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Listening p
osition is
not
particularly
critical.
However,
as
with
any
fine
loudspeaker,
there
will
be one
position that
will
offer
the
best
stereo image
and reproduction.
With
the
speakers
aimed
directly at the listener,
this
position will be 8 to
14
feet
from
the speakers,
with the
speakers separated by
at
least
6
to
8 feet.
Listening Levels and Amplifier Power:
The
Model
10 is
a highly
efficient system and
will
easily achieve
high
listening
levels with
moderate
amounts
of power.
However
it will perform
best
with
the
r
eserve of
power
offered
by
large amplifiers
so
long
as this
power
is
not
abused.
When properly set
up,
the Model
10
will
handle the
output
of large
amplifiers
on
program
material. However
the
greatest chance
of
damage
to
any speaker occurs
when
the amplifier,
r
egardless
of
size,
is
overdriven
Generally this occurs only
with small
or
moderate
p
owered amplifiers. Sur-
prisingly, the
possibility
of
damage is
usually
greater
w
ith small
amplifiers than
with large ones.
In
most
cases
when
audible
distortion
is
heard at high levels
it
is
caused
by
the overdriven amplifier
and not
by the speaker.
It
is
absolutely critical to understand that
regardless
of amplifier size or
speaker power
rating, when
you
turn the
volume
control
past the
point where distortion becomes
audible
you are risking damage
to
both the
speaker and
amplifier.
A blown
tweeter fuse is
u sually
a
symptom of an
overdriven
amplifier. Do
not
under
any circumstances replace the tweeter fuse
with
one of a larger
value.
A
large
amp able to
deliver more clean power will enable the
speakers
to go louder
without
blowing the
fuse.
To
see
how this
may
happen,
consider
that
the
amplifier
is a
device
which
allows a
controlled
amount of power to flow from
the
AC wall
outlet
to the
speaker.
If
the
volume
control is advanced
too
far
the
amp
may lose
control
of
the
flow and
dump mwch of the power of
the
AC outlet into
your
loudspeaker.
The power rating of an amplifier
is a
measure of
how much clean
power
it
will
safely
produce. However,
many
amplifiers are able
to produce
distorted
power
several times
greater
than
their rated power.
Troubleshooting Chart:
Problem
1.
No
sound
from speaker
Solution
1a.
Check
rear
connections
and
amplifier connections.
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