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TAD Reference One Owner’s Manual

 

Contents

INTRODUCTION ...................................... 4

 

TAD History.................................................... 4
TAD Reference One Description...................... 4
About The Manual And Warranty................... 4

 

TECHNOLOGY ........................................ 5

 

Beryllium Diaphragms..................................... 5
CST ................................................................ 5
Bass Drivers .................................................... 6
CST Mounting Construction ........................... 7
Bass Enclosure Construction ........................... 7
Crossover Networks ....................................... 7
Enclosure Finish.............................................. 7

 

INSTALLATION AND PLACEMENT ......... 8

 

Concerning The Placement Of This Unit.......... 8
Installing The Spikes ....................................... 9
Removing The Grille Covers............................ 9
Choosing Where To Place The Loudspeakers .. 10

 

CONNECTING THE LOUDSPEAKERS ...... 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

 

Improving Bass Performance ........................  16
Improving Imaging.......................................  16
Final Optimization........................................  16

 

LOUDSPEAKER CARE ........................... 17

SPECIFICATIONS ................................... 18

DEAR CUSTOMER ................................. 19

 

Parts included

 

Check that the following items are located in the accessory kit:

• Shorting links x 2

• Cone-shaped spikes x 3

• Round spikes x 3

• Cleaning cloth x 1

• Hex wrench x 1

• This Owner’s Manual x 1

• Guide to unpacking unit x 1 (Attached to exterior of packaging)

 

Note

 

: Included parts may vary slightly by region.

BEFORE YOU START

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Summary of Contents for TAD-R1

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual TAD R1 Speaker system TAD Reference One TAD Reference One...

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Page 3: ...speakers 10 CONNECTING THE LOUDSPEAKERS 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: ...lassaudiocomponentsthatcarrythe TAD pedigree into the home TAD Reference One Description The TAD Reference One loudspeaker is a breakthrough product for the home audio market and represents the culmin...

Page 5: ...eater accuracy of reproduction CST The heart of the system is the Coherent Source Transducer CST shown in Figure 2 The tweeter diaphragm is mounted concentrically within the apex of the midrange cone...

Page 6: ...e to the high 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 eve...

Page 7: ...sureis slanted at a four degree tilt back optimizing the unit s center of balance The 150 kg 330 lb mass of this system produces a correspondingly powerful bass sound that is both clean and subtle The...

Page 8: ...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 suffic...

Page 9: ...pporteliminatestheneed for fine adjustments allowing you to keep the loudspeaker firmly in place See Choosing Where To Place The Loudspeakers on page 10 for help deciding where to place the loudspeake...

Page 10: ...ing room as shown in Figure 7 Your listening position should be roughly equal to the distance between the two loudspeakers Also turn the loudspeakers inward so each axis points toward the listening po...

Page 11: ...in to 24 in 305 mm to 610 mm 12 in to 24 in 305 mm to 610 mm A A Right TAD Reference One Left TAD Reference One Distance A must be greater than distance B Each TAD Reference One is turned toward list...

Page 12: ...d with this unit then connect the wire from your amplifier to either red binding post and the wire from your amplifier to either black binding post as shown in Figure 8 CONNECTING THE LOUDSPEAKERS HF...

Page 13: ...h of 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...

Page 14: ...ed for each loudspeaker 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 amplif...

Page 15: ...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 please consult yo...

Page 16: ...f the listening 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...

Page 17: ...not install in areas near by heating appliances Conditions considered unpleasant by humans are detrimental to speakers as well Providing a comfortable environment for the speakers will assist them in...

Page 18: ...1 ohms Physical Data Weight 150 kg 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 Guide to unpacking unit Attached to exterior of packa...

Page 19: ...g For A Lifetime Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage or loss in the future After all we want you listening for a lifetime Used wisely your new sound equipment will provi...

Page 20: ...P2 Canada TEL 1 877 283 5901 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087 Keetberglaan 1 B 9120 Melsele Belgium TEL 03 570 05 11 PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE LTD 253 Alexandra Road 04 01 Singapore 159936 TEL 65...

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