WILSON AUDIO Duette Series 2 Owner's manual

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Duette Series 2 Owner’s Manual
D u e t t e S e r i e S 2 O w n e r S M a n u a l
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Table of Contents
D u e t t e S e r i e S 2 O w n e r S M a n u a l 1
S e c t i O n 1 i n i t i a l S e t u p 7
S e c t i O n 1 1 p r e p a r a t i O n 9
Y o u w i l l n e e d t h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m s : 9
u n c r a t i n g d u e t t e s e r i e s 2 9
u n c r a t i n g t h e d u e t t e s e r i e s 2 d e d i c a t e d s t a n d 9
S e c t i O n 1 2 c r a t e c O n t e n t c h e c k l i S t 1 0
S e c t i O n 1 3 t O O l k i t B O O k S h e l f V e r S i O n 1 1
S e c t i O n 1 4 t O O l k i t D e D i c a t e D S t a n D 1 1
S e c t i O n 2 D u e t t e S t a n D M O u n t 1 3
S e c t i O n 2 1 i n S t a l l i n g t h e D u e t t e O n D e D i c a t e D S t a n D 1 5
r e m o v e t h e a l l t h r e a d f r o m t h e B o t t o m o f d u e t t e 1 5
a t t a c h t h e d u e t t e t o t h e s t a n d 1 5
i n s t a l l t h e h a r n e s s i n g B o l t s 1 6
c o n n e c t i n g t h e u m B i l i c a l 1 6
S e c t i O n 2 2 f i n D i n g t h e c O r r e c t p O S i t i O n 1 7
Z o n e o f n e u t r a l i t Y 1 8
S e c t i O n 2 3 i n S t a l l i n g t h e S p i k e S 2 0
s p i k e a s s e m B l Y 2 0
i n s t a l l a t i o n p r o c e d u r e 2 1
S e c t i O n 2 4 l e V e l i n g t h e D u e t t e 2 1
S e c t i O n 2 5 t h e D u e t t e t u n i n g r e S i S t O r 2 2
S e c t i O n 3 D u e t t e O n a S h e l f 2 5
S e c t i O n 3 1 i n S t a l l i n g t h e D u e t t e O n t O a B O O k S h e l f 2 7
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r e m o v e t h e a l l t h r e a d 2 7
f i n d i n g t h e c o r r e c t p o s i t i o n 2 7
i n s t a l l i n g t h e f u r n i t u r e s p i k e s 2 8
c o n n e c t i n g t h e n o v e l c r o s s o v e r 2 9
S e c t i O n 3 2 t h e D u e t t e t u n i n g r e S i S t O r 3 0
S e c t i O n 4 c a r e O f t h e f i n i S h 3 1
S e c t i O n 4 1 c a r e O f t h e f i n i S h 3 3
r e m o v i n g p r o t e c t i v e f i l m 3 3
d u s t i n g t h e d u e t t e s e r i e s 2 3 4
c a r e o f t h e g r i l l e s 3 4
B r e a k - i n p e r i o d 3 5
S e c t i O n 4 2 e n c l O S u r e t e c h n O l O g y 3 5
m a t e r i a l s 3 5
a d h e s i v e 3 6
S e c t i O n 4 3 D e p t h O f D e S i g n 3 6
S e c t i O n 5 i n y O u r r O O M 3 9
S e c t i O n 5 1 i n t r O D u c t i O n 4 1
S e c t i O n 5 2 r O O M r e f l e c t i O n S 4 1
s l a p e c h o 4 1
s t a n d i n g w a v e s 4 2
c o m B f i l t e r e f f e c t 4 3
S e c t i O n 5 3 r e S O n a n c e S 4 5
s t r u c t u r a l r e s o n a n c e 4 5
a i r v o l u m e r e s o n a n c e 4 5
S e c t i O n 5 4 y O u r r O O M 4 6
r o o m s h a p e s 4 6
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d u e t t e s e r i e s 2 i n a d e d i c a t e d h o m e t h e a t e r 4 8
s p e a k e r p l a c e m e n t v e r s u s l i s t e n i n g p o s i t i o n 4 9
s p e a k e r o r i e n t a t i o n 4 9
s u m m a r Y 5 0
S e c t i O n 6 S p e c i f i c a t i O n S 5 1
S e c t i O n 6 1 S y S t e M S p e c i f i c a t i O n S 5 3
d u e t t e s e r i e s 2 d i m e n s i o n s 5 4
n o v e l d i m e n s i o n s 5 5
d u e t t e s e r i e s 2 s t a n d d i m e n s i o n s 5 6
S e c t i O n 6 2 S p i k e t a B l e 5 7
S e c t i O n 7 w a r r a n t y i n f O r M a t i O n 5 9
S e c t i O n 7 1 w a r r a n t y i n f O r M a t i O n 6 1
l i m i t e d w a r r a n t Y 6 1
c o n d i t i o n s 6 1
r e m e d Y 6 2
w a r r a n t Y l i m i t e d t o o r i g i n a l p u r c h a s e r 6 2
d e m o n s t r a t i o n e q u i p m e n t 6 3
m i s c e l l a n e o u s 6 3
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Section 1—Initial Setup
s e C T i o n 1 . 1 P r e P a r a T i o n
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Section 1.1—Preparation
Note: To avoid damaging the Alexx’s painted surface. Please remove any jewelry such as
rings, watches, necklaces, and bracelets during this process.
