User manual DALI CONCEPT

[. . . ] DALI is renowned among music lovers throughout the world for its unique speakers and cables, all constructed and build for uncompromising design and sound requirements. Our ultra-modern factory in Denmark is fully equipped with facilities for development and production of quality speakers. Dali'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. [. . . ] 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. If you have surround sound, the distance between all the speakers should be symmetrically identical. DALI Concept speakers has been designed using the Linear Directivity principle, which means that the tonal balance will be perfect, even if your listening position is not quite central. It is not recommendable to angle the front speakers towards your listening position, unless the front speakers are very far apart. The Concept Center center channel loudspeaker is specially designed for placement close to the large surface of a TV screen and can be placed above or below the screen, to suit your needs. For both of these positions, we recommend that the speaker's front edge be on a line with the TV screen. attachment of the enclosed rubber feet is recommended to ensure stable , non-resonant operation. All DALI Concept models may be used as rear-channel loudspeakers. If you wish to wall-mount your rear speakers, DALI Concept 1 is an excellent choice, as it is factory-fitted with mounting hardware. For the ultimate surround experience, a central listening position is recommended, but, naturally, you can also enjoy fine surround, when not seated exactly in the ideal "sweet spot" (Fig. Even small changes in the listening room can affect the sound. Before wall-mounting, it is important to attach the enclosed rubber feet to the rear panel of the loudspeaker as shown below. The rubber feet ensure stable contact with the wall and create space for the loudspeaker cable. Remember to attach the rubber feet when wall mounting Concept 1 When you complement your stereo or surround sound system with the Suite series subwoofer, Concept SUB, with active crossover network and amplifier, you have two different connection options: connection to a surround amplifier subwoofer output terminal, or to a stereo amplifier line output terminal. connection to surround amplifier with separate subwoofer output terminal (Fig. 6) If you want to use Concept SUB for reproduction of the special subwoofer signal from a surround amplifier with separate subwoofer output terminal, connect this to the LFE input terminal on Concept SUB. if the LFE input terminal is selected , the crossover network in Concept SUB is not active. The LFE input terminal should therefore only be used together with a special subwoofer output terminal in which the signal has already been filtered, so the subwoofer only receives the lowest frequencies. 7) If you want to use Concept SUB to supplement the bass reproduction of a stereo system, connect the subwoofer "Line in, Left/Right" to a stereo signal on the pre-amplifier with full frequency content. The built-in crossover network in Concept SUB then ensures that the subwoofer only reproduces the lowest frequencies (see section on adjustments on page 11). In most cases you will achieve excellent results with one Concept SUB. [. . . ] So, in practice, you cannot define an unequivocal level for use in comparing different speakers. Obviously, lots of pure, undistorted output from a large amplifier is better than a distorted signal from a small amplifier stretched beyond its capacity. The signal from a distorting (clipping) amplifier contains much more highfrequency information than an undistorted signal, and therefore puts a heavy strain on the tweeter. Consequently, speakers are most often damaged by small amplifiers having to work too hard - and very rarely by large amplifiers, which are practically running idle. [. . . ]