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In addition to our experience in the

world of hi-fi we are able to utilise our
expertise in mechanical engineering,
composite material technology, multi-layer
printed circuit boards, fast digital signal
processing, electronic noise suppression,
radio frequency technology and software
design to name but a few.

All these skills are sharpened to compete

in the toughest of all technical sports:
Formula One motor racing.We directly
apply them to enhance our high-end audio
products; for example composite material
technology is used to make resonant - free
loudspeaker cabinets, suspension

technology decouples electronics from the
sound field and digital signal processing
makes better home cinema products. The list
is almost endless.

I have been an audiophile for more than

30 years, and have used and upgraded many,
many audio systems in that time. Our aim is
sonic perfection combined with aesthetic
delight and solid build quality – a rare
combination in hi-fi but one which TAG
McLaren Audio is delivering.

It is our audio engineers’ technical

capability which provides outstanding sound
quality and our stylists’ ability to look into
the future which makes the Proteus F1-CA
AvantGarde loudspeaker so desirable.

TAG McLaren Audio exists with one aim

in mind: to produce the very best high-end
audio equipment in the world.

Like many people, I often have my best

ideas when relaxing to a piece of music.
For years, knowing the technical
capabilities of TAG McLaren, I have
nurtured the ambition to push sound
reproduction to the absolute limit; that’s
why we formed TAG McLaren Audio.

At the core of our development team

are highly experienced electronics
engineers whose heritage of award-
winning hi-fi and world-beating electronic
control systems is envied by many and
equalled by few.

w e l c o m e   t o

Dr. Udo Zucker – Physicist, PhD in

Science, designer of award-winning 

control electronics, dedicated audiophile

and Chief Executive Officer of TAG

McLaren Audio

Award-winning TAG McLaren technology

- the TAG2000 F1 powertrain control 

system has been selected as a Millennium

Product by the British Design Council

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TAG McLaren Audio
Proteus F1-CA
AvantGarde loudspeaker
shown here with 
matching F1 AvantGarde
loudspeakers

GRP00547.01-[CT]F1-CA User Man  15/02/01  16:12  Page 02

Summary of Contents for Proteus F1-CA AvantGarde

Page 1: ...0 2 welcome 0 4 features 0 8 installation 1 1 running in and warming up contents GRP00547 01 CT F1 CA User Man 15 02 01 16 12 Page 01 ...

Page 2: ...ngineers technical capability which provides outstanding sound quality and our stylists ability to look into the future which makes the Proteus F1 CA AvantGarde loudspeaker so desirable TAG McLaren Audio exists with one aim in mind to produce the very best high end audio equipment in the world Like many people I often have my best ideas when relaxing to a piece of music For years knowing the techn...

Page 3: ... to allow the lamination of shapes with complex curvature The enclosure walls are manufactured from a carefully chosen blend of glass fibres and slate loaded epoxy resin to provide high stiffness with intrinsic damping The enclosure is subdivided into two chambers The midrange chamber is formed by a sub enclosure being bonded directly onto the front baffle to provide further structural re enforcem...

Page 4: ...he gold finish as it adds distortion and colouration to the sound Whilst this will lead in the long term to some discolouration of the binding post due to copper atoms partially diffusing into the anti corrosion gold layer the customary nickel plate interlayer is well known as a ferro magnetic and hard oxidised metal to affect sound quality adversely and was therefore eliminated single input conne...

Page 5: ...Proteus close to a TV set as it is magnetically shielded The front of the Proteus should be aligned with or placed slightly behind the left and right speakers Proteus has two crossover inputs reflecting the different acoustical requirements of a Free Space or Floor configuration These two configurations are described in detail on the following pages installation before you start loudspeaker connec...

Page 6: ...ally optimal if the Proteus midrange drive unit is located at approximately the same height as the midrange drive units of your main left and right loudspeakers Proteus includes a Plinth Tilt Adjustment see page 9 for details that allows you to tilt the loudspeaker towards your listening position stereo installation A pair of Proteus loudspeakers can be used in a stereo installation We would recom...

Page 7: ...closure may be removed with a soft lint free cloth moistened slightly with a mild solution of warm water and detergent or washing up liquid Do not use any other solutions Do not use any solvents or abrasives Take great care not to get any liquid inside the loudspeaker enclosure or on the drive unit diaphragms If this happens you should have your Proteus serviced Under no circumstances should you a...

Page 8: ...rder harmonic distortion Carbon fibre loaded pulp cones create a stiff yet well damped diaphragm that remains pistonic through the passband The 150 mm midrange unit uses a die cast aluminium chassis The geometry of this Grasshopper chassis has been optimised to allow undisturbed airflow from the rear of the diaphragm The distances between the diaphragm and the chassis coincides with wavelengths wi...

Page 9: ... and clarity The inductors use OFHC copper wound on bobbin cores to improve saturation current limits reduce d c resistance and minimise stray magnetic field leakage The capacitors are manufactured with polypropylene dielectric and have a 630 V DC rating due to the thicker purer sounding dielectric used to achieve this rating The resistors are of flat thick metal film construction as opposed to th...

Page 10: ... data power amplifier requirements operating temperature range dimensions maximum S P L 15W minimum recommended 114 dB in room 18 35 C 670 mm wide 400 mm high GRP00547 01 CT F1 CA User Man 15 02 01 16 12 Page 18 ...

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