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- Page 1 Reference Statement Owner's Manual...
- Page 2 Congratulations for choosing Stenheim Reference Statement Loudspeakers Thank you for choosing to entrust your listening pleasure to Stenheim. Here in Switzerland we work hard to bring you a musical experience that will enthral and delight you for many, many years; to bring you your music, live.
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Page 3: General Safety Instructions
General Safety Instructions Read instructions Please read these safety and operating instructions carefully before using your speakers. Water and moisture Do not use the speakers near water, such as near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool and the like. Heat Site the speakers away from heat sources such as radiators, heaters, stoves, or other appliances (including amplifiers) that produce heat. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. Reference Statement Key Features Technical Specification 2. Speakers Installation Packing List Reference Statement Unpacking Guide 3. Installation Guide Main Tower Sub Tower Motorized MTM Active Crossover Ultimate Stands Fine Tuning / Parametrization Loudspeake Placement Break-in Periode Accoustic Treatment 3.10 Maintenance... -
Page 5: Reference Statement
The Reference Statement comprises 4 well-reputed Alumine. They will enthrall future towers: 2 Main Towers + 2 Sub Towers, with 2 owners with their exceptional musicality, their... -
Page 6: Technical Specification
1.2 Technical Specifications • 5 way passive-active with 14 drivers • Massive aluminium cabinet (15-30 mm thick) with 6 independent closed chambers (no ports) • External 3 way active analogue crossover with variable attenuation rale, propriatory design and using high-grade audiophile components (bass-sub) •... -
Page 7: Speakers Installation
2. Speakers Installation 2.1 Packing List Stenheim Reference Statement Loudspeaker Pair 1) 2x Main Towers (L+R) 2) 2x Sub Towers (L+R) Stenheim Reference Statement Accessories Case 3) 2x Monophonic Analogue Crossover (g) 4) 2x Ultimate Stands (h) Main Tower 5) 2x Ultimate Stands (h) Sub Tower... -
Page 8: Reference Statement Unpacking Guide
2.2 Reference Statement Unpacking Guide Safety Warning: Please follow the Setup Instructions carefully to avoid damage to the loudspeaker and the floor. Preserve the packaging safely to use it again should you need to transport your loudspeakers to another location. - Page 9 Step 1: Place your 4 Reference Towers packaging (wooden boxes or flight cases) at the right place: left and right. Remove the cover of these cases. Step 2: Finally remove the back part of this packaging.When packing back the speakers, follow the reverse order.
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Page 10: Installation Guide
3. Installation guide 3.1 Main Tower Your Reference speakers respect the absolute phase so make sure that the positive connections of the power amplifiers are connected to the red input connectors on the Reference speakers. Bass section: Connect - to the FT white connector Connect + to the RB red connector Mid High - Tweeter section (MTM): Connect - to the MTM white connector... -
Page 11: Motorized Mtm
3.4 Active Crossover Stenheim Reference analogue crossovers are using superb chassis from CH Precision containing electronic boards entirely designed by Stenheim to filter the Main and Sub Towers. These boards have been carefully developed to split bass and mid-high frequencies (around 150 Hz) and to adjust and tune the frequencies going to the Subtowers;... - Page 12 2. Reference Monophonic Analogue Crossover: This model has been designed for our Reference Statement and it contains 2 boards: 1 for the main tower and 1 for the sub tower. You need 2 pieces of this crossover for your Reference Statement.
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Page 13: Ultimate Stands
Please look at the pictures below and follow the instruction to install your Reference Ultimate Stands. You should have the following items inside the packaging (1 pair). Reference Statement Main Tower: • 2x Big base aluminium plate, 50 mm thick (a) •... -
Page 14: Fine Tuning / Parametrization
First you have to mount the four legs with big bolts and heavy spikes on the big base plate (a). Then you need to screw the central block (b) and the big base plate (a) using crews to the Reference tower bottom plate. Once the Reference stands up again with Stands, you can level them by rotating the big bolts with spikes. - Page 15 The standby LED lights up when the unit is in standby. It is turned off by default during operation. The LED can also be programmed to remain ON during operation. The display is a high definition panel with very wide viewing angle, high contrast and high brightness ensuring optimal reading comfort.
