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USING MVP40 SUBWOOFER SYSTEMS
While all Community full-range speaker systems have remarkable
bass output, the MVP40 subwoofer has a lot more. A very special
feature of the MVP40 is that it has a built-in crossover with a high-
pass output. This means that you may use one channel of your
power amplifier to power both the MVP40 and a full-range speaker,
while presenting a reasonable load on your amplifier. The amplifier
only sees the subwoofer’s crossover load, which is 8 ohms for the
MVP40 subwoofer. Without the built-in crossover, the
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combined impedance of full-range and subwoofer speakers in
parallel would be much lower. Many amplifiers are capable of
powering very low-impedance loads, but some cannot. This feature
neatly solves that problem. Also, the high-pass crossover output
removes very low bass frequencies from the signal going to the full-
range speaker. This prevents excessive low-frequency energy getting
into the full-range speaker, causing possible damage.
STACKING OR INSTALLING LOUDSPEAKER ENCLOSURES
Common sense is a good guide. If you stack speakers, be sure they
are on a stable surface. If there is any danger of the speakers being
knocked over when stacked, don’t stack them! You need to get the
speakers up high enough so that the sound doesn’t “blow away” the
people nearest to the speakers, but piling speakers on top of a small
pedestal table is asking for trouble.
Several models of the
MVP
™ speakers have a socket for use with
tripod stands. Be sure to position them so that no one can trip over
the stand or knock over the loudspeaker.
Community
MVP25, MVP35, MVP36 and MVP37
loudspeaker
enclosures are provided with 5/16"-18 thread “T-Nuts” (captive
threaded inserts) in the sides of the enclosures for hanging or
mounting. The accessory “STRAPKIT” provides three steel straps
that attach to these inserts for connecting rigging to the enclosure.
The smaller models may be mounted from walls or ceilings by using
the accessory WB-1.
WARNING
: For your protection, under no circumstances should
any loudspeaker be mounted or suspended in a public place unless
the mounting method has been approved and certified by a
registered Professional Engineer. Do not suspend from handles.
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