Legacy Audio VS 12.2 Owners Manual

Registration

3. Owners Record

4. The Cabinetry / Our Commitment

Setup

5. Unpacking Your Speakers

6. Speaker Placement / Installation

8. Hook up Cables

10. Unit Connections

14. Fine Tuning

Technology

16. Designer’s Note

18. Specifications

19. Troubleshooting

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The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record
these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them when calling
upon your dealer regarding this product.

Model No. _______________________________
Serial No. _______________________________
Date of purchase: _________________________

Thank you for selecting a Legacy Loudspeaker System. These hand­crafted instruments will provide you with many years of listening
enjoyment. Please take a few moments to read this brief manual to insure
maximum benefit from your speaker system.

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Handcrafted

Beneath the surface of Marquis’s elegant exterior lies rigid MDF
construction. Interlocking joinery maximizes the strength of the cabinet
parts. Polyester fiberfill is selected for internal damping. A sharp rap on
the enclosure will leave you with little more than bruised knuckles.

Each cabinet is impeccably finished on all exposed surfaces with select
veneers. The exquisite finish is hand-rubbed several times to assure a
patina at home with the most elegant decor.

Our Commitment

A great deal of forethought, love and satisfaction is instilled in each piece
of Legacy workmanship. We take pride in getting to know many of our
customers on a first name basis.

Your purchase of this product is backed by the renowned “Legacy
Satisfaction Guarantee”.

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Your new subwoofer has been very carefully packaged to insure that it
travels to you safely. Each subwoofer is protected by a double-wall outer
carton with heavy V-board corner protectors. Molded foam end caps are
used to protect the elegant cabinetry, and a plastic liner is provided as
waterproofing. Please save this packing for future transportation. If cartons
become damaged or misplaced, new ones can be purchased from Legacy
Audio.

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Since the human ear is rather poor at localizing radiation frequencies
below 125 Hz, good results may be obtained in a variety of room
placements. Careful adjustment of the convenient front panel controls will
lead to seamless transition.

Low frequency reinforcement occurs whenever woofers are placed near
room boundaries. The distance from the walls, floor and ceiling
correspond to the wavelengths of the frequencies, which will reflect in
phase and thus reinforce bass output. Therefore, the actual dimensions of
your listening room play a definite role in what ultimately arrives at your
ear. In fact, rooms tend to have their own set of favored frequencies.

We can calculate what the most strongly reinforced frequencies in a room
will be by the formula shown below:

Resonant Frequency = (1130 ft/sec) / (ft. between boundaries x 2)

For example, a room with an 8 ft. ceiling height has a strong resonance at:
(1130 ft/sec.) / (8 ft. x 2) = 71 Hz.

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Now, while such reinforcement might actually be beneficial at very low
frequencies, excessive excitation can cause “overhang” or a droning effect
at mid-bass frequencies. A way to minimize excitation of these
resonances is to place your subwoofer asymmetrically relative to room
boundaries. For instance, if the subwoofer is 2 ft from one corner wall,
then place it 1.5 ft to 3 ft from the other.

Placing the subwoofer in a corner will reduce the radiation angle and thus
increase efficiency. It will also excite the maximum number of room modes
and decrease distortion.

A best case scenario is to actually use two subwoofers, one to each side
of the listener. The subs should be placed 90° out of phase with each
other. This improves spaciousness and bass uniformity, with a reduction in
room level peaks.

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