Bass
Limit
Switch
--it
"
CS!.!
uqrurit",
incorporates
a
pLlsh-button swilch
on the
fronl
pane which allows
yo!
10
se ect
either
a
2oHz
or a
4oHz bass
imit. The
4oHz bass
limit
is selected
by
pushing
the
button
to the
"ln"
posilion Pushlng
the
[rfton-"&
n rtlo*t
tnt tw
tch
to
return
to the
20Hz
(out)
position' Se
ecting
the
40lz
option
im ts
the bass
i*p"""J
"f
,f'" ap".t"r'
enab
ing it to
p
ay
louder when
reproducing
mLrs c
that conlains
exaggerated
levels ol
d"ep
bass
energy.
The
40Hz
posilion
can
also
be !sed
to
reduce the
level
of
very deep bass
energy
ll il
causes
a sonic otoblem
rn a smail
roorn
Stabilizer
Pins
-
speiters
pos
tioneo
on a
sott slriace
such
as carpeting
or an
uneven
sLrrlace
aTe able
to
rock back and
lorth
s
ighiy and
wi I vibrate
in react on
to those
lorces the speaker
generates lo move
the dr
ver diaphragms
This
mo-tion of
the speaker
causes
a
loss of musical
inlormatior
and
reduces the
c arity of
ihe mLrs c'
ln order
to ;
iminate th
s effect
THIEL speakers
can be
used
with stab
lizer
plns.
The stabillzer
pins,
either
ol
lwo
types
are
pushed nto three
pre_driled ho es
n
the
base ol each
speaker'
The
po
nted
plns
are tor speakers
that;ll
be
p
aced
on a cafpeled
surlace
The
po
nt
penetrates
the
carpet
and a
lows the speaker
t0 0e
connected
;lrectly
to the
f oor
The rounded stabll
zer
pins
are
for
speakers
ihat are
placed
on a
hard, !neven
suriace.
There
are some
applcations
where the stabiizer
p
ns wi
nol
bring
an
rnprovement
in
sound
bul may aclually
make il
worse.
Thsstuationoccurswhenlhellooritsel
snolofrgidconstructionandvibrateswhenconnected
to
the speakers
via the stabilzer
pins.
we encourage
you
to experimeni
to delerm
ne
{or
yourse
I
whelher or nol
ihs sthecase
DUeiothedi|ficu|iyofmovingthespeakerWthpontedpinsoncarpetWerecommendthatyo!deterTnInethe
pos1ton
of
yo!r
speaiers
before
insen ng the
pointed
stab
izer
pins
and
remove the
pins
before
reposrtionlng the
Toinsenthepns,tltthespeakeriorwardandplshthetwobackpinsntothel"deepholesateachback
corner.
Then rock the speaker
backward
and
nsert the centered
front
p n. lt is des rable
to do th s
with
two
peop|e'Finay,plessVeryfirrn]yonthelopofthespeakeruntilhepnsare'ulyseatedinthespeakerbaseand
'nave
penetratedihe
carpet
complete
y.
To
check
that the
pins
are
firmly sealed,
ighlly tap the
back and side oi
the
soeaker.
There sho!ld
be
no movemenl and the
speaker shou
d
feel
so
id
please
be
cautioned
that the
painted pins
can
be dangeraus
if not used
wilh carc.
They can cause small
dents
tn hardwoad
floars and
it is
passlble
ta damage carpets
if the speakers
arc
maved with the
pins
in
place'
Power
Requlrements
Whenselecllngyourampliier,themostmpo.lanlthngtokeepnmindsthatsoundqla/llylsuslallymuch
rnore imoortanl lhan
sornd
quanlity
Amosteveryonewi
be happier
with a 50
watt ampllfier
of high sonic
quallty
than
wilh a 200
wall
amplfier
oi
rnediocre sonic
q!a
ty
For a
given
loudspeaker,
theTe are two
lactors that determine
how mLlch
power
is needed
They are lhe
volume
Level desired and
the s ze of the
room. It both
lactors ate avarage,
(a vo
ume
evel ol 88 dB
SPL and a
room oi 3000
cu ft) aboul
50 watlslch
rs 11eeded ior the CS3
5
The
lirst lactor s the
most d fl cuit to analyze
or oblectrve
y
deterrnine.
There are differenl
ideas
about
what
rs
"
oud".
Usualy,
peop
e
who
'don't
ike mls
c
oud" can decrease
the
r
power
by a
lactor
ol
2 and
people
who llke
music oLrd
shou d
nclease the
r
power
by 2 or
rnore
times
lMost
peop
e
tall w
thin
a normal
range'
Asrnalroomwll
need ess
power
foragiven loudness
evel than a
large room
A very sma
l room ot 1 000 cu
It
(11tI
x 11lt
wth an 8 Jl celling)
wil usualy
reqlire
only
hall the
power
ol an average
room
A large
room of
6000c!ft(20ftx30{twthaloftceiing)wil
usually
requketwcethe average
power'
llthe islenngroomls
connecled
1o another
room by a
large open area, the
requ
red
power
wil ncrease,
but not by the
amoLrnt ot tfre
comorned
room
v0
urne.
With althis n
mind, a
person
who
doesnt
lke to
play
mus c
very loldly and has a smal
roorn can
gel
high
quality
sound
wth
only
20 watls
whereas a
person who sometimes
lkes
lo
play loudly
and
has a large
room may
reed J00
wahs.
It is impo.tant
to have
enough
power
10
play
at
th4level
yo!
desire
wlthout distorlion
ll
you p
ay
the speakers
more oudly than the
vo ume the arr]pl
lier can cleanly
produce,
the ampliier
will
produce
overload
(clipping)
distorllon.
The sound
wll become compressed,
stra ned,
and in extreme cases,
obvious
y
distorted.
This
disto.tion
s aclua
ly non
-nlrsical
additional
erergy and s
nce it is concenlrated
in the
high frequency region
where the soeaker
s least ab
e to hand e it. tweeters
can be burned oul
in extreme cases
ll
your
system does
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