The Gold FX's slim wall-hugging profile incorporates no fewer than six drivers. In monopole mode for discrete side or rear sound channels its front-firing 6 ½" RST® bass/mid-driver and C-CAM® ribbon transducer deliver accurate ultra-wideband sound to match the tonal balance of any 'Gold' speaker combination. In dipole mode the Gold FX uses two pairs of side firing 4" C-CAM bass/mid drivers and 25mm C-CAM gold-dome tweeters, combined with the tailored output from the front-firing bass/mid driver to provide wonderfully diffuse yet tonally precise surround effects. They can be flush-mounted on side or rear walls. Installation is made easy by the inclusion of a 'sloppy fit' wall bracket, which allows levelling and adjustment prior to fixing.
Models share a trinity of enhancements including an evolution of the C-CAM Rigid Surface Technology (RST) bass cone employed by their Gold GR and Gold GS predecessors; tighter production tolerances for their advanced C-CAM ribbon tweeters, and a smarter more functional grill design. Energized by these upgrades the new Gold range offers greater transparency, consistency and visual sophistication.
The Gold series ribbon is derived from the globally acclaimed Platinum C-CAM ribbon transducer. By improving production tolerances even further, the new model offers a consistently more open and transparent sound. A sense of greater detail and enhanced imaging may be attributed to the closer matching of tweeter pairs. The ribbon’s fabulously efficient wideband design reproduces the authentic tonal character of frequencies beyond 60kHz, as well as the inherent nature of the mid-band vocal region.
The Gold series bass units utilize an evolved version of the dimpled RST cone surface. It takes the form of a continuous radiating dish devoid of the central voice-coil aperture. Instead, a longer voice coil and larger motor sit behind the cone in a more efficient drive assembly, which offers greater drive force, longer excursions and lower distortion, producing cleaner, more extended and accurate bass definition.
Single bolt-through driver fixings have the dual effect of improving cabinet rigidity while further reducing vibration at the driver/cabinet interface. Drivers are mounted on a single tensioned through-bolt, which is secured to the back of the cabinet. The bolt not only acts as a rigid cabinet brace to reduce box coloration, it removes the need for conventional driver fixing as well, effectively decoupling the driver and front baffle to eliminate a further source of unwanted resonance.
The cabinet is aided by radial bracing and bolt-through driver fixings, which eliminate unwanted vibrations and internal standing waves. The HiVe II reflex port is shaped to have the same effect on air flow as a gun barrel on a bullet. Rifled grooves inside the port help to accelerate the flow and reduce turbulence, so air moves in and out of the port more efficiently for a faster more dynamic bass response.
Comprising high quality polypropylene lm capacitors, air core and laminated steel core inductors, individual driver crossovers are mounted on a dedicated panel accessible from the underside of each speaker. The adjacent speaker terminals are gold plated to maintain signal integrity and contact reliability. All Gold speakers are wired internally with Pure ow® Silver cable.
C-CAM® (Ceramic-Coated Aluminium/Magnesium) ribbon transducer design – providing extension to a class leading 60KHz
Single bolt through driver fixings for improved bracing, rigidity and driver/baffle de-coupling
New C-CAM RST® (Rigid Surface Technology) drivers
Die-cast alloy terminal panel arrangement with high quality bi-wire terminals and high end spade type link cables
Pureflow® silver internal cabling
Selected premium quality wood veneer or high gloss lacquer finishes
Rigid 20mm MDF construction throughout, employing radial and cross-bracing techniques for high rigidity resulting in low cabinet colouration.
System Format
2-Way
Frequency Response
60 Hz - 60 kHz
Sensitivity (1W@1M)
87 dB
Nominal Impedance (ohms)
8
Maximum S.P.L (dBA)
110.8
Power Handling - R.M.S. (W)
100
Recommended Amplifier Requirements (W)
50 - 100
Bass Alignment
Sealed Cabinet
Crossover Frequency
Bi-Pole: 2.3 kHz
Di-Pole: 2.6 kHz
Drive Unit Compliment
1 x 61/2" RST® bass driver
2 x 4" RST mid-range driver
1 x C-CAM® H.F ribbon transducer
2 x 1" gold dome C-CAM Tweeter
Cabinet Dimensions (HxWxD)
1213/16 x 153/8 x 65/16 inch
Complete Dimensions Inc Terminals (HxWxD)
1213/16 x 153/8 x 65/8 inch
Weight (each)
11.9kg