Tag mclaren audio CALLIOPE BASS MODULE User Manual
Calliope
Aluminium Technology Loudspeaker Series
contents
02 welcome
08 getting started
09 connecting loudspeakers
10 installation
13 running in and warming up
Calliope Bass Module
shown with attached
Calliope Bookshelf
loudspeakers
8438A
14 care and maintenance
15 technical data
Calliope Bass Module
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heading
welcome
welcome
Dr. Udo Zucker – Physicist, PhD in Science,
designer of award-winning electronics,
dedicated audiophile and Chief Executive
Officer of TAG McLaren Audio
Award-winning TAG McLaren technology
- the TAG2000 F1 control system has
been selected as a Millennium Product by
the British Design Council
welcome to
TAG McLaren Audio exists with one
aim in mind:to produce the very best
audio equipment in the world.
Like many people,I often have my best
ideas when relaxing to a piece of music or
watching a movie.For years, knowing the
technical capabilities of TAG McLaren,I
have nurtured the ambition to push sound
reproduction to the absolute limit;that’s
why we formed TAG McLaren Audio.
At the core of our development team
are highly experienced engineers whose
heritage of award-winning hi-fi and worldbeating electronic control systems is
envied by many and equalled by few.
In addition to our experience in the
world of hi-fi we are able to utilise our
expertise in mechanical engineering,
composite material technology,multi-layer
printed circuit boards, fast digital signal
processing,electronic noise suppression,
radio frequency technology and software
design to name but a few.
All these skills are sharpened to compete
in the toughest of all technical sports:
Formula One motor racing.We directly
apply them to enhance our high-end audio
products.For example,composite and
aluminium material technology is used to
make resonance - free loudspeaker
cabinets,suspension technology decouples
electronics from the sound field and digital
signal processing makes better home
cinema products.The list is almost endless.
TAG McLaren’s aim is sonic perfection
combined with aesthetic delight and solid
build quality, a rare combination in
hi-fi but one which TAG McLaren
Audio delivers.
Dr Udo Zucker
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welcome
welcome
Calliope Bass Module shown with attached
Calliope Bookshelf loudspeakers
Thank you for purchasing the TAG McLaren Audio Calliope
Bass Module.
Calliope Bass Module
The Calliope Bass Module combined with the Calliope
Bookshelf loudspeaker forms a magnetically shielded three
way,full range,high performance,4th order reflex-loaded
loudspeaker system capable of reproducing music with
outstanding clarity and transparency.
enclosure technology
The Calliope Bass Module employs high
performance materials esc hewing the
traditional wooden cabinet to eradicate the
unwanted sonic signature of energy reradiation. The curved profile forms a stiff,
single-piece aluminium extrusion which is
further reinforced with the addition of the
die-cast aluminium end caps secured with
high tension bolts.This creates a
structurally inert and inherently well
damped enclosure which ensures that the
only acoustic energy is created by the drive
units and not the enclosure.
optimised dispersion enclosure
geometry
Marrying for m and function
harmoniously, the geometric form of the
enclosure has been carefully designed to
optimise the dispersion of sound energy
from the enclosure.The Calliope
loudspeaker system generates an even and
consistent energy output both on and off
axis resulting in a solid and accurate image.
drive unit technology
The Calliope Bass Module’s three drive
units have been designed to optimise their
performance.The 150 mm bass unit
employs a woven glass-fibre cone to create
a stiff yet well damped diaphragm that
remains pistonic through the pass-band.An
oversized,carbon-loaded pulp dust-cap is
employed to provide further stiffness to the
moving diaphragm assembly to improve low
frequency transient behaviour.
high quality crossover
The components used throughout the
crossover are of the highest quality to
ensure signal integrity and clarity.The
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