Thiel Audio Products CS.5 user manual

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ongratulations on your purchase of the THIEL model CS.5 loudspeaker system. It is the result of a Cdedicated effort to provide very accurate music reproduction. We have used only the highest quality components and taken great care in its construction. Properly set up and used with good associated equipment, the CS.5s will provide you with a great deal of musical enjoyment for many years. SPEAKER PLACEMENT All aspects of speaker placement are dependent on the particular room. Since every room is

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CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS The CS.5’s input terminals are located on the back of the speaker at the base. For proper performance, it is essential that both speakers in a stereo system be wired in the same polarity. The speaker’s input terminals are color coded to facilitate this. The wire connected to the red input terminal of each speaker should connect to the respective positive output terminals of the amplifier; the wire connected to the black input terminal of each speaker should be connected t

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POWER REQUIREMENTS It is important to have enough power to play at the level you desire without distortion. If high sound levels are desired, the CS.5s are designed to be used with amplifiers rated up to 150 watts per channel. If you play the speakers more loudly than the volume the amplifier can cleanly produce, the amplifier will produce overload (clipping) distortion. The sound will become compressed, strained, and in extreme cases, obviously distorted. This distortion is actually non-musica

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CS.5 SPECIFICATIONS Bandwidth (–3dB) 55 Hz-20 kHz Amplitude Response 55 Hz-20 kHz – 3 dB Phase Response Minimum – 10 Sensitivity 87 dB@2.8 V-1m Impedance 4 ohms (3.2 ohms minimum) Recommended Power 30-150 watts Size 8" W x 11" D x 31.25" H Weight 35 pounds We Want You Listening For A Lifetime Used wisely, your new sound equipment will provide a lifetime of enjoyment. Since hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late, THIEL and the Electronics Industries Association

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LIMITED WARRANTY THIEL warrants every THIEL model CS.5 system against defects in materials and workmanship to the original owner for a period of ten years from the date of purchase. THIEL will, at no charge, replace any defective part and make any repairs necessary to ensure its proper performance when the defective unit is returned to us postpaid. This warranty does not cover damage due to accident or abuse and is void if the unit has been tampered with. This warranty is automati