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Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

ELYSIAN 4 LOUDSPEAKERS

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

ELYSIAN 4 LOUDSPEAKERS 

A genuine example of luxury audio, ELYSIAN offers indulgence in design, materials, aesthetics and performance.

A thorough and no-compromise approach has led the Wharfedale engineers to create a benchmark in affordable, audiophile-grade luxury loudspeakers. Cutting-edge design and class-leading technology are combined to deliver musical reproduction that will proudly challenge the world’s finest loudspeakers.

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

From the Piano-Lacquer finished cabinet, created with details of true craftsmanship, through to the AMT (Air Motion Transformer) high-frequency transducers and European manufactured bass drivers, ELYSIAN represents a new standard in the world of home audio experiences.

The resultant sound, from the finely balanced driver selection and expert crossover design, matches the pristine design with a degree of natural transparency that will leave you breathless.

One for the connoisseur and one for the history books, elysian will leave you questioning, how is this possible in this price class? Elysian is truly an audio engineering work of art.

INFORMATION

BRAND 

Wharfedale

PRODUCT TYPE

Loudspeakers

MIDRANGE DRIVER 

6" (150mm) coated fibre glass matrix cone

BASS DRIVER 

8.5" (220mm) coated fibre glass matrix cone x 2

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

DIMENSIONS 

- Height : 1188mm
- Width : 402mm
- Depth : (432+30)mm

CARTON SIZE 

425 x 415 x 1155

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

3-way floorstanding speaker

WEIGHT 

- Net weight : 49.5kg/pcs
- Gross Weight : 55.8kg/ctn

PRODUCTION 

Made in United Kingdom

ENCLOSURE TYPE 

Bass Reflex

IMPEDANCE 

- Minimum Impedance : 3.2Ω
- Nominal Impedance : 4Ω (compatible 8Ω)

TRANSDUCER COMPLEMENT 

3-way

TREBLE DRIVER

27 x 90mm AMT

COLORS

- Black
- White
- Walnut

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers
Black
Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers
White
Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers
Walnut

CROSSOVER FREQUENCY 

- 340Hz
- 3 .1kHz

AV SHIELD 

No

PEAK SPL 

110dB

CABINET VOLUME 

- 38L
- 79.4L

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER POWER 

15-250W

USE 

Entertainment

AVAILABLE COLORS 

Three

SENSITIVITY (2.83V @ 1M) 

92dB

STANDARD ACCESSORIES 

Rubber Feet

BASS EXTENSION(-6DB) 

24Hz

FREQUENCY RESPONSE(+/-3DB)

30Hz ~ 22kHz

DETAIL

ELYSIAN AMT 

Air motion transformer 

The AMT (Air Motion Transformer) is a radically different way of moving air. A large, pleated, lightweight diaphragm is driven across its surface by rows of strategically placed metallic strips immersed in a strong magnetic field. Under the influence of the musical drive the pleats in the diaphragm contract and expand, squeezing the air between them to form the desired waveform.

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

Not only is this an efficient way of moving air but it is also very accurate as the diaphragm is under close control of the motor system at all times. In addition, the AMT is a velocity, rather than pressure, transducer, capable of producing scintillatingly fast transients and dynamics.

The result is a wide bandwidth device that achieves low distortion naturally and delivers wonderful musical detail.

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

ELYSIAN BASS

The midrange unit is matched with a glass fibre matrix cone for the bass unit, in this case, terminated with a highly flexible rubber surround and driven by a specially developed low-distortion motor system.

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

Mounted on a die-cast aluminium chassis, the magnet system features an aluminium ring for eddy current control, immersing the 17.5mm long, 38mm diameter voice coil in high flux over 12mm of linear excursion.

In order to plumb the depths of the lowest frequencies in recorded music, the 220mm bass units – one in the ELYSIAN 2 and two in the ELYSIAN 3 and 4 which are capable of reaching down below 28Hz in-room, revealing the full body and impact of percussion, stringed and wind instruments.

