RBH Sound R-5E, R-5, R-55E, R-515E, R515 Owner's Manual

IMPRESSION SERIES

Owner’s Manual

FREESTANDING SPEAKERS

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BREAK-IN PERIOD

Allow several hours of listening time to adequately break-in your Impression Series
speakers. As your speakers break in during the first few hours of listening, the driver
suspension will loosen. Following this initial break-in period, there will be an increase in
low-frequency response, improved definition, and increased clarity and detail.

INTRODUCTION

SPEAKERS

Congratulations on your purchase of Impression Series speakers! The Impression Series is
the result of many years of research and development dedicated to producing high quality
products for home audio and home theater systems

This manual contains features, setup recommendations and specifications for the
Impression Series speakers. It is recommended you thoroughly read through the material
contained in this manual before connecting your speakers. Doing this will ensure you have
a good understanding of how to setup your speakers for optimum performance and allow
them to provide you years of listening enjoyment.

R-55

R-5E

R-515

R-5

R-55E

R-515E

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To maintain your speaker and/or subwoofer appearance, we recommend carefully wiping it
with a clean, damp, and soft cloth. To help clean dust from the grille cloth, we recommend
using a vacuum with a brush attachment.

CARE AND CLEANING

FEATURES

The Impression Series includes the R-55, a sleek tower, the R-515, an LCR/surround
channel, and the R-5, an elegantly-matched bookshelf speaker. Impression Series cabinets
are constructed of medium density fiberboard (MDF) because of its inert properties which
prevent cabinet diffraction and sound coloration. All Impression Series models are then
finished in your choice of a gorgeous high-gloss black finish or phantom black, a satin
finish which resists scratches and smudges and is designed to keep distracting reflections
at bay in low-light theater environments.

At the heart of the Impression Series speakers are high performance crossover networks
which allow each speaker component to operate at its optimal performance. The
Impression Series tweeters feature higher power handling through the use of magnetic
cooling liquid and, to further protect the tweeters against being over-driven, a self­resetting polyswitch is used. Finally, five-way binding post terminals which accept a
variety of speaker wire gauges are used to ensure a good and solid electrical connection.

The Standard Impression Series features poly-mica woofer cones which resist flexing and
contribute to an accurate reproduction of the audio signal. Upper-midrange and treble
frequencies are delivered by high performance 1-inch fabric-dome dome tweeters.

The Elite Impression Series features aluminum cone woofers which are extremely light
and unbending. Featuring trickle-down technology from our award-winning Signature
Series, these woofers provide a noticeable improvement in performance and sound quality.
Combined with a 1-inch reference-grade nano-silk dome tweeter, the end result is nothing
short of amazing.

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ATTACHING SPEAKER WIRES

If using a banana jack, attach the matching positive or negative wire and push directly into
the binding post’s top hole.

If you’re not using a banana jack, simply loosen the binding nut to allow the hole in the
side of the terminal to become exposed. Strip ¼-inch to ½-inch of the insulation from the
end of the speaker wire and insert the exposed wire end into the hole in the side of the
terminal. Tighten the binding nut by turning the nut clockwise until the speaker wire is
secured. Repeat for the other speaker wire(s) as necessary.