Legacy Signature SE, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owners Manual For The Signature SE Loudspeaker System ...

Page 2: ...etry Our Commitment 4 Warranty 5 Setup Unpacking Your Speakers 6 Speaker Installation 7 Hooking Up Cables 8 9 Amplification 10 12 Speaker Connections 13 17 Fine Tuning 18 Technology Designer s Notes 19 Specifications 20 Table of Contents Page ...

Page 3: ...fer to this when calling your dealer regarding this product Model Signature SE Serial No _________________________ Date of purchase ___________________ Thank you for selecting a Legacy Loudspeaker System These hand crafted instruments will provide you with many years of listening en joyment Owners Record ...

Page 4: ...kles Each cabinet is impeccably finished on all exposed surfaces with select veneers The exquisite finish is hand rubbed several times to assure a patina at home with the most elegant decor Our Commitment A great deal of forethought love and satisfaction is instilled in each piece of Legacy workmanship We take pride in getting to know many of our customers on a first name basis Your purchase of th...

Page 5: ...e warranty on active components such as digital processors or internal amplifiers is limited to three 3 years of coverage The warranty on dealer stock will extend for a maximum of two years from invoice The warranty does not cover transportation costs of product to or from the customer distributor or dealer or related shipping damage Exclusions from Warranty The following situations or conditions ...

Page 6: ...double wall outer carton with heavy V board corner protectors Molded foam end caps are used to protect the elegant cabinetry and a plastic liner is provided as waterproofing Please save this packing for future transportation If cartons become damaged or misplaced new ones can be purchased from Legacy Audio Unpacking Your Speakers ...

Page 7: ...ng angle increases from 40 degrees the amount of toe in should increase Your Legacy speaker is optimized for a flat response in the far field Best results are obtained vertically with the lis tener s ear at tweeter level with the loudspeakers gently toed in toward the listener Increasing the degree of toe in is recommended when placement next to sidewalls is required Placing the loudspeaker or the...

Page 8: ...nsignificant in each cable because its ef fect is well out of the audio bandwidth inductance can be de creased at the expense of increased capacitance by keeping the conductor pair closely spaced How long would a cable have to be before inductance effects would impinge on the audio spectrum Approximately 300 feet of 12 gauge would be required to establish a corner frequency of 20 kHz with an 8 Ohm...

Page 9: ...ut resistance Finally we are getting somewhere Resistance is the control ling factor of the amplifier loudspeaker interface Excessive resistance can cause ma jor shifts of speaker crossover frequencies The lower the impedance of the loud speaker the greater the effects of series resistance A 20 foot run of 18 gauge cable can cause up to 10 deviations of crossover center frequencies That same 20 fe...

Page 10: ...on extensive measures have been taken to ensure that each Legacy speaker system represents a smooth non reactive load to virtually any amplifier Often there is much confusion regarding amplification and loudness levels It should be under stood that the role of the amplifier goes beyond that of driving loudspeakers to a given sound pressure level The amplifier should be able to CONTROL the loudspea...

Page 11: ...ng music at live playback levels Your Legacy speakers are designed to take advan tage of high powered amplifiers so don t be afraid to put them through their paces How much is too much power Rarely is a drive unit damaged by large doses of music power More often than not the villain is amplifier clipping distortion Even through decades of refinement loudspeakers are still noto riously inefficient ...

Page 12: ...lifier will potentially sound only twice as loud as a 15 Watt amplifier If all of this discussion of power and loudness seems a bit abstract consider the example below The average acoustical power developed by a person speaking in a conversational tone corresponds to a mere 0 00001 Watts The power that would be developed by the entire population of the city of New York speaking at once would barel...

Page 13: ...a single channel of amplification If biamping or biwiring be sure to remove the jumper bars Connect each channel of your amplifier to a loudspeaker via the five way gold binding posts provided Dual banana plugs or gold plated spade lugs are recommended means of termination Be sure that you observe polarity when making the connections The positive terminal of the amplifier should be connected to th...

Page 14: ...tional wiring are greater power transfer improved efficiency and tighter control over the drivers better damping Passive Biamping This option can yield even better results than biwiring due to broader distribution of power requirements Passive biamplification allows low frequency current to be routed to a separate channel of amplification reducing strain on the satellite ampli fier and preventing ...

Page 15: ...on Many audio philes prefer the sweetness of tubes on the satellite portion of the loudspeaker while favoring the control and weight of solid state amplifiers on the subwoofer section The biggest drawback of such a marriage of amplification is that the two am plifiers may have different input sensitivities or output polarities Differences in the input sensitivities may be overcome by using a dual ...

Page 16: ...cing a subwoofer satellite system due to the control possibilities offered but can also be the most costly An ac tive crossover is inserted between the preamplifier outputs and the inputs of two ste reo amplifiers Vertical or horizontal biamping considerations are also applicable here A well designed active crossover will offer the user independent high pass low pass turnover frequencies for optim...

Page 17: ... corner frequency of 600 Hz and a high pass corner frequency of 450 Hz to prevent a suck out in the response at 500 Hz The controlled distribution of power af forded by the active crossover results in less amplifier strain better clarity greater dynamics and lower intermodulation distortion However a basic understanding of crossover slopes and crossover frequencies within your loudspeaker will be ...

Page 18: ...d on the back of the loudspeaker All switches in the up position represent the anechoic flat position TREBLE Trim Nominally flat in the up position Negative 2dB at 10 kHz in the down position shelving for brighter rooms BASS Trim Nominally flat in the up position Negative 2dB at 60 Hz in the down position also raises impedance for budget receivers Fine Tuning ...

Page 19: ... cone material was pressed from a silver titanium graphite composite weave with rohacell stiffening layer and employs an additional reversion mag netic under the phase plug The ribbon drivers are the very same used in the Legacy Focus SE positioned at exactly the same listener height as the Focus SE and employ planar and folded diaphragms suspended in high magnetic force field provided by neodymiu...

Page 20: ...ed Silver Graphite cast frame Woofer 2 x 10 spun aluminum diaphragm rubber surround long throw suspension with cast frame Low Frequency Alignment Sealed Adjustable Damping Frequency Response 22Hz 30 kHz Impedance 4 Ohms Sensitivity 92 0 dB Recommended Amplification 10 300 Watts Crossover Frequency 180 2 8K 8K Dimensions H x W x D 48 X 12 X 13 75 Weight 110 pounds Specifications ...

Page 21: ...Compliance Product Disposal Certain international national and or local laws and or regulations may apply regarding the disposal of this product For further detailed information please contact the retailer where you purchased this product or the Legacy Audio Distributor in your country A listing of Legacy Audio Distributors can be found on the Legacy Audio website www legacyaudio com or by contact...

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