- Page 16 Normal mode Normal mode is used for standard functions. When powered-on, the STX starts in Normal mode. The display looks as follows: Normal mode display elements 1) Handled channel (in true monaural) Statement system 2) Mute indication. If the 7 symbol is present, the output is muted 3) Bass level (Main Tower) 4) Bass compensation (Main Tower) 5) Treble roll off (above 20 kHz)
- Page 17 Displayed elements depend on the user settings. In the example above, an X1-powered P1 is set as a dual-monaural phono stage, MM/MC voltage mode input is selected. The RIAA equalization curve is selected, the subsonic filter is engaged and a 4.7 kOhm loading is applied to the cartridge.
- Page 18 The Basslevel Shortcut gives a good illustration of how to navigate a Shortcut screen. Navigating other Shortcuts is similar Bass level Shortcuts display elements 1) Shortcut title (Parameter being adjusted) 2) Arrow indicating UP button [ ] if applies. 3) The item below indicates the next parameter value (up direction) 4) Next Parameter Value if UP button [ ] is pushed (parameter up) Current Parameter Value 5) Next parameter value if DOWN button [ ] is pushed (parameter down) 6) Arrow indicating DOWN button [ ] if applies.
- Page 19 (1) Shortcut title (Parameter being adjusted) (2) Arrow indicating UP button [N] if applies. The item below indicates the next parameter value (up direction) (3) Next Parameter Value if UP button [N] is pushed (parameter up) (4) Current Parameter Value (5) Next parameter value if DOWN button [O] is pushed (parameter down) (6) Arrow indicating DOWN button [O] if applies.
- Page 20 Following illustration shows the elements of a the STX SETUP Menu page, the entry point to the STX menu structure. STX SETUP screen items Menu title 1) When entering a menu item, the title also shows the parent menu. If the AUDIO SETTINGS menu is entered, the title line would display STX SETUP >>...
- Page 21 STX SETUP >> AUDIO SETTINGS menu items Menu title. 1) STX SETUP >> AUDIO SETTINGS shows that the parent menu is STX SETUP. By pushing the CANCEL [ ] button, the unit returns to the parent menu. 2) This is the Parameter Value column. For each item in the Parameter column, the Parameter Value item on the same line indicates the current value of the Parameter.
- Page 22 AUDIO SETTINGS >> ROLL-OFF menu items Menu title. 1) AUDIO SETTINGS >> ROLL-OFF shows that the parent menu is AUDIO SETTINGS. To access the parent menu, push the CANCEL [ ] button 2) The current Parameter Value is highlighted. Push the UP [ ] or DOWN [ ] buttons to navigate through Parameter Values.
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Page 23: Loudspeake Placement
Reference Statement, but are not essential. After this time, your Reference Statement speakers will have reached their full performance and will not change for many years to come. You should get through the break-in period before trying to find the definitive location for your loudspeakers. - Page 24 back wall than between the speaker and the side You can vary the stereo localization perception wall. by moving your listening position backwards and forwards. The perception of the soundstage will Try to vary the speakers’ distance from the back often be improved by “toeing-in”...
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Page 25: Accoustic Treatment
3.9 Acoustic Treatment A good listening room has just the right amount areas of glass, mirrors and wood-panelling will of reflection and absorption. The performance reflect sound waves and often result in brittleness of any loudspeaker depends upon the speaker’s and extreme brightness in the sound. -
Page 26: Maintenance
Suisse SA or to an authorized distributor if they confirms the need for factory attention. If asked to return products for inspection and/or repair, pack carefully, preferably in the original cartons, and return prepaid. If the original packaging is not used, Stenheim Suisse SA may make a charge for the supply of new packaging. -
Page 27: Warranty Coverage
3 (three) years. Please note that some products may contain both passive (standard speakers) and active elements (electronics). In order for a STENHEIM product to be covered by this warranty, the following conditions shall be met: •... -
Page 28: Disclaimer
Your music, live STENHEIM SUISSE SA • Route du Rhône 10 • ZI Botza C3 • 1963 Vétroz • +41 27 565 32 11 • info@stenheim.com...
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