Thiel CS 3.5 - Speaker Placement; Connecting the Speakers; Connecting the Equalizer

Congratulations
on
your purchase
of the
THIEL model CS3
5 loudspeaker system
lt
is
the
resu
t
of a long and dedlcated
effort to
provide
the
most accurate
music
reproduction
possible
We have used
only the
hlghest
quality
components
and taken
great
care
in its construction
Properly set up and
used
with
good
associated equipment,
the
CS3 5s
will
provide you
with
a
great
deal of
musical enjoyment
for
many
years.
Please see
instructions
packed
wit'h the speaker
for information
on unpacking
and installing
the
grille.
SDeaker
Placemenl
The
CS3.5s
are
r€latively
non_crltica to room
p
acement
and
wi I
provjde
good
results a most anywhere
However.
we recommend
they be
placed
at easl one
ioot lrom a
wa I and at
least
three
feet from a corner'
They
Derform
besl
when
pos
tioned even
tarther
lfom
all
wal s, as
th s min
mlzes ear
y
reflect
ons
and
r0orf resonances
and so
provides
lhe
most open,
unco ored
reproduclion as
wel as lhe
mosl accurale bass
response
The CS3.5s
provide
broad
d spersion ot
energy at a
I lrequencies
and are designed
to
provide
good
resLr
ts
lhroughoul
a arge
isten
ng
area.
Best
maging s
prov
ded
for a
I
stener
centered
n lronl ol the speakers
Opt;um
phase
and tirne
a ignmenl s
provided
on
y
jo'a
sealed
lstener who
ls
eighl
or more feel away
lrori
the
speakers.
Opt
m!m rmaging s
usualy ach eved
when the speakers
and the
lslenef lorm an equiatera
triang e
li lhe soeakers
are loo
lar
aparl
lor a
given
env
fonment. there
wi lend to be
a ho e"
in
the
m
ddle
ol lhe sound
stage;
ii
they
are too c ose
togelher,
ihe lmage
wi I
be
compressed
and wil
not
ach
eve opt mum
wldth Also, the
soeakers
should
not usually be toed
n toward the
I stener bLll should
be
poslt
oned
pointing
lorward,
parallel
to
each
other.
However,
ii
one
of both speakers
mlst be
c oser than
three
leet {rom the side
wa i
a loed-in
posil
on
wil be benelicia
to
reduce the slrenglh
of the
wall reilection and
provide
better
irnag
ng
since every
listening env
ronTnent
is
d
ffefent, we encoLrlage
yoLl
to
experiment
wilh
your
speaker
placemenl
to
obta
n the best
resuts.
Connecting
the Speakers
The
CS3.5
s
inout terminals are
located on the
bottom of the speaker.
To
gain
access to tlrem
the speaker
shou d
be laid on ts back.
I
ls
essent
al for
proper performance
lhat
bolh speakers
n
a slereo
sysleTn De
w reo ln
the same
po
arily
The
input
terminals
are color
coded lo
lac iitate th s
The wire connected
to lhe
red npul
termlnal
oi each speaker
should
connect to ihe
respect
ve
pos
tive output
term
na
S
of the arnplfier
The speakels
should
be connecied
to the
amp
it
er
with h
gh
q!a
lty
cable
to
ins!re minimal oss
of
power
and
proper
contro by
the
ampliller.
Lf
the
speakers
are connected
to a tube
ampllier
with several output
taps, the
4 ohm tap shou d be
lsed.
[,lake sure
that al connect
ons are ,ght
.
Connecling
the
Equalizer
The
prelerred
nT elhod of
nsta Iing the
equa
izer
s lo
connecl
it
between
the
preamp
ii er and lhe
power
amp
ii
er.
To imP emeni
thrs:
.
connect
a set ol
patch
cords
irom the
preamp ll
er outpuls
to the
equa
lzer npuls
.
connect
another
sel ot
patch
cords
lrom the oltputs
of ihe equal
zer to the
inputs oi the
power
ampiil er
Another method
of connecting
the equal
zer is through
the tape
mon tor
lacilities oi the amplilieT
or rece
vef.
To mplement lhis:
.
connect
a set
of
patch
cords
irom
jacks
on the amplitier
labe
ed
'lape
oul" lo lhe
nplts ol the eqlalzer
.
connect
anolher set
of
oatch
cords
tiofil the
outplls ol the
equalizer to
iacks
on the amplilier
abeled
"laoe
in'
'turn
the
taoe
monilor swrtch
to
"on
or
"lape
.
llthetapernonilorswlchisnotturnedon,theequaizerwll
notfunctonasaparloflhesysiernevenifts
correclly
w
red.
S nce the
equalzer
requires a
very small amount
ol
power,
we recommend
that it be
left
on
c0ntinu0!sly by
plugglng
it
nto
a
wall oLlllel
or an unswilched
oul
et on the
preamplilier'