Wilson-audio Cub Series 2 Bedienungsanleitung

1-1C U B I N T R O D U C T I O NAPPLICATIONS Your CUB precision loudspeaker has been carefully designed to provide superb, uncolored, limited full

1-2C U B O W N E R ʼ S M A N U A LDESIGN CONSIDERATIONS Your CUB has been designed to perform all of the specific functions of a high per-formance

1-3C U B I N T R O D U C T I O NDEPTH OF DESIGNThe combination of the best in composite materials and adhesive technology, pro-vided to us by the le

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CARE OF THE FINISH OF YOUR CUBS Your Cub loudspeaker enclosures are hand-painted with Wilsongloss™ paint and hand-polished to a high luster. While t

BREAK IN PERIODAll audio equipment will sound its best after the components have been broken in for some period of use. Wilson Audio breaks in all wo

C A R E O F T H E C U B L O U D S P E A K E RT E C H N I C A L - N O T EIf the user wishes to test the polarity of the Cub with a battery, the

Wilson Audio ® is a registered trademark of Wilson Audio Specialties, Inc.Cub ® is a registered trademark of Wilson Audio Specialties, Inc.This manual

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3-1I N Y O U R R O O MROOM REFLECTIONS There are 3 commonly encountered room reflection problems, slap-echo, standing waves, and comb filter eff

Nonparallel walls do not support slap echo, but rather allow the sound to diffuse.Slap echo is a common acoustical problem in the typical domestic lis

• Sound staging- LF component of image shifted Standing waves are more difficult to correct than slap echo because they tend to occur at lower f

REFLECTIVE ACOUSTICAL COMB FILTER EFFECT The subjective effect of comb filter effects, (such as is shown in Figure 1) is as fol-lows: • Added rou

RESONANCES Resonance in listening rooms are generally caused by two sources: • The structures within the listening room • The volume of

3-6ROOM SHAPESThere are three basic shapes for most rooms: square, rectangular, and L-shaped (see Figure 2). A perfectly square room is the most diffi

3-7COMMON ROOM SHAPES:OPTIMUM SPEAKER PLACEMENTSFIGURE 2I N Y O U R R O O M

CUB STANDARD VIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiiCUB SPECIFICATIONS . .

SPEAKER PLACEMENT VS. LISTENING POSITIONThe location of your listening position is as important as the careful setup placement of your Cub speakers in

SPEAKER ORIENTATIONSpeaker placement and orientation are two of the most important considerations in obtaining superior sound. The first thing you nee

The Cub is designed for maximum phase coherence and pulse replication accu-racy when they are aimed directly at the listener or microphone. Thus, you

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4-1 Note: Before setting up the Cub System II study carefully the previous section on room acoustics. It provides valuable information on determing t

C U B O W N E R ʼ S M A N U A LNote: Your CUB loudspeaker enclosures are hand-painted with Wilsongloss paint and hand-polished to a high luster.

4. Bolt the Cub to the stand using the four 1/4-20 threaded bolts provided. (see Figure 5)Note: Do not over tighten the bolts, a snug fit is all th

4-4 SPEAKER CABLES The very high current input terminals located on the rear of your Cub loudspeaker are color coded with a small plastic plug, so t

4-5FIGURE 6- SPADE LUG ATTACHMENTC U B S Y S T E M I I S E T U P

4-6C U B O W N E R ʼ S M A N U A LConnection of the Cub to the Power Amplifier1. Turn off the power amplifier(s) and remove the AC power cord from

4-7Proper attach-mentFIGURE 7- CUB CABLE CONNNECTIONC U B S Y S T E M I I S E T U P

4-8C U B O W N E R ʼ S M A N U A LCOMPLETED SETUP The setup of the Cub series II loudspeaker is now completed. If you are in need of further assi

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5WARRANTY INFORMATION

5-1W A R R A N T Y I N F O R M A T I O NLIMITED WARRANTYSubject to the conditions set forth herein, Wilson Audio warrants its loudspeakers to be fre

FIGURE 1-REFLECTIVE COMB FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4FIGURE 2-ROOM SHAPES . . . . . . .

5-2C U B O W N E R ʼ S M A N U A LWilson Audio Dealer Technician or a service or repair center authorized by Wilson Audio to service or repair the

DEMONSTRATION EQUIPMENTEquipment, while used by an authorized dealer for demonstration purposes, is war-ranted to be free of manufacturing defects in

AT R O U B L E S H O O T I N G G U I D E

A-1T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G G U I D ESECTION 6.0 TROUBLESHOOTING SETUP DIFFICULTIES Problem ReasonOne channel is not operating... Chec

C U B O W N E R ʼ S M A N U A LA-2Using the 1/8” Allen wrench remove the crossover for the driver that is out (upper crossover is for tweeter, low

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G G U I D EA-3If the problem is solved: Call your Wilson Audio dealer. There may be a problem with the cross-over or t

BR E P A I R P R O C E D U R E S

iiiC U B O W N E R ʼ S M A N U A LCUB SERIES II:CO M P O N E N T S A N D DI M E N S I O N SNON-RESONANT STANDCUB ENCLOSURECUB BOLTS TO STANDSP

R E P A I R P R O C E D U R E SREPLACING A BLOWN RESISTOR The cub loudspeaker had protective resistors that will blow if the speaker is over-driven

C U B O W N E R ʼ S M A N U A LB-2 3. Heat up the leads of the resistor with a 45 watt soldering pencil and remove the faulty resistor (se

R E P A I R P R O C E D U R E SB-3REPLACING A BAD DRIVER If you believe that a driver is blown make sure that you have tried replacing the pro-tect

ivCUB SERIES II:SPECIFICATIONSC U B S P E C I F I C A T I O N SNominal Impedance 4 ohms Minimum Amplifier Power 10 Watts per channel Wo

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