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Florestan
R1.0
formances. Despite its rather moderate size, the Florestan loudspeaker
provides a low frequency extension down to a deep 20 Hz.
The midrange and woofer units have been optimized for maximum
cone rigidity without breakup resonance. They offer a low level of dis-
tortion, extended dynamics range, high-power handling, and a simple
dividing network.
The tweeter has been specifically designed to give extended, natural
and resonance free reproduction of the harmonic content of all musical
instruments.
These units have been integrated with a very carefully designed cros-
sover that allows each driver to deliver its full potential. Moreover, all
components used are carefully computer-matched and indexed to en-
able optimum sound staging performance.
Packing and Unpacking
Before they left the factory, your Florestan cabinets passed an exhaus-
tive quality control procedure to guarantee their genuine state. Please
observe carefully the provided unpacking instructions for maximum
product safety. Once your Florestan cabinets will be unpacked, inspect
them carefully for any physical damage. If any transit damage can be
noticed, please notify your dealer immediately and request the carrier's
name so a written claim can be initiated.
Your Florestan comes packed in a ATA (Air Transport Association) Metal
Flight Case complete with all the necessary protection accessories. For
transportation purposes, we strongly recommend you to keep and store
all your packaging.
Unless the carrier is notified promptly and all the shipping cases are
available for inspection, the right to claim can be forfeited.
Installation
To identify a proper location for the installation of your Florestan,
please refer to the Room Placement section of this manual or follow
the recommendations of either Verity Audio or your dealer.
Once the speakers are properly installed, connect them to the amplifier
using quality speaker cables. Make sure that the polarities are respected
at both ends and that your cables are installed in the proper direction.
The positive input is identified by both either the (+) sign or red connec-
tor and the negative input is identified by either the (-) sign or the black
connector located on the connector plate.
Connect the bottom woofer cabinet with the top monitor cabinet using
the provided 4-pin jumper connector.
For vacuum tube equipment that has multiple output impedance taps,
the eight-ohm taps should provide the best interface with the Flores-
tan.
Isolating Base (MASIS)
Your Florestan loudspeakers are designed to lie on top of a floor iso-
lation stand which improves the acoustic performance by controlling
undesired stray energy. Your floor isolation stand is a shell containing
VERITY AUDIO
special materials that act as an acoustic resonator and filter. It rests on
four adjustable cushioned feet.
Installing the loudspeaker on the floor isolation stand is easy. Simply
put the stand on the floor at the chosen location, then carefully lay
down the cabinet on top of it. The stand is shaped like the loudspeaker
bottom, an elegant design that also guarantees optimal isolation. For
ideal performance, make sure the loudspeaker lies straight on top of
the floor isolation stand. The stand and loudspeaker should perfectly
match.
Once the speaker lies on the stand, it is best to level the whole louds-
peaker by adjusting the height of each individual foot. No tool is re-
quired: simply screw or unscrew the knurled feet by hand. Each foot can
be adjusted individually, which allows you to level the unit even if it
stands on an uneven floor.
The feet of the floor isolation stand are cushioned, allowing you to ea-
sily move the Florestan by gently pushing them. Do not push the unit
from the top, as the speaker might tip over but push it at its base, near
the floor. Once assembled, the loudspeaker and stand are designed
to remain coupled through high friction material. Therefore, you don't
need to lift the unit or lift the speaker from the stand if you wish to
move your Florestan. Never try to lift both the loudspeaker and the
isolation base altogether.
Unlike the spikes that are the industry standard, the cushioned feet of
Verity's floor isolation stand do not damage floors and allow you to ea-
sily and quickly move your loudspeakers. You can thus easily adjust the
placement of your speakers inside your listening room or move them
around as needed.
Please note that the loudspeaker may no longer be leveled after it is
moved. For your speakers to deliver their best performance, we recom-
mend that you double-check whether your loudspeaker remains level
after being moved, then adjust the feet of the floor isolation stand to
restore the proper alignment if necessary.
Room Placement
Indoors, acoustic intelligibility is of great concern for a variety of rea-
sons. It requires low background noise levels and "good" acoustical
design. In any room, the reverberant sound pressure level increases as
the acoustic power increases and decreases as sound absorption in the
room increases and / or sound power flows from the room. The sound
field in a room is composed of two parts, the direct field and the rever-
berant field.
The complex theories of physical acoustics, the uncertainties in predic-
ting the property variations of both natural and manufactured room
materials, and the none negligible effects of painting, sealing, bracing,
furring, and draping all keep the specification and prediction of room
acoustics from being an exact science. Adding together, loudspeaker
characteristics, the auditory personal taste and ergonomics make, by
practical means, the equation impossible to solve. The frequent need to
evaluate the final result by listening rather than by purely quantitative
methods gives acoustical tuning a somewhat subjective procedure.
Nevertheless, knowing what the Florestan is capable of doing will be
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