In a single wired system, unwanted mechanical and electrical resonances manifest as distortion at both
sets of speaker terminals. Due to the impedance of the speaker cables, these distortions will not be entirely
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frequency and high frequency speaker terminals, and because the high and low frequencies have already
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treble.
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high frequencies. Often the bass will become faster and tighter. Focus and staging will improve as well. In
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Port bungs
WARNING:
Care must be taken not to insert the port bungs too far into the port, as this may result
in the foam bung being lost inside the cabinet.
If the loudspeaker is to be installed in a small room, typically 9 sqM (80 sqFT), or a room known to reproduce
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it is important to ensure the loudspeaker is not positioned too close to a wall or near the corners of a room
(refer to the suggestions on page 5).
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accentuated bass, please move on and read point 1 for the Gold 50/ Gold 100 and point 2 for the Gold 200/
Gold 300.
1. Where stand-mount speakers (Gold 50 & Gold 100) are to be sited in close proximity (less than 8
inches/ 20cm) to a rear wall (such as on a bookshelf, positioned in a cabinet or on a stand close to
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termed as overhang, and assist the loudspeakers to reproduce their best performance under these
environmental conditions. ‘Boom’ is generally caused when bass energy from the loudspeaker ‘excites’
room modes and causes an accentuation at a particular frequency, or number of frequencies.
2.
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sometimes termed as overhang and assist the loudspeakers to reproduce their best performance under
these environmental conditions. This is caused when bass energy from the loudspeaker ‘excites’ room
modes and causes an accentuation at a particular frequency, or number of frequencies.
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increasing bass clarity and apparent agility.
In all circumstances experimentation is highly recommended.
ENGLISH
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