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Owner’s Manual

Insight Series P2i  

Planar Magnetic Hybrid  

Loudspeaker

Summary of Contents for Insight P2i

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Insight Series P2i Planar Magnetic Hybrid Loudspeaker ...

Page 2: ...d for subwoofers 6 Friendly to Room Correction 7 Unpacking Installing the P2i 8 Simple installation instructions 8 Maximum wall thickness 8 Room Correction 9 No room correction 9 Systems with room correction 9 Your P2i and Subwoofers 11 Using with subs 11 Using full range 11 Care Maintenance 12 North American Warranty 13 Standard Warranty 13 Harsh Conditions Use 13 Obtaining Service 14 Specificati...

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Page 4: ...ystem we still recommend that you at least briefly review this and your other manuals in order to better understand your system s full capabili ties Registering your warranty You do not have to do anything to register your warranty for your Wisdom Audio products Isn t that a pleasant surprise In the unlikely event that your loudspeakers ever require service please contact the dealer from whom you ...

Page 5: ...t the diaphragm does exactly what it is told nothing more nothing less Free from compression One of the most remarkable things about the sound of well designed planar magnetic speakers is their lack of thermal or dynamic compression There are several reasons for this The lightweight diaphragm responds quickly to even the smallest signals yet is robust enough to handle a great deal of power The voi...

Page 6: ...traordinary drivers Of course the dynamic woofers themselves must be rather extraordinary in order to keep up with the planar magnetic drivers right up to the crossover frequency Our woofers are different because they must be in order to do their job Spe cifically we need highly dynamic uncompressed bass to keep up with the planar magnetic drivers that does not depend on a critical amount of enclo...

Page 7: ... give you the option of trying to make the sound flat Which is to say all frequencies are reproduced at an equal volume when equal energy is put into the speaker Unfortunately there are important differences between how our ears hear flat and how the microphone measures flat Specifically our hearing is quite adept at separating the direct sound from early reflections and from subsequent rever bera...

Page 8: ...the remaining clamping rail is sandwiching the wall and snug it down lightly Insert the removed clamping rail through the wall opening and reattach it to the Uni Grip Check everything for plumb and snug both rails down 5 Push any insulation in the wall to the side If there is no insula tion in the wall loosely fill the stud bay with insulation to reduce cavity resonances and improve performance 6 ...

Page 9: ...room correction Most room correction systems have the option of compensating for room acous tics in such as way as to create a nominally Flat response While one would think that this would be the most desirable in most rooms it sounds subjectively bright and fatiguing The reason is simple we hear sound differently than the microphone measures it and we must make an allowance for that difference in...

Page 10: ...10 rooms the Target position will sound less fatiguing without giving up any detail ...

Page 11: ...all your Insight speakers as Small in the speaker setup portion of your proces sor s menu system Doing so ensures that all content below 80 Hz is directed to the subwoofer s for reproduction Using full range In some installations the Insight Series speakers may be used full range rather than with a subwoofer If so we recommend using a two pronged approach to get the lowest distortion and best perf...

Page 12: ...mpen the cloth with alcohol first and then clean the grille of the P2i with the cloth Do not use excessive amounts of alcohol there is no need for the cloth to be wet merely damp is better Never attempt to clean the drivers themselves Caution Do not touch the surface of the planar magnetic drivers under any circumstances The thin film has been carefully pre tensioned at the factory any subsequent ...

Page 13: ... altered or installed and calibrated by anyone other than an authorized Wisdom Audio dealer Any Wisdom Audio loudspeaker not performing satisfactorily may be returned to the factory for evaluation Return authorization must first be obtained by either calling or writing the factory prior to shipping the component The fac tory will pay for return shipping charges only in the event that the loudspeak...

Page 14: ...r the difficulty as quickly as possible A copy of the original bill of sale will serve to verify warranty status Please in clude it with the unit when it is brought in for warranty service Warning All returned units must be packaged in their original packaging and the proper return authorization numbers must be marked on the outer carton for identification Shipping the unit in improper packaging m...

Page 15: ...ak 140w Maximum SPL 106 dB 1m Dimensions see appropriate Dimensions drawings on next page Recommended Enclosure Volume 0 65 cubic feet 18 3 litres or more Minimum Enclosure Volume 0 36 cubic feet 10 2 litres Maximum Wall Thickness 11 4 3 175cm Shipping weight each 14 lbs 6 4 kg For more information see your Wisdom Audio dealer or contact Wisdom Audio 1572 College Parkway Suite 164 Carson City NV 8...

Page 16: ...16 P2i Dimensions ...

Page 17: ...17 Notes ...

Page 18: ...ll rights reserved Printed in U S A Wisdom Audio 1572 College Parkway Suite 164 Carson City Nevada 89706 USA Telephone 775 887 8850 Fax 775 887 8820 http www wisdomaudio com WISDOM and the stylized W are registered trademarks of Wisdom Audio ...

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