CG3
M
And
CG23
M
s
Stereo
Systems
The
CG3
M
and
CG23
M
s,
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
CG3
M
s
or
CG23
M
s.
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
CG3
M
s
and
CG23
M
s
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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