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  • Page 1 WA T C H D o g O w n e r ’ s M a n u a l...
  • Page 2 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l W i l s o n A u d i o ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s , I n c . S o p h i a ®...
  • Page 3 A b l e o f o n T e n T s C o n t e n t s 1 – i � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7 e c t i o n n t r o d u c t i o n 1 �...
  • Page 4 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2 9 p e a k e r l a C e m e n t e r s u s i s t e n i n g o s i t i o n...
  • Page 5 A b l e o f o n T e n T s 8 – W � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5 7 e c t i o n a r r a n t y n f o r m a t i o n...
  • Page 6 W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
  • Page 7 S e c t i o n 1 – I n t r o d u c t i o n...
  • Page 8 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
  • Page 9 The WATCH (Wilson Audio Theater Comes Home) Dog subwoofer is the culmina- tion of over twenty years of experience at Wilson Audio in building high output, ultra- low distortion woofer and subwoofer products. It was designed to further extend and enhance the bottom octave performance of music and theater systems without compro- mising speed, tonal accuracy, or phase coherency.

  • Page 10: Section 1.2 - Watch Package

    The WATCH Dog has been designed to deliver all of the speed, dynamics, and musical accuracy to satisfy even the most demanding music lovers.
  • Page 11 1 – i e C T i o n n T r o D u C T i o n not merely a standard speaker that was tipped onto its side. The center chan- nel was voiced and optimized to truly represent dialogue for movies as well as music and vocals when used in a multi- channel audio setup.
  • Page 12 Wilson Audio delivers a product that maintains the strictest structural tolerances, durability, and reliability. You will have consistent, repeatable performance, unaffected by the climatic conditions, anywhere in the world. The WATCH Dog, as well as the other WATCH products, will provide an experience with film or music only ob- tainable through Wilson products.
  • Page 13 S e c t i o n 2 – U n c r a t i n g y o u r WA T C H D o g...
  • Page 14 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...

  • Page 15: Section 2.1 - Preparation

    • Phillips head drive bit Uncrating the WATCH Dog A minimum of two strong adults are required to set up the WATCH Dog. The WATCH Dog is very heavy and care should be taken to prevent injury. 1. With the crate lid facing up, unscrew the wood screws securing the lid.
  • Page 16 W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
  • Page 17 S e c t i o n 3 – I n Y o u r R o o m...
  • Page 18 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
  • Page 19 Final Listening Room Setup (Voicing) For a subwoofer its size, the Passive WATCH Dog is unmatched in its ability to reproduce the musical event. It is truly state-of-the-art. However, room acoustics and boundary interactions affect the sound of a loudspeaker to such a large degree that poor setup can seriously degrade your enjoyment of even the finest loudspeaker.
  • Page 20 A n u A l 1. Stand against the wall BEHIND the location where you intend to position your WATCH Dog. Speaking in a moderately loud voice and at a constant volume, project your voice out into the room. Your voice will have an overly heavy, “chesty”...

  • Page 21: Section 3.2 - Room Acoustics

    The careful application of these concepts, as you evaluate the acoustical characteristics of your own room configura- tion, will allow you to optimize the performance of your WATCH Dog Passive Sub- woofer. Slap Echo Probably the most obnoxious form of reflection is called “slap echo.”...
  • Page 22 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l over time. You can test for slap echo in any room by clapping your hands sharply in the middle of the room and listening for the characteristic sound of the echo in the midrange.
  • Page 23 3 – i e C T i o n o u r o o M Sound absorbent materials such as described above will alter the tonal characteristic of the room by making it sound “deader,” less “bright and alive,” and “quieter.” These changes usually make the room more pleasant for conversation, but sometimes render it too dull in the high frequencies to be musically involving.
  • Page 24 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l Standing waves are more difficult to correct than slap echo because they tend to occur at a lower frequency. Absorbent materials, such as Illbruck Sonex®, are ineffec- tive at controlling reflections in the bass region.
  • Page 25 3 – i e C T i o n o u r o o M cies are 180 degrees out of phase. Further, there is augmentation at other frequencies where the direct and the reflected sounds arrive in phase. Because it is a function of wavelength, the comb filter effect will notch out portions of the audio spectrum at lin- early spaced intervals.
  • Page 26 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l trolled by very careful speaker placement and by the judicious placement of Illbruck Sonex® or air duct panels applied to that part of the wall where the reflection occurs. Section 3.3 - Resonances Resonance in listening rooms is generally caused by two sources: • Structures within the listening room.

