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THIEL
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SmartSub
SS2 Subwoofer
SW1 Subwoofer
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Thank you for purchasing the THIEL SS2 subwoofer system. It has been engineered to provide a very high level of performance and also incorporates innovative (patent pending) concepts in its design to solve the several special problems subwoofer systems usually exhibit. Consequently, it performs at a very high level with a wide variety of speakers and room locations. You are welcome to contact our Customer Service department with any questions or for help in setting up this system. Our contact in
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Product Features The SS2 is a very high performance, innovative subwoofer 1000 Watt Amplifier system that provides exceptionally deep, uniform, dynamic The SS2 is powered by a Class D, switching-mode 1000 and low distortion bass reproduction. In addition, it will watt RMS amplifier. provide near-ideal performance with any room placement The amplifier’s very high power ensures that the woofers and when used with any type of main loudspeaker. These can provide all the output they are capable of wi
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Temperature Correction Accurate Matching to Main Speakers The SS2 electronics contains unique circuitry (patent Rather than providing generic built-in crossover controls pending) that corrects for compression distortion due to that can rarely achieve high quality blending of the heating of the drivers’ voice coils. Without this correction subwoofer with main speakers, the SmartSub can be used subwoofer output levels could decrease by as much as 5 dB when needed with a separate unit, either a ded
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Crossover Use Do you require a crossover? Processor Bass Management Without a crossover the subwoofer will provide very high Surround sound processors have the ability to redirect quality reproduction of the Low Frequency Effects (LFE), or the bass energy away from your main speakers and into the “point 1”, channel of a multi channel sound system. subwoofer channel where it is reproduced by the subwoofer, with the benefits of allowing the main speakers to play When used with a crossover, the su
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Feet The subwoofer is supplied with four pointed, screw-in dents in hardwood floors. They are screwed into the bottom feet that can be used to provide firmer coupling to the floor of the unit, and should be individually adjusted until the unit for slightly better sound quality and to prevent the unit from is firmly seated onto the floor without rocking. Then tighten moving during use. Please be advised that their use can put each of the back-nuts to lock the feet in place. This light and the one
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12 Setup and Adjustment Flow Chart Does your You can always take the No path system have a multi-channel but you may take the Yes path processor with a subwoofer output? if the answer is yes. Y N Do main speakers produce bass deep enough and play loudly enough? Y N Crossover Is poor sonic Do main match of subwoofer speakers play loudly decision acceptable? enough? N Y Y N Is correct, fixed main channel bass level acceptable? Y N Is a passive crossover available for your model of THIEL main speak
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Y Y Y 13 enough with demanding bass? YN Connect processor or preamp Connect additional cables outputs to controller inputs. from main speaker amplifier outputs to crossover s Connect Integrator outputs to speaker level inputs main speaker amplifier inputs Connect crossover s or Integrator s subwoofer output to subwoofer s Normal input Connect subwoofer power cord, set On switch, auto on switch, set position controls If LFE input not used set subwoofer s LFE level control to minimum Listen Subwo
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Fuse Replacement If the subwoofer is completely dead, with no indicator lights on, the main fuse has probably blown and will need to be replaced. The fuse should be replaced only with an equivalent type. The fuse type is 5 x 20 mm size, slo-blow or time delay type, with a rating of 4 amp for 230 volt units and 8 amp for 115 volt units. The BUSS number is GMC-4A or GMC-8A, respectively. Littlefuse numbers are 232004 or 218008. Or contact THIEL for a replacement fuse. Specifications Subwoofer cabi
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