You will need the following items:
• Electric Screwdriver
Phillips head drive bit
• Masking tape
Uncrating Duette Series 2
The Duette Series 2 is heavy, and care should be taken to prevent injury.
1. With the crate lid facing up, unscrew the wood screws securing the lid.
Remove the lid and remove the foam packing material beneath the bot-
tom of the Duette.
2. Gently slide the Duette out of the crate. Be careful not to scratch the
sides of the painted enclosure. (The Duette is covered with a protective
film. Do not remove this film until final setup of your speaker is complet-
ed. Follow the removal instructions included in Section 4—Care of the
Finish.)
3. Gently remove the Novel Crossover (only applicable if you have pur-
chased the Duette for bookshelf installation) from its section in the crate.
Make sure to keep each Novel crossover with its corresponding Duette.
Uncrating the Duette Series 2 Dedicated Stand
If you purchased the Duettes with its dedicated stand, the Novel crossover is not
included in the Duette crate. Instead, the crossover is located in the Duette Stand. The
Duette Stand is shipped in its own crate. Please follow the same procedure above to
uncrate the stands. Take care to match each stand with its corresponding Duette by se-
rial number.
Section 1.2—Crate Content Checklist
Now that you have unpacked your Duette Series 2s, you can inventory all the ad-
ditional items in the crates.
1 - Owner’s Manual
1 - Warranty Registration
2 - Pin Style Grilles (1 per enclosure)
2 - Umbilical Cables (for bookshelf versions only)
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s e C T i o n 1 . 3 T o o l k i T b o o k s h e l f V e r s i o n
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2 - Novel Crossover per enclosure (for bookshelf versions only)
Section 1.3—Toolkit Bookshelf Version
Polishing Cloth
½” Nut Driver
7/16” Wrench
Universal Hex Driver
5/32” Allen Bit
9/64” Allen Bit
3/32” Allen Bit
3/16” Allen Bit
6 - A Spikes
4 - E Spikes
6 - Furniture Spikes
6 - Small Spike Disc
4 - 3.75 ohm Tuning Resistors
4 - 6.0 ohm Tuning Resistors
Section 1.4—Toolkit Dedicated Stand (found in the Duette Stand crate)
4 - Harnessing Bolt (button head)
9/16” Wrench
2 - Small Spike Discs
8 - Threaded Spikes
8 - Spike Nuts
7/32” Elbow Allen
Note: The Duette Series 2 loudspeaker is configurable to suit its acoustic environ-
ment. In order to access the performance capabilities of your Duettes, it is critical
that you adjust your Duettes correctly.
Stand Mount
If you plan to install your Duettes on stands, please proceed to Section 2.
Bookshelf Installations
If you plan to install your Duette on a bookshelf, please proceed to Section 3.
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s e C T i o n 1 . 4 T o o l k i T D e D i C a T e D s T a n D ( f o u n D i n T h e D u e T T e s T a n D C r a T e )
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Section 2—Duette Stand Mount
s e C T i o n 1 . 4 T o o l k i T D e D i C a T e D s T a n D ( f o u n D i n T h e D u e T T e s T a n D C r a T e )
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Section 2.1—Installing the Duette on its Dedicated Stand
Note: Refer to the instructions in Section 4.1 that describe the safe procedure in re-
moving the protective film from the Duette. Remove the film at this time.
Remove the Allthread from the Bottom of Duette
The Duette 2 is shipped with three
allthreads installed in the mounting holes
in the bottom of the enclosure to prevent
adverse effects if it is installed with no
spikes or installing on stand where only 2
of the 3 holes are utilized. In preparation
for the Duette to be bolted to its dedicated
stand, remove the two front bolts. Leave
the third bolt installed.
Attach the Duette to the Stand
Follow the steps below to attach the
Duette to the dedicated stand.
