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Frequency Response:  

Specifications

 

Sensitivi

ty (Room [email protected])

:          

92

 dB 

 

 

Crossover Frequency:    

 

250

, 

2.5k

Inputs:

1 pair binding posts, recessed cup

Low frequency alignment:

 

10" passive radiator

 

 

 

 

42

Hz – 

28

kHz  

  

 

System Type:  

 

 

 

Three way, passive radiator

 

Mounting:

 

Wall mount with bracket

System Directivity: 

 

60 degrees horizontally, 45 degrees

 

 

 

 vertically

 

Tweeter

:

    

 

 

 

 

4

” AMT 

Midwoofer:

           

7" 

Silver/Graphite

 

 

Bass:

     

10" long throw low-profile motor

 

Dimensions (H x W x D):      

       

36.5

” X 1

6.5

” X 

5.125

” 

 

Weight:            

54 lbs

20

 

Summary of Contents for Silhouette

Page 1: ...Owners Manual For The Loudspeaker System Silhouette ...

Page 2: ...arranty 5 Setup Speaker Installation 6 Hooking Up Cables 10 11 Amplification 12 14 Silhouette On Wall Installation 7 Silhouette Pro On Wall Installation 8 Silhouette Pro In Wall Installation 9 Speaker Connections 15 Technology Developing a Reference Class On Wall 16 19 Specifications 20 ...

Page 3: ...________ Date of purchase ___________________ The serial number is located on the rear of the unit Record this number in the space provided below Refer to this when calling your dealer regarding this product Share your Legacy speakers with the Legacy community Post your Legacy experience and system photos at facebook com LegacyAudio Like the page to continue receiving the latest Legacy announcemen...

Page 4: ...tle more than bruised knuckles Each cabinet is impeccably finished on all exposed surfaces with select veneers The exquisite finish is hand rubbed several times to assure a patina at home with the most elegant decor Our Commitment A great deal of forethought love and satisfaction is instilled in each piece of Legacy workmanship We take pride in getting to know many of our customers on a first name...

Page 5: ...e warranty on active components such as digital processors or internal amplifiers is limited to three 3 years of coverage The warranty on dealer stock will extend for a maximum of two years from invoice The warranty does not cover transportation costs of product to or from the customer distributor or dealer or related shipping damage Exclusions from Warranty The following situations or conditions ...

Page 6: ...ines of the monitor If you have any doubts about your ability to properly install in on wall loudspeakers you should consider the services of a custom installer If you plan to install them yourself always use high quality tools to save time and make the installation go more smoothly Determine the final location of both left and right speakers before drilling or cutting any holes since changes to o...

Page 7: ...Silhouette On Wall Installation 7 ...

Page 8: ...Silhouette Pro On Wall Installation Silhouette Pro Rear When mounting Silhouette Pro flat on the wall use the included pair of Z Clips as shown with the longer bar clip anchored to wall studs 8 ...

Page 9: ...slightly larger than the 12 15 x 35 5 cabinet body The outer baffle is 37 long and 17 5 wide Six mounting screws are to be installed through the center of the grille cups into the wall framing Care should be taken to avoid electrical or plumbing before cutting into wall or installing screws into studs 9 ...

Page 10: ...gnificant in each cable because its ef fect is well out of the audio bandwidth inductance can be de creased at the expense of increased capacitance by keeping the conductor pair closely spaced How long would a cable have to be before inductance effects would impinge on the audio spectrum Approximately 300 feet of 12 gauge would be required to establish a corner frequency of 20 kHz with an 8 Ohm lo...

Page 11: ...resistance Finally we are getting somewhere Resistance is the control ling factor of the amplifier loudspeaker interface Excessive resistance can cause ma jor shifts of speaker crossover frequencies The lower the impedance of the loud speaker the greater the effects of series resistance A 20 foot run of 18 gauge cable can cause up to 10 deviations of crossover center frequencies That same 20 feet ...

Page 12: ...extensive measures have been taken to ensure that each Legacy speaker system represents a smooth non reactive load to virtually any amplifier Often there is much confusion regarding amplification and loudness levels It should be under stood that the role of the amplifier goes beyond that of driving loudspeakers to a given sound pressure level The amplifier should be able to CONTROL the loudspeaker...

Page 13: ...music at live playback levels Your Legacy speakers are designed to take advan tage of high powered amplifiers so don t be afraid to put them through their paces How much is too much power Rarely is a drive unit damaged by large doses of music power More often than not the villain is amplifier clipping distortion Even through decades of refinement loudspeakers are still noto riously inefficient tra...

Page 14: ... 100 Watt light bulb Amplification 14 When an amplifier is unable to fulfill your loudspeakers demands a damaging harmonic spike may be leaked to the high frequency drivers Another important point regarding loudness is that the dB scale is a logarithmic one This means that a 150 Watt amplifier will potentially sound only twice as loud as a 15 Watt amplifier If all of this discussion of power and l...

Page 15: ...ts Hook the high level speaker inputs from the main amplifier to the pair of binding post Be sure that you observe polarity when making the connections The positive terminal of the amplifier should be connected to the positive terminal of the loudspeaker The negative terminal of the amplifier should be connected to the negative terminal of the loudspeaker ...

Page 16: ...tarian Limited by their placement physical size and build quality the sonic results of wall speakers usually qualify them as restricted range surround channels or background music The development of the Silhouette speaker required a new 10 bass driver with a powerful motor design yet only 3 5 inches of total depth A rugged new 10 passive radiator with compliance optimized to extend response in the...

Page 17: ...ith each other However since we know the user is attaching them to a boundary we then can factor the natural woofer phase accumulation in this problematic region as an integral part of the low pass filter of the 10 and high pass filter of the 7 Customarily a second order high pass and low pass filter electrical filter crossover are 180 degrees out of phase at the center frequency As a result manuf...

Page 18: ...egacy employs the additional filter poles created by this acoustic phenomenon within the crossover strategy to advantage thereby greatly reducing the dip while reducing the electrical losses of conventional filter poles As always we pair match when tuning and verify all product performance when it leaves the factory See the frequency response attached on the next page Please note how consistent th...

Page 19: ...al level I have been curiously surprised by the depth of image and precision the Silhouette provides I honestly did not realize that an on wall could be this convincing spatially Hmmm Learn something new every day Bill Dudleston President Chief Engineer ...

Page 20: ... cup Low frequency alignment 10 passive radiator 42Hz 28kHz System Type Three way passive radiator Mounting Wall mount with bracket System Directivity 60 degrees horizontally 45 degrees vertically Tweeter 4 AMT Midwoofer 7 Silver Graphite Bass 10 long throw low profile motor Dimensions H x W x D 36 5 X 16 5 X 5 125 Weight 54 lbs 20 ...

Page 21: ...pliance Product Disposal Certain international national and or local laws and or regulations may apply regarding the disposal of this product For further detailed information please contact the retailer where you purchased this product or the Legacy Audio Distributor in your country A listing of Legacy Audio Distributors can be found on the Legacy Audio website www legacyaudio com or by contacting...

Page 22: ...Notes 22 ...

Page 23: ... 2015 Legacy Audio 3023 E Sangamon Ave Springfield IL 62702 Phone 800 283 4644 Fax 217 544 1483 23 ...

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