The Vi8 is a 3-way passive design housing 2 x 10" LF
drivers, one hornloaded 8" MF driver and two 1.4" exit HF compression drivers
with 2.5" voicecoils mounted to a dedicated waveshaping device. The symmetrical
dipolar arrangement of the neodymium LF drivers around the centrally mounted
coaxial MF and HF components allows a smooth overlap of the adjacent frequency
bands in the crossover design. This results in an exceptional 80° horizontal
constant directivity dispersion control nominally being maintained down to 250
Hz.
The mechanical and acoustical design enables flown vertical arrays of up to
twenty four loudspeakers. It can be used in columns of purely Vi8 loudspeakers
or combined with Vi12s and / or with Vi-SUBs. The Vi8 cabinet is constructed
from marine plywood and has an impact and weather protected PCP (Polyurea
Cabinet Protection) finish. The front of the loudspeaker cabinet is protected by
a rigid metal grill backed by an acoustically transparent foam, and two recessed
grips are provided at the rear bottom of the cabinet.