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Concerning The Placement Of This Unit

There is an aluminum plate attached to the bottom of the unit’s cabinet. It can be placed normally upon a flat surface. This unit comes with 
two types of spikes that you can use to adjust the unit to the shape of the floor for best possible placement.
We recommend the following placement methods:

For flat surfaces: no spikes
Thick carpet or mat: cone-shaped spikes
Thin carpet or mat: round spikes

 

 

Caution: About installation

This unit is sold with the understanding that it is to be installed by a properly trained and equipped specialist. All matters concerning 
installation and mounting should be handled by specialists or by your local dealer. reali
Technical Audio Devices Laboratories, Inc. waives all responsibility for damages to this unit as the result of improper installation/
mounting, improper use, remodeling/alteration, and natural disasters.

Caution: About the placement of this unittion

This product weighs 150 kg (330 lb). Make sure that you place this product upon a surface that can easily sustain this weight. 
Additionally, note that when using spikes, each spike supports some 50 kg (110 lb), and as such may cause damage to flooring 
underneath a carpet or other surfaces. To avoid causing such damage, be sure to place a sufficiently large and strong cushion 
underneath each spike.
As a precautionary measure, be sure to not place the unit anywhere where it might fall on a sleeping individual in the event of an 
earthquake.

INSTALLATION AND PLACEMENT

Round

spike

Cone-shaped

spike

Summary of Contents for Reference One

Page 1: ...TAD Reference One...

Page 2: ...dents or damage that result from improper installation misuse or modification of the product or natural disasters Caution in use Do not allow the speaker to output distorted sound for long periods of...

Page 3: ...Loudspeakers 10 CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS 12 Single Wire Connections 12 Bi Wire Connections 13 Bi Amplification Connections 14 Vertical Bi Amping 14 Horizontal Bi Amping 15 OPTIMIZING THE SYSTEM 16 Impr...

Page 4: ...and impact of life music INTRODUCTION TAD Reference One Description The TAD Reference One loudspeaker is a breakthrough product for the home audio market and represents the culmination of over 40 year...

Page 5: ...m Diaphragms Each TAD Reference One loudspeaker features proprietary beryllium manufacturing technology for the midrange and tweeter diaphragms The lightest and most rigid metal available for diaphrag...

Page 6: ...h forces exerted during loud bass passages To achieve high drive linearity the motor structure employs short coil and long gap geometry Faraday shorting rings and a novel flux path for even lower dist...

Page 7: ...s and also serves to eliminate unnecessary resonance and internal standing waves Crossover Networks The crossover networks use only the finest components Air cored coils noninductive resistors and fil...

Page 8: ...r by your local dealer reali Technical Audio Devices Laboratories Inc waives all responsibility for damages to this unit as the result of improper installation mounting improper use remodeling alterat...

Page 9: ...de Caution Please be sure to screw all the way in when installing spikes The installation of spikes on the bottom of the unit allows you to establish a firm connection between the ground and the louds...

Page 10: ...e unit in the event that you move the loudspeaker Be sure to remove the spikes before moving the loudspeaker to another location In order to protect the bottom of the unit from damage when moving the...

Page 11: ...reo music listening 12 in to 24 in 305 mm to 610 mm Listening Position e g on couch Left TAD Reference One Right TAD Reference One 12 in to 24 in 305 mm to 610 mm 12 in to 24 in 305 mm to 610 mm Dista...

Page 12: ...causing the amplifier to stop operating or be damaged If the polarity of either right or left speaker is mistakenly reversed when connected to the amplifier the speakers will be unable to produce prop...

Page 13: ...f the drivers Connect one set of wires to the bottom set of binding posts bass driver specific network Then connect a second set of wires to the top binding posts CST specific network Next connect bot...

Page 14: ...r One channel of each amplifier drives the low frequency section and the other channel drives the high frequency section as shown in Figure 10 Connect one set of wires and amplifier channel to the bot...

Page 15: ...s shown in Figure 11 This method requires that both amplifiers have the same gain otherwise an imbalance will be heard between the low and high frequency reproduction from the loudspeaker If in doubt...

Page 16: ...ng position Because of the superior off axis performance of the CST driver the strength of the side wall reflections will be reduced and at the same time the image will be stabilized and focused Now l...

Page 17: ...are similar to a grand piano For accumulated dust and fingerprints simply wipe the cabinet with the included cleaning cloth CAUTION Do not use a cleaner or abrasive agent or chemical wipe to clean the...

Page 18: ...330 lb Dimensions Height 1293 mm 50 7 8 in Width 554 mm 21 13 16 in Depth 698 mm 27 1 2 in Supplied accessories Accessory kit Cleaning cloth x 1 Shorting links x 2 Cone shaped spike x 3 Round spikes x...

Page 19: ...his by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts ESTABLISH A SAFE LEVEL Set your volume control at a low setting Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and...

Page 20: ...DIO DEVICES LABORATORIES INC 11F Bunkyo Green Court 2 28 8 Honkomagome Bunkyo ku Tokyo 113 0021 Japan http tad labs com SRB1350 A Printed in China 2019 TECHNICAL AUDIO DEVICES LABORATORIES INC All rig...

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