Dali SUITE, Manual

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Page 2: ...ed in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance 11 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed on or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from appliance 12 Cleaning Do not use any liquid cleaners Use only a dry cloth to wipe...

Page 3: ... s principal competence is development and optimisation of known and new technology in the field of audio and acoustics The result is continuous development and optimisation of new and existing models We always keep our goal firmly in view for each and every DALI speaker To recreate sound experiences in your home that will carry you away making you forget time and place It is important to us that ...

Page 4: ...ur spikes Suite C 0 7 and 0 8 are supplied with self adhesive rubber feet to ensure a stable and vibration free set up when positioning the speakers above a TV for example Suite R 0 7 and 0 8 are also supplied with rubber buffers to ensure stable and vibration free support against the wall on which the speakers are mounted Standard accessories Congratulations on the purchase of your new DALI Suite...

Page 5: ...ommend using special speaker cables from DALI available from your dealer For the perfect sound experience the right speaker must be connected to the output terminal marked R or Right on your amplifier and the left speaker to the terminal marked L or Left A detail that is often overlooked is connection in the correct phase i e the red terminal on the amplifier should be connected to the red termina...

Page 6: ...ring bi amping read more about this on page 7 If you do not connect your speakers using bi wiring or bi amping you should use the enclosed DALI Cordial cables to connect between the two red and the two black terminals respectively For DALI Suite R 0 7 0 8 we recommend the DALI White Wave speaker cable which in addition to its excellent electrical characteristics has the advan tage of being flat Th...

Page 7: ...ing the metal links between the terminals should be removed In the case of bi wiring the speaker cable is con nected via a terminal pair on each speaker to the respective output terminals on the amplifier and then the cable from the speaker s other terminal pair is connected to the same output terminals on the amplifier Fig 3 Bi amping We recommend using identical stereo ampli fiers One amplifier ...

Page 8: ...ubwoofer output terminal Fig 5 If you want to use Suite S 1 2 for reproduction of the special subwoofer signal from a surround amplifier with separate subwoofer output termi nal connect this to the LFE input terminal on Suite S 1 2 If the LFE input terminal is selected the crossover network in Suite S 1 2 is not active The LFE input terminal should therefore only be used together with a special su...

Page 9: ...1 2 It is possible as a no compromise stereo solution or for reproduction of very powerful sound pressure in a surround set up in large rooms to use two Suite S 1 2 This solution is connected in the same way but for stereo you should only connect the left hand channel to one input terminal on the left hand Suite S 1 2 and the right hand channel to one input terminal on the right hand Suite S 1 2 F...

Page 10: ...n two corners You can use the procedure below to achieve excellent results Use a piece of music you know well preferably containing rhythmic bass tones such as bass drum electric bass or similar Begin by setting Volume and Crossover to the middle position 12 o clock Place the Phase switch in the 180 position and set both Auto and Power to the ON position 1 Mains lead 2 Power on off switch 3 On off...

Page 11: ...e volume level is set you can tackle the equally important adjustment of the crossover between the front speakers and Suite S 1 2 You do this by adjusting Crossover up and down until you can hear the bass is smooth and without holes You may need to readjust the volume slightly for this adjust ment Phase setting Use the trial and error method for both settings and you may also want to try readjusti...

Page 12: ... better sound experience Here are some useful pieces of advice Avoid placing objects between the speakers and your listening position as obstructions can cause incorrect tonal balance Try to ensure that the distance between the left and right speakers is equal to the distance from your listening position to the speakers Fig 7 If you have surround sound the distance between all the speakers should ...

Page 13: ...hown in fig 8 The three mounting brackets for Suite R 0 7 0 8 make it possible however to angle the speaker perfectly inde pendent of positioning height For very high positions as rear channel or side speaker in 7 1 surround sound systems the speaker can be angled down towards the listener bracket B For very low positions the speaker can be angled up towards the listener bracket C Once you have ch...

Page 14: ...r faces Both the amount and quality of the deep bass depend on the size and shape of the room and the position of the speakers If positioned near a side or back wall this will accentuate the bass A corner location will accentuate it even more but will also increase the reflections The decision is yours so experiment with different positions to find which provides the ideal sound for you As a gener...

Page 15: ...eakers are most often damaged by small amplifiers having to work too hard and very rarely by large amplifiers which are practically running idle It is worth noting that when the tone controls are turned above the neutral setting this sig nificantly burdens both speakers and amplifier On a good sound system tone controls should only be used to compensate for poor record ings and not to permanently ...

Page 16: ...ting Surround set ups Surround set ups 5 1 surround set up with Suite R 0 7 0 8 mounted on rear wall 5 1 surround set up with Suite R 0 7 0 8 mounted on side wall 7 1 surround set up with Suite R 0 7 0 8 mounted on rear and side walls Side wall mounting ...

Page 17: ...w loss in movable parts and linear impedance means that the speakers can reproduce very fine details even at low sound levels and that DALI speakers will load your amplifier very evenly and the sound will therefore not be strained Internal cables and crossover networks are an important but frequently overlooked point The internal cables in your DALI speakers are our own Cordial cables and the cros...

Page 18: ...really sounds It is up to the indi vidual to decide whether one speaker sounds better than another So we only give you the specifications that are of real value to you The DALI Suite range has been designed to reproduce music as honestly as possible and we know we have succeeded Enjoy your new speakers Suite 1 7 Suite 2 8 Suite C 0 7 Suite C 0 8 Suite R 0 7 Suite R 0 8 Suite S 1 2 ...