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

ELYSIAN CABINET

Revised in format, for a reduced footprint and arguably easier to accommodate format but nevertheless designed to enhance the acoustic output of the drivers and provide a piece of furniture of which the owner can be justly proud, the Elysian 3 cabinet’s handcrafted veneers are enhanced by true piano finish lacquers, hand-polished to six levels of depth to give a truly beautiful finish.

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

Beneath the veneer is a sandwich of woods of differing density, designed to reduce panel resonance to below audibility.

Named PROS (Panel Resonance Optimisation System), this multi-layer construction also inhibits the leakage of unwanted sound energy from inside the cabinet, which would otherwise interfere with the forward output of the drive units.

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

ELYSIAN MIDRANGE 

In the spirit of Gilbert Briggs, who was well known for experimenting with new driver materials, Wharfedale investigated a range of options to match the sensitivity and accuracy of the AMT treble unit.  The designers settled on a proprietary woven glass fibre matrix, formed into a 150mm cone. This provides a superb combination of low mass and high strength, with the addition of a high-plasticity coating to control its acoustic behaviour. With such a low-mass cone, only a low-damping, foamed, rubber-like material would match the surround – again, coated for durability.

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

Drive energy for the cone comes from a 25mm, 2-layer voice coil centred in a magnetic gap fitted with an aluminium ring to control eddy currents, linearise inductance and so increase bandwidth and reduce distortion.

The whole assembly is fitted to a die-cast aluminium basket with large ventilation windows below the spider to improve transient response. A central phase plug is specially shaped to linearise the output across a wide bandwidth, even off-axis, enhancing a natural response to the music which can be heard anywhere the listener wishes to sit.

This midrange driver enables the ELYSIAN speakers to deliver voices and instruments with astonishing realism. Vocalists seem to be present in the room with the listener – simply close your eyes and listen to the palpable presence of singers in the acoustic space.

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

ELYSIAN CROSSOVER

The bass units are loaded by an advanced version of Wharfedale’s signature slot-loaded port. Christened SLPP (Slot-Loaded Profiled Port), it ensures that the rear output of the bass units is not wasted. Instead, the lowest frequency energy is vented to a slot at the base of the speaker, specially profiled to equalise the high internal pressure to the low pressure in the room. This reduces the distortion that is typical of bass reflex system and increases the port’s efficiency. In addition, because the air is dispersed uniformly in the room, the speakers are less fussy about siting.

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

In combination, the bass units and SLPP bass reflex system provide the massive foundation upon which the rest of the musical performance sits, letting you feel as well as hear the full impact of thunderous low-frequency information.

High overall system sensitivity, in the region of 92dB for 1 Watt of input, allows any amplifier to reveal the full dynamic range of the music fed to it, without strain or limitation. Combining the outputs of the drivers is an advanced computer-modelled crossover that has been developed over hundreds of hours of listening tests, fine-tuned to make sure that the blend between the drive units is seamless.

Crossover slopes have been modelled on each individual driver’s acoustic response, matched to Linkwitz-Riley characteristics, with the crossover frequencies chosen to maximise the optimum, linear performance of each drive unit.

Wharfedale Elysian 4 Loudspeakers

Of particular note is the phase consistency across the drive unit output, allowing a wide range of seating position and encouraging the power response to be highly linear throughout your listening room.

Crossover components have been chosen for their transparency, with silicon-iron cored coils for bass and midrange featuring low DCR that allows the amplifier excellent control of the drivers, plus air core coils in the treble and low ESR, Polypropylene capacitors throughout the signal path, ensuring that you hear all the musical detail with nothing held back.

You’ll hear the full body of instruments like cello and bass guitar, without straining to enjoy the complete dynamics of the musical recital. Whether you are listening to solo piano, full orchestra or a jazz trio or multi-instrument rock performance, ELYSIAN is more than capable of bringing the thrill and excitement of the performance into your listening room.

INSTAGRAM

Wharfedale
T +44 1480 452561
Wharfedale
IAG House, 13/14 Glebe Road. PE29 7DL, United Kingdom