Legacy Audio Whisper HD User Manual

Owners Manual For The

Whisper HD

Loudspeaker System

Table of Contents

Registration

Page

Owners Record 3
The Cabinetry / Our Commitment 4
Warranty 5

Setup
Speaker Placement 6
Hooking Up Cables 7-8
Amplification 9-11
Speaker Connections 12-14
Whisper Wave Launch Processor 15

Technology
Specifications 16

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Owners Record

The serial number is located on the rear of the unit. Record this
number in the space provided below. Refer to this when calling your
dealer regarding this product.

Model: Whisper HD
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.

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The Cabinetry / Our Commitment

Handcrafted

Beneath the surface of Whisper HD’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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Warranty

Legacy Audio supports its customers and products with pride. We cheerfully warrant our loud­speaker products we manufacture from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of seven
(7) years. Electronic components such as internal amplifiers and digital processors are covered for
three (3)years. Please register your product with Legacy Audio. Should you require service Legacy
will require a proof of purchase in order to honor the warranty - so please keep your receipt.

• The warranty applies to the original owner and is not transferable.

• The warranty applies to products purchased from an “Authorized Legacy Dealer”.

• The warranty on active components such as digital processors or internal amplifiers is limited to three

(3) years of coverage.

• The warranty on dealer stock will extend for a maximum of two years from invoice.

The warranty does not cover transportation costs of product to or from the customer, distributor or
dealer, or related shipping damage.

Exclusions from Warranty

The following situations or conditions are not covered by the Legacy Audio warranty:

• Accidental damage, electrical abuse or associated equipment failure.

• Use inconsistent with recommended operating instructions and specifications

• Damage caused by modification or unauthorized service

• Costs associated with the removal and reinstallation of defective products. Consequential damage to

other products.

• Normal wear such as fading of finishes due to sunlight.

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Speaker Placement

Positioning Whisper for good performance is quite a bit easier than for most speakers. Remember
that whisper is actually an acoustic gun with a highly controlled directivity pattern. Corner place­ments are actually quite workable though not necessarily optimal. Whisper will not become
“boomy” like a conventional system and it will not interact strongly with the sidewalls of your room.

Simple Guidelines:

1. You may position the Whisper speakers farther apart than most other speakers. This will help to
acoustically shadow the head properly and maintain better channel separation. Experiment with
what works best in your room. As a starting point you might also try the following:

Ideal Speaker spread = 0.6 X Distance from speaker plane to listener position

2. Toe the speakers in more than with other speakers. In most circumstances crossing speaker axes
just in front of the listener’s head works best. This will broaden your sweet spot horizontally. If dis­persing into an L shaped seating arrangement you might find the best results by aiming the left
speaker at the right most seating position, and the right speaker at the left most seating position.

3. Hearing the most ambiences in the recording and the least reflection from your room favors a lis­tener position that is no farther from the plane of the speakers than two thirds the geometric width
of your room. More simply, if the room is 16 feet wide then the sitting no farther than 12 feet will
allow you to hear more of the recording and less of your room.

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