Wisdom Sage STS, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Sage STS High Output Subwoofer ...

Page 2: ... Modem 8 Surround Speakers 9 Subwoofer Placement 9 Room Treatment 10 Professional Acoustic Design 10 References 11 Setting Up the STS 12 Making the STS Connections 13 Installing the STS an Adjacent Space 14 Tips and Ideas 22 Black out the HVAC and snorkel 23 Limited access situations 24 Installing under the floor 24 Optimizing the System 26 North American Warranty 27 Normal Twenty Year Warranty 27...

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Page 4: ...bilities Please register your system To register your warranty please complete the form at the following address on the internet http www wisdomaudio com registration Doing so will ensure that there will be no delays should you ever require war ranty service If accessing the internet is inconvenient you can send a copy of the sales receipt showing your name address and the products purchased to th...

Page 5: ...plication We call our unique implementation of this relatively old idea a Re generative Transmission Line subwoofer or RTL sub for short All dynamic drivers develop energy on both sides of the diaphragm with the rear energy being 180 out of phase with the front energy If you allow the driver to operate in free space no enclosure the front and rear energies largely cancel each other out especially ...

Page 6: ...for a single person to attempt doing so Do not attempt to lift your STS while bending or twisting from the waist Use your legs for lifting not your back Always stand as straight as possible and keep the STS close to your body to reduce strain on your back The STS is fully assembled on delivery and comes in a large wooden crate The serial number for the STS can be found on input connector plate on ...

Page 7: ...mend staying with rectangular rooms whose dimensions do not share common divisors Thus a room with dimensions of 8 by 16 by 20 would be quite poor since the dimensions are all divisible by a length of 4 and 16 is also a multiple of 8 By contrast a room whose dimensions are 9 by 16 by 29 would be much better since none of the dimensions are mathematically related to one another There are infinite v...

Page 8: ...ent bass Oft cited rules of thumb for smoother bass reproduction include both placing the speakers at different distances from the side walls vs the wall behind them and placing them at odd fractions of the room s dimensions e g fractions in which the denominator is an odd number like 1 3 2 5 2 7 etc But nothing replaces your experience in your room combined with your dealer s experi ence in a var...

Page 9: ...he processor Using this technology it can actually be more effective to have the rear speakers in a 7 x system directly behind you and immediately adjacent to each other Subwoofer Placement Subwoofers offer somewhat greater flexibility in placement since the frequen cies they reproduce are not readily localizable by the human ear This is due to the fact that the wavelengths they reproduce are more...

Page 10: ...t reflec tions for the Left and Right speakers first If you can arrange to apply either absorption or diffusion at these eight points don t forget the wall behind you Absorption can be as simple as heavy insu lated drapes diffusion can be provided by a well stocked bookcase with books of varied sizes Alternatively you can buy purpose designed room treatments some sources listed under References be...

Page 11: ...of Loudspeakers and Rooms by Dr Floyd Toole Focal Press Suppliers of Acoustic Treatments Acoustic Innovations http www acousticinnovations com Acoustic Sciences Corporation http www acousticsciences com Echo Busters http www echobusters com MSR Acoustics http www msr inc com home_theater hometheater html RPG Diffusor Systems http www rpginc com ...

Page 12: ...at difference in application flexibility The STS is a passive subwoofer meaning that it does not come with a plate amplifier or internal crossover The crossover function is normally provided by the surround preamplifier in the system or by the SC 1 which is a required part of any system that uses an STS Similarly the amplifier is one channel of what ever is being used for the rest of the system or...

Page 13: ...l resistance going down one side and back the other hence the term loop resistance If this figure is at or below 0 1 ohms you are in good shape For the purposes of this manual we will assume that you have already con nected the SC 1 System Controller as per the instructions found in its manual As such you should have signal coming from your source component s to a preamp processor that provides ba...

Page 14: ...imized rather than optimizing only one location at the expense of others 3 Select an appropriate target curve Music and movies generally need slightly different targets curves for the best results Your dealer can select the appropriate curve for different ap plications and the SC 1 can easily switch between them 4 Calculate the necessary room correction The software then uses the power of the PC t...

Page 15: ...al tered or installed and calibrated by anyone other than an authorized Wisdom Audio dealer Any Wisdom Audio loudspeaker not performing satisfactorily may be returned to the factory for evaluation Return authorization must first be obtained by either calling or writing the factory prior to shipping the component The fac tory will pay for return shipping charges only in the event that the loudspeak...

Page 16: ...vice needs expediently Important Return authorization must be obtained from Wisdom Audio s Service Department BEFORE a unit is shipped for service It is extremely important that information about a problem be explicit and com plete A specific comprehensive description of the problem helps your dealer and the Wisdom Audio Service Department locate and repair the difficulty as quickly as possible If...

Page 17: ...Nominal Impedance 4Ω Sensitivity 101 dB 1w 1m Power handling peak 5000W Dimensions see appropriate Dimensions drawings on next page Shipping weight 350 lbs 160 kg For more information see your Wisdom Audio dealer or contact Wisdom Audio 1572 College Parkway Suite 164 Carson City NV 89706 www wisdomaudio com information wisdomaudio com Ph 775 887 8850 Fax 775 887 8820 ...

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