RICHTER WIZARD 6

Richter Audio has released the Series 6 version of its famous ‘Wizard’ design. Richter claims to have sold more Wizards than any other Australian-designed loudspeaker. ‘ For many years the Australian brand Richter has and continues to deliver award-winning Australian-designed audio products and following on from the recent award-winning Thor

Series 6 Subwoofer, which was awarded Subwoofer of the Year by Sound & Image Magazine comes the long-awaited Wizard S6,’ said Brian Rodgers of Richter Acoustics. ‘ The Wizard Series 6 project focused on delivering a new loudspeaker that meets today’s customer’s expectations and equipment choices. This meant listening to and responding to the market by designing a loudspeaker that raises the bar from a visual and entertainment perspective.’

The new Wizard S6 uses new 165mm-diameter stiff coated paper midrange and bass drivers developed by Richter specifically for the

S6. ‘ These new drivers effectively minimise breakup and roll off resonance,’ said Richter designer Dr Martin Gosnell, ‘ plus we’ve paired them with a new low-distortion soft dome tweeter whose resonance is well below 900Hz to achieve the desired phase and frequency responses out beyond 30kHz.’

The Wizard S6’s custom drivers are complemented by a newlydesigned crossover network that uses high-quality audio-grade polypropylene capacitors, air-cored and ferrite-cored inductors as well as a large laminated-core inductor for the bass driver. Richter rates the new Wizard Series 6 design with a frequency response of 25Hz–30kHz (–6dB), a sensitivity of 90dBSPL (2.83Vrms, 1m on axis) and a nominal impedance of 4Ω.

To ensure the physical stability of the Wizard S6, which is a tall, floor-mounting rear-ported design, Gosnell has developed new speaker stabilisers that improve the stability of the cabinets (an issue in the home for many tall, narrow, speaker designs). He says they also improve the acoustic performance of the speakers. The Wizard Series 6 speakers come standard with the stabilisers but the stabilisers are also available separately (at $249 per pair) as an after-market upgrade for use with the previous Richter loudspeakers. The stabilisers will also fit a wide range of floor-standing models from other brands. Available in Matte Black or a New Walnut-look finish, the Richter S6 speakers sell for $2,299 per pair (RRP).

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