Ridley Acoustics KVW834 8 inch
Long Throw 3-way In-Wall Loudspeaker
Congratulations! You have pur-
chased a high quality stereo loud-
speaker. When matched to compa-
rable electronic equipment, expect
years of quality high fidelity sound.
We are constantly striving to pro-
vide the very best technology has to
offer.
The following manual is designed
to give you, the installer or owner,
basic information as to the
speaker’s installation and operation.
It is beyond the scope of this man-
ual to go into all the details that
must be taken into consideration in
a sophisticated high fidelity system.
If you have any questions regard-
ing this speaker which are not an-
swered by this manual, please feel
free to contact your local dealer.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The 8" two-way speaker has a
specially designed 8" woven Kevlar
cone woofer with a linear long throw
butyl rubber edge surround. A 1"
soft dome tweeter is utilized for ex-
cellent high frequency dispersion
throughout your entire listening en-
vironment. The 8" three-way
speaker has a specially designed
butyl rubber woven Kevlar cone
woofer, 1 1/4" soft dome midrange,
and a 1" soft dome tweeter. A so-
phisticated crossover network sepa-
rates the audio signal and directs
the proper frequencies to the driver
that will reproduce them best. This
crossover is specifically designed
for these speakers to ensure maxi-
mum high fidelity.
SHIPPING DAMAGE
Each speaker is thoroughly tested
before it leaves the factory. How-
ever, in shipment, accidents may
occur. Please inspect your speak-
ers carefully when you receive them
to make sure there is no damage.
If there is, please notify your dealer,
or supplier immediately for assis-
tance. If you received your speak-
ers by public transportation, report
the damage at once to the shipping
company.
AMPLIFIER OPERATION
The 8" two-way, and three-way
speaker is equipped with a special
automatic polyswitch circuit which,
when overdriven, will automatically
restrict electrical current to the
tweeter to prevent damage. The
circuit will automatically re-engage
once the volume is turned down or
the problem is removed. This nor-
mally takes about thirty (30) sec-
onds to occur.
The speaker will perform well with
amplifiers from 15 to 100 Watts
RMS. However, any speaker can
be damaged or its protective cir-
cuitry engaged by any size amplifier
that is being overdriven into clip-
ping. “Amplifier clipping” is a
phrase used to describe a condition
when, because of the volume de-
mand, an amplifier is being asked
for more power than it can give. If
you should find that your protective
circuits on the tweeter are activated
often, please consider reducing the
volume at which you normally play
the speaker or purchasing a larger
amplifier with more reserve power.
DAMAGE DONE TO A SPEAKER
BY CLIPPING IS NOT COVERED
UNDER THE WARRANTY.
SPEAKER PLACEMENT
Placement of the Wall Mounted
Speakers in your room should be
carefully considered. They should
be located where they will provide
you with the best possible sound
and the greatest ease of installa-
tion.
It is beyond the scope of this pub-
lication to discuss all of the various
aspects of speaker placement.
Please feel free to contact your
dealer.
WIRING
To achieve maximum perform-
ance from your new speakers, we
strongly suggest the use of special
low inductance stereo cable. There
are many good brands presently on
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