Did you admire and drool over the new Generation 4 version of VAF’s legendary DC-X loudspeaker presented in the August 2004 issue of SILICON CHIP?

Maybe you liked the speakers but their imposing size and price presented some big hurdles. The new DC-7 G4 described here should be considered as a DC-X on a smaller scale. Still very accurate, with high sensitivity and low distortion, the DC-7 G4t is more compact and room friendly.

In essence, the new VAF DC-7 G4t consists of two woofers, one tweeter and a slim floor -standing cabinet, in a design along the same general lines as the DC-X series. However, there is more to it than that.

First of all the woofers and tweeters are far from ordinary. The 170mm diameter Black Composite Kevlar cone woofers have been specially made to VAF’s specifications. They feature T-shaped pole pieces and large, high-temperature voice coils.

Specifications Frequency response.....43Hz–20kHz (1/3-octave smoothed) Phase response ±15°.....from 200Hz–20kHz Harmonic distortion.....0.3% from 40Hz-20KHz at 93dB Nominal Impedance.....8Ω (4Ω minimum) Sensitivity.....93dB/1W @ 1m Dimensions.....1050 x 193 x 300mm (wxhxd) Weight.....36kg pair