Enjoyment Guide
Table of Contents Safety Precautions 3 Thank You for your Strata Mini purchase 4 Unpacking and Product Registration 5 Inventory 5 Getting Started 5 Limited Warranty Coverage 5 Register your Strata Mini speakers at AV123.
Safety Precautions At AV123, we don’t want to see any of our customers experience the inconvenience or unfortunate mishap of a precaution that was ignored. Please review the following precautions so you may enjoy your Strata Mini speakers without unnecessary damage or misuse. I M P O R TA NT! PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY 1) If you suspect you have a component failure in your speakers at any time, please call AV123 for help.
Thank You for your Strata Mini purchase Dear Home Entertainment Enthusiast, At AV123, our absolute highest priority begins and ends with you, the customer. As our valued customer, you can rest assured that if you’re not 100% satisfied with your purchase within 30 days from your original receipt date, you may return your product(s) for a prompt refund in full (excluding shipping charges) with no explanation necessary.
Unpacking and Product Registration The Strata Mini speakers should reach you in absolutely perfect condition. If you notice any shipping damage or other issues upon unpacking the unit, please contact AV123 immediately. We have gone out of our way to ensure the speakers are shipped with the utmost care, but if that is not the case when they arrive at your door, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Features and Descriptions The Strata Mini • Floor Standing Loudspeaker • Four Way, Four Driver Direct Radiating System Cabinet • South American Rosewood Veneer • Internal CNC Machined MDF Skeleton • Folded Vent for 8” Woofer Enclosure Drivers • Planar Magnetic 1” Tweeter • Planar Magnetic 8” Midrange • Atohm 5.
Speaker Placement Considerations Achieving the best performance from your Strata Mini speakers requires several details to follow when setting then up in their new environment. Tips and suggestions for the most desirable placement techniques are listed throughout this section. Front (Left and Right) Speaker Placement Regardless of physical placement, always try to place your main speakers (LEFT and RIGHT) with the tweeter positioned on axis around ear level. This yields excellent sound quality results.
When you take the time to place your speakers properly, you’ll realize better “imaging” (the apparent lateral placement of individual instruments or voices), and more depth or “layering”. You’ll hear those advantages because you’ll be avoiding the aural confusion caused by so-called “first reflections” that complicate our perceptions when speakers are too close to a wall’s large, flat, reflecting surface.
Connections For the best sound quality and signal transfer, AV123 recommends a minimum of 16 gauge high quality, multi stranded, oxygen free copper speaker cables. Speaker wiring connections are accomplished through the 5-way binding posts. Speaker Binding Post Connections Connect the amplifier’s LEFT channel outputs to the positive and negative input terminals of the LEFT Strata Mini speaker, being sure to observe correct polarity.
Line Level Inputs If your receiver or preamplifier has a set of full range RCA line outputs that are not already being used, you can connect these into the LEFT Line Input jack on the left speaker and then the RIGHT Line Input jack on the right speaker. Not Used Connections for Home Theater Users If you are using Strata Mini loudspeakers with a home theater receiver that contains discrete processing (such as Dolby Digital and/or DTS) you may have only a “SUB” line output to use.
Setup of the 8” Woofer Amplifier Proper setup of the 8” Woofer amplifier in Strata Mini loudspeakers ensures that the blend of low to high frequency will be optimized when you finally sit down to enjoy them. Setting the 8” Woofer Level Although you can setup levels by ear, accurate calibration of 8” Woofer levels relative to the other speakers in the Strata Mini require an SPL meter. Radio Shack sells a digital meter that works very well for this purpose (P/N 33-2055) and it’s about $50.
7) Begin by setting the 8” Woofer level using the dial labeled “LEVEL” on the built in amplifier to 12 o’clock. See diagram at right. 8) Raise the volume level on the preamplifier/processor so the test tone achieves the reference level you documented in Step 3. An assistant will be very helpful for this process because the meter location and 8” Woofer level adjustment location will be different.
The easiest way to test different methods and frequencies for crossing over your 8” Woofer is by using bass sweeps from the AVIA Guide To Home Theater DVD or even low frequency sweeps found on many test CDs. Specifically, the tones that descend in frequency from the individual high frequency speakers to the 8” Woofer are quite useful and effective.
Technical Specifications Strata Mini System Description: 3.5 Way, 4 Driver Full Range Speaker Enclosure Type: Sealed for Midbass, Midrange, and Tweeter Vented, Rear Firing for Powered 8” Woofer Frequency Response (+/-3dB): 27Hz- 35KHz Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms Sensitivity: 86dB @ 1w/1m Crossover Points: 8” Woofer = User Definable 5.
Limited Warranty and Return Policies The Strata Mini speakers have been created to perform flawlessly for many years with regular use. As a result of this quality and craftsmanship, AV123 is proud to offer the following warranty policies to our customers: • All products sold through AV123 carry a limited manufacturer’s parts and labor warranty. This is for the piece of mind that, no matter what your purchase, there is some type of limited warranty on which you can depend.
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