1. Locate the four harnessing
bolts and the 7/32” inch Al-
len wrench.
2. Locate the stand with an odd serial number and place that stand in the
general area in which it is to be installed on the left.
3. Place the even-numbered stand on the right.
4. The Duette’s serial number will match the serial number of the stand to
which it is mated. Place each Duette in the area with its corresponding
stand mate.
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Install the Harnessing Bolts
5. Carefully place the left
Duette on its stand.
Looking from below, line
up the two holes located
on the front of the stand
plate with corresponding
holes in the bottom of
the Duette.
6. Hand thread the two
harnessing bolts into the
Duette through each of
the two stand holes.
7. Using the 7/32” Allen
wrench, tighten the bolt.
Take care not to over-
tighten the bolt. Doing
so may result in stripping
the bolt hole.
8. Repeat on the other
Channel.
Connecting the Umbilical
The Duette Stand together with the Duette form a complete system. The crossover
is strategically located in a purpose-built enclosure in the base of the stand. Custom-
engineered wires, which exit the top of the column in the rear of the stand, supply the
signal to the Duette speaker. There are separate wires for the midrange and tweeter. The
wires are color-coded to avoid confusion. Simply connect the spade-tipped wire to the
appropriate corresponding binding post on the Duette, as indicated by the color.
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figure 2threaD the twO harneSSing BOltS up
thrOugh the StanD hOleS anD intO the Duette
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The connections for the amplifier are located on the crossover cover plate at the
base of the Duette Stand.
Section 2.2—Finding the Correct Position
Note: Make sure there is at least 3” of port relief from the rear boundary. Never in-
stall the product in a location that blocks the port.
Side to Side voicing of the product during set-up is critically important and find-
ing the optimal spot along the
wall is just as important as find-
ing the Zone of Neutrality and
properly setting the system up
within those boundaries.
In its size and price range,
the Duette is unmatched in its
ability to reproduce the musical
event. It is truly state of the art.
However, room acoustics and
boundary interactions affect the
sound of a loudspeaker to such a
large degree that poor setup can
seriously degrade your enjoyment
of even the finest loudspeaker.
Therefore, we offer the following
guidelines on room acoustics and
their interactions with loudspeak-
ers. While we will also outline
some detailed suggestions on the
figure 3cOnnect the uMBilical tO the Duette, OB-
SerVing the cOlOr-cODeD wireS
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setup of the Duette, we strongly suggest that you have your local Wilson Audio dealer
perform the final speaker “voicing” with you. Wilson dealers are specially trained in
setting up Wilson loudspeakers and will ensure that you realize the full value of your
purchase.
Zone of Neutrality
The “Zone of Neutrality” is an area in your room where the speakers will sound
most natural. This location is where the speakers interact the least with adjacent room
boundaries. It is important to have a clear working space while determining the Zone
of Neutrality.
The following is a simple method to locate the Zone of Neutrality within your lis-
tening environment:
1. Stand against left sidewall, the wall perpendicular to the location where
you intend to position your Duette. Speaking in a moderately loud, nor-
mally pitched voice and at a constant volume, project your voice out into
the room, along the rear wall.
2. While speaking, slowly move out into the room, progressing in a direc-
tion parallel to the rear wall. It is helpful to have another listener seated
in the listening position to assist you during this process. Listen to how
your voice “frees up” from the added bass energy imparted by the side-
wall boundary. You may also notice that your voice is quite spatially dif-
fuse (to your assistant, your voice will sound spatially large and difficult
to localize) as you begin to ease away from the side wall.
3. At some point during your progression along the rear wall laterally into
the room, you will observe a sonic transition in your voice; it will sound
more tonally correct and less spatially diffuse (your assistant can now
precisely localize the exact origin of your voice). When you hear this
transition, you have entered the inner edge of the Zone of Neutrality.
Place a piece of tape on the floor to mark this location. Although it will
vary from room to room, the zone in most rooms begins between two and
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a half to three feet from the side wall.
4. Continue to walk slowly away from the side wall toward the center of the
room. After some distance, usually one to two feet past the first piece of
tape, you will begin to hear your voice lose focus and appear to reflect
(echo) in front of you. This is caused by the return of the room’s boundary
contribution. Your voice is now interacting with the opposite side wall.
At the point where you begin to hear the reflected sound of your voice,
you have reached the outer edge of the Zone of Neutrality. Place a piece
of tape on the floor and mark this location. The distance between the
“inner” and “outer” edge tape marks is usually between eight inches (for
small, interactive rooms) but can be three feet or more (for large, more
neutral rooms).
5. The area between the two tape marks is where your Duette will perform
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