Summary of Empire
Page 2: 1. Warranty
1. Warranty 2. Our commitment/our cabinetry 3. The design of empire 4. Specifications 5. Unpacking 6. Placement 6. Speaker connections 7. Hook-up cables 8. The amplifier 9. Bi-amplification 11. For the tweakers.
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1 thank you for selecting a legacy loudspeaker system. These hand-crafted instruments will provide you with many years of listening enjoyment. Please take a few moments to read this brief manual to insure maximum benefit from your speaker system. Limited ten year warranty legacy audio, inc. Extends ...
Page 4: Our Cabinetry
2 our cabinetry the empire front baffle is constructed with a 1 1/2” ultra light medium density fiberboard.The baffle is milled using a computer numerically controlled (cnc) machine.The baffle then goes through multiple processes by hand until finishing. The baffle and base receive nine coats of var...
Page 5: Empire
3 empire empire, the cornerstone of the manhattan system, is designed for how we live. Several years ago, l egacy a udio set the audio world on its ear with the introduction of the whisper speaker system.Whisper’s full-range, controlled directivity design provided more clarity than any speaker to da...
Page 6: Specifications
4 specifications system type: 6 driver, 4 way. Tweeter: 1” neodome. Midrange: (2) 5.25” kevlite-ti. Midwoofer: 12” carbon/cellulose. Woofer: (2) 12” carbon/cellulose. Low frequency alignment: open air i-damp configuration. Sensitivity: 95 db @ 2.83 v/1m. Frequency response: 38 hz - 25 khz +/- 2 db. ...
Page 7: Unpacking The Empire
5 these next few pages are provided to aid in unboxing and the setup of your empire loudspeakers. Your empire loudspeakers are packaged very carefully and shipped in two separate packages: if any shortages or damages have occurred, notify us immediately at 800-283-4644. Unpacking the empire please r...
Page 8: Placement of Empire
Placement of empire positioning empire for good performance is quite a bit easier than for most speakers. Remember that empire is actually an dipole with a highly controlled directivity pattern. Corner placements are actually quite workable though not necessarily optimal. Empire will not become “boo...
Page 9: Hook-Up Cables
Hook-up cables the ideal conductor would have negligible resistance, inductance and capacitance. The table below shows how a few actual speaker cables measure up. Cable Ωs/ft pf/ft µh/ft 12 ga. 0.0033 24 0.21 14 ga. 0.0048 17 0.13 16 ga. 0.0079 16 0.18 18 ga. 0.0128 28 0.21 capacitance is considered...
Page 10: The Amplifier
The amplifier ideally the loudspeaker would be among the first components selected when assembling a playback system. This would allow the user to choose an amplifier capable of delivering adequate amounts of current into the frequency dependent load presented by the loudspeaker. However, when upgra...
Page 11: Biamplification
9 biamplification your legacy speakers offer the options of conventional wiring, biwiring, passive biamplification or active biamplification. The following is a summary of these options. Conventional wiring this format is the simplest way to connect your loudspeakers to your amplifier. A single twin...
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2. Horizontal biamping any two stereo amplifiers may be utilized in horizontal biamplification. Many audiophiles prefer the "sweetness" of tubes on the satellite portion of the loudspeaker while favoring the "control and weight" of solid state amplifiers on the subwoofer section. The biggest drawbac...
Page 13: For The Tweakers
11 for the tweakers your legacy loudspeaker is a true reference monitor designed to reproduce all program material with an absolute minimum of coloration. Occasionally we encounter a customer who simply has a characteristic sound that he or she desires to achieve. Rather than take on the close-minde...