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page 8 LIMITED THREE-YEAR WARRANTY When ESS Performance Speakers are used in accordance with the written instructions contained in the Owner&apos

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ... . CONNECTING YOUR SPEAKERS ... .. . ... . • Phasing SPEAKER PLACEMENT ...

page 1 MODEL 4,5,8 I l INTRODUCTION I ESS Perfonnance Series speakers are among the most effi-cient Reil air-motion transformer loudspeakers ava

page 2 • The "Left" and "Right" designations on the speaker out-put terminals of your amplifier or receiver refer to the

page 3 SPEAKER PLACEMENT A speaker's room placement and its orientation to the listener can have a major bearing on the quality of sound you hea

page 4 LOW FREQCENCY DRIVER Different low frequency transducers are used in ESS Perfor-mance Series speakers to complement cabinet size and the He

page 5 NOTE: In the model 5 and 8 speaker systems you can tune your passive radiator to a lower frequency by mov-ing the rear of the speaker enc

page 6 THE IMPORTANCE OF "CLEAN" AMPLIFIER POWER OUTPUT The power rating on your ESS Performance Series loudspeaker represents the maximum a

page 7 HElL ROTATION FOR HORIZONTAL PLACEMENT The Heil air-motion transformer in your ESS Performance Series speaker is mounted for optimal pe