Vivid Audio V1p, V1w User Manual

Owner’s Guide

V1p and V1w loudspeaker

Read these instructions that contain important information about the
safe use, installation and maintenance of this loudspeaker.

• Unpack the loudspeaker following the instruction sheet attached to the
shipping crate. The method is also described below. Check for
damage. Keep potentially hazardous packaging (plastic bags,
polystyrene etc.) out of reach of children.

• Dispose of packaging in compliance with current waste disposal
requirements.

• This loudspeaker must only be used for the purpose for which it is
intended.

• The manufacturer declines all responsibility for damage resulting from
improper, incorrect or negligent use.

• Repairs must only be carried out by a service centre authorised by the
manufacturer.

• Failure to comply with the above requirement will jeopardise the safe
use of the loudspeaker and associated guarantees (if applicable).

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IMPORTANT NOTE

THE SILVER ALUMINIUM DOMED/CONED DRIVE

UNITS ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. THEY MUST

NEVER BE SUBJECTED TO PROBING FINGERS OR

OTHER SHARP OBJECTS!

IF SO, CERTAIN DAMAGE WILL RESULT AND A

REPLACEMENT DRIVER WILL HAVE TO BE FITTED.

THIS REPLACEMENT WILL NOT BE PERFORMED

UNDER GUARANTEE CONDITIONS.

PLEASE READ ALL PAGES PRIOR TO INSTALLATION

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INTRODUCTION

Few owners of new Hi Fi
equipment read the instruction
manual.
Vivid Audio has decided not to
provide a formal instruction manual
or user guide on this product.

Instead, we have designed a
concise informative piece, which
should hold your interest whilst
browsing through it. While doing
so, you will learn about the do’s
and don’ts of this fine piece of
equipment.

We at Vivid Audio are enthusiasts.
We enjoy what we do - and are
good at it. Although Vivid Audio is
but a few years old, we have
revolutionised perceptions on the
performance of a good
loudspeaker. We believe in sound
engineering design and have a
skilled crew of engineers and
design professionals on board
looking after all aspects of our
products.

UNPACKING

Lay the sealed product on its back
as indicated by the arrows on the
side of the box.
Use a power driver or Phillips
cross-head screwdriver to remove
the screws securing the top
wooden cover of the crate. Remove
the cover and place safely aside.
Remove the accessories from the
crate before proceeding.
Remove the loudspeakers from the
crate by lifting them from the lower
section of the crate. CAREFULLY
remove the protective materials,
paying special attention not to
damage the drivers in the process

(see warning).

Reassemble the packaging and
save for future use.

Stand mounting (V1p only)

The loudspeaker will benefit
enormously from the use of
approximately 400mm high sturdy
loudspeaker stands. It is
recommended to spike to
loudspeaker stands to the floor and
to compliantly bond the
loudspeaker base to the top of the
stand by using the re-usable
flexible adhesive provided.

Wall mounting (V1w only)

In the case of the wall mount
version, a wall mount kit is provided
and two variants are available,
catering for both dry walling and
brick and mortar type walling.
For dry walling the circular securing
plate is provided with two mounting
holes for the two 8mm coach
screws (provided). Once the plate
is firmly secured into a suitable
sturdy stud, the mounting stalk can
be secured in position and nipped
up with a 13mm spanner (not
provided). The loudspeaker is then
fitted over the cut-out knuckle,
positioned and tightened up by
hand.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE
COACH SCREWS ARE FIRMLY
LOCATED INTO WOODEN STUD
AND DO NOT MOUNT THE
LOUDSPEAKER UNTIL THE
SECURITY OF THIS MOUNTING
HAS BEEN APPROVED.

For the masonry/brick mounting,
the plate and coach screws are not
used but the M8 Rawl type bolt is
utilised. By using a suitable 14mm
drill bit, bore the hole to take the
Rawl bolt.

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The mounting stalk is screwed
directly onto the exposed m8
thread and is used to secure the
whole sub assembly to the wall
(use a 13mm spanner not
provided).

In order to obtain the maximum
benefit from your purchase, it is
important to know something about
the acoustics of the room in which
you intend to install the
loudspeakers. No matter how well
the product performs in a good
environment, the performance will
be adversely influenced if care is
not taken at this stage. Extensive
information of room acoustics is
available to you on our web site

www.vividaudio.com

This procedure applies to V1p due
to physical constraints on the use
of V1w.

A précis of this guideline follows:

MAKE SURE YOUR AMPLIFIER IS
TURNED OFF!!

All connections/reconnections must
be made when the amplifier is
switched off.

Start with the two main front
speakers. Position the left front
speaker one fifth of the width of the
room from the left hand wall and
one third of the distance from the
back wall. Connect the low
frequency (LF) terminals of the
loudspeaker ONLY (facing the back
of the loudspeaker, the LF
terminals are on your left). We
suggest you now load some well
known music with predictable lower
octave musical content into the CD
player. A listener should be seated
in the listening position and listen to

subtle changes in bass character
and cleanliness whilst the speaker
is moved in the longitudinal plane
towards and away from the rear
wall of the room. A point will be
reached where the bass sounds
clean and believable. Mark this
distance from the rear wall. Do the
same in the lateral place about the
position just realised. An improved
result should be obtained. DEAD
EASY! You have found the optimal
position for the low frequency
portion of the audio band in your
room.
Place the right hand speaker in the
mirror position on the right hand
side of the room. From the seated
position you should be equidistant
from each speaker. We suggest
you toe the speakers in towards the
listening position so that the
visually extended centres of the
tweeters cross some way in front of
you in the listening position. This
may be re-adjusted once the
loudspeakers are settled in.

Use a well

-known piece of music.
At this stage you should mark and
note the position you have found.
After listening to this track and a
few others you may find that
moving the speaker forward
(towards the listening position),
improves the sound stage. This is a
personal preference and is worth
spending time on.

MAKE SURE YOUR AMPLIFIER IS
TURNED OFF!!

Connect the right red terminal of
your amplifier to the red terminals
of your right hand loudspeaker. The
black terminal of your amplifier is
connected to your right hand
loudspeaker’s black terminals

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