Polk Audio 10 Instruction Manual

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Model

tO

Studio

Monitor

System

Instruction

Manual

IMPORTANT:

Please

read

instructions

completely

before

proceeding.

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Congratulations

on

your

purchase

of

the

Polk

Audio

Model

10

Studio

Monitor

System. Careful

design, frequent

and

critical

testing, and

use

of

only

the

f'mest

materials

and

components ins

ure

prolonged

physical

integrity

and

trouble free

operation.

To

realize

the

full

potential

of

this

extra-

ordinary

loudspeaker

system,

please

read

and

follow

all

instructions

carefu

lly.

If

you

have

any

questions

or

comments

please

,

do

not hesitate

to

call

us

directly

or

contact

your

neare

st

Polk

Audio

dealer.

General

Description

T

he

Polk Audio

Model

10 Studio

Monitor

is a

sophisticated three

-way

loudspeaker

system

which

achi

eves

unu

sually high

performance

in a

moderate

ly-priced, full-si

ze

book

shelf format.

The

two

year

development"

program

which pr

oduced

the

Modcl lO has as its

major

objectives (1)

ope

n,

boxless,

three-dimensional

sound; (2)

smooth,

accurate frequency

respon

se

across

the musically

relevant

audio

bandwidth;

(3) consistently

excellent

transient

response

not

just

in

one

or

two

ranges, but

excellently

match

ed

across the

total bandwidth

(30-20,000

Hz); (

4)

nearly perfect

hemispherical

dispersion;

(5)

stab

le

stereo

and

quadraphonic

imaging;

(6)

efficiency s

uffi

-

ci

ent

to

allow u

se

with

virtuall y any high fidelity amplificati

on;

and (

7)

reason

able size

to

permit

bookshelf

mounting

if desired.

The Mode

l 10 utilizes a wide-dispersi

on

one

-inch soft

dome

high-frequenc

y

u

nit, two

six

and a

half

inch

upp

er bass-mi

drange

units

, and a

ten inch

low

resonance sub

-bass

radiator. Th

e electrical cr

ossover

network

used between

the upper

bass-midrange

units

and

the dome

tweeter ach

ieves

complemen

-

tary 12

dB/octav

e s

lopes with

the

use

of

tremendous

air-core coils and

precision

capacitors

and resistors. The

acoustical crossover

at

60

Hz fr o m th e

upper

bass drivers

to

the sub

-bass radiator rai

ses

efficienc

y, reduces

disto

rtion,

and ext

ends low-frequency

response

. Cl

ean usa

ble r

esponse

is achi

eved

down

to

the

in-cabi

net

resonance

of

the

sub-bass

radiator

(approx

imately 22

li

z).

Specifications:

Nominal

Impedance

- 6

ohms

Frequency

Response -

22

Hz-25,

000

l

iz

Recommended

Associated Amplification - 10-200

watts

per chann

el