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Klimt Series™ – Owners Manual 

 

THE MUSIC / THE KISS / POETRY 

 

 

 

Thank you for your investment in one of the world´s most advanced loudspeaker 
designs available. We have worked tirelessly to produce this loudspeaker system 

and  trust  that  you  will  enjoy  the  musical  performance  this  product  offers.  To 

achieve  this  new  level  of  performance,  special  care  has  been  taken  in  the 
construction,  the  materials  and  the  execution  of  this  entirely  new  design.  In 

order  to  take  full  advantage  of  your  new  loudspeaker  system,  critical  setup 
attention must be taken to ensure that it performs as intended. 

 

Please  read  this  manual  carefully  and  utilize  the  setup  suggestions  discussed. 
Ultimately,  the  most  important  part  of  the  process  is  to  listen  to  music  and 

enjoy.  Our  suggestions  are  just  that,  suggestions.  If  you  find  in  your  listening 
environment  that  a  slightly  different  adjustment  in  setup  results  in  a  more 

enjoyable  sonic  picture,  then  follow  it.  All  rooms  are  different  and  thus,  we 
cannot  give  an  accurate,  single  installation  instruction  guide  that  will  cover  all 

possible  environments.  Please  feel  free  to  contact  us  or  your  local  distributor 

with  any  setup  related  questions.  It  is  our  collective  goal  to  ensure  that  you 
achieve the best possible performance out of this sophisticated product. 

 
Thank you again and happy listening. 

 

 
Sincerely, 

Vienna Acoustics 
 

Summary of Contents for Klimt Klimt Series

Page 1: ... intended Please read this manual carefully and utilize the setup suggestions discussed Ultimately the most important part of the process is to listen to music and enjoy Our suggestions are just that suggestions If you find in your listening environment that a slightly different adjustment in setup results in a more enjoyable sonic picture then follow it All rooms are different and thus we cannot ...

Page 2: ...uction Details Poetry Connection Instructions 2 1 Amplification 2 2 Cable selection 2 3 Connection 2 4 Setup Instructions Setup Instructions 3 1 Break In 3 2 Positioning The Music and The Kiss 3 3 Positioning Poetry 3 4 Fine adjustments 3 5 Controls The Music 3 6 Controls The Kiss and Poetry Listening Technical Information The Music The Kiss Poetry ...

Page 3: ...ness that cannot otherwise be achieved Ultimately our final complete coincident driver pairing is capable of reproducing the entire human vocal range and beyond without any cross over interference particularly within the most critical human vocal range The end result is a system that takes on a presence which until now has only been available in compact monitors A further advantage of this design ...

Page 4: ...o more typical bass units The Murata Super Tweeter occupies its own environment and is mounted at the top of the bass cabinet allowing it to occupy the same general dispersion space as the Music Center Given the extreme extension this unit adds to overall performance it is not necessary for it to be mounted in the same cabinet as the conventional tweeter For this reason we are able to minimize the...

Page 5: ...cabinet of Poetry is a pair of two individual bass reflex cabinets on either side of the Music Center This design allows us to take advantage of our proprietary X3P Spider Cone woofers offering un paralleled dynamic output and speed coherency in a center channel loudspeaker As with the other speakers in the Klimt Series with a speaker of such size and capability it was necessary to develop a speci...

Page 6: ...ct on the overall musical presentation 2 3 Connections As mentioned in the technology section of this manual we prefer simple single wire connections You will notice that our terminals are quite large For this reason if selecting spade lugs you will have to specify large connectors Otherwise standard banana plugs will work perfectly Note If using large gauge bare speaker wire termination of the wi...

Page 7: ...ience that people leave their speakers positioned far too close together to take full advantage of the scale and size of presentation that a modern reference speaker system is capable of The basic rule to follow is to position the speakers with at least an equal distance between the left and right channels as you are from them For example if you are three meters away from the speakers the speakers...

Page 8: ... side walls of your listening room While it is possible to achieve positive results positioning the speakers close to the rear wall this position typically gives up some potential bass extension as well as some soundstage depth Ideally the best starting place is approximately one meter from the rear wall This distance is also a ...

Page 9: ...s performance At this point final adjustments to the Music Center should be done Before trying to move the shoe be sure the lock down screw at the rear of the cabinet is loose Then carefully make small adjustments both angling in the Music Center both in and out on either side until the desired sonic image is achieved The basic rule is that movements towards the listening position in will result i...

Page 10: ...g to rich bass content through the center channel try angling the overall cabinet as described and listen to bass content and definition The correct angle is the position where you have the greatest bass extension and definition Following the angling the overall cabinet using some dialogue rich material adjust the angle of the Music Center so that the greatest vocal clarity can be heard Given that...

Page 11: ...tening rooms In order to increase bass warmth try moving the UB switch to the upper position This can be quite helpful in larger listening rooms where the speakers are unusually far from the rear wall The final switch is the LB switch The upper setting of the LB switch allows for the greater bass content In rooms where the full extension and power of overall bass does not overpower the room this p...

Page 12: ...product in Vienna is about music music music While most acclaimed for our classical music halls and performances Vienna also has one of the most vibrant jazz scenes as well as rock and everything in between Music comes in all colors and forms We are not here to tell you what to listen to We have done all we can to produce a product that is capable of reproducing the music that all of us at Vienna ...

Page 13: ... each Stand Weight 23kg 50lbs each Stand Dimensions WxHxD 273mm 10 75 x 730mm 29 x 530mm 21 including spikes each Poetry System Type 3 way system employing integrated sub woofer Frequency Response 32Hz 20kHz Bass Drivers 2 x 23cm Patented Vienna Acoustics Spider Cone Midrange Tweeter Coincident 18cm Patented Vienna Acoustics Flat Spider Cone midrange with 2 5cm hand crafted neodymium center vented...

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