™ Supe rSat Se rie s Sa te llite , C e nte r a nd Surro und Lo ud sp e a ke rs Owner’s Manual
SuperSat Series Owner’s Manual Congratulations! Congratulations and thank you for purchasing GoldenEar Technology’s® SuperSat speakers! You are about to hear the spectacular difference these very special Satellite speakers will make in your music and/or home theater system! Our engineers’ many years of experience in developing loudspeakers has led to this extraordinary product.
Preventing Speaker Damage USE AN APPRO PRIATE AMPLIFIER. At hig h vo lum e s a ve ry po we rful a m plifie r c a n o ve rdrive yo ur spe a ke rs a nd da m a g e the m . And if the a m plifie r is no t po we rful e no ug h, it c a n pro duc e disto rtio n tha t c a n e a sily da m a g e yo ur spe a ke r. (C o nsult yo ur de a le r fo r a ssista nc e .) DO N’T BE FO O LED BY YO UR REC EIVER’S VO LUME C O NTRO L. It o nly a djusts ho w lo ud, it is no t a n indic a tio n o f po we r o utput.
SuperSat Series Owner’s Manual The Rig ht Am o unt o f Po we r A p o we r-ra ng e ra ting is g ive n in the sp e c ific a tio ns a s a g uid e to ind ic a te the a p p ro xima te minimum a nd ma ximum p o we r inp ut o f yo ur G o ld e nEa r Sup e rSa t sp e a ke rs. Amp lifie rs tha t me e t o r e ve n e xc e e d the sp e a ke r’ s p o we r-ra ng e ra ting a re re c o mme nd e d a s the ir g re a te r p o we r re se rve s p ro vid e b e tte r so und .
Attaching Table Stand (SuperSat 3 Only) If yo u a re g o ing to se t yo ur Sup e rSa t 3 o n a ta b le o r b o o kshe lf, insta ll the inc lud e d Ta b le Sta nd a s fo llo ws: To o ls re q uire d : # 2 Phillip s Sc re wd rive r Pa rts inc lud e d : O ne O ne O ne O ne Ta b le Sta nd sq ua re -ne c k inse rt Phillip s he a d sc re w wire c lip (NO TE: Sta nd is p a c ke d in o ne fo a m e nd c a p , ha rd wa re ite ms a re p a c ke d in the o the r fo a m e nd c a p .) Instruc tio ns: 1.
SuperSat Series Owner’s Manual Attaching Center Channel Feet (SuperSat 3C, 50C & 60C Only) If yo u a re g o ing to se t yo ur Sup e rSa t C e nte r Sp e a ke r o n a ta b le o r b o o kshe lf, insta ll the inc lud e d Ad justa b le C e nte r Sta nd a s fo llo ws: To o ls re q uire d : # 2 Phillip s Sc re wd rive r Sma ll Fla t Bla d e Sc re wd rive r (fo r a d justing tilt b a c k) Pa rts inc lud e d Sup e rSa t 3C : O ne Ad justa b le Fo o t with Rub b e r-Tip p e d Se t Sc re w O ne Phillip s he a d s
Speaker Placement G o ld e nEa r Te c hno lo g y Sup e rSa t sp e a ke rs a re d e sig ne d to a llo w fle xib le p la c e me nt while p ro vid ing a ve ry la rg e wind o w o f so und thro ug ho ut yo ur liste ning ro o m. Ple a se re me mb e r tha t a ltho ug h the fo llo wing re c o mme nd a tio ns a re usua lly va lid , a ll ro o ms a nd liste ning se ts-up s a re so me wha t uniq ue , so d o no t b e a fra id to e xp e rime nt with the sp e a ke rs.
SuperSat Series Owner’s Manual Po sitio ning Supe rSa t a s Le ft/ Rig ht Fro nts To e nsure the b e st p e rfo rma nc e p o ssib le , o b se rve the fo llo wing p la c e me nt g uid e line s: AC C URATE TIMBRE: Fo r the mo st a c c ura te a nd na tura l timb re , sp e a ke rs’ hig h-fre q ue nc y d rive rs sho uld b e a t a p p ro xima te ly e a r le ve l. BALANC ED BASS: Pla c ing sp e a ke rs in c o rne rs will o ve r-e mp ha size b a ss a nd re d uc e o ve ra ll c la rity.
