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Electrostatic Near-Field Loudspeaker

ESL HOME

Owner’s Manual

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Summary of Contents for ESL HOME

Page 1: ...Electrostatic Near Field Loudspeaker ESL HOME Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...Safety instructions 5 3 3 Unpacking 6 3 4 Out of the box 6 3 5 Cleaning 6 3 6 Warranty 6 3 7 Warranty extension 6 4 Installation 7 4 1 Acoustic influences 7 5 Connecting 8 5 1 Mains connection 8 5 2 Amplifier connection 8 6 Set up 9 6 1 Orientation 9 6 2 Settings 11 6 3 Simulating headphones stand alone installation 12 6 4 Adjusting bass intensity 13 7 Specifications 14 ...

Page 3: ...ve chosen a quality product that meets the highest requirements both phonetically and technically There is no need for the usual insertion time of this electrostatic transducer system since this has already been done in our company Please read the technical description and operating instructions to fully utilize the sound capabilities of your ESL HOME and ensure safe operation ...

Page 4: ...ner Known disadvantages of loudspeaker reproduction in the room such as resonances reverberation disturbing wall ceiling and ground reflections of the sound waves have no influence on the listener The use of an ultrathin 1 5 μm 1 5 1000 mm and thus quasi massless film for the manufacture of the loudspeaker diaphragm makes the use of electrostatic headphones with their known disadvantages such as i...

Page 5: ...oltage specified on the connection fields Do not install near any sources of heat Do not expose the device to direct sunlight Do not place the device in an area with high humidity Never insert objects into device openings Ensure that no fluids can penetrate the interior of the device Danger of electric shock if the device is open Always carry out repairs by qualified personnel Never clean the syst...

Page 6: ...Opening the device by unauthorized personnel will invalidate the warranty No warranty claims exist for damage caused by overload improper handling or external influences 3 7 Warranty extension As the first owner you can extend the statutory guarantee of 2 years for a further 3 years Please visit our homepage and complete the warranty extension form www sombetzki elektrostaten de garantieerweiterun...

Page 7: ...igure 1 Figure 1 space area 4 1 Acoustic influences The ESL HOME is a so called dipole loudspeaker Its sound radiation is identical front and rear as acoustically open but relative to the other side phase rotated by 180 Thus the transducer is subject to the acoustical short circuit This increases in intensity with decreasing frequency The transmission behavior of the ESL HOME is therefore lineariz...

Page 8: ...ltiplier The power consumption is thereby small under 0 3 watts so that a power switch was omitted deliberately On the other hand an electrostatic sound transducer needs a certain charging time several hours after the commissioning in order to provide the maximum sound quality It is therefore advisable to keep the ESL HOME permanently to the mains 5 2 Amplifier connection The ESL HOME has two pair...

Page 9: ...the listening position For this purpose two example of placement option are given Single place armchair chair etc Multi seat arrangement sofa seating groups etc Single place Before you begin setting up your ESL Home you need to locate the left and right speakers You will find the serial number on the LOGO shield It ends with a letter L or R which means left or right Your ESL HOME will set up with ...

Page 10: ... adjustable pipe is facing the inside facing the seat Under this prerequisite you can adjust the optimum listening position by turning the speaker heads To ensure that the connection cables do not run in the wrong direction during this installation the opposing connection panel can be released in order to carry out the cabling see section 5 2 Please do not forget to screw on the cover LOGO of the ...

Page 11: ...tighten it by turning the wheel to the right The displacement range is approx 20 cm See figure 5 Figure 5 Hand wheel on head Horizontal angle An additional handwheel is located on the electronic housing see figure 6 After you have loosened it turn to the left the loudspeaker head can be rotated about 90 around the tube axis This allows the transducer to be angled to your ears mentioned in point 4 ...

Page 12: ...parallel to each other The transducers are exactly at ear level Then the angle to your face is 90 The difference to an attached headphone is now acoustically only at the distance of the sound transducer to your ears In this position so called dummy head recordings that were originally produced for headphone playback can be listened to in adequate quality Recent binaural recordings also benefit fro...

Page 13: ...y The reproduction intensity of the low frequencies depends on the set up see Section 4 ff and the amplifier used such as a tube or transistor amplifier With the switch mounted on one connection panel the bass can be raised by 3 dB B position in the range of 40 to about 70 hertz Figure 8 Bass boost ...

Page 14: ... Working temperature range Storage temperature range Relative humidity Housing design Electronics Grille cloth home speaker for listening distances 60 cm 120 cm 102 dB 1m 37 21 kHz 3 dB 60 cm 4 8 Ω 4 mm 75 80 W 25Veff max 230VAC 50 60 Hz 0 5 W IEC appliance inlet C8 One electrostatic broadband transducer 50 30 3 6 cm 115 44 14 5 without stainless steel stabilizer approx 21 kg 0 40 C 25 40 C 5 90 M...

Page 15: ...n de For more information and updates www Sombetzki Elektrostaten de Sombetzki Elektrostaten Lautsprecherentwicklung für Studio und Heimanwendungen Am Plättchen 29 D 35418 Buseck Hessen Tel 49 0 549 0 240 E Mail info sombetzki elektrostaten de WEEE Reg Nr DE 93743649 ...

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