User manual FOCAL 714

[. . . ] The aluminum /magnesium alloy making up of the dome guarantees exceptional performances in terms of stiffness and damping thus ensuring a subtle blend of softness and dynamics. Polyglass® cone woofer and midbass: impregnated paper cones with a fine layer of silica micro-balls for a fully dynamic bass impact, precise and distortion-free. oPC® (optimum phase crossover): phase optimization for a precise , natural and stable soundstage and image. Braced precision MDF cabinets, non parallel inner wall structure: rigid cabinets without any internal resonance for lower coloration. [. . . ] Should the soundstage be imprecise or not centred, try to move the loudspeakers closer to each other. Harsh or aggressive sound means that your listening room is probably too reflective. Try to use any absorbing materials (such as carpet, sofa, wall coverings, curtains…) combined with reflective materials to absorb or diffuse resonances. Should the sound be “flat” or muffled, there are too many absorbing materials in the listening room. Try to find a better compromise between absorbing and reflective materials within your listening room. Generally the wall to the rear of the speakers should be made up of reflective materials so that the sound image exhibits satisfying volume and width. On the contrary the wall on the rear of the listener should be absorbing in order to avoid reflections damaging the perception of the stereo soundstage. These reflections may limit the impression of depth of the sound image. Furniture, such as bookshelves should be ideally placed along the side walls in order to diffuse sound waves and to prevent some frequencies from being amplified, especially in vocal range (it removes “flutter echo”). G H 1 2 I J User manual Choice of speakers Chorus ® 700 serie 9 The Chorus loudspeakers have been engineered to work with stereo systems as well as with home theater systems. If you already own a pair of stereo Chorus loudspeakers and wish to purchase a complete home theater system, it is of the utmost importance that you use the central and effect loudspeakers of the same product line : Chorus. It is the sole possible condition to bring to your system a perfect tonal homogeneity and a realistic and coherent reproduction of tri-dimensional effects within the listening room. Central channel placement Central channel speaker should be placed close to the TV-screen to obtain a proper placement and a realistic reproduction of the dialog. If a standard projection screen is used, the central channel speaker must be placed under the screen. If an acoustically transparent projection screen is used, the central channel speaker can be placed behind and at the bottom of the screen (fig. Effect channel speakers‘s place The soundtrack mix for a film or music encoded in multichannel format is very complex and allows the listener to benefit from a wide range of special sound effects, which require the use of effect channel speakers. In order to obtain a realistic 3D soundstage, the placement of the speakers is decisive, even when confronted with a restrictive disposition of the listening room. Avoid placing the effect speakers too far from the listening area otherwise the sound perception will be altered. In order to obtain surround effects, with great sound density we advise you to place the speakers against the sidewalls on each side of the listening room (fig. User manual Chorus ® 700 serie 10 K Satellites positioning - Use the positioning tool below - Go at your listening spot - Aim at your screen - t gives you the best positions for your speakers I Aim at your screen SL Sub L SBL 7. Surround mounting (SR 700) with Polyfix wall bracket • Place the wall rest on to the wall and drill. € If the loudspeaker cable is embedded in the wall, guide it through the wall mounted bracket’s opening as indicated ➀. [. . . ] User manual Installation of spike caps Chorus ® 700 serie 12 Specifications Chorus 705 Description 2-way bass reflex bookshelf loudspeaker Chrorus 706 2-way bass reflex bookshelf loudspeaker Chorus 714 21/2-way bass reflex floor standing loudspeaker Chorus 716 21/2-way bass reflex floor standing loudspeaker 61/2’’ (165mm) Polyglass Woofer Drivers 61/2’’ (165mm) 5’’ (130mm) 5 ’’ (130mm) Polyglass mid-bass Polyglass mid-bass shielded Polyglass Woofer 1’’ (25mm) TNV inverted dome tweeter 1’’ (25mm) TNV inverted dome tweeter 5’’ (130mm) 61/2’’ (165mm) Polyglass shielded Polyglass mid-bass mid-bass 1’’ (25mm) TNV inverted dome tweeter 1’’ (25mm) TNV inverted dome tweeter 50Hz-28kHz 91. 3lbs Conditions of guarantee All Focal loudspeakers are covered by guarantee drawn up by the official Focal distributor in your country. Your distributor can provide all details concerning the conditions of guarantee. Guarantee cover extends at least to that granted by the legal guarantee in force in the country where the original purchase invoice was issued. [. . . ]