Introduction - The Russound Advantage - Russound Advantage Advantage Series Owner's Manual

THE RUSSOUND ADVANTAGE
Thank you for selecting Russound Advantage Series
speakers. Like all Russound speakers, they combine
advanced acoustic technology with durability to provide
years of listening enjoyment. The Advantage speaker line
is composed of the Music and the Hi-Fi Series.
The Music Series is designed to provide an optimum bal-
ance between performance and price, delivering superior
sound for all applications at a most affordable cost. The
Music Series is perfect for multi-room audio systems as
well as surround sound applications, providing exemplary
reproduction throughout the home.
The Hi-Fi Series combines the finest components with
our most advanced drivers to deliver exceptional per-
formance in every application. From background music
to spectacular surround sound, Hi-Fi Series speakers
offer the finest sound around.
Iso-Mount™ technology takes the Advantage Series beyond
ordinary in-wall speakers by reducing undesirable wall
vibrations with a unique thermopolymer isolation mounting
gasket. Where typical in-wall speakers lack clarity due to
speaker-induced wall vibrations, Iso-Mount speakers offer
dramatic sonic improvement by letting the music come
only from the speakers, not from the wall as well. In addi-
tion, the innovative Twist & Lock™ mounting system incor-
porated in Iso-Mount models provides exceptionally easy
and secure installation.
Iso-Mount speakers have a molded-in IR receiver open-
ing that allows mounting an infrared remote receiver
through the speaker baffle. The blue polymer plug is
designed to pop out for screw-in installation of an IR
receiver such as the Russound SaphIR™ Eye without
damaging the speaker baffle.
In addition to Iso-Mount and Twist & Lock features,
Russound Advantage speakers feature high quality driv-
ers, sophisticated crossover networks, and advanced
designs to ensure optimum reproduction in your home,
no matter what the source material may be.
WOVEN GLASS FIBER WOOFER/MIDRANGE CONE
Our woven glass fiber cone employs the best of modern
technology to deliver an optimum balance of performance.
Its superior transient response and light weight produce
excellent low distortion voice reproduction and high effi-
ciency. The result is exceptional sound from deep bass
through the all-critical midrange frequencies.
LARGE HIGH-ENERGY MAGNETIC MOTOR
SYSTEMS
These powerful motors drive the woofer/midrange cone
to reproduce sound. Their advanced Finite Element
Analysis design means they are optimized to mate per-
fectly with the glass fiber cones, delivering all the power
needed with finesse and superior control. A dual vented
design and large Kapton® voice coil ensure adequate
power handling under the most demanding situations.
SILK OR ALUMINUM DOME TWEETERS
These fluid cooled devices utilize rare-earth Neodymium
magnet assemblies and lightweight domes to reproduce
every subtle nuance of the musical or cinema sound
source. A computer-designed lens helps smooth their
response and aids in delivering wide dispersion for excel-
lent sound throughout the listening area.
COMPUTER DESIGNED ASYMMETRICAL
CROSSOVERS
The crossover is the traffic cop for the audio signal,
dividing the lows from the highs and sending them off to
the proper driver element. It also matches driver effi-
ciencies and phase relationships to make sure that the
different drivers work in unison. Advantage asymmetri-
cal crossovers are very sophisticated designs, blending
and matching the output of our proprietary drivers into a
seamless and accurate sound field. Asymmetrical refers
to the roll-off slope of the woofer/midrange being differ-
ent from the roll-on slope of the tweeter. The result is
both better driver integration and better time coherence
in the speaker's output. We also use high quality compo-
nents to ensure long life and excellent unit-to-unit consis-
tency.
HIGH FREQUENCY SWITCH
This adjustment allows you to tailor the sound of
Advantage speakers to better match the listening envi-
ronment. The switch offers a flat response position (-)
and a plus 3 dB position (+). It is located on the front
baffle of Iso-Mount models.
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