Energy Audissey Series, Musical Thruth Audissey Series, Audissey A2+2, Audissey A3+2, Audissey A5+2 Owner's Manual

MUSICAL TRUTH

®

LOUDSPEAKERS

owners manual

Audissey
Series

PRINTED IN CANADA
7AI//E-EA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Room Acoustics & Subwoofer Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Selection of Proper Wire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Amplifier Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Amplifier to Loudspeaker Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Conventional hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Bi-Wire hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Combination Bi-Amp/Bi-Wire hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Care of Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Distortion Causes Speaker Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF ENERGY
“AUDISSEY” LOUDSPEAKERS.

We are sure you will enjoy this superb product.The following advice is offered to
facilitate proper installation of your

Energy speakers in your home.

Extensive research along with great care at every design stage has enabled

Energy to

produce loudspeakers with extraordinary performance characteristics: a performance
level that is equal, or superior to other speakers costing many times their price.

The finest components and materials, made with sophisticated manufacturing and quality
control ensure that you will enjoy this exceptional performance for many years.

IMPORTANT: Please retain the carton and packing material for this Energy
product to protect it in the event it ever has to be shipped to a service center for
repair. Product received damaged by a service center that has been shipped by the
end user in other than the original packaging, will be repaired, refurbished and
properly packaged for return shipment at the end user’s expense.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Your new Energy “Audissey” Bipolar Series speakers feature state-of-the-art tech­nologies derived from development of the flagship of the line...the world acclaimed
“Veritas™”v2.8.

Elegant Styling:

Representing an exciting new look, these lean and elegant floor-standing models take up
less than one square foot of floor space, yet their high-tech design suggests they conceal
an entire stage full of musicians.

Bipolar Design:

Unlike conventional front-radiating speakers, the “Audissey” Bipolar Series speakers
employ the exclusive Energy Assymetrical Bipolar™ design that disperses sound in a
360 degree pattern imparting the depth, breadth and emotional involvement to your
music and home theater entertainment.

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ROOM ACOUSTICS AND SPEAKER PLACEMENT

Energy loudspeakers have been designed to provide high performance in a wide vari-

ety of domestic settings. It is important to note however, that building structure, dimen­sions and furnishings all play a part in the quality of sound you will ultimately achieve.
Where possible the following should be taken into consideration when placing

Energy

speakers in your listening room:

1. Low frequency performance (below 100 Hz) can be affected by the structure of the

room. A solid floor is preferred to avoid exaggeration of low frequencies.

2. Rooms with different height, width and length are preferable for best low frequency

performance.

3. Mid and high frequencies are affected by the mix of soft and hard furnishings in the

room. An excess of soft items such as curtains, carpets, sofas and wall coverings can
produce a dull, lifeless reproduction.The same room without any soft furnishings will
produce a brighter, harder sound, so a balance of soft and hard furniture, floor and
wall coverings should be your goal for optimum sonic performance.

4. Most of the sound heard from a loudspeaker has been reflected from one or more

walls of the room. Usually, less than half the sound is heard directly from the
loudspeaker.The remaining information you hear has been reflected from the
surfaces of your room.

Reflective surfaces have individual sound absorption characteristics, and it is
important for good stereo perception that frequency response be the same from
both left and right channels. It is therefore important that consideration be paid to
the left and right reflecting walls. First, they should be symmetrical, equally spaced
from the speakers and the listeners. Secondly, they should have the same, or very
similar reflective properties. Example: A curtain on one wall and a painted surface
on the opposite wall will result in unbalanced reflections, which in turn affect the
stereo image. Experiment with toe-in/toe-out positioning of your speakers until best
results are achieved.

5. Audissey Bipolar loudspeakers are designed to be free standing.They should

therefore be positioned with an open space between the loudspeakers and the
walls of the listening room.

6. The distance from the left and right speaker to the side walls should be equal. For

best results, placement distance from the rear wall should not be the same as from
the side walls. (see figure 1).

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