Concept ce 1 owners manual

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing the
CONCEPT Constant Energy
Hell Air Motion Transformer
speaker sustem. We think
youll most appreciate
CONCEPT if you understand its
design philosophy, so before
you set up your speakers,
take a few minutes and read
this manual. It contains all the
necessary hook-up
information, plus a technical
discussion of what makes the
CONCEPT Constant Energy
speaker the latest step
towards achieving the
ultimate in sound
reproduction.

Placement

For the ideal stereo
image. " your speakers
should be facing the same
direction, at the same
distance from your main
listening area, and at least 5
feet apart. The Constant
Energy Heil Air-Motion
Transformer of the CONCEPT
CE-1 is a very wide dispersion
bipolar high-frequency
radiator, projecting equal
amounts of energy to the
front and rear, and also
considerable energy to the
sides and top. This additional
radiation provides the
spaciousness and depth
necessary for truly accurate
sound reproduction, so try to
avoid placing the speakers
against a wall with very
absorbent surfaces such as
draperies. The optimum
distance from a wall will
depend on your particular
room acoustics, if possible,
experiment with the
placement. Corner placement
is not recommended because
it may overemphasize and
color the bass output, and
could also cause some
undesirable reflections at the
midrange and high
frequencies.

Connections

We recommend that you
use 18-gauge lamp cord (zip
cord) to connect your ,
speakers to your amplifier or
receiver. Lighter-gauge wire
has more electrical resistance
and its use will restrict the
flow of current to the
speakers, impairing the high
frequencies. If you need more
than 50 feet of wire to reach a
speaker, use heavier,
16-gauge cord. (You can use
heavier wire for shorter runs
too.) Both 18 and 16-gauge
cord are readily available at
hardware stores.

The connecting terminals
are located on the rear of the
speaker. To make the
connection, clip off only
1/4-inch of insulation. Twist the
strands tightly, press in on the
movable partof the terminal,
and insert the bare wire in the
hole at the back of the
terminal. Release the
terminal; the spring loading
provides a safe, positive
connection.

Connect the right-hand
speaker to the right-channel
terminals on the amplifier or
receiver. Make sure the red
speaker terminal is connected
to the + terminal (usually also
red) on the receiver. The
black speaker terminal should
be connected to the -