Your Listening Room - Paradigm Art Embracing Science MILLENIA LP TRIO Owner's Manual

HOW TO AVOID SPEAKER DAMAGE
Remember, all amplifiers produce distortion when operated beyond their rated output power.
The resulting distortion will damage all speakers! Exercise caution! If you listen at loud levels,
be careful to listen for the point of audible distortion—if the speakers begin to sound distressed
turn the Volume Control down or your speakers and/or amplifier(s) will be damaged! This type
of damage constitutes abuse and is not covered by the warranty. If louder volumes are desired,
obtain a more powerful amplifier.
There is a Limit!
Although more powerful amplifiers are safer, there is a point at which you could have more
power than the speaker can handle. At that point you will overpower the speaker and damage it.
Exercise caution! At loud levels do not increase bass/treble controls from zero and ensure that
all loudness/contour/bass EQ buttons are off (otherwise rated output power will be reached at
lower volume control settings).
The Right Amount of Power
A power-range rating is given as a guide to indicate the approximate minimum and maximum
power input of your Milennia LP Trio speaker. Amplifiers that exceed your speaker's power-range
rating are recommended. Their greater power reserves provide better sound. However, exercise
caution! Use the speakers within their power-range rating to prevent damage (keep listening
levels below the point of excessive woofer cone excursion).

YOUR LISTENING ROOM

Your speaker is designed to provide state-of-the-art sound in a wide variety of domestic settings.
Note however, that room construction, dimensions, even furnishings all play a part in the quality of
sound you ultimately achieve. Your listening room will impose its own character on the performance
capabilities of any speaker system. The extra care taken in installation will result in greater listening
enjoyment. Try to follow these guidelines:
• Mid and high frequencies are affected by the amount of soft furnishings in your room—curtains,
carpets, sofas, wall coverings, etc. An excess of such items can result in a somewhat dull sound. The
same room without any soft furnishings can produce an overall bright sound. The typical quantity of
soft furnishings found in most living environments provides the right acoustic characteristics to allow
the speakers to sound balanced;
• Concrete floors and walls tend to aggravate low-frequency standing wave problems and are
less preferred;
• Rooms where height, width and length are similar should be avoided as they can exhibit
significant low-frequency standing wave problems. This may result in reduced clarity. If no other
room is possible, experiment with speaker placement to minimize problems.
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