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OWNER’S MANUAL

XS-85

3 WAY MODULAR FLOOR STANDING LOUDSPEAKER

USER MANUAL

Summary of Contents for XS85

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL XS 85 3 WAY MODULAR FLOOR STANDING LOUDSPEAKER USER MANUAL...

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Page 3: ...HIGH CABINET ASSEMBLY SPEAKER MODULES ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION SPEAKER MODULES AND ALUMINIUM GRILLE HOW TO ADJUST THE FOOT SPIKES ADJUSTABLE STAND ONLY CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS SPEAKER POSITIONING PR...

Page 4: ...3 PACKAGE CONTENT 2 XS 85 Loudspeakers 2 Loudspeakers covers 12 Allen screws M4X40 12 Washer M4 8 Spike sandblasted black blackening 1 User manual...

Page 5: ...ade of steel and wood TWEETER For this loudspeaker we developed a 28 mm ultra linear tweeter with an extra thin and soft silk dome powered by a neodymium magnet featuring an aluminium damping elliptic...

Page 6: ...to eliminate resonances from the cavity inside the voice coil former ADJUSTABLE STAND Optionally available the exclusive stand featuring hidden spikes designed to help you with fine adjustments for p...

Page 7: ...e 4 semi resistive Tweeter 1 silk dome driver Midrange 2x 6 Nextel treated paper cones Woofer 2x 9 Nextel treated paper cones Crossover 200Hz and 2200Hz 12dB Oct Suggested Power Amplifier min 30W Max...

Page 8: ...NBOXING AND ASSEMBLY WOOFER CABINET AND FOOT Open the Foot box and gently remove the foot from the box Open the Woofer carton box from the top FIG 1 FIG 2 FIG 3 Place the Woofer carton box as shown be...

Page 9: ...own as shown in the picture Gently remove the carton box the Woofer cabinet should now be upside down After removing the bottom protection you can go to fig 8 being ready to assemble the foot to the W...

Page 10: ...AND FOOT FIG 7 Insert the supplied Spikes in the threaded rear holes of the metal foot board as shown in the picture FIG 9 Take the foot as shown in the picture and use the guides to correctly positio...

Page 11: ...allen key supplied Once the Foot is assembled pay extreme care in turning the cabinet face down as shown in the picture Make sure to protect it with some soft material to avoid damaging the surfaces...

Page 12: ...SEMBLY MID HIGH CABINET Gently turn upside down the Mid High carton box yet CLOSED Open the box and take care of the box flaps Repeat the same operation described for the Woofer Cabinet assembly fig 3...

Page 13: ...12 ASSEMBLY SPEAKER MODULES Following the pictures position the Mid High Cabinet on the Woofer Cabinet using the guides on the Woofer Cabinet...

Page 14: ...in the picture Connect the Mid High speak on terminal to the same connector of the Woofer Cabinet Insert it and turn left in order to lock it in place correctly Remove all the screws from the back of...

Page 15: ...ONLY REAR SPIKES When the rear spikes are correctly installed the threaded black aluminium covers supplied can be positioned to secure them firmly to the metal foot boards LOCK RELEASE SPIKE DOWN SPIK...

Page 16: ...ON N 1 Standard wiring connection No Bi Wiring Gold Note speakers are all supplied with standard bridge Special Exotic Bridge parts of the SIENA BRIDGE ENHANCER line are available on demand Stereo Pow...

Page 17: ...16 CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS Stereo Power Amplifier R L EXAMPLE CONNECTION N 2 Bi Wiring Connection RIGHT SPEAKER LEFT SPEAKER...

Page 18: ...when possible The better the positioning the better the focus and the sound stage will be WALL MATERIAL Generally most of the walls are thick therefore there is the best bass extension control as wel...

Page 19: ...light to avoid stopping too much energy except for the optional ones behind the listening point FURNITURE Ideally avoid using big furniture with glass many doors Open shelf furniture is the best If p...

Page 20: ...akers to the listening point should be the same The distance between both the speakers and the side walls should be the same The distance between both the speakers and the rear wall should be the same...

Page 21: ...ly for solo instrument music like piano guitar and voice etc WIDE STEREO IMAGE SPEAKER POSITION for some instrument music synfonic orcherstra etc LISTENING POINT A reduced distance between the speaker...

Page 22: ...e speakers should be the same as the one to the listening point If the distance is shorter the speaker must be directed to the listening point accordingly see illustration above Empirical tests are ne...

Page 23: ...st be carried out by a Gold Note dealer or distributor so in case you need any assistance with this product please contact the seller If you experience any problems locating your official Gold Note de...

Page 24: ...als negative positive poles are inverted in some way on the amp or on the speaker Bridges are not well connected to the speaker terminal Binding Posts The amplifier does not play music Turn off the am...

Page 25: ...as a serial number located on the rear panel Please record the model and serial number and retain them for your records Do not disassemble any part of the product Do not use any part of the product fo...

Page 26: ...lt an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 9 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the a...

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