response without the need for a crossover.

PASSIVE CROSSOVER FEATURES

• Protection is the only requirement, therefore, a Mundorf reference capacitor is included in each kit.
• A three-way system requires much more filtering, however, our philosophy is to use only a single Mundorf reference capacitor to provide protection for the tweeter with a poly switch added as an additional safeguard.
• There is an optional 90Hz high pass filter selectable via high current gold plated jumpers adding further functionality.
  • Single Mundorf reference capacitor for tweeter high pass filter
  • High current gold plated Jumpers
  • Selectable 90Hz 6dB high pass filter for the low-frequency channel
  • Inductor coils are specifically orientated to provide minimal crosstalk and improved sound quality.
  • High-grade plexiglass top cover
  • Gold plated screw-down speaker connectors prevent oxidation and ensure long-term reliable connection

CVEN62C-V4 WIRING CONFIGURATION

NOTE :

• In most situations, the tweeter wired out of phase with the mid-woofer will produce the most natural-sounding vocal performance.
• It is recommended that experimentation of both in-phase and out-of-phase configurations in the vehicle is required in order to achieve the best results.

CVEN63C-V4 WIRING CONFIGURATION

JUMPER CONFIGURATION

• High pass filter bypass
• 90Hz high pass filter

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References

• linearx.com