Breaking in Your CL-C
Your new Gallo loudspeakers require a short period of operating time (a “break-in” period)
to develop their full sound potential. The break-in period requires approximately 50 hours
of operation, although you can expect to hear a marked increase in performance within
the first 20 hours. If possible, experiment with placement of your loudspeakers after these
first 20 hours of operation (in particular, proximity of the speakers to walls and placement
of the subwoofer) to try and achieve the best balance of sound and bass performance
over the broadest listening area. If you're using a Classico subwoofer, please see the
section "Subwoofer Placement Recommendations" in its owners manual.
Enjoy!
You'll enjoy a sonic experience that goes beyond simple reproduction and envelopes the
listener within a fully engaging audio experience. Many AGA customers have told us that
using our products often result in a deeply involving, even emotional experience. So now
that you've been so diligent to read through this manual sit back and experience what we
at Gallo strive for, nothing but complete excellence.
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You may want to try experimenting with various crossover frequencies (within the range of
80 Hz to 120 Hz) to get the best sonics and dynamics in your room. We recommend
keeping the system crossover below 120 Hz, unless you are using an AGA CLS-10 or CLS-12
subwoofer. Both of these sub models utilize our proprietary BLAST system and have been
specifically developed to reproduce accurate bass frequencies as high as 200 Hz. The
implementation of higher crossover frequencies is usually associated with muddy sound and
a lack of system integration, which leads to severely limited subwoofer placement options.
Note
: The right balance of bass for music generally isn't satisfying for movie special
effects. So you may want to set one bass level on the sub or in the receiver/processor
for movies and a setting with a little less bass for music (try reducing the sub output
by 1 to 2 dB for music, to start).
Note
: Always follow the instruction manual for your surround sound receiver or
processor when adjusting speaker settings.
Advanced Connection:
If you are an experienced listener, you should try connecting the
Front Left and Right speakers with the polarity reversed. [i.e., positive (+) (red) on Amp to
negative (-) (black) on Speaker, and negative (-) (black) on Amp to positive (+) (red) on
Speaker]. Listen closely to the differences from the standard polarity hook-up, as this
reverse polarity variable in the system can yield significant performance gains with a
reversed polarity setup. Once you have determined which connection option sounds best,
continue connecting all of the other system speakers with the same polarity
.
Note
: If you do decide to use a "reversed" polarity scheme, be certain that the
subwoofer phase is set to 180 degrees instead of 0 degrees.
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