Invisa Signature Point Source Owner’s Manual
GoldenEar
Invisa Signature Point Source Manual
Complete Home Theater Systems
We strongly suggest that you use matching GoldenEar Invisa
®
loudspeakers and a ForceField
™
subwoofer, for your
complete GoldenEar home theater system. Invisa
®
Signature Point Source speakers are designed to be used as
front, rear and/or side surround speakers, with exceptional results for both music and movies. Of particular note,
the GoldenEar ForceField Subs have been designed specifically to make a perfect match with the Invisa
®
Signature
Point Source speakers.
Using the Invisa
®
Signature Point Source in a Multi-Channel Home Theater Application
When using the Invisa
®
Signature Point Source as part of a home theater system that includes powered
subwoofer(s), it is extremely important that bass is directed to the subwoofer and NOT the Invisa
®
Signature
Point Source speakers. This is done through the use of a high-pass filter, implemented as part of the setup of the
bass management system of your home theater receiver/processor (see next page).
Setting Channel Levels and Bass Management
Multi-channel surround sound systems have bass management systems (systems which direct the bass to
the various channels) which vary from unit to unit. This bass management system must be properly adjusted,
in particular it is extremely important that bass is directed to the subwoofer and NOT the Invisa
®
speakers in these
setups, through use of bass management settings as described below. Many problems relating to the overall sound
of the system can be traced back to improper bass management. Also note that Multi-channel surround sound
systems have a critical channel balancing procedure for setting the level for all speakers which must be followed if
the system is to perform properly. Many problems relating to the overall sound of the system can be clearly traced
back to improper system balance.
Home Theater System Bass Management Settings: On your Home Theater receiver or A/V processor’s Speaker
Setup Menu, set speaker to “Small” for all channels using Invisa
®
Signature Point Source speakers, and set
Subwoofer to “Yes.” The standard 80Hz crossover is the recommended setting (or at least starting point) for the
crossover setting.
Setting Channel Levels: On your receiver or A/V processor’s Speaker Level Calibration Menu, set each speaker
(channel) in the system to the same volume level. While you can get reasonable results doing this by ear, it is best
to use an inexpensive Sound Pressure (SPL) meter to get better channel to channel balance. Some new receivers
and processors have Auto Set Up functions that use a supplied microphone to set levels automatically.
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