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Summary of Contents for Legacy Empire
- Page 2 1. Warranty 2. Our Commitment/Our Cabinetry 3. The Design of Empire 4. Specifications 5. Unpacking 6. Placement 6. Speaker Connections 7. Hook-Up Cables 8. The Amplifier 9. Bi-Amplification 11. For The Tweakers...
- Page 3 Please take a few moments to read this brief manual to insure maximum benefit from your speaker system. Limited Ten Year Warranty Legacy Audio, Inc. extends to the original owner coverage of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ten years from the date of purchase.
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Page 4: Our Commitment
Our Cabinetry The Empire front baffle is constructed with a 1 1/2” ultra light medium density fiberboard.The baffle is milled using a computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine.The baffle then goes through multiple processes by hand until finishing. the baffle and base receive nine coats of various finishes with hand sanding between coats.The baffle and base then receive an... - Page 5 EMPIRE IS UNIQUE. EMPIRE looks unlike other speakers and sounds unlike other speakers.An elegant 4.5’ tower, EMPIRE will grace your living room and give you thousands of hours of enjoyment listening to your favorite music and videos. EMPIRE is an “open air” design with dispersion analogous to the pick-up pattern of the world’s finest microphones.
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Page 6: Specifications
Specifications System Type: 6 driver, 4 way. Tweeter: 1” NEOdome. Midrange: (2) 5.25” KEVLITE-Ti. Midwoofer: 12” carbon/cellulose. Woofer: (2) 12” carbon/cellulose. Low Frequency Alignment: Open air i-damp configuration. Sensitivity: 95 dB @ 2.83 V/1m. Frequency response: 38 Hz - 25 kHz +/- 2 dB. Crossover frequency (Hz): 80, 400, 3k Recommended Amplification: 10 - 400 watts/channel. - Page 7 Unpacking the Empire Please read this completely before beginning to unpack your speakers.Although it is possible for one person to successfully unpack the Empire two will make it much easier.Tools you will find useful: Phillips screw driver (cordless electric is best)
- Page 8 Placement of Empire Positioning Empire for good performance is quite a bit easier than for most speakers. Remember that Empire is actually an dipole with a highly controlled directivity pattern. Corner placements are actually quite workable though not necessarily optimal. Empire will not become “boomy” like a conventional system and it will not interact strongly with the sidewalls of your room.
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Page 9: Hook-Up Cables
Hook-up Cables The ideal conductor would have negligible resistance, inductance and capacitance. The table below shows how a few actual speaker cables measure up. Ωs/ft Cable pF/ft µH/ft 12 ga. 0.0033 0.21 14 ga. 0.0048 0.13 16 ga. 0.0079 0.18 18 ga. - Page 10 The Amplifier Ideally the loudspeaker would be among the first components selected when assembling a playback system. This would allow the user to choose an amplifier capable of delivering adequate amounts of current into the frequency dependent load presented by the loudspeaker. However, when upgrading a system, audiophiles may find themselves matching their new loudspeakers to their existing amplification.
- Page 11 Biamplification Your Legacy speakers offer the options of conventional wiring, biwiring, passive biamplification or active biamplification. The following is a summary of these options. CONVENTIONAL WIRING This format is the simplest way to connect your loudspeakers to your amplifier. A single twin-conductor cable is used to link the loudspeaker to a single channel of amplification.
- Page 12 2. Horizontal Biamping Any two stereo amplifiers may be utilized in horizontal biamplification. Many audiophiles prefer the "sweetness" of tubes on the satellite portion of the loudspeaker while favoring the "control and weight" of solid state amplifiers on the subwoofer section. The biggest drawback of such a marriage of amplification is that the two amplifiers may have different input sensitivities or output polarities.
- Page 13 For the Tweakers Your Legacy loudspeaker is a true reference monitor designed to reproduce all program material with an absolute minimum of coloration. Occasionally we encounter a customer who simply has a characteristic sound that he or she desires to achieve. Rather than take on the close-minded position that this customer is wrong an simply has one oar in the water, we would prefer to offer our assistance.