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Legatia SE Carbon User’s Manual 

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Warranty 

 

Hybrid  Audio  Technologies  extends  a  limited  one  year  warranty  to  the  original  purchaser,  certifying 
that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal and proper use 
for one year from the date of purchase. 
 
Hybrid  Audio  Technologies’  responsibility  under  this  warranty  is  limited  to  replacing  or  repairing,  at 
Hybrid Audio Technologies’ option, products or parts determined by Hybrid Audio Technologies to be 
defective either in materials, or workmanship. To attain warranty service, the customer must deliver 
the  product  or  the  defective  part(s),  appropriately  packed  with  proof  of  purchase  date,  to  an 
authorized  Hybrid  Audio  Technologies  dealer.  In  the  event  that  a  direct  return  from  a  consumer  is 
required, the consumer must obtain from Hybrid Audio Technologies a return authorization number, 
and ship the defective product directly to Hybrid Audio Technologies. All shipping expenses are the 
customer’s responsibility. If the product has been updated or superseded, a replacement will be made 
with a current model of the same quality and function. Warranty of the replacement parts is limited to 
90 days or the unexpired portion of the warranty period of the product on which the parts are being 
used, whichever is longer. 
 
This  warranty  does  not  cover  any  defects  or  costs  caused  by:  (1)  modification,  alteration,  repair  or 
service of this product by any persons or company other than Hybrid Audio Technologies; (2) physical 
abuse to, overload of, or misuse of, the product or operation thereof in a manner inconsistent with the 
use indicated in the instructions; (3) any use of the product other than that for which it was intended; 
or (4) shipment of the product to Hybrid Audio Technologies for service. This warranty does not cover 
labor costs. 
 
Hybrid  Audio  Technologies  is  not  liable  for  any  special  incidental  or  consequential  damages, 
including, but not limited to, personal injury, property damage, damage to or loss of equipment, loss 
of profits or revenue, costs of renting or buying replacements and/or any other additional expenses, 
even if Hybrid Audio Technologies has been informed of the prospect of such damages. Any express 
warranty not provided herein, and any remedy which other than the warranty contained herein might 
arise  by  inference  or  operation  of  law,  is  hereby  excluded  and  disclaimed  including  the  implied 
warranties of merchantability and of the fitness for a particular purpose. 
 

 

Summary of Contents for Legatia L4SE Stage VI Carbon

Page 1: ...Legatia SE Carbon Series Component Speakers Specifications Library Car Audio Reference Guide...

Page 2: ...E Carbon Midbass 10 History 10 Attributes 10 Summary 12 Mechanical Drawing 13 Thiele Small Parameters 14 Frequency Response Graph 15 Legatia L6SE Carbon Midbass 16 History 16 Attributes 16 Summary 18...

Page 3: ...ation of the Legatia SE Carbon Component Systems 28 Mounting Baffle Considerations 28 Crossovers 29 Time Correction 30 Scenario 1 30 Scenario 2 30 Scenario 3 31 Amplitude Equalization 31 Acoustic Trea...

Page 4: ...vel of performance out of Legatia SE Carbon component speakers and sets using straight forward installation advice and practical application of timeless acoustic principles The first part of this manu...

Page 5: ...al strength while balancing moving mass and resonance frequency The following design tenets are similar by comparison to the Legatia SE series wide bandwidth drivers Same basket diameter mounting hole...

Page 6: ...n midbass drivers come equipped with copper shorting cups The shorting cups consist of an optimally sized and placed cup of copper Cu to create a total inductance profile that is not just low but flat...

Page 7: ...overly brittle or stiff where vibrations in the spider are well damped and do not translate into the former or the cone Basket The basket of the Stage VI Legatia SE Carbon series drivers are a shared...

Page 8: ...barrier at best and the result of the high amount of energy being pushed into a small enclosure is the energy transmitting through to the outside of the cone an additive phenomenon to the incidental w...

Page 9: ...ce afforded in a dipole configuration and the speaker will reach its mechanical limits much quicker and will net increased distortion However in certain instances a dipole style midbass may work well...

Page 10: ...118mm 4 65 inch midbass driver to compliment both two way and three way system designs where a shallow depth long throw small format midbass is required The following are the L4SE Carbon s design attr...

Page 11: ...the former or the cone Cone As noted in the introduction the SE Carbon is a complete departure from the typical Hybrid Audio Technologies philosophy of point source midbass and midrange full range dri...

