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The Square
Series
Square One
Square Two
Centre Square
The Centre Square was conceived from the Torus Project. The work on structural borne
vibration that was done during this project provided a fresh view on cabinet design with MDF.
Although we regard M.D.F. as a soft material, it should be appreciated that the side walls of the
cabinet are enhanced by steel or alloy plates, and damped by glossy polymers, in order to
ameliorate these structural borne artefacts. The principal innovation in the Square design is the
A.B.R. (assisted Bass Radiator). Of course this is not new. The A.B.R. has been used many times
before, in previous designs in order to boost low frequency output, in the same way that the port
does. However, in the Square, the principal role of this component is to convert unwanted
negative energy from the back of the drive unit into heat. Unlike every other loudspeaker to date,
the back wall of the Square is in fact designed to flex. By absolving the rear wall of much of its
structural responsibility, the communication of structural borne vibration is significantly reduced.
The A.B.R. does provide some bass re-enforcement also, but as you can appreciate in the Wilson
Benesch A.B.R., the function is more complex. We believe that this is the first loudspeaker to
function in this way.
All the components other than the cabinet are taken directly from the Odyssey Series of
loudspeakers. They are State of The Art elements that are manufactured by Wilson Benesch, and
hand assembled, before being soldered into the loudspeaker. The ability to combine Square
loudspeakers with other Wilson Benesch designs is axiomatic, as all the drivers including the
tweeter are identical. Subsequently the system can be expanded or adapted to any conceivable
situation, whether it is a reference two channel system or cinema surround field system.
As in the Odyssey Series, great care is taken to ensure that the phase response characteristics are
as pure as possible. Few companies have the ability to fine tune every single facet of the design,
to achieve the exact component for each design objective. Our manufacturing capability, allows
us the luxury of incremental improvement, and an obsessive pursuit of the simple as opposed to
the complex solution. The Square is an excellent example of this reductionist philosophy.
All systems can be single or bi wired or to provide even greater control bi-amping techniques can
be used.
