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•  For continued protection against fi re hazard, use 

fuses only of the correct type and rating. Mains fuses 
are located inside the appliance as well as on its back 
panel. Replacement of the internal fuse should be 
entrusted to an authorized operative. User-replaceable 
fuse types are shown in the specifi cation.

•  WARNING: To reduce the risk of fi re or electric shock, 

this apparatus should not be exposed to rain, snow or 
moisture and objects fi lled with liquids, such as vases, 
should not be placed on this apparatus. 

•  The mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain 

readily operable.

•  WARNING: This product is capable of producing very 

high sound pressure levels. Please exercise restraint 
in its operation to prevent hearing damage.

Summary of Contents for 1723

Page 1: ...H A N D B O O K H A N D B O O K ...

Page 2: ...ct We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed creating it Team Arendal Sound STORY OF ARENDAL 1723 SUBWOOFERS PREMIUM BUILD QUALITY AVALANCHE 800 1200 IQ AMPLIFIER 13 8 WOOFER PLACEMENT SETUP HOW TO CONNECT AMPLIFIER OPERATIONS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARRANTY ...

Page 3: ...aking 13 8 driver with50 moreexcursionandperformance withinsane dynamics Yes we ve also succeeded in improving the dynamics The statement and definition of skilled engineering and design efficiency We consider it a masterpiece A premium driver needs premium amplification Actually ournewAvalanche800IQ 1200IQamplifiers are the market statement of high power amplifiers with a new mindset of features and u...

Page 4: ...orld at a very early age When I turned 14 I started to work part time at my dad s store When your hobby is electronics and you work in such an environment you get the urge to purchase and test as many products as you can which I did with great joy Normally instead of a paycheck I brought home new speakers or amplifiers that had to be tested My very first setup was a stereo system with some huge spea...

Page 5: ...ket leading products packed with incredible value backed with our highly acclaimed customer support that extends beyond the date of purchase To me business comes second and at the end of the day it s my family who are most important Without them it would have been hard I would especially like to thank my wife Heidi as she has been by my side all this time showing extreme patience and understanding...

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Page 9: ...rt Avalanche 800 IQ amplifier boosting easily 800W with undistorted power that offer ample adjustability for any setup Woofer 13 8 Enclosure Sealed Enclosure material High Density Fiberboard HDF Amplifier Avalanche 800 IQ 800W RMS Power cable 2 meters Frequency response EQ1 18 200Hz 3dB EQ2 25 200Hz 3dB EQ3 36 200Hz 3dB Included Power cable Manual Dimensions without feet 48 0H x 33 5W x 45 0D cm Dim...

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Page 11: ... of undistorted power that offers ample adjustability for any setup SPECIFICATIONS Woofer 13 8 Enclosure Sealed Vented Enclosure material High Density Fiberboard HDF Amplifier Avalanche 800 IQ 800W RMS Power cable 2 meters Frequency response EQ1 sealed 18 200Hz 3dB EQ2 sealed 25 200Hz 3dB EQ3 sealed 33 200Hz 3dB EQ1 vented 17 200Hz 3dB EQ2 vented 22 200Hz 3dB EQ3 vented 30 200Hz 3dB Port 2 5H x 35 ...

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Page 13: ...pposing force absorbing driver layout delivers clean deep bass without cabinet movement subtracting anything from the driver output Literally startling dynamics We believe this the world s best subwoofer for music At any price level SPECIFICATIONS FRONT LEFT BACK RIGHT 42 0 cm 53 0 cm 50 0 cm Woofer 2 x 13 8 Enclosure Sealed Enclosure material High Density Fiberboard HDF Amplifier Avalanche 1200 IQ...

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Page 15: ...proprietary 13 8 drivers driven by our smart 1200W RMS Avalanche 1200IQ amplifier that offers ample adjustability for any setup Movies or music Perfect for both SPECIFICATIONS FRONT 50 0 cm 70 0 cm LEFT BACK RIGHT 60 9 cm Woofer 2 x 13 8 Enclosure Sealed vented Enclosure material High Density Fiberboard HDF Amplifier Avalanche 1200 IQ 1200W RMS Power cable 2 meters Frequency response EQ1 sealed 17 2...

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Page 18: ...inimize volume losses within the cabinet whilst maintaining thickness at critical assembly joints Magnetic metal grills We are especially proud of our new exclusive and fully custom made grills For all Arendal Sound speakers we have made a free flowing perforated metal grill which does not affect sound quality We have then wrapped it with a clean black cloth to tone down the visually hard look whil...

Page 19: ...e built up from non plastic parts High grade aluminium back plates on subwoofers and speakers Even our logo is in anodized aluminium Internal wiring Not your average zip cord All products utilize high count multi strand wire braided together These were not done for looks but chosen to produce the most consistent impedance possible and electrical current carrying capabilities The benefit is very low...

Page 20: ...oods that have never been seen in the industry before Multiple sensors in the digital and analogue domain from inputs to outputs to preserve dynamics and clean bass It has a powerful microcontroller MCU which as the brain controls and reads all data passing through the signal flow This ensures that the signal is as unaffected as possible from its original source to the subwoofer output Researchandd...

