Event electronics Biamplified Direct Field Monitor, Tuned Reference 5, Tuned Reference 6, Tuned Reference 8, Tuned Reference 8XL System User Manual

USER GUIDE

Thank you for choosing the Tuned Reference™ Biamplified Direct Field
Monitor System. To get the most from your new monitors, please take a
moment to read this manual and familiarize yourself with the product’s
features, set-up, and use.

About the Tuned Reference Series

Our engineers have spent years designing transducers, studio electronics,
and high performance studio monitoring systems—including some of the
most popular professional speakers used today. Now, using the latest
digital acoustic design tools and high performance driver and power
amplifier technology, they’ve developed the Tuned Reference series, and
in so doing, have set new standards in performance and value for direct
field monitors.

The TR8 and 8XL feature the same woofer, tweeter, enclosure, and active
4th-order crossover as their critically-acclaimed forebear, the 20/20bas™.
The TR6 and TR5 use the same woofers, tweeters, enclosures, and active
crossovers as the award-winning Project Studio

™

6 and 5, respectively. All

models are biamplified, coming equipped with newly-designed high­efficiency amplifiers that provide high SPL (Sound Pressure Level) output,
lower distortion, smoother amplitude and phase response, and extended
bandwidth. The Tuned Reference amplifiers also boast significant
improvements in signal-to-noise ratio, input common mode rejection ratio,
and overall reliability. Additionally, in the TR8 XL model, the amplifier is
powered by a torroidal transformer, giving the unit lower mechanical and
electrical noise characteristics.

Unpacking

The shipping container and inner boxes are designed to protect your
speakers during transit. Please unpack and check your speakers carefully,
and immediately report any damage to your dealer or to the company that
delivered the speakers to you. The packing materials are designed to be
reused—do not discard them. If you need to return the speakers to the
factory for repair, they must be shipped in the original packaging.

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TUNED REFERENCE USER GUIDE

Setup

You’ll notice that the Tuned Reference monitors ar e physically identical.
When used in a stereo configuration, there is no physical or acoustic
distinction between the left and right speakers. Note, too, that the cabinets
can sit vertically or horizontally without regar d for performance, so long
as both cabinets are situated in the same direction. When placing them in
a horizontal position, orient the cabinets with the high frequency drivers
pointing to the outside, away from each other. Since each cabinet’s bass
port is front-mounted, you can position the monitors near a wall (or even
in a wall) without fear of blocking the port, which would compromise the
bass response.

Your monitors should be placed on a stable surface at about ear level. A
typical location would be slightly behind and to either side of a small
console. The distance between the monitors should equal the distance
from the listener to either speaker. This is the common “equal length
triangle” rule for speaker placement shown in Figure 1.

Notice that Figure 1 also shows the speaker cabinets turned slightly
inward, so that the driver components directly face the listening position.
When oriented this way, the listener is in the “sweet spot,” which yields the

Figure 1. When the listener and the monitors are positioned in an
equal triangle with the monitors directly facing the listener, the listener is
situated in the “sweet spot,” which yields optimum stereo reproduction.

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