  • Page 27: Section 3.4 - Your Room

    3 – i e C T i o n o u r o o M rooms will resonate at a lower frequency and have more complex (better) modal distri- butions than will smaller rooms. Volume resonances, wall panel resonances, and low frequency standing waves combine to form a low frequency coloration in the sound.
  • Page 28 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l 4 - P igure oSSiBle oudSPeaker lacement WitHin ariouS HaPeS will have different standing wave frequency exaggerations depending on where you are sitting. Additionally, these long rooms are often quite lean in the bass near the center of the room.
  • Page 29 The location of your listening position is as important as the careful setup of your Wilson Audio loudspeakers. The listening position should ideally be no more than 1.1 to 1.25 times the distance between the tweeters on each speaker. Therefore, in a long, rectangular room of 12’...
  • Page 30 The Wilson Audio Setup Procedure (Section 3.1) is the best method with which to position your loudspeakers. Start with the speakers about 18” from each wall and, if you need to move them relative to the side wall, move them away from the wall, not closer.
  • Page 31 Wilson recommends that the Center channel be positioned as centrally between the Left and Right speakers as possible. Using the Wilson Audio Setup Procedure, ex- periment with the fore to aft placement of the Center channel. This process will help you find the location that offers the smoothest left, right and center channel integra- tion.
  • Page 32 The WATCH Dog is shipped with casters installed on the bottom of the cabinet. Leave the casters on the Dog as you move it to its desired location.
  • Page 33 C T i o n o u r o o M is very important to time align the WATCH Dog in the room using the Phase Control on the Controller (see Controller owner’s manual). ```````0- W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
  • Page 34 W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
  • Page 35 S e c t i o n 4 – S e t u p o f y o u r WA T C H D o g...
  • Page 36 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...

  • Page 37: Section 4.1 - Watch Dog Setup In A Music System

    Successful integration with the main loudspeakers is more easily achieved when the WATCH Dog is placed between and behind the two main speakers or in the left or right corners behind the main loudspeakers. Corner placement provides the great- est low frequency reinforcement, but care is required to avoid upper bass colorations resulting in less coherent integration with the main speaker.

  • Page 38: Section 4.2 - Connecting The Watch Dog - Home Theater

    Section 4.2 - Connecting The WATCH Dog - Home Theater The WATCH Dog can be connected in a variety of ways depending on your system needs. It can be used as the LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel for a dedicated home theater system, or it can be used to extend the bass in a two-channel music system.
  • Page 39 Bass Equalization and Phase controls (discussed in detail in the Control- ler owner’s manual), you can successfully integrate the main loudspeakers in your sys- tem with the WATCH Dog without the use of the High Pass Filter (see also the Control- ler owner’s manual for connection details).

  • Page 40: Section 4.3 - Initial Setup Summary

    Section 4.3 - Initial Setup Summary When used in a home theater system as the LFE channel, the WATCH Dog can be positioned in a variety of areas within the room successfully. Room boundaries and corners enhance low frequency coupling with the room, but care is required in attend- ing to resulting upper bass colorations.
  • Page 41 Summary In summary, for optimal tonal balance accuracy, resolution of low level detail, and soundstaging performance, the WATCH Dog Passive Subwoofer should be positioned as outlined in this section. By following the guidelines in this manual, your new WATCH Dog Passive Subwoofer can provide you with a lifetime of pure music reproduction.
  • Page 42 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
  • Page 43 S e c t i o n 5 – S p i k i n g T h e WA T C H D o g...
  • Page 44 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...

  • Page 45: Section 5.1 - Watch Dog Spikes

    The WATCH Dog comes with a set of heavy duty spikes that provide acoustical isolation as well as optimal height placement for your WATCH Dog. Brass disks that fit beneath the spikes are included for installations where spikes might damage the floor surface (such as wood floors).
  • Page 46 W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
  • Page 47 S e c t i o n 6 – C a r e o f t h e F i n i s h...
  • Page 48 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...

  • Page 49: Section 6.1 - Care Of The Finish

    Dusting the WATCH Dog It is important that the delicate paint finish of the WATCH Dog be dusted carefully with the dust cloth, which has been provided. We recommend that the following pro- cedure be observed when dusting the speakers: • Blow off all loose dust.
  • Page 50 WATT and continuing with the further development of proprietary materials for X-1 Grand SLAMM and WATCH Dog. Even the best materials are not suited to all aspects of enclosure construction. Therefore, like all Wilson loudspeakers, the WATCH Dog is constructed...

  • Page 51: Section 6.3 - Depth Of Design

    The use of these materials in the WATCH Dog results in an enclo- sure that is inherently inert and non-resonant. All of these structural aspects are com- bined, allowing Wilson Audio to deliver a product that maintains the strictest structural tolerances, durability, and reliability.
  • Page 52 Thus, the WATCH Dog will impart to her owner beauty and pleasure for many years to come. W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
  • Page 53 S e c t i o n 7 – S p e c i f i c a t i o n s...
  • Page 54 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
  • Page 55 7 – s e C T i o n p e C i f i C A T i o n s Passive Dog Specifications Enclosure Type Passive Dog: Front Ported Woofer: 12.5 inch, dual spider Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms Sensitivity: 89 dB @ 1 watt (2.83v at one meter) Overall Dimensions:...
  • Page 56 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l Passive WATCH Dog Dimensions W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...
  • Page 57 S e c t i o n 8 – Wa r r a n t y I n f o r m a t i o n...
  • Page 58 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...

  • Page 59: Section 8.1 - Warranty Information

    Wilson Audio, an authorized Wilson Audio Dealer Technician or a service or repair center authorized by Wilson Audio to service or re- pair the product. Contact Wilson Audio at (801) 377-2233 for information on location of Wilson Audio Dealers and authorized service and repair centers.
  • Page 60 Purchaser must pay for shipping to Wilson Audio, and Wilson Audio will pay for shipping of its choice to re- turn the product to purchaser. A RETURNED PRODUCT MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFECT.
  • Page 61 Wilson Audio by the dealer at dealer’s sole expense. Wilson Audio will pay return freight of its choice. A returned product must be accompanied by a written descrip- tion of the defect.
  • Page 62 W A T C H D ’ W n e r A n u A l W i l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s...

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