Legacy-audio Whisper XDS User Manual

Owners Manual For The Loudspeaker System Whisper XDS

10 How much power will your new speakers need? That ultimately depends on your listening environment and musical tastes. As little as five watts per

11 When an amplifier is unable to fulfill your loudspeakers demands, a damaging harmonic spike may be leaked to the high frequency drivers. Anothe

12 The Terminal Plate At the rear of each of your loudspeakers you will find a terminal plate housing one pair of binding posts and two XLR Con-necto

13 Xilica XD Cable Connections From To Left channel of preamp output Processor Input 1 & Processor Input 3 USE Y ADAPTER

14 Step 1: -start with everything muted -un-mute input 1 -un-mute output 1 and verify the rear left woofers are all playing. Step 2 -mute output 1

15 The high definition Digital Wavelaunch Processor hosts a LEGACY custom algorithm which automatically loads when the proc-essor is powered on. Fac

16 Downloading and Installing the XConsole software Downloading From Included CD Your Wave Launch Processor will come with a CD or USB

17 The XD processor will allow you to make adjustments to your system from a laptop computer from your listener position. Connecting Your Computer

18 - Go back to the XConsole software. At the top of the screen click “Setup” then “Port Connections” This bring up a new dialog box. Selec

19 Making Adjustments with Wavelaunch Processor After installing the included software, connect the processor to the computer via a USB cable. Launch

2 Registration Owners Record 3 The Cabinetry / Our Commitment 4 Warranty 5 Setup Speaker

20 In the Device List, click on the device that is connected. This will launch the program that is currently on the processor. Adjustments to the p

21 Making a boost with the parametric EQ In this example, we have selected Parametric EQ 2 (PEQ2) by clicking in its box, which will turn red to ind

22 Making a cut with the graphic EQ In this example, we have selected Graphic EQ 8 by clicking in its box which will turn red to indicate your sele

23 Adjusting using the EQ plot Adjustments made to both the parametric and graphic EQ are reflected in the graph occupying the upper portion of the

24 (They are a total of six factory trained technicians in the U.S. that travel to setups if requested. They are based in Los Angeles, Orlando, Chic

25 The name Whisper was derived after a conversation with Bob Carver over 15 years ago. He had suggested that speakers with a solid stereo center im

26 LEGACY Audio has been benefiting from low mass ribbon and leaf drivers since 1984. I have a col-lection of ribbon tweeters from the world over and

27 The recent Aeris loudspeaker development gave me the opportunity to tool a new AMT folded ribbon tweeter to integrate with the smoothest high eff

28 Frequency Response: Specifications Tweeter Dual Air Motion Tweeter System- 1” AMT super tweeter Midrange: Du

29 Legacy Audio 3023 E. Sangamon Ave. Springfield, IL 62702 USA 800-283-4644 States that this product is in conformity with the with the essent

3 The serial number is located on the rear of the unit. Record this number in the space provided below. Refer to this when calling your dealer rega

30 Notes:

31 ©2014 Legacy Audio 3023 E Sangamon Ave. Springfield, IL 62702 Phone: 800-283-4644 Fax: 217-544-1483

4 The Cabinetry / Our Commitment Handcrafted Beneath the surface of Whisper XDS’s elegant exterior lies rigid MDF construction. Interlocking joinery

5 Legacy Audio supports its customers and products with pride. We cheerfully warrant our loud-speaker products we manufacture from defects in materi

6 Positioning Whisper for good performance is quite a bit easier than for most speakers. Remember that whisper is actually an acoustic gun with a hig

7 The ideal conductor would have negligible resistance, inductance and capacitance. The table below shows how a few actual speaker cables measure up.

8 What about phase shift due to frequency dependent travel times down the speaker cable? Measurements show that 100 Hz waves will be delayed about 20

9 Ideally the loudspeaker would be among the first components selected when assembling a play-back system. This would allow the user to choose an amp