Owner's Manual

and produces thinner and less distinct sound-with less bass, vague vocal quality and no
solid centre image.
To help ensure proper connection, the two separate conducting wires in a standard two-
conductor speaker cable are coded in one way or another to be distinguishable from each
other (for example +/rib/writing/red).
VI. PAINTING
Before painting, the grille has to be separated from the enclosure. Starting at the baffle
groove detail, a paper clip can be used to gently pull along the edge of the grille, until
the grille comes out. The back terminal rubber cover (h, Figure 2), aluminium bracket
(d, Figure 1) and knobs (c, Figure 1) need to be removed as well.
Carefully mask the baffle, terminals, threaded inserts and logo on the grille. Lightly sand
the enclosure, grille, aluminium bracket, wall plate and knobs. Using a cloth moistened
with mild detergent remove paint residue and any grease contamination. Let dry. For
best results apply several light paint coats instead of one heavy coat. This is especially
important for the grille, to prevent clogging of the perforations. Application of primer prior
to top coating is recommended.
For outdoor installations use exterior grade paint.
When painting is completely dry on all parts, carefully insert the grille by applying mini-
mum pressure and working it slowly along its edge to prevent bending.
VII. PROTECTING YOUR INVESTMENT
A. For full, year-after-year enjoyment from your speakers, you should respect their
limits. They will produce space-filling volume in average-sized areas-and
handle peak momentary levels at those volumes without audible strain. But
avoid louder-than-life playback of music or movies. Even the most robust speak-
ers can be damaged by excessive volume levels, especially for long periods.
B. When listening to music or movies at very loud volume, you shouldn't turn up
bass or treble to maximum or near maximum levels. This sends tremendously
increased, disproportionate power into the speakers and may damage them.
Some loudness compensation (Loudness) controls, which boost both bass and
treble, can also be troublesome at high volume. They are intended only for low-
volume listening.
C. Finally, you should be aware that when amplifiers and receivers are pushed
to their limits to produce excessive volume levels, they are driven into
"c1ipping"
and can do severe damage-especially to tweeters. Often, the
damage is done by underpowered amplifiers, which may reach their limits very
soon. When such units begin to "c1ip" the audio waveform, they may gener-
ate high-frequency spikes of tremendous power. More tweeters have probably
been destroyed by this phenomenon than any other. If using your speakers at
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