CG3 And CG23s Stereo Systems
The CG3 and CG23s, when used with a subwoofer such as our Speedwoofer 10S, were de-
signed to deliver reference quality reproduction of music in either a stereo configuration or a
home theater surround system.
Important - Protect Your Speakers
No, we don’t mean standing in front of them armed with an assault riffle or continuously
monitoring them with surveillance cameras. In a home theater system, the A/V receiver or
processor protects the speakers in the system by filtering off the bass. It does this in the setup
menu when setting the crossover frequencies. It sends the bass below the selected frequen-
cies your subwoofer and the frequencies above the crossover point to your CG3s or CG23s.
This is especially important, because your speakers are not designed to handle low bass fre-
quencies. Think of it this way: In the opening scene of Back To The Future, Marty McFly is in
Doc Brown’s house and cranks up his guitar amplifier way too much, strikes a note, blows the
speaker and winds up on the other side of the room. While not as dramatic, we don’t want
our woofers to get damaged while attempting to launch themselves from your speaker cabi-
nets. The CG3s and CG23s can handle reasonably high amounts of power, but in the frequen-
cies ranges they were designed for, which is 90-100 Hz and up. Frequencies below 90-100 Hz
need to be sent to you subwoofer.
In addition to most home theater receivers, many of today’s stereo receivers and integrated
amplifiers have built in crossovers that you can set to protect your speakers. However, if the
receiver or amplifier does not have this feature, all is not lost. There are solutions. We’d be
happy to suggest the best solution for your equipment if you’d like to contact us. There are
also some solutions listed in our Speedwoofer 10S owner’s manual.
Speaking of power, we’re often asked about how much power our speakers can handle. Many
people don’t realize that too little power can be just as harmful as too much power. In a sys-
tem with limited power, if the user tries to play the speakers louder than the receiver is capa-
ble of properly playing, distortion can result. This distortion can be especially harmful to your
speakers. The ideal situation is to have more power that is used with reasonable volume.
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