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Following  the  positioning  or  toeing-in,  attention  needs  to  be  turned  to  the 

distance of the speakers with respect to the back and 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 

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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