Page 12: ...ormat midbass driver Mechanical and electrical parameters are amenable to a variety of different installations and speaker locations This driver is intended to be used in an infinite baffle configurat...

Page 13: ...Legatia SE Carbon User s Manual Hybrid Audio Technologies Page 13 of 30 Mechanical Drawing...

Page 14: ...24 dB octave highpass Pnom Rated Power Input No Crossover 35 watts AES Standard Pmax Rated Power Input No Crossover 75 watts AES Standard Pmax With Recommended Minimum Crossover 150 watts Frequency R...

Page 15: ...Frequency Response Graph Please note that the response peak at approximately 170 Hz is a testing room mode and is not indicative of the speaker s performance at that frequency All speakers tested sho...

Page 16: ...also in universal applications where mounting depth was at a premium The L6SE Carbon project required several iterations of alpha samples for real world testing as we refined the performance of the dr...

Page 17: ...winding with good power handling and low inductance Suspension The unique double S shaped surround is treated fine cloth which is highly consistent and does not suffer the variance one might find in n...

Page 18: ...aded push terminals for both positive and negative The terminals optimize contact and give the end user flexibility in tinned wire or binding post terminations Summary The Legatia L6SE Carbon is the w...

Page 19: ...Legatia SE Carbon User s Manual Hybrid Audio Technologies Page 19 of 30 Mechanical Drawing...

Page 20: ...4 dB octave highpass Pnom Rated Power Input No Crossover 60 watts AES Standard Pmax Rated Power Input No Crossover 125 watts AES Standard Pmax With Recommended Minimum Crossover 200 watts Frequency Ra...

Page 21: ...Frequency Response Graph Please note that the response peak at approximately 170 Hz is a testing room mode and is not indicative of the speaker s performance at that frequency All speakers tested sho...

Page 22: ...ia SE Carbon User s Manual Hybrid Audio Technologies Page 22 of 30 Legatia L4G Grille Assembly Note The Legatia L4G grille has application for the Legatia L4SE Legatia L4 as well as the Legatia L4SE C...

Page 23: ...Audio Technologies Page 23 of 30 Legatia L6G Grille Assembly Note The Legatia L6G grille has application for the Legatia L6SE Legatia L6V2 as well as the original Legatia L6 offering The L6SE Carbon c...

Page 24: ...anding and incorporating some or all of the techniques in the following sections Lessons Learned We like to call this our Lessons Learned section where we expose some critical lessons that we have lea...

Page 25: ...about 0 9 milliseconds earlier than the furthest channel It is Hybrid Audio s opinion that the end user should try to keep PLD s to less than 30 centimeters in a vehicle which is intended to have goo...

Page 26: ...f the kick panels present in most vehicles The kick panels are the small panel next to the throttle and brake pedals down by your feet While it is not immediately obvious looking at a two dimensional...

Page 27: ...an area where intensity differences can be equalized either mechanically or electronically to ensure good imaging and sound staging The lesson to be learned is that like Lesson Two the Legatia SE Carb...

Page 28: ...installation as follows Mounting the baffle sound damping and decoupling the mounting baffle or mounting location should either be secured extremely well to the vehicle s body or completely isolated f...

Page 29: ...l roll off This rolloff typically amounts to about 12 dB octave and needs to be taken into account especially when designing passive crossover systems Simply adding a capacitor and inductor in series...

Page 30: ...0 4 000 Hz for low pass in combination with a low resonance tweeter like the Legatia L1 Pro or the Legatia L1 Pro R2 In all cases the chosen crossover frequencies should be evaluated for sonic charact...

Page 31: ...ertainly be helpful in fine tuning the system to your own personal taste or in the quest for playback accuracy to the original musical composition One important consideration of amplitude equalization...

Page 32: ...uld the Legatia SE Carbon midbass be placed in the kick panel locations one may find that a notable improvement can be made by adding acoustical treatments such as open cell foam into the underside of...

Page 33: ...d function Warranty of the replacement parts is limited to 90 days or the unexpired portion of the warranty period of the product on which the parts are being used whichever is longer This warranty do...

Page 34: ...a great product offering backed up with unsurpassed customer service and technical support will advance the Hybrid Audio Technologies namesake in the coming years We are pleased that you have joined...

Page 35: ...nd Power Output AES Convention New York 1987 JAES Vol 35 No 12 December 1987 Linkwitz Siegfried A Three Enclosure Loudspeaker System with Active Delay and Crossover Parts 1 2 3 Speaker Builder 2 80 3...

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