Wall Mounting Instructions If yo u a re no t c o mfo rta b le p e rfo rming the fo llo wing mo unting p ro c e d ure s we stro ng ly sug g e st ha ving a p ro fe ssio na l wa ll mo unt yo ur sp e a ke rs (se e yo ur De a le r). Ple a se no te tha t ha rd wa re fo r the wa ll is no t inc lud e d — ma ke sure to use ha rd wa re a p p ro p ria te fo r yo ur wa ll typ e a nd the we ig ht o f the sp e a ke r b e ing mo unte d .
SuperSat Series Owner’s Manual Po sitio ning Supe rSa t a s Surro unds Whe n use d a s surro und sp e a ke rs, Sup e rSa t sp e a ke rs ma y b e lo c a te d o n the sid e o r b e hind the liste ne rs. Whe n use d o n the sid e s, ta ke c a re ne ve r to lo c a te the sp e a ke rs fo rwa rd o f the liste ne rs (A).
Speaker Connection Turn yo ur a m plifie r/ re c e ive r O FF b e fo re pe rfo rm ing a ny c o nne c tio n ste ps, in o rde r to pre ve nt a c c ide nta l da m a g e to yo ur a m plifie r. Yo ur Sup e rSa t sp e a ke rs a re e q uip p e d with a se t o f 5-wa y b ind ing p o sts tha t c a n b e use d with b a re wire , p in o r sp a d e c o nne c to rs o r b a na na p lug s. Tig hte n the p o sts firmly b y ha nd , b ut d o no t o ve r tig hte n the m. Ma ke sure a ll wire s a re firmly fa ste ne d .
SuperSat Series Owner’s Manual Se tting Ba ss a nd Tre b le C o ntro ls o n Re c e ive r o r Am plifie r No rma lly we re c o mme nd tha t yo u se t the “ Ba ss” a nd “ Tre b le ” c o ntro ls o n fla t (o r o ff, o r 0 d B). Sa me a p p lie s fo r a g ra p hic e q ua lize r; we re c o mme nd tha t yo u le a ve it fla t (o r o ff). This will g ive yo u the mo st a c c ura te a nd na tu- ra l so und .
HO ME THEATER SYSTEM BASS MANAG EMENT SETTING S: O n yo ur Ho me The a te r re c e ive r o r A/ V p ro c e sso r’ s Sp e a ke r Se tup Me nu, all c hanne ls using Supe rSat spe ake rs sho uld b e se t to “Small.” Se e the c ha rt b e lo w fo r the re c o mme nd e d c ro sso ve r se tting s fo r c ha nne ls using the ind ic a te d Sup e rSa t sp e a ke r mo d e l in the sp e c ifie d syste m c o nfig ura tio n.
SuperSat Series Owner’s Manual Technical assistance It is o ur p le a sure to o ffe r a ssista nc e if yo u ha ve a ny q ue stio ns re g a rd ing yo ur Sup e rSa t sp e a ke rs o r the ir se t-up . Ple a se c o nta c t yo ur ne a re st G o ld e nEa r Te c hno lo g y d e a le r o r c o nta c t us d ire c tly a t 410-998-9134.
Specifications Supe rSa t™ 60/ 60C Dim e nsio ns: 35-1/ 8" (89.3 c m) H (W) x 4-3/ 4" (12.1 c m) W (H) x 2-13/ 16" (7.2 c m) D We ig ht: 11 lb s.
Limited Warranty 5- YEARS FO R DRIVERS AND C ABINETS, 3- YEARS FO R ELEC TRO NIC C O MPO NENTS G o ld e nEa r Te c hno lo g y wa rra nts to the o rig ina l re ta il p urc ha se r o nly tha t this G o ld e nEa r Te c hno lo g y Lo ud sp e a ke r Pro d uc t (the “ Pro d uc t” ) will b e fre e fro m d e fe c ts in ma te ria ls a nd wo rkma nship fo r a p e rio d o f five (5) ye a rs c o ve ring the d rive rs a nd c a b ine ts, a nd thre e (3) ye a rs fo r the e le c tro nic c o mp o ne nts fro m the d a te o f
