Wilson-audio WATT Series 7 Bedienungsanleitung

1W a T T in T r o d u C T i o n

1-1Although they are two separate products, the Wilson Au-dio WATT and Puppy are almost invariably used together.Thus, it seems appropriate to combine

The WATT is designed around a massive, yet compact, enclosure utilizing pro-prietary polymer materials technology. The enclosure material exhibits

1-3propylene capacitors, OFC air-core inductors, and time coherent wire. The components are matched to better than 0.1% tolerance. The drivers were

THE WATT: A TEXTBOOK IDEALThe following is an excerpt from Martin Colloms’ book High Performance Loudspeak-ers , (4th Edition, pp.297-299. Pentech Pr

1-5of this size.” cA r e o F T h e Fi n -i s h o F yo u r WATTs Your WATT loudspeaker enclosures are hand-painted with Wilsongloss™ paint and

1-6 Because the paint requires a period of several weeks to fully cure, we recommend that no cleaning uids such as glass cleaners be used during thi

1-7W a T T in T r o d u C T i o nsound staging performance, and may cause instability, oscillation and damage in wide bandwidth solid state ampliers

Wilson Audio  is a registered trademark of Wilson Audio Specialties Inc.WATT/Puppy is a registered trademark of Wilson Audio Specialties Inc.This ma

Mo u n T i n g he i g h T sThe acoustical center of the WATT speaker system is at a point near the top edge of the woofer, which we are referring to

Figure 31-9W a T T in T r o d u C T i o n

Figure 41-10WaTT/ pu p p y oW n e r ’s ma n u a lWATT- 18 in c h sT A n d Inthesecondillustration(gure4),weseetheWATTelevatedto18inch

WATT-24 in c h sT A n d Thethirdillustration(gure5),showstheeffectsofthespeakerbeingraisedanaddi-tional6inchesofftheoor.Here

WATT o n Pu P P y Inthefourthexample(gure6),weseetheeffectsofmountingtheWATTonthePuppy. This base provides the effect of 2 pi stera

FOR BEST LOW FREQUENCY TRANSIENT RESPONSE AND CLEANEST MIDRANGE, ALWAYS USE SPIKED FEET ON THE STAND  BETWEEN THE STAND AND THE FLOOR, AND O

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2-1p u p p y 7:Co m p o n e n T s a n d di m e n s i o n s181/2”121/4”WATT Spike Placement RampDecoupling PlatePhase Delay Correction ReferenceTwo

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cA b i n e T de s i g nAt the core of each Wilson Audio loudspeaker design is the knowledge that to achieve the best performance in the world, you mu

or i g i n A l de s i g n co n s i d e r A T i o n s The original Puppy high speed woofer was introduced in 1988, two years after therstWATT,s

2-4TECHNICAL-NOTEIf the user wishes to test the polarity of the Puppy 7 with a battery, the plus (+) terminal of the battery is connected to the RED (

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3-1ro o M re F l e c T i o n s Figure7(below)illustratesthe3mostcommonlyencounteredroomreectionprob-lems,slap-echo,standingwaves,a

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

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

re F l e c T i V e Ac o u s T i c A l co M b Fi l T e r eF F e c TFigure 8 Thesubjectiveeffectofcombltereffects,(suchasisshowningu

re s o n A n c e s Resonances in listening rooms are generally caused by two sources:   • Thestructureswithinthelisteningroom  • Thev

3-6ro o M sh A P e sThere are three basic shapes for most rooms: square, rectangular, and L-shaped (see Figure9).Aperfectlysquareroomisthemo

i n y o u r ro o m3-7co M M o n ro o M sh A P e s :op t I m u m Sp e a k e r pl a c e m e n t SFigure 9

eF F e c T s o F ro o M Pl A c e M e n T The WATT/ Puppy System 7s were designed to be aimed at the listener, which means that they will be toed-i

i n y o u r ro o mFigure 10 3-9

WATT- in r o o M Pl A c e M e n T (W i T h T o e ) Figure 11 shows the effect of toeing in the WATTs. The speakers in example 2 are in the same

WATT- in r o o M Pl A c e M e n T , W i T h T o e , A n d Ac o u s T i c A l Tr e A T M e n T  Letusnowgotogure12,toseethebenetsin

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i n y o u r ro o msP e A k e r Pl A c e M e n T V s . li s T e n i n g Po s i T i o nThe location of your listening position is as important as th

Fi g u r e 1-WA T T de s i g n co n s i d e r A T i o n s ...1-2Fi g u r e 2-bi n d i n g Po s T co n n e c T

sP e A k e r or i e n T A T i o nSpeaker placement and orientation are two of the most important considerations in obtainingsuperiorsound.Thers

Ideally, the speakers should not be positioned too far from the listener, if maximum res-olutionoflowleveldetailisrequired(near-eldmonitoring

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WaTT / pu p -p y sy s T e m 6.0 se T u p4-1 Note: Before setting up the Watt/Puppy System 7 study carefully the previous section on room acoustics.

4-2se T u P  • PlacethePuppyenclosuresintotheselectedroomlocation(asdetermined by section 3) • Determineyourlisteningposition

WaTT / pu p -p y sy s T e m 6.0 se T u p4-3 • Carefully,placeWATTontospikeplacementrampontopofthePuppy  about 3 inches from the f

4-4 • Carefully,lowertherearoftheWATTontothedecouplingplate • AdjustthepositionoftheWATTsoitiscenteredonthePuppy • Remove

WaTT / pu p -p y sy s T e m 6.0 se T u p4-5 Pu P P y TA i l co n n e c T i o nThe correct connection of the Puppy Tail in the WATT/Puppy system 7

WATT System 7:C o m p o n e n T s a n d di m e n s i o n sWaTT/ pu p p y oW n e r ’s ma n u a liii111/4”43/4”141/8”161/2”Low Frequency DriverInter

Pu P P y PA W s Included with your WATT/Puppy System 7 are two sets of Puppy Paws, which provide acoustical isolation as well as optimal height place

Pu P P y PA W sAs s e M b l y di A g r A MFigure 18Option 1(0-1 Spacers)Option 2(2 Spacers)Lock Nut1.5 inch SetscrewOptionalSpacerSpikeDiode2 Spacer

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