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REVELL Concerta M12 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 ® ™ Revel Concerta M12 Loudspeaker Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 REVEL Concerta M12 Owner’s Manual Ferrofluid is a registered trademark of Ferrofluidics, Inc. “Revel,” “Concerta,” and the Revel logo are registered trade- marks of Harman International Industries. U.S. patent numbers and other worldwide patents issued and pending. ©2004 Harman Specialty Group. All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Index ........16 REVEL Concerta M12...

  • Page 4: Documentation Conventions

    DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS This document contains general safety, installation, and operation instructions for the Revel Concerta M12 Loudspeaker. It is important to read this document before attempting to use this product. Pay particu- lar attention to safety instructions. WARNING Calls attention to a procedure, practice, condition, or the like that, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in injury or death.

  • Page 5: About The M12

    M12 delivers outstanding accuracy, low distortion and maximum output across the entire frequency range. The Concerta M12 is suitable for use in a bookshelf, built-in to a custom cabinet, or placed on a pedestal stand. Two propri- etary transducers, a sophisticated filter...

  • Page 6: Product Registration

    • Magnetic shielding • MDF cabinet walls • Elegant cabinet design in vinyl finishes REVEL Concerta M12 Owner’s Manual PRODUCT REGISTRATION Please register the M12 within 15 days of purchase. To do so, register online at www.revelspeakers.com or complete and return the included product registration card.
  • Page 7 Figure 2 (right). 5. Grasping the sides of the cabinet, place the M12 in the upright position. 6. Remove the Owner’s Manual, Warranty Card, top pad and micro- foam sheet. Figure 2: Packing Materials REVEL Concerta M12 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Loudspeaker Overview

    The numbers in Figure 3 (above) correspond with the numbered items in the Driver Complement section that begins in the next column. REVEL Concerta M12 Owner’s Manual DRIVER COMPLEMENT The numbers in Figure 3 (left) correspond with the numbered items below.

  • Page 9: Installation Considerations

    Loudspeaker fidelity depends on the following three factors: 1. Loudspeaker accuracy 2. Loudspeaker placement 3. Listening room acoustics Advanced Revel design features allow the M12 to achieve exceptional acoustical precision. Experimenting with loudspeaker placement and listening room acoustics have the most significant impact on the M12 loudspeaker’s performance.
  • Page 10 Figure 5: Loudspeaker Placement • If desired, use a pair of Revel Performa 22 Pedestals to solidly mount the speakers at an ideal height for seated listeners, with the front of the M12 facing the listening position as shown in Figure 6 (below). The tweeter should be at approximately the same height as the listener’s ears.

  • Page 11: Listening Room Acoustics

    Unfortunately, there is no simple solution that considers both factors. Even computer software programs that examine one or both factors may not calculate proper primary listening position or loudspeaker placement values. REVEL Concerta M12 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Making Connections

    Contact an authorized Revel dealer for assistance. Acoustic Treatment Materials The M12 features a high-order filter at 2.5kHz that optimizes its on-axis and off- axis response, minimizing degradations that occur in overly “live”...
  • Page 13 • If you have questions about the suit- ability of associated power amplifier com- ponents, contact an authorized Revel dealer for information. CONNECTIONS Connections are made between one M12 input connector and one power amplifier output connector as shown in Figure 9 (below).

  • Page 14: Optimizing Performance

    To avoid damage, reduce volume level immediately if loudspeaker sound is not clean and clear. REVEL Concerta M12 Owner’s Manual OBTAINING SERVICE To obtain warranty or non-warranty serv- ice, contact your authorized Revel dealer. Refer to the included Revel Warranty Card for warranty information.

  • Page 15: Specifications

    Conservatively-rated specifications indicate moderate sensitivity, meaning that a massive power ampli- fier is not required to drive Revel loudspeakers to reason- able volume levels in large listening spaces. Indicates whether the loudspeaker presents a “difficult” or “easy”...

  • Page 16: Index

    Dynamic Range, 15 Ferrofluid, 5 Filter Network, 6, 13, 15 Filters, 8, 12, 15 First Reflection Points, 12 Flush Mounted Placement, 11 Frequency Response, 11 REVEL Concerta M12 Owner’s Manual Gauge, wire 13 Height, 15 high-order filter, 5 Impedance, 15 In-RoomResponse, 15...
  • Page 17 Tweeter, 5, 6, 8 tweeter height, 10 Unpacking, 6 Unpacking Materials, 7 Volume Levels, 15 WARNING, 4 Warranty, 6 Warranty Card, 7 waveguide, tweeter 5 Weight, 15 Width, 15 woofer, 5, 6, 8 Woofer Port, 9 REVEL Concerta M12 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 18 3 Oak Park, Bedford, MA, 01730-1413 USA | Telephone: 781-280-0300 | Fax: 781-280-0490 | www.revelspeakers.com Customer Service: Telephone: 781-280-0300 | Sales Fax: 781-280-0495 | Service Fax: 781-280-0499 Part No. 354071-001 | Rev A | 11/04...

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