WHT PR3 (cont.)
Knowing that with the addition of our Bass Clef we will be able to offer a full range system from 15Hz to 40 KHz (which is more than the HiFi standard requires) we centered on adjusting the projection of lower notes in PR3.
We certainly didn’t want the lower notes to cause an overlap with the low notes from our subwoofer.
The small monitors behaved surprisingly more like full range speakers, especially in small rooms. Some listeners even posed the question: “Why would you need a sub woofer here?”
The tests in bigger size rooms revealed that the sub was simply "completing the picture" so to speak.
At one-third of the price of a PR1, we had created a small monitor perfectly matching the PR1 and the sub simultaneously.
Very soon we came to realize that the PR3 was not only appropriate in a 2 channel stereo system, but also in the professional studio environment. Like the bigger brother PR1, PR3 only needs 5 watts to be driven and it represents the perfect load for any type of valve amp.
It will also work with any solid state or hybrid amplifier without typical problems caused by low efficiency and low impedance. With 10 ohms nominal impedance and a 94 db well constructed amplifier it will produce extremely low distortion.
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Another use for PR3 was revealed upon a discussion with one of our long time customers who ordered 4 pairs of PR3 (one speaker acting as a spare) for his serious 7/1 channel system. The PR3 "Studio" (with an off-white gloss finish) performed exceptionally with the subwoofer within the 7/1 system as well as in the 5/1 system, the front and rear left and right utilizing one pair each.
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