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Celesta 

  

 

Owner's Manual 

 

Summary of Contents for Celesta FRM-2

Page 1: ...Celesta Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ing if necessary Warranty The speaker comes with a 90 day limited warranty extendible to a 5 year warranty when registered within 14 days of purchase The warranty is limited to defects in manufacturing and workmanship Please be sure to operate the speaker within its power handling parameters Damage can result from overdriving the speaker or the amplifier powering it and is not covered Full warrant...

Page 3: ...e break in process on all speakers it takes about 200 hours of play before the speakers start to display their full resolution with intimate detail and extended bass The Celestas will continue to break in until about 500 hours of play If they are left off for a significant period of time they will need a few hours of break in again Room Acoustics The acoustics of the room can be as important as an...

Page 4: ...undation The speakers will normally work well slightly angled toward the listener for accurate sound staging While the openness of the Celesta allows for excellent listening from most positions in a room the sweetest spot is between and in front of the speakers from a distance equal to 1 1 2 times the distance between the speakers with the tweeters aligned to ear level Specifications Height 17 inc...

Page 5: ...low Aluminum diecast chassis Hybrid Neodymium Ferrite magnet system Titanium coil bobbin 3 Large Hexatech Aluminum voice coil Coppersleeve Neolin Motor High power handling High Xmax Low Qts Low Fs High QMS The Midrange Woofer s former bobbin is made of titanium for smoother more extended dynamics power handling and frequency response Titanium s added stiffness also allows for a larger voice coil T...

Page 6: ... human hearing 3 DampHard construction What is DampHard As a designer you try to design a cabinet that doesn t resonate Resonances cloud and distort the music and locate your speaker in space causing you to hear the speaker and its location in the room rather than the music itself Standard design strategies involve putting heavy padding material inside the cabinet to dampen unwanted resonances Exc...

Page 7: ...logy DampHard allows us to create a truly superior cabinet that acts like a musical instrument extending the range and clarity of the bass while keeping the cabinet resonance free This combination in all our high end speaker models creates an unparalleled bass response complete with all the clarity and dimensionality of the music 4 XTL Bass What is Alta XTL XTL stands for Extended Transmission Lin...

Page 8: ...l wear This warranty does not apply to equipment showing abuse or damage or to parts that in our judgement are not defective nor does it extend to any equipment that may have been tampered with altered or repaired outside an Alta Audio authorized service facility 3 Proof of purchase sales receipt must be presented to the Alta Audio authorized service facility whenever any warranty service is requi...

Page 9: ...ded warranty contains identical provisions as the 90 day warranty but for a period of five years after the date of purchase to the original owner This warranty must be registered to be valid For full 5 year warranty coverage please register your warranty within 14 days of purchase at alta audio com support warranty information Mailing Address Alta Audio 139 Southdown Road Huntington NY 11743 Tel 6...

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