Page 21: ...nversion 3 EQ modes for sealed speakers 3 EQ modes for vented speakers 7 band parametric EQ Low pass filter slopes Subsonic filter slopes Smart amplifier technology Full 800W RMS down to 10Hz for Avalanche 800 IQ Full 1200W RMS down to 10Hz for Avalanche 1200 IQ Advanced adjustability for perfect room response and ease of use Extensive multi sensors to protect and maintain signal quality Safety contr...

Page 22: ...hile not only maintaining but also improving the sound quality not insignificantly compared to the initial 1723 driver Increased responsiveness Better magnetic field design with thicker aluminium shorting rings above and below the magnet gap which improves control over inductance and significantly reduces it vs position and power this significantly improves response and distortion over the older model...

Page 23: ...nce suspension stiffness and distortion due to the non linear compression and dilution of the air typically trapped under the dust cap and spider Typical vented pole designs are limited in their effectiveness due to the lack of airflow volume at maximum power and excursions because where a free smooth airflow is most needed the pole vent alone is not sufficient The new Arendal Sound 1723 Subwoofers u...

Page 24: ...possible boundary gain increasing for free the apparent bass output You may not want all of this output but you can always turn the subwoofer down and as a result you will enjoy increased dynamic headroom and lower distortion That bit is standard subwoofer lore but that s not the whole story because corner placement delivers two other benefits The first of these is that you have greatly simplified th...

Page 25: ...frequency down below the flat response in order to trick our brains into hearing it as flat Against this background it s easy to see why putting a subwoofer into a corner removes reflections simplifying the response in both the frequency and time domains in a way that modern equalisation likes to see and deal with and our ear will hear as tighter and better defined But I want more subwoofers As a manu...

Page 26: ...ofers within it In all practical terms the raw bass performance of the two subwoofers sitting next to each other across the corner will be the same as two stacked so why risk slipping a disk trying to lift one up Basically it s an extension of working with the room in the way the corner position does with a couple of added benefits If there is one dimension that corner placement or all other placem...

Page 27: ...rom being a practical reality Conclusion The conclusion is a mix of standard recommendations and our electro acoustic engineering focused approach to our subwoofers We could in some cases recommend a single 1723 Subwoofer 2 over a couple of 1723 Subwoofer 1 s if you re gong to spread them apart Or a couple of stacked Subwoofer 1 s over a Subwoofer 2 in terms of in room response The ultimate bass e...

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Page 30: ...fer output from your source we recommend that you use both L and R variable outputs output level controlled by the amplifier volume control from the source into the subwoofers amplifier This will ensure that the signal is correctly summed as a mono signal to the subwoofer If only using the L or R signal some of the bass may disappear as some songs have independant bass tracks on the Left and Right c...

Page 31: ...e throughout the entire frequency spectrum Note that this method is not recommended if using the two subwoofers in any other configuration than on each side of the room close to the main speakers For any other configuration we recommend summing a mono signal to each subwoofer If both subwoofers are placed at the same position side by side or stacked we recommend summing the signal to mono to both su...

Page 32: ...een the receiver s Subwoofer output SW Out LFE Out or similar please refer to your product manual and connect to the LFE input on the subwoofer amplifier Where an AVR Processor has two or more subwoofer outputs only use one to each subwoofer There is no advantage in using two outputs into one subwoofer SUB CENTER REAR FRONT SUB 1 2 ...

Page 33: ... cinema system as well as your separated stereo system Subwoofer operation Enclosure tuning on Subwoofer 1V 2V offers the ability to be used with either vented or sealed alignments By removing the foam plug from the port low frequency output can be extended with different bass character The subwoofer offers greater deep bass extension and more power as a vented design As a sealed enclosure it offe...

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Page 36: ...g in the menu or entering submenus 5 3 12V trigger Triggers the subwoofer unit on off 6 Service input USB input for uploading firmware 7 Input 1 2 RCA inputs 8 Output 1 2 RCA outputs 9 Input 1 2 XLR inputs 10 Output 1 2 XLR outputs 11 Power inlet With fuse holder 12 Mains power switch On and off AC 230 50HZ FUSE T8L 250V POWER OFF POWER ON OUTPUT INPUT INPUT OUTPUT SERVICE 3 12V TRIGGER MENU BACK E...

Page 37: ...en From there you can enter the menu by using the MENU button To store any settings in the menu press enter By pressing the Menu Back button any adjusted setting will not be saved Menu When you enter the menu you will be prompted whether to do settings for RCA or XLR inputs The reason being each input has their specific memory assigned to them that will automatically be triggered based on your inpu...

Page 38: ...sition which is typically the standard for most AV equipment standard calibration levels We recommend using this setting for anyone with home cinema processors or receivers 2 Master Level Adjustable output volume from 20dB to 20dB in 0 5dB increments Only available if Ref Level is set to off 3 Input Gain The input gain will correctly adjust the subwoofer amplifier input gain according to how high t...

