The extra available space in the middle of the cabinet allows for the use of physically
deeper pure
high-end mid-bass drivers.
An additional benefit of the speakers´ shape is the lack
of parallel walls,
which avoids internal standing waves from adver-sely affecting performance.
In extensive research we found out that it is vital not to use a single enclosed form in
creating the box, but to break the cabinet into two separate elements connected by
MDF, with additional dam-ping strips between the MDF and the aluminium, in
order to completely eliminate deleterious cabinet resonance.
CONNECTIONS
All connections must be complete and secure, since poor contact between speaker
cable and input connector can lead to degradation of sound quality.
The speakers come with a set of two silver plated banana plugs in which the speaker
wire is inserted and held in place by screwing down the insert post.
For the aluminium line we use silver plated banana connectors that do not oxidize, but
contaminants or surface oxidation build-up on your speaker cables and connectors
may degrade sound quality.
It is also a good idea to make a point of regularly cleaning all connections in your
system since oxi-dation will build up on a regular basis that can lead to signal
degradation.
ATTENTION:
Please pay special attention when handling the cables during hookup of the
loudspeaker. It is recommended that the amplifier be turned off while connection to
the speaker is made secure, with no stray wires contacting the cabinet.
As with any metal, the aluminium that makes up much of the cabinet is a conductive
material. Therefore, a short circuit could result if any bare wire or connector should
come in contact with the cabinet.
CABLING
We encourage and recommend the use of high quality speaker cables and believe
them to be an important tool for the enthusiast in obtaining maximum enjoyment
from their music reproduction system. High quality cabling is a significant tool in the
fine-tuning of any audio system.
As with any purchase, listen carefully and allow your ears to guide you. It is beyond
the scope of this manual to provide a useful compendium concerning cables, or to
make specific brand or model recommendations. A number of high quality magazines
do in fact list cable recommendations.
