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Congratulations on your purchase of the Vandersteen Model Treo loud-

speaker.  With proper care your new speaker system it will provide many years 
of trouble free, high quality musical enjoyment.   

 

 

We recommend that you read this entire manual prior to connecting or us-

ing your Model Treo Loudspeakers. 

Vandersteen Audio

 

  

The Vandersteen Audio 

Model Treo is a floor-standing, dy-
namic loudspeaker developed and 
refined by thirty years of advanced 
research into loudspeaker design.  
The engineering, construction and 
materials of the Model Treo far ex-
ceed conventional industry standards 
and have resulted in a level of musi-
cal performance unmatched by larger 
and more costly designs. 

 

 

The Model Treo is a worthy 

addition to any high quality music 
system.  The innovative first order 
crossover supports bi-wiring or 
mono wiring.  Superb dynamic and 
transient response guarantees supe-
rior performance from records, tapes, 
CDs and video sources.  Custom en-
gineered drivers, built exclusively 
for Vandersteen Audio, are mounted 
in special baffles designed to maxi-
mize each drivers accuracy and mu-
sicality.  An aesthetically pleasing 
appearance, incorporating an acous-
tically transparent grille (required) 
allows the Model Treo to compli-
ment the décor of your home. 

 

 

The Vandersteen Audio 

Model Treo is designed and built in 
the United States of America.  

 

MODEL  TREO 

LOUDSPEAKER 

 

OPERATIONS 

MANUAL 

CONNECTIONS

 

    

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SPEAKER SETUP

     

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LACEMENT 

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ASSOCIATED EQUIP.

 

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EQUIREMENTS

 

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OMPONETS

 

 

 

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ABLES

 

 

 

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SPEAKER CARE

   

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AINTENANCE

  

 

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ERVICE

 

 

 

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ACKING

 

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NSTRUCTIONS

 

 

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SPEAKER INFO. 

 

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EFERENCE 

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Treo

 

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PECIFICATIONS

 

               

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WARRANTY

 

 

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CONTENTS 

Summary of Contents for TREO

Page 1: ...ient response guarantees supe rior performance from records tapes CDs and video sources Custom en gineered drivers built exclusively for Vandersteen Audio are mounted in special baffles designed to ma...

Page 2: ...tic situation dictates the use of a single ca ble per speaker you should use a multiple conductor single sheath cable to internally bi wire the speakers Some of these cables use different types of wir...

Page 3: ...h frequency oscillation brightness and higher amplifier operating temperature We only recommend bi amplification when every com ponent in the system is the best available and there is no other path to...

Page 4: ...teristics of the two wires in the middle frequencies to interfere with the proper blending of the woofer and midrange driver through the 600Hz crossover point The consistency of the sound will be seve...

Page 5: ...n many rooms by positioning the loudspeakers on the odd dimensional inter sections of the room The odd dimensional intersections are the intersections of the imaginary lines you would draw if you divi...

Page 6: ...nes will require that the listening position be offset to center it between the speakers Often the bass response of the system will be slightly more linear with the speakers placed on different width...

Page 7: ...speaker would be placed exactly at the point where the two dimensions inter sect to realize the full benefits of odd dim ensions or third dimensions placement In a real room the actual best placement...

Page 8: ...to the threaded holes on each front corner Be careful not to cross thread the cone it should go in easily By hand tighten the cone snug up against the bottom of the speaker Do not adjust right or left...

Page 9: ...he current capability and therefore the dynamics and realism of the music A stable transistor amplifier will be able to deliver twice the wattage into 4 ohm load as is does into an 8 ohm load Amplifie...

Page 10: ...and bass inputs sepa rately to determine which section of the speaker has the problem 3 Contact Vandersteen Audio Describe the problem and the steps you have taken to isolate the problem to the speake...

Page 11: ...me with ferro fluid voice coil cooling Range of operation 5kHz to 30kHz Crossover 600Hz and 5kHz First order 6dB per octave Allows bi wiring with a single amplifier or vertical bi amplification with t...

Page 12: ...ons and all the paperwork required to return the product after it is serviced The speaker must be packed in the original packing and returned to VANDERSTEEN AUDIO via insured freight by the customer a...

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