Page 39: ...ally EQ2 setting will sound faster than EQ1 as it has a lack of output in the deepest bass which will give the bass a heavier sound to it Crossover Menu EQ Mode LPF Bypass LPF Frequency LPF Slope Subsonic Filter Subsonic Filter Slope Phase Signal Invert 10Hz 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 100 200 500 FREQUENCY dB SPL ARENDAL SOUND EQ MODE EQ 2 SEALED EQ 3 SEALED EQ 1 SEALED EQ 2 VENTED EQ 3 VENTED EQ ...

Page 40: ...ubwoofer anyways 4 LPF Slope The Low Pass Frequency Slope mean at which rate the frequencies should be tapering off from the LPF Frequency point chosen It is adjustable from 6dB Oct to 24dB Oct with 6dB increments So if you already set the LPF frequency to 100Hz then setting the LPF Slope to 12dB Oct will ensure that the signal has 12dB lower output at one octave above 100Hz one octave above 100Hz...

Page 41: ...pe The Subsonic filter slope mean at which rate the frequencies should be tapering off from the frequency point chosen It is adjustable 6dB Oct or 12dB Oct So if you already set the subsonic filter frequency to 20Hz then setting the slope to 12dB Oct will ensure that the signal has 12dB lower output at one octave under 20Hz one octave above 20Hz is 10Hz SUBSONIC FILTER SET TO 20Hz dB SPL REL 100Hz 6...

Page 42: ...s with the front speakers Pro tip Have a friend wife mom help adjusting the phase while you sit in your listening position Play some music with a steady bass beat and when you hear the most amount of bass the phase is correctly adjusted 8 Signal Invert This feature inverts the signal which means the same as 180 degrees phase however this is true 180 degrees at all frequencies Phase adjusting above...

Page 43: ...selected frequency Selectable from 10 dB to 3dB 5 On On Off selectable to choose whether the EQ band should be enabled or not The graph shows how adjusting the Q settings affects the frequencies above and below the selected frequency you want to adjust Using a low Q will affect a large bandwidth of frequencies while a higher Q will only affect areas near the selected frequency Parametric EQ Band F...

Page 44: ...put on the amplifier panel to let it activate as soon as you turn on your source If you have a single subwoofer output from your source then select either RCA 1 or XLR 1 as the input depending on the type of connection you have from your source Only choose RCA 1 RCA 2 XLR 1 XLR 2 if you are using a stereo source with left right signal 3 Dual Source modes If you are using two different sources toget...

Page 45: ...tting adjusts how long after the amplifier will stay active after it has received a signal on the input s Auto on mode only 4 Wake up Sens The wake up sensitivity when the amplifier is in Auto on mode High sensitivity means it react very easily to any input signal Normal is what typically works well with modern AV receivers and similar sources and Low is for environments that require a slower wake u...

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Page 48: ...ly at plugs and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments and accessories specified by the manufacturer Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled...

Page 49: ...able fuse types are shown in the specification WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock this apparatus should not be exposed to rain snow or moisture and objects filled with liquids such as vases should not be placed on this apparatus The mains plug of the power supply cord shall remain readily operable WARNING This product is capable of producing very high sound pressure levels Please ex...

Page 50: ...mkabel beschädigte Stromstecker Flüssigkeitseintritt kleine Objekte verloren im Produkt Aussetzung des Regens oder der Feuchtigkeit Fehlbetrieb oder Sturz des Produkts Stellen Sie sicher dass keine Kabel unter dem Teppich durch die Gerätefüße beschädigt werden Bewegen Sie das Produkt nicht auf die Gerätefüße da sie dadurch vom Gehäuse gelöst werden können und Schäden verursachen können Vermeiden S...

Page 51: ... skadet på noe vis som når en strømkabel eller plugg er skadet væske har blitt sølt eller objekter har falt ut av apparatet apparatet har vært utsatt for regn eller fuktighet ikke har normal funksjonalitet eller har fått støt Sjekk at det ikke er kabler under teppet som kan være skadet av spike kone føtter Ikke flytt produktet på spike føttene da det kan føre til at de faller av kabinettet og forår...

Page 52: ...eparación será necesaria en caso de cualquier daño como por ejemplo en el cable de alimentación o su enchufe líquidos vertidos sobre el equipo objetos perdidos dentro del equipo exposición a lluvia o humedad caídas o funcionamiento defectuoso Compruebe que los cables no son pisados por los pies de apoyo del producto No traslade este producto sobre sus pies de apoyo ya que podrían aflojarse y causar...

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Page 54: ... product please contact service arendalsound com send us the serial number of the product that has a problem and we will help you to identify the defective component If we ship you a replacement part for your product that you can swap out by yourself we will send pre paid return labels to return the defective part to us This part must be returned or you will be invoiced for the replacement part in...

Page 55: ...REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT AT ARENDALSOUND COM WARRANTY TO APPLY FOR 10 YEAR WARRANTY ...

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Page 57: ...at interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and recei...

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