Owner's Manual

Setting Your C/L/R 2300's
Low Frequency Level Control
Your C/L/R 2300 has a level control for the electronic crossover which
allows you to perfectly tune the output level
of the powered low frequency
subwoofer section to match your room
as well as to fulfill your own personal
listening preferences. Please note that there are no controls to vary the cross-
over points or phase because these have been factory set to provide perfect
blending (a major performance benefit
of this innovative product.) We sug-
gest beginning with the
level control set at approximately 2 o'clock. Set
the level control so that the sound
is most pleasing to you. In general, when
used as a center channel, the C/L/R 2300 subwoofer should not be turned up
excessively high to add more "room shaking level bass" but should be kept
in proper balance with the upper bass/midrange drivers
in order to achieve
properly balanced high-impact full-range center channel presentation. When
used as main LCR speakers
in conjunction with an additional subwoofer in
general we would recommend keeping the level control around the 2 o'clock
position on your C/L/R 2300s and raising the level
on your additional exter-
nal subwoofer if you want more "room shaking bass".
If you use the CIL/R 2300 as left and right main front speakers,
normally the level control of the left speaker
will be set the same as
the level control of the right speaker. However, these controls can
also be set differently on the two speakers in order to allow you to
vary the response of left and right speakers separately to compen-
sate for variations and asymmetrical positioning of the left and right
speakers in your room (i.e., when one
is closer to a side wall or
corner, etc.) if this is how you must set them up. This is a very
unique and useful feature which allows you much greater flexibility
in loudspeaker placement, as well as the ability to optimize what
could otherwise be difficult placement situations.
Usually if distortion
is heard when the speakers are being driven at
loud levels, it
is caused by driving (turning up) the amplifier too
loud and not driving the speakers with more power than they can
handle. Remember, most amplifiers put out their full rated power
well before the volume control
is turned all the way up! If your
speakers distort when
you play them loud, turn down the amplifier
or get a bigger one.